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1996 St. Francis Fighting Saints scores college baseball run record 71-1
1993 David Waymer, NFLer (Saints, 49'ers, Raiders), dies at 34 1989 Virgil Thomson, U.S. composer/critic (4 saints in 3 acts), dies at 92 1987 New Orleans Saints win, assuring their 1st winning NFL season 1987 New Orleans Saints shutout Atlanta Falcons 38-0 1986 New Orleans Saints Mel Gray returns kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown 1985 New Orleans Saints are sold for $70,204,000 1984 John W Mercom, Jr. announces NO Saints are up for sale for $75 million 1983 New Orleans Saints 1st OT victory; beating Chicago Bears 34-31 1982 New Orleans Saints 1st road shutout victory beating Chicago Bears 10-0 1981 O A "Bum" Phillips becomes head coach of New Orleans Saints 1980 New Orleans Saints end 14 game losing streak, beat New York Jets 21-20 1979 James Allen, born in Portland, Oregon, James Deshaune Allen, football player, linebacker, played for National Football League, attended Oregon State University, chosen 82nd overall in 2002 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints, now a free agent 1978 New Orlean Saints beat Phil Eagles 14-7 in Mexico City (NFL expo) 1978 Joseph Freeman, Jr. is 1st black priest in Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1978 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) strikes down 148 year policy of excluding black men from priesthood 1975 1st NFL game in Louisiana Superdome, Houston beats Saints 13-7 1974 Chris Naeole, guard for the New Orleans Saints 1974 Rob Kelly, safety for the New Orleans Saints 1974 Keith Poole, wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints 1974 Danny Wuerffel, NFL quarterback for the New Orleans Saints 1974 Jared Tomich, defensive end for the New Orleans Saints 1973 New Orleans Saints 1st shutout victory, 13-0 vs Buffalo Bills 1973 Luke Fickell, defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints 1973 Alex Molden, cornerback for the New Orleans Saints 1973 Kano Hills, tackle for the New Orleans Saints 1973 Brady Smith, defensive end for the New Orleans Saints 1973 Je'Rod Cherry, safety for the New Orleans Saints 1973 Dameian Jeffries, NFL defensive end for the New Orleans Saints 1973 Ray Zellars, NFL fullback for the New Orleans Saints 1973 Mario Bates, NFL-running back for the New Orleans Saints 1973 Travis Davis, NFL strong safety, NO Saints, Jacksonville Jaguars 1972 Don Davis, linebacker for the New Orleans Saints 1972 Mark Fields, NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints 1972 Lee DeRamus, for the New Orleans Saints 1972 Joe Johnson, NFL defensive end for the New Orleans Saints 1972 John Farquhar, tight end for the New Orleans Saints 1972 Rickey Brady, NFL tight end, NO Saints 1972 Tony Johnson, tight end for the New Orleans Saints 1971 Heath Shuler, NFL quarterback, Washington Redskins, NO Saints 1971 Steve Rhem, NFL wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints 1971 William Strong, NFL cornerback for the New Orleans Saints 1971 Mike Verstegen, NFL guard for the New Orleans Saints 1971 Ernest Dixon, NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints 1971 Irv Smith, NFL tight end for the New Orleans Saints 1971 Ron Childs, NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints 1971 Brett Bech, wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints 1971 Alan Kline, NFL tackle for the New Orleans Saints 1971 Craig Novitsky, NFL tackle for the New Orleans Saints 1971 Derek Brown, NFL running back for the New Orleans Saints 1971 Ernest Jones, NFL defensive end, Saints, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1971 Kirk Botkin, NFL tight end, NO Saints, Pittsburgh Steelers 1971 Austin Robbins, NFL defensive tackle, Oakland Raiders, NO Saints 1971 Derek Byrd, NFL cornerback for the New Orleans Saints 1970 Dunstan Anderson, NFL defensive end, Dolphins, NO Saints, Rhein Fire 1970 Lorenzo Neal, NFL fullback, NO Saints, New York Jets 1970 Doug Nussmeier, NFL quarterback for the New Orleans Saints 1970 Shane Pahukoa, NFL safety for the New Orleans Saints 1970 Doug Brien, kicker for the New Orleans Saints 1970 Tom Dempsey of New Orleans Saints kicks NFL record 63 yard field goal 1970 Andre Hastings, NFL wide receiver, Pittsburgh Steelers, NO Saints 1970 Winfred Tubbs, NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints 1970 Torrance Small, NFL wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints 1970 Darren Mickell, NFL defensive end, Kansas City Chiefs, NO Saints 1970 Wes Bender, WLAF/NFL running back, Frankfurt Galaxy, NO Saints 1970 Andy McCollum, NFL center/guard for the New Orleans Saints 1970 Israel Stanley, NFL/WLAF defensive end, NO Saints, Rhein Fire 1970 William Roaf, NFL tackle for the New Orleans Saints 1970 J. 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McCleskey, NFL safety, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals 1970 Ralph Dawkins, NFL running back, NO Saints 1970 Tyrone Legette, NFL cornerback for the New Orleans Saints 1970 Forey Duckett, NFL/WLAF cornerback and safety, Saints, Scottish Claymores 1970 Tyrone Hughes, NFL cornerback, New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears 1970 Sean Lumpkin, NFL safety for the New Orleans Saints 1969 Ed King, NFL guard for the New Orleans Saints 1969 Pio Sagapolutele, NFL defensive tackle, NO Saints, Cleveland Browns 1969 Eric Guliford, NFL wide receiver, Carolina Panthers, NO Saints 1969 Tom Dempsey of New Orleans Saints kicks 55-yard field goal 1969 James Fuller, NFL/WLAF safety, N O Saints, Frankfurt Galaxy, Scotland 1969 Jimmy Spencer, NFL cornerback, New Orleans Saints, Cincinnati Bengals 1969 Derrick Ned, NFL fullback for the New Orleans Saints 1968 John Johnson, NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints 1968 Brian Jones, NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints 1968 Vince Buck, NFL safety for the New Orleans Saints 1967 Klaus Wilmsmeyer, NFL punter for the New Orleans Saints 1967 New Orleans Saints 1st NFL victory, beat Philadelphia Eagles 31-24 1967 Chris Port, NFL guard and tackle for the New Orleans Saints 1967 New Orleans Saints 1st NFL game, they lose to Los Angeles Rams 27-13 1967 New Orleans Saints 1st pre-season victory, beat St. Louis 23-14 1967 Willie Williams, NFL/CFL tackle, Toronto Argonauts, NO Saints 1967 New Orleans Saints 1st pre-season game, they lose to Los Angeles Rams 16-77 1967 Tory Epps, NFL defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints 1967 New Orleans Saints begin selling season tickets (20,000 sold 1st day) 1967 Tom Hodson, NFL quarterback for the New Orleans Saints 1967 New Orleans Saints sign their 1st player (Paige Cothren-kicker) 1967 NFL New Orleans' franchise takes name "Saints" 1966 John W Mecom, Jr. becomes 1st owner of New Orlean Saints 1966 Jerry Fontenot, NFL center/guard, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints 1966 NFL awards New Orleans its 16th franchise (All Saints Day) 1966 Timm Rosenbach, NFL quarterback for the New Orleans Saints 1966 Richard Harvey, NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints 1966 Chip Lohmiller, NFL kicker for the New Orleans Saints 1966 Ricky Siglar, NFL tackle, Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints 1966 Wesley Walls, NFL tight end for the New Orleans Saints 1966 Wesley Walls, NFL tight end, Carolina Panthers, San Francisco 49ers, NO Saints 1966 Jeff Uhlenhake, NFL center, NO Saints, Washington Redskins 1966 Renaldo Turnbull, NFL defensive end, NO Saints, Carolina Panthers 1965 Michael Haynes, NFL wide receiver, NO Saints, Atlanta Falcons 1965 Anthony Newman, NFL safety for the New Orleans Saints 1965 Eric Allen, NFL cornerback for the New Orleans Saints 1965 Wayne Martin, NFL defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints 1965 Robert Goff, NFL defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints 1965 Rufus Porter, NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints 1965 Quinn Early, NFL wide receiver, NO Saints, Buffalo Bills 1965 John Larkin, actor (Saints and Sinners, 12 O'Clock High), dies at 52 1964 Richard Cooper, NFL tackle, NO Saints, Philadelphia Eagles 1964 Willie Broughton, NFL defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints 1964 Mark Royals, NFL punter, New Orleans Saints, Detroit Lions 1963 Jim Dombrowski, NFL guard for the New Orleans Saints 1963 Bennie Thompson, NFLer, Saints, Chiefs, Cleveland Browns/Ravens 1963 Jim Everett, NFL quarterback, Los Angeles Raiders, NO Saints, San Diego Chargers 1962 Tony Sheridan and Beatles produce "My Bonnie" and "The Saints" 1961 Beatles record Aint She Sweet, Cry for a Shadow, When the Saints Go Marching In, Why, Nobody's Child and My Bonnie, in Hamburg 1955 Ed Kuepper, German/Australian, singer and songwriter, Saints 1952 "4 Saints in 3 Acts" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 15 performances 1952 "4 Saints in 3 Acts" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 15 performances 1934 Virgil Thomson's opera "4 Saints in 3 Acts" opens in New York City 1930 Doug Atkins, Humbolt, Tennessee, NFL hall of famer, Browns, Bears, Saints 1923 O A "Bum" Phillips, football coach, Houston Oilers/New Orlean Saints 1912 John Larkin, born in Oakland California, actor, Saints and Sinners, 12 O'Clock High 1910 Gordon B. Hinckley, born in Utah, religious leader, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1904 John Millington Synges "Well of Saints," premieres in Dublin 1896 Virgil Thomson, born in Kansas City, Missouri, composer/music critic, 4 Saints in 3 Acts 1885 Ernest Claes, Belgian author, Saints from Zichem 1138 English defeated Scots at Cowton Moor Banners of various saints were carried into battle which led to being called Battle of the Standard 834 1st All Hallows Eve (Halloween) observed to honor the saints |
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