Memphis Southmen

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The Memphis Southmen were a professional American football team based in Memphis, Tennessee that competed in the short-lived World Football League during the mid-1970s.

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Memphis Southmen canonical 5
Memphis Grizzlies (WFL) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football team
defunct sports team
alsoKnownAs Memphis Grizzlies (WFL proposed rename)
surface form: Memphis Grizzlies (WFL)
basedIn Memphis
surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
competedIn World Football League
surface form: short-lived World Football League
competitionLevel professional
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolved 1975
division WFL
surface form: WFL Central Division
era mid-1970s
founded 1974
franchiseMoveAttempt National Football League
headCoach John McVay
helmetColor brown
homeCity Memphis
homeGamesLocation Memphis, Tennessee, United States
surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
homeStadium Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
homeState Tennessee
league World Football League
mascotTheme bear
notableFact signed three former Miami Dolphins stars Larry Csonka, Jim Kiick, and Paul Warfield
notablePlayer Jim Kiick
Larry Csonka
Paul Warfield
owner John Bassett
surface form: John F. Bassett
playoffAppearance 1974 WFL playoffs
reasonForDissolution collapse of the World Football League
region Southern United States
regularSeasonRecord 1974: 17–3
1975: 7–4
season WFL
surface form: 1974 WFL season

WFL
surface form: 1975 WFL season
shortName Southmen
sport American football
status defunct
teamColors brown
gold
white
timePeriod 1974–1975
wonDivisionTitle 1974

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World Football League hadFranchise Memphis Southmen
Paul Warfield playedFor Memphis Southmen
Paul Warfield playedFor Memphis Southmen
this entity surface form: Memphis Grizzlies (WFL)
WFL hadTeam Memphis Southmen
subject surface form: World Football League
Toronto Northmen renamedAs Memphis Southmen
Toronto Northmen playedHomeGamesAs Memphis Southmen