61. The Celtics, not surprisingly, became the first pro team to have shares traded like bubble gum cards on the American Stock Exchange. 62. The manager of the first pro team, Harry Wright of the Cincinnati Red Stockings, was a pitcher and outfielder. 63. The only action as fast in team pro sports these days seems to be the referee getting the whistle in his mouth to stop the game. 64. The only pro team that matters right now is the Stillers. 65. The most successful US pro teams of the pre-MLS days were either committed to community activities, signed interesting players, or both. 66. The pro team and the collegiate program share a common ideal. 67. The Wildcats traveled to eight cities, from Sydney to Melbourne to Ayers Rock in three weeks, playing pro teams that were bigger and stronger. 68. They are the defending American Football Conference champions, the only respectable pro team in our midst. 69. They go wherever the job is, from one college or pro team to another. 70. This might be the only major-league city in which pro teams would lose popularity contests to college teams. |