The city of Cleveland hasn’t won a championship since 1964. That year the Cleveland Browns won the NFL Championship before the Super Bowl era began in 1967. The Chicago Cubs last appeared in the World Series in 1945 and won the World Series in 1908. That is 108 years ago. Those are the most famous title droughts but what others are there in North American sports?
The Toronto Maple Leafs, who missed the playoffs in the NHL this year, haven’t hoisted Lord Stanley’s Cup since 1967, the last time they appeared in the Final. The St. Louis Blues are second. They have never won the cup in their 48 year history. Their last appearance in the Cup Final was in 1970. They could end it with a Stanley Cup Final win this season. They are in the Western Conference Finals and ahead in the series over the San Jose Sharks 1-0.
In the NFL plenty of teams have never made the Super Bowl, let alone won it. The Arizona Cardinals went to one Super Bowl in 2009 where they lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-23. The previous championship for the team was in 1947 when they were the Chicago Cardinals. The Detroit Lions, who have never appeared in the Super Bowl, last won the NFL title in 1957. The Minnesota Vikings and Buffalo Bills both have gone to four Super Bowls each, losing all of them. The Bills even lost four in a row. They are still searching for their first championship.
The NBA has seen plenty of teams that have gone on a championship drought. The Sacramento Kings, who haven’t been to the NBA playoffs in ten years, last won an NBA title in 1951. That is 65 years. The Atlanta Hawks are second, winning a championship back in 1958 when they were the St. Louis Hawks and have yet to win it all as the Atlanta Hawks.
Baseball might be the toughest sport to win a championship because only ten teams make the playoffs, the lowest total in all of North American Sports. The Cubs have the longest drought, but there are other teams who haven’t won a World Series in a long time. The Cleveland Indians won the World Series title in 1948. The Texas Rangers last celebrated in 1961.
These are just a few of the teams who haven’t won a title in many years. Hopefully, some of them will be able to have a parade with the city they are in soon. It is always a great feeling to win a championship.
The Texas Rangers have never won a World Series.
Right but if you look at their franchise history, that is when they started playing not as the Texas Rangers but as the Washington Senators. They were the Senators from 1961 to 1971.