Toronto Northmen

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The Toronto Northmen were a short-lived professional American football team originally based in Toronto that became part of the mid-1970s World Football League.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Football League team
defunct American football team
alsoKnownAs Toronto Northmen (WFL)
cityAfterRelocation Memphis
cityBeforeRelocation Toronto
competitionLevel professional
country Canada
countryAfterRelocation United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolved 1974
era mid-1970s
founded 1974
homeStadiumPlanned CNE Stadium
intendedMarket Greater Toronto Area
league World Football League
location Toronto
opposedBy Canadian Football League interests
Canadian federal government figures
owner John Bassett
surface form: John F. Bassett
partOfCompetition 1974 World Football League season
playedHomeGamesAs Memphis Southmen
reasonForRelocation political opposition to U.S.-style pro football in Canada
relocatedTo Memphis
renamedAs Memphis Southmen
sport American football
status defunct
short-lived
teamColors blue
white

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World Football League hadFranchise Toronto Northmen