Spirit Saint

On June 26, 2002 · 0 Comments

Spirit Saint

The Pride Of New Orleans The Story Of The New Orleans Saints

New Orleans, this city is known for its colorful culture. From its distinguished food to its swinging music, it is without a doubt that this place sets itself apart from other states in the country. But being unique on its own, it would not be complete without the traditional United States Stamp. No we are not talking about the sticky paper you attach to your snail mail. We are talking about a National Football League Team!

The NFL is something which the whole America goes crazy about. Indeed if its not basketball or baseball, nothing grits the real American Spirit like football. Somehow the Super Bowl leaves almost the whole male population of the country in stop in front of the television. And New Orleans, being a unique city as it is, would not leave itself behind without its New Orleans Saints.

This team is not new to the National Football League History. They have been around as early as 1967 and have continued to operate as the state's premier team in the said league. The team may have had its rough parts but it has somehow crawled in to make itself one of the league's known teams. Their gold logo indeed strikes a pose, and is easily known by football enthusiast. This team is considered as the 16th team in the history of the NFL and its official start was announced at the New Orleans' Ponchartrain Hotel. It was without a doubt that this would be something which would have made the headlines of the newspapers and television shows alike. A month after the announcement of the team going professional in the league, John W. Mecom, Jr. was proclaimed as President, as he was also the major stockholder of the whole franchise. Of course, a team would not be complete without its coach. The team had Tom Fears named as its first ever franchise coach to lead the team towards its battles in the NFL.

Like any other team, the Saints did have their struggles in their early years. Yes, they did have their wins, but they were battling against frequent loses. But like any fighting team, they struggled in order to name themselves as one of the competing and respectable teams in the league. They had a belief that in order to win, you have to get the right people. Draft picks gave them the advantage of getting the best players. For coaches, they would do their best in order to continuously have the best coaching staff there was. In the year 2007, it was with no doubt that Sean Payton, the team's coach was named as the NFL's coach of the year. He was also the man who brought the team to their first ever championship match. The team went strong at the start, but unfortunately was still defeated in the end.

Football is without a doubt like water and blood to its enthusiast. And for this great country, no state would leave itself behind in this great circle of competition. The Saints does without a doubt; ensure that the state is well represented.

About the Author

Rick Grantham is an avid sports fan. Most of Rick's articles focus on
memorabilia sport
. Many articles are related to
baseball memorbilia
and other sports related topics. Rick is a contributing author to BooYah Village