[6] In 1963, the team moved to the new Southern Professional Football League, and Al "Monk" Romine took over as head coach.
[5] The other NAFL teams in 1965 were: Pennsylvania Mustangs, Annapolis Sailors, Wilmington Comets, Baltimore Broncos, Florida Brahmans, Mobile Tarpons, and Dayton Colts.
[10] With five games left in the 1966 season, the Rockets' NAFL franchise was revoked in October 1966 for failure to pay money owed to the league.
[13][14][15] The PFLA merged with the larger Continental Football League in February 1968, and the team continued as the Alabama Hawks.
[16][17] In 2012, a semi-professional Gridiron Developmental Football League team took their name as an homage to the original Huntsville Rockets.