5 reasons why Greenville, South Carolina is a great city for all sports fans to visit

#2: Minor League Sports

The earlier-mentioned ECHL hockey favorites the Greenville Swamp Rabbits are not the only local sports heroes in Greenville. For starters, there is the Greenville Drive, a single A affiliate of Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox. The Drive play at Fluor Field within the city's West End.

If football -- or soccer, if you're America -- is more your thing, the Greenville Triumph SC launched earlier this year. Part of the USL League One, the team is coached by former U.S. national team player John Harkes. The team plays at Legacy Early College.

Fans of Gaelic sports may not realize that not only is there a U.S. Gaelic Athletic Association in effect, but that Greenville is the host city of the Greenville Gaels. The hurling and Gaelic football team plays its games at various venues around town, including Pittman Park, Flour Field, and Legacy Early College.

Previously the city had been host to the Greenville Groove of the National Basketball Development League and the Carolina Rhinos football team from the Arena Football League's developmental AF2 league.