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New Orleans Saints Team Formation
First, the brainchild of local sports entrepreneur Dave Dixon, who also founded the Louisiana Superdome and the USFL, the Saints were actually secretly born in a backroom deal brought about by Congressman Hale Boggs, Senator Russell Long, and NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle. The NFL needed congressional approval of the proposed AFL-NFL merger. Dixon and a local civic group had been ... -
Tom Dempsey Kicks 63 Yard Field Goal
One of the franchise’s early bright moments came on November 8, 1970, when Tom Dempsey kicked an NFL record-breaking 63-yard field goal to defeat the Detroit Lions by a score of 19–17 in the final seconds of the game. The record was not broken until 2013 by Matt Prater of the Denver Broncos. -
Saints Owner Tom Benson
He purchased the Saints from John Mecom in 1985 after he learned from Governor Edwin W. Edwards that the team was on the verge of being sold to parties interested in moving the team to Jacksonville, Florida. As a successful businessman, he recognized the economic implications of such a move not only for the city of New Orleans but for ... -
Saints Relocation?… and Katrina
During the Saints’ 2001 negotiations with the state of Louisiana, rumors circulated that Benson would seek relocation if his requests which included renovations to the Superdome, a new practice facility in suburban Metairie, and escalating annual payments from the state to the team could not be met. Though he never made public statements to this effect, Benson’s business ties to ... -
Super Bowl XLIV Winner 2009
Super Bowl XLIV was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion New Orleans Saints and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Indianapolis Colts to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2009 season. The Saints defeated the Colts by a score of 31–17, earning their first Super Bowl win. The game was played at ...
History of the Saints
The New Orleans Saints have a long and storied history in the NFL. Since its inception in 1967, they have been one of the most successful franchises in professional football. They are currently one of only three teams to win multiple Super Bowls, having won championships in 2009 and 2020. The team has also seen plenty of success during its regular season campaigns, with 12 division titles since 2000 alone.
The Saints’ early years were marked by struggles on the field as well as off it; however, things began to turn around when head coach Jim Mora took over from 1983-1985 and led them to two playoff appearances—the first for any expansion team at that point—and an NFC West title before being replaced by current Hall Of Famer Mike Ditka who coached until 1996. During this time period, Drew Brees joined the franchise after being released from San Diego Chargers due to injury concerns which proved pivotal for future successes under Sean Payton's leadership starting 2006 season where they went on to win five straight division titles between 2009-2013 while making four consecutive playoffs appearance including famous super bowl 44 victory against Indianapolis Colts 31–17 led by MVP performance from quarterback Drew Brees who set several records during the game itself breaking the previous record set up Joe Montana back 1989 Superbowl 23. Following Super Bowl XLIV victory many more accolades followed winning further two additional divisions title (2017 & 2018) along with another playoff berth 2019 season where unfortunately lost the wild-card round against Minnesota Vikings 26–20 despite a late comebacks attempt led again by veteran signal-caller Drew Brees.
Overall New Orleans saints are considered among top tier organizations within National Football League achieving great success both short term through regular seasons play but also long term through various key personnel decisions such as hiring legendary coaches like Mike Ditka or Sean Payton, drafting players like Drew Brees, Marques Colston, Jimmy Graham, etc all those moves combined resulted into what we see today modern-day dynasty known as New Orleans Saints.
Established
1967
City
New Orleans
League History
1967 - Present / National Football League
Team History
1967 - Present / New Orleans Saints
Nickname
Saints - The name Saints was the popular choice in a fan contest staged by the New Orleans States-Item. However, with or without the contest, the New Orleans team would most likely have been called the Saints. The franchise was awarded on All Saints Day, November 1, 1966. New Orleans was famous worldwide as the city of jazz and the famous marching song, “When the Saints Go Marching In.”
Championship
Super Bowl 1
2010
Stadium
2022 - Present / Caesars Superdome
2012 - 2021 / Mercedes-Benz Superdome
1975 - 2011 / Louisiana Superdome
1967 - 1974 / Tulane Stadium
Owner
2018 - Present / Gayle Benson
1985 - 2018 / Tom Benson
1967 - 1985 / John W. Mecom, Jr.
To qualify as the greatest player for this team, the player must have played one season for this team. If not, we will remove the player.
* verifies that player has played for this team as an added player by a fan.
Retired Number
31 / Jim Taylor
81 / Doug Atkins
*Blue is this team’s history
