About NO Saints History
New Orleans Saints History is a fan-driven website dedicated to preserving and celebrating the rich, often overlooked history of the New Orleans Saints.
This site exists for Saints fans who know the franchise didn’t begin with highlight reels and Lombardi trophies — it began with grit, growing pains, unforgettable characters, and players who laid the groundwork long before the modern era.
Built for True Saints Fans
If you’ve ever wondered:
Who really carried the Saints offense before the 1980s
How early quarterbacks, receivers, and defenders stack up historically
Which forgotten players deserve more credit
You’re exactly who this site is for.
NOSaintsHistory.com is built by a Saints fan, for Saints fans — especially those who care about where this franchise came from, not just where it’s going.
Our Focus
This site focuses primarily on:
Early and pre-modern Saints history
Player profiles with career stats and historical context
All-time rankings (passing yards, receiving yards, touchdowns, etc.)
Vintage Saints photography and classic NFL imagery
Fact-based storytelling rooted in real numbers and real seasons
No hot takes. No debate bait. Just Who Dat History done right.
Why New Orleans Saints History Exists
The early New Orleans Saints didn’t always win — but they mattered.
Too many Saints players from the franchise’s early decades are reduced to trivia answers or forgotten entirely. This site exists to give those players the recognition they earned and to document their place in Saints history with accuracy and respect.
Every article aims to answer one simple question:
Why does this player matter in New Orleans Saints history?
A Living Saints History Archive
NO Saints History isn’t about nostalgia alone — it’s an evolving historical archive.
New player profiles, rankings, and deep dives are added regularly, making this site a growing reference for Saints fans, football historians, and anyone interested in the NFL’s past in New Orleans.
Whether you watched games at Tulane Stadium, grew up in the Dome Patrol era, or are just now discovering the Saints’ roots — this site helps connect the dots.
What Makes This Site Different
Focused exclusively on Saints history
Heavy use of stats, rankings, and historical context
Emphasis on forgotten and underappreciated players
Clean, readable articles designed to be timeless
Respect for the franchise’s full journey — good seasons and bad
This isn’t a news site.
It’s a history book — published one page at a time.
Whether you watched games at Tulane Stadium, grew up in the Dome Patrol era, or are just now discovering the Saints’ roots — this site helps connect the dots.
Join the Saints History Journey
The story of the New Orleans Saints is bigger than any one era.
NO Saints History exists to tell that story completely — honoring the players, the struggles, and the moments that made Saints football what it is today.
⚜️ Preserving the past. Honoring the players. Telling Saints history the right way. ⚜️
It’s a history book — published one page at a time.
Whether you watched games at Tulane Stadium, grew up in the Dome Patrol era, or are just now discovering the Saints’ roots — this site helps connect the dots.