The 2025 Boone Football Officials Association Picnic in the books. Thanks Ed and Becca Miller for hosting. What a great group of dedicated High School football officials. Proud to be a member, looking forward to another year calling NCHSAA football with my band of brothers!
🇺🇸 America’s oldest professional sports clubs
1. ⚾ Chicago Cubs 1870 (Chicago White Stockings, Chicago, Illinois)
2. ⚾ Atlanta Braves 1871 (Boston Red Stockings, Boston, Massachusetts)
3. ⚾ Cincinnati Reds 1882 (Cincinnati Red Stockings, Cincinnati, Ohio)
4. ⚾ Pittsburgh Pirates 1882 (Pittsburgh Alleghenys, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
5. ⚾ St. Louis Cardinals 1882 (St. Louis Brown Stockings, St. Louis, Missouri)
6. ⚾ San Francisco Giants 1883 (New York Gothams, New York, New York)
7. ⚾ Philadelphia Phillies 1883 (Philadelphia Quakers/Phillies, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
8. ⚾ Los Angeles Dodgers 1884 (Brooklyn Grays, Brooklyn, New York)
9. 🏈 Arizona Cardinals 1898 (Morgan Athletic Club, Chicago, Illinois)
10. ⚾ Baltimore Orioles 1901 (Milwaukee Brewers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
11. ⚾ Boston Red Sox 1901 (Boston Americans, Boston, Massachusetts)
12. ⚾ Chicago White Sox 1901 (Chicago White Stockings, Chicago, Illinois)
13. ⚾ Cleveland Guardians 1901 (Cleveland Blues/Bluebirds, Cleveland, Ohio)
14. ⚾ Detroit Tigers 1901 (Detroit Tigers, Detroit, Michigan)
15. ⚾ Minnesota Twins 1901 (Washington Senators, Washington, D.C.)
16. ⚾ Athletics 1901 (Philadelphia Athletics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
17. ⚾ New York Yankees 1903 (New York Highlanders, New York, New York)
18. 🏈 Chicago Bears 1919 (Decatur Staleys, Decatur, Illinois)
19. 🏈 Green Bay Packers 1919 (Green Bay Packers, Green Bay, Wisconsin)
20. 🏀 Sacramento Kings 1923 (Rochester Seagrams, Rochester, New York)
21. 🏈 New York Giants 1925 (New York, New York)
22. 🏈 Detroit Lions 1930 (Portsmouth Spartans, Portsmouth, Ohio)
23. 🏈 Washington Commanders 1932 (Boston Braves, Boston, Massachusetts)
24. 🏈 Philadelphia Eagles 1933 (Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
25. 🏈 Pittsburgh Steelers 1933 (Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
🖇️ Source: MLB. com, NFL Operations, NBA. com
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