re: Houston with a championship and two last-place finishes in the other pro sports?

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Pittsburgh - The Penguins were bad when the Steelers won Super Bowl XL and the Pirates are always bad.

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This was almost it. The 2004-05 NHL season never happened and the Pens had the worst record in 2003-04. So they were the reigning chumps when the Steelers won the Super Bowl.

Pirates were tied for the worst record in the NL, but the Royals were even worse.

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Dallas 1992 - Rangers and Mavs are usually bad, no Stars yet

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Rangers finished below .500 buy in fourth place. However, in 1972 they lost 100 games in their first season in Texas. Good for worst in the league. The Mavericks didn't exist yet.

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Washington - Bullets/Wizards are usually bad. Just need a year the Capitals sucked and the Name Redacteds won the Super Bowl.

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Bullets were bad each time the Super Bowl happened but not bad enough.

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San Fran - Giants were bad in the early 80s. Dubs were bad back then. Would just have to see which side of the bay had them.

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The Dubs were in Oakland each time the Niners won the Super Bowl. So going across the bridge...they were decent in 1976, and bad in 1980 but not bad enough.

I'll let someone else check World Series winners.