Philadelphia Bell
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The Philadelphia Bell was a franchise of the World Football League, which operated in 1974 and for a portion of a season in 1975. It played its home games in massive (and ancient) JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. The team logo consisted of a representation of the Liberty Bell. At first the team seemed to be one of the WFL's most successful, however, it soon became known that the relatively large (especially by WFL standards) crowds that the Bell were drawing were mostly the result of the distribution of free tickets, on a scale apparently almost unprecedented in the history of professional sports. Although the Bell continued in operation until the league folded, it never seemed to regain much credibility afterwards with either the media or fans.