Lions

Detroit Lions 2008

In 2008, their 79th season, the Lions became the first NFL team to finish winless once the regular season expanded to 16 games.  They finished with an 0-16 record. In 1976, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were the NFL's first winless team once the season e ...

Spiders

San Francisco Spiders

In 1996, the professional hockey team at Cow Palace failed after a year due to poor attendance and arena difficulties.

Pete Rose

Pete Rose

In 1989, Pete Rose, the all-time leader with 4256 hits was banned from baseball for gambling on games while managing the Reds.

Coke II

Coke II

In 1990, Coke II was reformulated due to losing market share to diet soft drinks and non-cola drinks.

First Republic - Failure Museum

First Republic

In 2023, customers pulled out $100B in deposits after Silicon Valley Bank failed.