Toledo tornadoes
Toledo tornadoes 
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| City: | Toledo , Ohio | ||
| Founded: | 195? | ||
| Resolved: | 1965 | ||
| League (1964): | United Football League | ||
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The Toledo Tornadoes were an American football team from Toledo , Ohio .
history
The Toledo Tornadoes were founded in the late 1950s and initially played in the American Football Conference , a league in the Upper Midwest. First head coach was Bob Snyder , a former NFL poker players. The first president was Irv Smilo appointed. In 1962 they moved to the United Football League , a minor league in the northeastern United States. 1962 was the best season for the Tornadoes, as they made it into the Championship Game with a score of 10-3, but lost to the Wheeling Ironmen . After the dissolution of the UFL after the 1964 season, the board of directors of the Tornadoes decided in February 1965 to dissolve the team due to debts of $ 53,111 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 1961-1964 Toledo Tornadoes. Retrieved February 9, 2016 .
- ↑ His peers still regarded 'Coach' as a font of football knowledge. January 5, 2001, accessed February 9, 2016 .