Last Title by Franchise Fall 2017

[The Gipper]

After the Astros World Series Title here is the list of all 125? current major league franchises in the 4 major sports with the last year in which that team won a title, or the year the franchise was created if they have never won a title (noted as YO for Year of Origin). I have included the Seattle Supersonics as a separate franchise from the OK City Thunder as the Sonics are supposed to be simply an "inactive" franchise, not a defunct franchise or the same as the Thunder franchise. (though the status of that is apparently still up in the air):

2017 Houston Astros MLB

2017 Las Vegas Golden Knights NHL no title YO

2017 Golden State Warriors NBA

..... Pittsburgh Penguins NHL

2016 New England Patriots NFL

..... Chicago Cubs MLB

.....Cleveland Cavaliers NBA

2015 Denver Broncos NFL

..... Kansas City Royals MLB

..... Chicago Blackhawks NHL

2014 San Francisco Giants MLB

..... San Antonio Spurs NBA

.....Los Angeles Kings NHL

2013 Seattle Seahawks NFL

..... Boston Red Sox MLB

......Miami Heat NBA
2012 Baltimore Ravens NFL
2011 New York Giants NFL
.....St. Louis Cardinals MLB
.....Boston Bruins NHL
.....Dallas Mavericks NBA
2010 Green Bay Packers NFL
.....LA Lakers NBA
2009 New Orleans Saints NFL
.....New York Yankees MLB
2008 Pittsburgh Steelers NFL
.....Philadelphia Phillies MLB
.....Oklahoma City Thunder, no title YO
.....Boston Celtics NBA
.....Detroit Redwings NHL
2007 Anaheim Ducks NHL
2006 Indianapolis Colts NFL
.....Carolina Hurricane fka Hartford Whalers NBA
2005 Chicago White Sox MLB
2004 Detroit Pistons NBA
.....Tampa Bay Lightning NHL
2003 Florida nka Miami Marlins MLB
.....New Jersey Devils NHL

.....New Orleans Pelicans fka Hornets NBA YO
2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL
.....LA/Anaheim Angels MLB
.....Houston Texans, no title YO
2001 Arizona Diamondbacks MLB
.....Colorado Avalanche NHL
2000 Minnesota Wild, no title YO
.....Columbus Bluejackets no title YO
1999 LA/St. Louis; Rams NFL
.....Dallas Stars NHL
.....Winnipeg Jets fka Atlanta Thrashers, no title YO
1998 Chicago Bulls NBA
.....Nashville Predators, no title YO
.....Tampa Bay Rays, no title YO
1995 Dallas Cowboys NFL
.....Atlanta Braves MLB
.....Houston Rockets NBA
.....Jacksonville Jaguars no title YO
.....Carolina Panthers no title YO
.....Memphis fka Vancouver Grizzlies no title YO
.....Toronto Raptors no title YO
1994 San Francisco 49ers NFL
.....New York Rangers NHL
1993 Montreal Canadiennes NHL
.....Toronto BlueJays MLB
.....Colorado Rockies no titles YO
.....Florida Panthers no titles YO
1992 Ottawa Senators, no title YO
1991 Washington Redskins NFL
.....Minnesota Twins MLB
.....San Jose Sharks no titles YO
1990 Cincinnati Reds MLB
.....Edmonton Oilers NHL
1989 Oakland As MLB
.....Calgary Flames NHL
.....Orlando Magic no title YO
.....Minnesota Timberwolves no title YO
1988 Los Angeles Dodgers MLB
..... Charlotte Hornets aka Bobcats no title YO
1986 New York Mets MLB
1985 Chicago Bears NFL
1984 Detroit Tigers
1983 Oakland/LA Raiders NFL
.....Baltimore Orioles MLB
.....Philadelphia 76ers NBA
.....NY Islanders NHL
1979 Pittsburgh Pirates MLB
.....Seattle Supersonics NBA
.....Phoenix Coyotes/fkaWinnipeg Jets WHA
1978 Washington Wizards fka Bullets NBA
1977 Portland Trailblazers NBA
1976 NY/NJ Nets ABA
1975 Philadelphia Flyers NHL
1974 Washington Capitols no titles YO
.....Utah/New Orleans Jazz no titles YO
1973 Miami Dolphins NFL
.....New York Knicks NBA
.....Indiana Pacers ABA
1971 Milwaukee Bucks NBA
1970 Buffalo Sabres no titles YO
.....Vancouver Canucks no titles YO
.....LA Clippers fka SD fka Buffalo Braves no titles YO
1969 Kansas City Chiefs NFL
.....Milwakee Brewers/Seattle Pilots no titles YO
.....San Diego Padres no titles YO
.....Washington Nationals fka Montreal Expos no titles YO
1968 New York Jets NFL
.....Cincinnati Bengals no titles YO
.....Phoenix Suns no titles YO
1967 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL
.....Denver Nuggets no titles YO
.....St. Louis Blues no titles YO
1966 Atlanta Falcons no titles YO
1965 Buffalo Bills AFL
1964 Cleveland Browns NFL
1963 LA/San Diego Chargers AFL
1961 Tennessee Titans fka Houston Oilers AFL
.....Minnesota Vikings no titles YO
.....Texas Rangers fka Washington Senators no titles YO
1960 Philadelphia Eagles NFL
1958 Atlanta/St. Louis Hawks NBA
1957 Detroit Lions NFL
1951 Sacramento Kings fka Kansas City/Cincinnati/Rochester Royals NBA
1948 Cleveland Indians MLB
1947 Arizona/St. Louis/Chicago Cardinals NFL

[The Gipper]

Note....the Astros had been one of the ten longest waiting franchises prior to winning it all this year.  They were formed in 1962. Only the following had waited longer:

1961 Tennessee Titans fka Houston Oilers AFL
.....Minnesota Vikings no titles YO
.....Texas Rangers fka Washington Senators no titles YO
1960 Philadelphia Eagles NFL
1958 Atlanta/St. Louis Hawks NBA
1957 Detroit Lions NFL
1951 Sacramento Kings fka Kansas City/Cincinnati/Rochester Royals NBA
1948 Cleveland Indians MLB
1947 Arizona/St. Louis/Chicago Cardinals NFL

And, of course, these are still waiting.

Lets remember how close some of these have come:

Indians...had a 3-1 lead in the WS only to choke it away.

Rangers....were one strike away from winning it all just a few years ago

Cardinals....beaten by last minute TD by Pitt in 2008 SB

Titans....one yard short (at least from tying the SB game)

(But...this year the Eagles and Vikings have the two best records in the NFL.....could it be one of their years?)

[TexasAg1969]

And Chicago was one fan reach-over away before they finally won it in later years.

[The Gipper]

2 hours ago, TexasAg1969 said:

And Chicago was one fan reach-over away before they finally won it in later years.

No they weren't.  Just because Bartman allegedly interfered with that ball does not mean the Cubs would have won that game....that series...or have gone onto the WS and won there.

But thanks to the Indians choking....again, they got theirs last year. 

[The Gipper]

Another interesting thing that they commented on was the fact that the Astros had gone the third longest in terms of waiting from the inception of the franchise to when they won their first Championship.   55 years.  Only the Phillies and the  Orioles/Browns   went longer in MLB.  I think I will document this in another thread for each NFL team.