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The Sacramento Gold Miners were a Canadian football team based in Sacramento, California. The franchise was the first American team in the Canadian Football League. The Gold Miners inherited a home stadium, front office staff and much of the roster of the Sacramento Surge from the defunct World League of American Football. The team played its home games at Hornet Stadium.
The Montreal Machine were the sole Canadian team in the World League of American Football (WLAF), a springtime developmental professional league set up by the National Football League (NFL) that played in 1991 and 1992. There were also three European teams and six United States-based teams. Like all WLAF teams, the Machine played American rules football, 11 players per side on a 100-yard long/53 1/3-yard wide field, rather than Canadian rules football of 12 players per side on a 110-yard long/65-yard wide field.
The Sacramento Surge was a professional American football team that played in the World League of American Football (WLAF) in 1991 and 1992. The team played its first season at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, and the second season in Hornet Stadium on the Sacramento State University campus. It was owned by Managing General Partner Fred Anderson and the General Manager was Michael F. Keller. In charge of Special Projects was Jack Youngblood, who also partnered with Joe Starkey and Ronnie Lott on Surge radio broadcasts on Sacramento radio station KRAK.
Baldwin Malcolm Frank is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back in the World League of American Football (WLAF), National Football League (NFL), and Canadian Football League (CFL). He won two Grey Cup championships with the Edmonton Eskimos, in 2003 and 2005.
Joe Faragalli was an American gridiron football player and coach who had most of his success in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Faragalli played guard at Villanova University from 1950 to 1953, and was the team captain all four years. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 12th round of the 1954 NFL Draft. He served four years in Germany with the United States Army and went on to coach college football in the United States.
Patrick Dante Ross Cunningham is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL), World League of American Football (WLAF), and Canadian Football League (CFL).
Reginald Slack is an American former Canadian and American football quarterback.
David Lee Robinson Jr. was an American professional football defensive back who played in the National Football League (NFL), the World League of American Football (WLAF), and the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played for the New England Patriots and Detroit Lions of the NFL, the Sacramento Surge of the WLAF, and the Sacramento Gold Miners and Memphis Mad Dogs of the CFL. Robinson played collegiately at East Carolina University.
Mark David Mraz is a former professional American football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL), World League of American Football (WLAF) and the Canadian Football League (CFL). During his career he played for the Atlanta Falcons and Los Angeles Raiders of the NFL, the Frankfurt Galaxy of the WLAF, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL. Mraz played college football at Utah State University.
Ronald Wayne Walker is a former American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL), World League of American Football (WLAF), Canadian Football League (CFL) and Arena Football League (AFL). He played for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL, the San Antonio Riders of the WLAF, the Ottawa Rough Riders and Shreveport Pirates of the CFL, and the Tampa Bay Storm of the AFL. Walker played collegiately at Texas Tech University.
Albert Donnel Williams is a former American professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL), the Canadian Football League (CFL), and the World League of American Football (WLAF). He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL, and the San Antonio Riders of the WLAF. Williams played collegiately at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).
Christopher A. Shelling is a former American professional football player who was a defensive back and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL), the World League of American Football (WLAF), the Canadian Football League (CFL), and the XFL. He is the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach for Miles College, a position he has held since 2023.
Joseph W. Garten is an American former professional football guard in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and World League of American Football (WLAF). He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes, where he was a two-time consensus All-American. He played professionally for the Las Vegas Posse and San Antonio Texans of the CFL, and the Barcelona Dragons and Frankfurt Galaxy of the WLAF.
Herman Smith III is a former American professional football player who was a defensive end in the Canadian Football League (CFL), National Football League (NFL) and World League of American Football (WLAF). He played college football for Portland State University (PSU) and then professionally for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and BC Lions of the CFL, London Monarchs of the WLAF and Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL.
Erik White is a former American football quarterback who played two seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Toronto Argonauts and BC Lions. He played college football at Bowling Green State University. He was also a member of the Amsterdam Admirals of the World League of American Football (WLAF).
Christopher Edgar Barber is a former American and Canadian football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL), Canadian Football League (CFL), World League of American Football (WLAF) and Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at North Carolina A&T.
Terry Dean is a former American and Canadian football quarterback in the Canadian Football League (CFL), Arena Football League (AFL) and World League of American Football (WLAF). He played college football at Florida. Dean played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL, Florida Bobcats of the AFL and the Rhein Fire of the WLAF.
Lee Gissendaner is the player personnel executive for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) since 2018. Previously he served as a scout with the Green Bay Packers for 17 years (1998–2014), before joining the New York Jets with the same position from 2015 to 2017.
Christopher Perez is a former American football offensive tackle who played six seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Memphis Mad Dogs, Toronto Argonauts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and BC Lions. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 1992 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Kansas and attended William Fremd High School in Palatine, Illinois. Perez was also a member of the New England Patriots, Phoenix Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, Barcelona Dragons and Chicago Enforcers.
Keith Lamont Franklin is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at South Carolina. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League (NFL).