"Shreveport Steamers" redirects here. For the 1979–81 team, see American Football Association (1978–83).
Houston Texans
Established
1974
Folded
September 18, 1974
Based in
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Home field
Astrodome
Head coach
Marshall Taylor
League
World Football League
Division
Western
Colors
Green and gold
Shreveport Steamer
Established
September 1974
Folded
October 1975
Based in
Shreveport, Louisiana
Home field
State Fair Stadium
Head coach
Jim Garrett
League
World Football League
Division
Western
Colors
Green and gold
Nickname(s)
The Boats
The Shreveport Steamer were a professional American football team in the World Football League. The franchise began the 1974 season in Houston, Texas, as the Houston Texans (no connection to the current NFL team of the same name), playing their home games at the Houston Astrodome.[1] Toward the end of the season, the team relocated to Shreveport, Louisiana, and became the Shreveport Steamer. They played at the 30,000-seat State Fair Stadium, now named Independence Stadium.[2] Larry King, of future CNN fame, was one of their broadcasters.
The Steamer showcased a number of veterans and a few rookies. Among them were ambidextrous quarterback and former University of Houston star D. C. Nobles and several American Football League veterans: quarterbacks Mike Taliaferro and Don Trull, fullback Jim Nance, wide receivers Don Maynard and Rick Eber, tight end Willie Frazier, former Houston Oiler and All-AFL tackle Glen Ray Hines, linebacker Garland Boyette, defensive end Al Dotson, defensive backs Daryl Johnson, Richmond Flowers, Jr., John Mallory, and Art McMahon, and rookie linebacker John Villapiano, brother of Oakland Raiders defender Phil Villapiano.
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