The Southern Football League (SFL) was a professional football league which played from 1963-1965. The league was an attempt to be a minor league for the National Football League (NFL) with teams located throughout the Southeastern United States. Cities included: Jacksonville (FL), Daytona Beach (FL), Chattanooga (TN), Huntsville (AL), Tuscaloosa (AL), Orlando (FL), Gadsden (AL), Rome (GA), Mobile (AL), Columbus (MS), Knoxville (TN), Charlotte (NC) and Atlanta/Columbus (GA). The Jacksonville Robins played in the Gator Bowl with their roster consisting mostly former college players from the Florida State Seminoles including quarterback Ed Trancygier and running backs Happy Fick and Fred Pickard along with tight end/kicker Possum Lee. The Robins won the 1963 title as Pickard dominated the league in rushing, receiving, touchdowns and scoring. The Robins defeated the Daytona Beach Thunderbirds 13-7 in the championship game in front of 2,000 fans.