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Many Imperial League fans have always wanted to know...why did the old Albuquerque Matadors sport a Bull logo on their helmet?
We had to go way back to 1968 and East Saint Louis, Illinois, where James Otis Love, James Lafayette "Bull" Parks, Milton Hardy, and Robert Holmes recorded their first hit record, The Funky Judge.
For those of you old enough to remember, the lyrics went something like this:
I didn't do it
I didn't do it, officer
I didn't do it, his honor
I didn't do it
Judge, you sure is funky
Judge, you sure is funky
Judge, you sure is funky
Judge, you sure is funky
Anyway, Bull & The Matadors were avid pro football fans, and when the city of Albuquerque was awarded a franchise in the Imperial League, the long retired Bull & The Matadors bought a small share in the ownership group.
A small share, but a very vocal one. James "Lafayette" Bull Parks insisted that the team be named the Matadors and that the Bull be the helmet logo. "It sure is funky..." said Mr. Parks in a recent interview from the Close-To-Motown Retirement Home for One Hit Wonders.
G.M. Hoosier Owens refuted a rumor that the song would be played at halftime...
http://youtu.be/4isYNZqOUxw
We had to go way back to 1968 and East Saint Louis, Illinois, where James Otis Love, James Lafayette "Bull" Parks, Milton Hardy, and Robert Holmes recorded their first hit record, The Funky Judge.
For those of you old enough to remember, the lyrics went something like this:
I didn't do it
I didn't do it, officer
I didn't do it, his honor
I didn't do it
Judge, you sure is funky
Judge, you sure is funky
Judge, you sure is funky
Judge, you sure is funky
Anyway, Bull & The Matadors were avid pro football fans, and when the city of Albuquerque was awarded a franchise in the Imperial League, the long retired Bull & The Matadors bought a small share in the ownership group.
A small share, but a very vocal one. James "Lafayette" Bull Parks insisted that the team be named the Matadors and that the Bull be the helmet logo. "It sure is funky..." said Mr. Parks in a recent interview from the Close-To-Motown Retirement Home for One Hit Wonders.
G.M. Hoosier Owens refuted a rumor that the song would be played at halftime...
http://youtu.be/4isYNZqOUxw