They joined the Atlantic Coast Football League (ACFL) as the Wilmington Clippers on February 20, 1966.
[2] The team's first signing was Dick Christy, former running back with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Boston Patriots, and New York Jets.
[4] Despite the agreement, the Clippers continued to lose money and announced their dissolution in September 1967, just two games into the regular season.
[5] The league stepped in immediately and offered to finance the franchise, which was renamed as the Renegades.
The franchise ceased operations permanently in November 1967, canceling their final two regular season games.