The legacy of the Ohio Valley Ironmen and how it all started

The legacy of the Ohio Valley Ironmen and how it all started

WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) -- Professional football will return to the region in the summer of 2025 when the Ohio Valley Ironmen take the field for the first time since 1969. They first took the field in 1962 at Wheeling Island Stadium and that's when football fans in the Ohio Valley learned who the Wheeling Ironmen were. They were the first of their kind here in the Friendly City. Wheeling had its first professional football team playing in a leagu…