The Alabama Vulcans were a

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team which were a part of the American Football Association in 1979. Though the Vulcans used a different color scheme than its predecessors did in the

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, the team's name was borrowed from the WFL's

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, and its logo was an amalgamation of those of the Vulcans and the

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to draw on the popularity of the previous league's teams. They were owned by Harry Lander, who also served as the team's head coach and the founder of the league. Their home stadium was

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. During the one season of the team's existence, it had a record of 13–6, with two five-game winning streaks. The team made the playoffs, but lost in the first round.

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BirminghamProSports.com
American football teams in Birmingham, Alabama American Football Association (1977–1983) {{Amfoot-team-stub