1992 Preseason Ticket Stub Miami Dolphins vs New Orleans Saints In Baltimore

Description: The News Orleans Saints defeated the Miami Dolphins, 17-13, in an NFL exhibition game tonight as pro football returned to Baltimore for the first time in nine years, but the most important number, by far, was 60,021 -- the sellout crowd at Memorial Stadium. Baltimore needed tonight's game to provide fourth-quarter momentum with NFL owners who will be choosing two 1994 expansion teams, possibly as soon as October. Miami and New Orleans needed the opportunity to complete their fine tuning for the regular season away from the distraction of Hurricane Andrew, which rolled across their home grounds earlier this week. Miami Coach Don Shula, the former Baltimore Colts head man whose team played without six injured starters, said if he had anything to say about it -- which he doesn't -- Baltimore would get an NFL franchise. Shula added: "I'm happy to be here. I'm happy to be anywhere after the hurricane paid us a visit. We were fortunate that it missed us by 10 or 15 miles, instead of landing a direct hit. Now I just hope South Florida can recover." The fans joined NFL Charities and Baltimore expansion figures in offering contributions to American Red Cross personnel collecting for disaster relief in Florida and Louisiana. But the minds of most were geared toward mitigating the effects of the loss of their NFL team to Indianapolis after the 1983 season. "We want a team" was a frequent loud chant, as was "C-O-L-T-S." NFL officials met today with all three ownership groups seeking a potential Baltimore franchise -- those headed by Malcolm Glazer, Leonard "Boogie" Weinglass and Tom Clancy. They also discussed financing of a proposed Camden Yards stadium with officials of the Maryland Stadium Authority. "It was a good exchange of ideas," said NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue. "We met with all three prospective ownership groups, we clarified a lot of their questions and they answered some of ours. But everyone realizes that the longer the {Freeman McNeil antitrust} trial in Minneapolis lasts, the more likely it is to upset our timetable. The owners have to know what system of player reservation they'll be operating under." The leaders of the three ownership groups took different approaches toward tonight's game. Glazer, a Miami businessman, went all out. He bought instruments for the Baltimore Colts Marching Band, which performed tonight, and paid for pompons that were given to each spectator, inscribed, "The Glazer Family Says to Give Baltimore the Ball." Weinglass's Merry-Go-Round Enterprises retailing outfit had a hospitality tent in the parking lot, advertising signs in the stadium and prominent ads in the game program. On the assumption that owners' whims are more likely to determine the selections than all the intricate criteria the league dispensed, author Clancy has concentrated on lobbying the 28 owners, including copies of his books with each prospectus. Tickets for tonight's game, at $25 apiece, sold out within two hours in January and souvenir vendors made the most of the city's first NFL game in almost nine years. "I Was There" pennants, special souvenir cups and T-shirts were available, although sales hardly approached last October's "I Was There" souvenir crunch for the last baseball game at Memorial Stadium. One thing that approached the Orioles' finale here was the traffic jam outside, which reminded fans how lucky they are to have Oriole Park at Camden Yards in operation. Thousands of seats were empty at kickoff time, as ticket holders searched for parking spaces. Sixty-nine former Colts players were introduced at halftime, including tight end John Mackey, who chose tonight for the ceremony in which he received his Hall of Fame ring. The rings usually are handed out at regular season games, but Mackey said: "My fans are in Baltimore, not Indianapolis. The only place to receive this ring was with the greatest fans in America, in Memorial Stadium." The pregame festivities included a reenactment of John Unitas's last touchdown pass here, to Eddie Hinton. This time Unitas, who recently had elbow surgery, lateraled to a youngster wearing No. 19, who put the ball in Hinton's arms. A noisy thunderstorm skirted Memorial Stadium 90 minutes before game time, a reminder of how Andrew for the most part spared the Dolphins and Saints. Most of the Dolphins live north of Miami and inland, so that only assistant coaches Carl Taseff and Gary Stevens suffered substantial damage to their homes. Many players and their families took refuge in Joe Robbie Stadium during the hurricane, just as many of the Saints rode it out in the Superdome two days later. This is a vintage 1992 preseason ticket stub for a football game between the Miami Dolphins and the New Orleans Saints, played in Baltimore. The ticket features the Miami Dolphins team and is a great addition to any sports memorabilia collection.

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Location: Indianapolis, Indiana

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