Bob "Chuz" Calvario and Al Cavallo were credited with founding the Firebirds minor league football franchise in Pottstown.

To raise funds, Calvario and Cavallo assembled a group of local investors that all put up a few hundred dollars each and they also sold public stock.

The franchise was secured but the group fell short of meeting their financial goals to fund an entire team until the entry of local millionaire Ed Gruber.

The Pottstown Firebirds financial short-comings were over as Gruber put up the cash to attract the best minor league players money could buy.

The Elks Home, 61 High Street, was the location where important team meetings took place and where the Firebirds ate a number of their meals.

Second Place Southern Division 6-5-1 08/17/1968 Harrisburg Capitol Colts 10 at Pottstown Firebirds 0 Franklin Field, Attendance of 5,000 08/24/1968 Virginia Sailors 13 vs Pottstown Firebirds 20 Hemdon Stadium, Virginia 09/07/1968 Hartford Knights 13 at Pottstown Firebirds 7 Franklin Field, Attendance of 6,150 09/14/1968 Bridgeport Jets 24 at Pottstown Firebirds 0 Franklin Field, Attendance of 5,228 09/21/1968 Lowell Giants 14 vs Pottstown Firebirds 35 Cawley Memorial Stadium, Lowell, MA, Attendance of 4,500 09/28/1968 Virginia Sailors 10 vs Pottstown Firebirds 7 Hemdon Stadium, Virginia, Attendance 3,723 10/05/1968 Harrisburg Capitol Colts 7 at Pottstown Firebirds 17 Franklin Field, Attendance 4,000 10/12/1968 Virginia Sailors 0 at Pottstown Firebirds 17 Franklin Field, Attendance 4,820 10/18/1968 Bridgeport Jets 27 vs Potstown Firebirds 7 John F. Kennedy Stadium, Bridgeport, CT, Attendance 13,246 10/26/1968 Lowell Giants 14 at Pottstown Firebirds 25 Franklin Field, Attendance 5,000 11/02/1968 Richmond Roadrunners 17 vs Pottstown Firebirds 17 City Stadium, Richmond, Virginia, Attendance 6,000 11/09/1968 Richmond Roadrunners 3 at Pottstown Firebirds 14 Franklin Field, Attendance 2,600 11/16/1968 Hartford Knights 35 vs Pottstown Firebirds 21, Dillon Stadium, Hartford, Connecticut, Attendance 5,200 11/23/1968 Harrisburg Capitol Colts 13 vs Pottstown Firebirds 27, New Island Park, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania #1 Fonash, John – Flanker/Wide-Receiver # 60 Levandowski, Leo – Guard #11 Haynie, Jim – Quarterback #61 Parrish, Phil – Guard #15 Wilson, George – Quarterback/Punter #63 Speers, Steve – Linebacker #20 Elion, Charles – Halfback #64 Hall, Ed – Defensive End #22 Neal, Ford – Halfback #65 Hughes, Walt – Guard #30 Bibaud, Jean – Fullback #66 Morda, Lou – Linebacker #31 Antonini, Frank – Fullback #67 Stillman, Pat – Guard #32 Burton, Bob – Linebacker #68 Karl, Don – Defensive Tackle #40 Drew, John – Fullback #70 Bubnis, Brian – Guard #41 Allen, Buddy – Defensive Back #71 Gassert, Ron – Tackle #42 Klein, Jim – Defensive Back #72 Brooks, Jon – Guard #43 Stancell, Harold – Defensive Back #77 Fry, John – Tackle #44 Ross, Sherman – Defensive Back #79 Harris, Randy – Defensive End #45 Pyne, Ed – Kicker/Defensive Back #82 Day, Pressly – Defensive Tackle #46 Brown, Tom – Defensive Back #83 Derry, Stan – Defensive End #49 DiPhillippo, Jerry – Linebacker #84 Souels, Dick – Flanker/Wide-Receiver #50 Ross, Tom – Defensive Tackle #87 Murphy, H.D.

Assistants - Joe Rogers, John Schweder, Carmen Cavelli Publicity Director – Bill Dougherty Treasurer - Donald F. Specht Secretary - Robert Tyson 11 Wins & 1 loss 09/12/70 Firebirds-41 Roanoke Buckskins-0 09/19/70 Firebirds-38 Richmond Saints-10 09/26/70 Firebirds-24 Indianapolis Caps-9 10/03/70 Firebirds-20 Jersey Jays-9 10/09/70 Firebirds-30 Bridgeport Jets-26 10/17/70 Firebirds-36 Hartford Knights-27 10/31/70 Firebirds-35 Norfolk Neptunes-24 11/07/70 Firebirds-14 Orlando Panthers-12 11/14/70 Firebirds-34 Indianapolis Caps-13 11/20/70 Firebirds-22 Long Island Bulls-13 11/29/70 Firebirds-7 Norfolk Neptunes-22 12/06/70 Firebirds-18 Richmond Saints-0 Championship Game 12/12/70 Firebirds-31 Hartford Knights-0 Adams, Ernie - Offensive Guard Allen, Buddy - Defensive Back Alley, Don - Tight End Barber, John - Offensive Guard Barnhorst, Dick - Wide Receiver Baughn, Jim - Defensive Tackle Berger, Greg - Defensive Back Blake, Joe - Defensive End Carr, Tom - Assistant Coach Corcoran, Sean Patrick "Jimmy" - Quarterback Davis, Tommy - Defensive Tackle Demzcuk, Sonny - Tight End DiMuzio, Tom - Quarterback/Halfback Diphillippo, Jerry - Linebacker DiSantis, Frank - Guard/Linebacker Dolbin, Jack - Wide Receiver Foster, Jim - Linebacker Gravelle, Howard - Tight End Haynie, Jim - Quarterback Holliday, Ron - Flanker Land, John - Running Back Levandowski, Leo - Center Marshall, Bryan - Defensive Back McGuigan, Frank - Running Back Mitchell, Frank - Offensive Tackle Nauss, Herb - Defensive Back Puterbaugh, Bruce - Offensive Tackle Pyne, Ed - Kicker and Tight End Rakow, Billy - Defensive Back Ross, Sherman - Defensive Back Sarkisian, Tom - Offensive Tackle Stetz, Bill - Defensive Tackle Thrower, Jim - Defensive Back Watts, Claude - Running Back Weedman, Dave - Linebacker Wells, Harold - Linebacker Zegalia, Steve - Linebacker President – Bob "Chuz" Calvario General Manager/Head coach – Dave DiFilippo Head Offensive Coach - Ron Waller Head Defensive Coach - Andy Nelson Assistant Coach - Tom Carr Bomb Squad Coach - Pressly Lee Day Public Relations - Bill "Doc" Dougherty Public Relations - Denny "Peaches" Pietro Team Physician - Dr. Daniel Gross Trainer – Bill "Scotty" Scott Assistant Trainer – Bill Kirlin Equipment Manager – John DeGregorio Ball Boys - Dave Musser, John Katch, and Steve Cavallo