The Bridgeport Jets were a minor league American football team based in Bridgeport, Connecticut . They began play in the Atlantic Coast Football League in 1966 as the Waterbury Orbits . The Orbits, already officially affiliated with the New York Jets of the American Football League , became the Bridgeport Jets in 1968. After relocating from Waterbury , the Jets played their homes games in John F. Kennedy Stadium .
8-587: The Jets were founded in 1966 and owned by Fiore Francis “Hi-Ho” D’Addario. The “Hi-Ho” commonly used on Jets program covers alludes to D’Addario’s nickname. In the 1980’s after the folding of the Jets, D’Addario became the primary sponsor of the Connecticut Brakettes , a women’s softball team who were known as the Hi-Ho Brakettes during his time as sponsor. The ACFL suspended operations for
16-682: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Connecticut Brakettes The Connecticut Brakettes is a women's fastpitch softball team based in Stratford, Connecticut . The team has won many state, regional, national, and international tournaments (28 as of 2009 ). The team was founded in 1947 by William S. Simpson as the Raybestos Girl All-Stars . Over the years the team name has changed to Raybestos Brakettes (1948), Hi-Ho Brakettes , Stratford Brakettes , or Connecticut Brakettes (2006). The Brakette name
24-736: Is derived from the main product of the Raybestos plant in Stratford which produced brake linings for automobiles and trucks. In 2006 the Brakettes fielded two teams. The Connecticut Brakettes were members of National Pro Fastpitch (NPF), finishing second in the regular season with a record of 27–15. In the NPF championship game, the Connecticut Brakettes lost to the fourth place New England Riptide 2–0. In 2006 they also fielded
32-766: The Seaboard Football League in 1974, and advanced to their second league title game in a row. Once again they lost, this time 20–9 to the Wilkes-Barre Bullets. Both the Jets and Bullets were the only teams in the league to complete their seasons. With the cessation of the Seaboard Football League, the Jets' franchise ended. This article about a sports team in Connecticut is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This American football team article
40-568: The 1972 season after losing several franchises. While the Jets did not dissolve they were inactive for the year. They returned as part of a six-team ACFL in 1973 and enjoyed their most successful season. They finished atop their division with an 11–1 record and faced the New England Colonials in the league championship game, which they lost 41–17. It turned out to be the final game for the ACFL, which folded soon after. The Jets moved to
48-734: The Stratford Brakettes in the Amateur Softball Association (ASA). They won the 2006 women's major fastpitch tournament held in Amherst, New York . The Brakettes dropped out of the NPF league in 2007, but still competes as an amateur team in the women's major division of the Amateur Softball Association (ASA). Highlights of the Brakettes' seasons include: Notable Brakette players have included: Brakette coaches have included: The Brakettes played from 1947 through 1987 at Raybestos Memorial Field near
56-544: The center of the town of Stratford. In 1974 Raybestos Memorial hosted the ISF Women's World Championship in which the United States beat Japan for the gold medal. Starting in the 1988 season they played at a field that was originally built in 1966 and has been known as Avco Lycoming Field, Textron Lycoming Field, AlliedSignal Field, and was renamed Frank DeLuca Hall of Fame Field in 1997. Frank "Hooks" DeLuca
64-775: Was a pitcher for the men's slowpitch team sponsored by Avco Lycoming in Stratford who was inducted into the National Softball Hall of Fame in 1974. In addition to the Brakettes, DeLuca Field is home to the Stratford Breakers and Stratford Seahawks softball teams, the Stratford High School girls' softball team, the Stratford Police Athletic League girls' softball teams, the Men's Industrial Slow Pitch League, and
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