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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Memphis Southmen canonical | 5 |
| Memphis Grizzlies (WFL) | 1 |
Statements (40)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Memphis Grizzlies (WFL)