Happy Birthday New Orleans Saints (1 Viewer)

[Cajun Mike]

40 the team was awarded on Nov 1 1966 IIRC name was given on Jan 9 1967 and named Saints because team was awared on All Saints or Souls Day!
:congrats: :hb2:

 

[Mardiboys]

Happy Birthday Saints!!!

 

[Forest]

Happy Birthday indeed!

 

[Dan in Lafayette]

Here's the Nov. 1, 1966 States Item newspaper. Also, for those that may have missed it, here is a very good article by Jeff Duncan detailing the very interesting way the Saints came to be.

 

[Saints04]

happy birthday New Orleans Saints

 

[Mattgobear]

They say everything goes downhill after 40. Maybe it's the opposite for the Saints. Is it possible for the Saints to go uphill for the next 40. Can we have 40 years of winning instead of losing? Thoughts.

 

[saintanism]

Happy 40th Birthday New Orleans Saints! Maybe we will see the Saints in a Superbowl sometime in the next forty years. I still believe!

 

[mwrolin]

Happt Birthday New Orleans Saints!!!!!!

 

[p0pe]

Woohoo! :bier:

 

[mmagee3]

It took Pittsburgh 40years to when their division

 

[BrettsSaints]

I say they get a brithday present from the Bucs, "W" remember the saints website predicted W10-0, I think we will score a lot more points than that but I will definitely take it.

 

[ACCOUNTNOLONGERINUSE]

Happy Birthday Saints!!!

 

[killah]

Happy happy birthday New Orleans Saints. I look forward to the next 40 years in New Orleans.

 

[Bill]

Notice the article on the States-Item front page...

"States-Item Holds Contest to Find Name for Team"

I can remember when they held that contest, but I never heard who actually won by coming up with the name: Saints

Anyone know for sure?

 

[Lost Saint]

Happy happy birthday New Orleans Saints. I look forward to the next 40 years in New Orleans.

right there with ya.