Chicago Blitz

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The Chicago Blitz was a short-lived professional American football team in the United States Football League (USFL) during the early 1980s.

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Label Occurrences
Chicago Blitz canonical 1
Chicago Rush 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football team
United States Football League team
defunct sports team
abbreviation USFL (United States Football League)
surface form: USFL
activeSeasons 1983
1984
category Defunct American football teams in Illinois
Sports clubs and teams in Chicago
cityRepresented Chicago
competitionLevel professional
conference USFL Western Conference
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolved 1984
division USFL Central Division
era early 1980s
firstSeason 1983
founded 1982
governingBody USFL (United States Football League)
surface form: United States Football League
headCoach George Allen
headCoachInSeason George Allen, 1983
homeCity Chicago
surface form: Chicago, Illinois
homeStadium Soldier Field
inception 1982
lastSeason 1984
league USFL (United States Football League)
surface form: United States Football League
location Chicago
madePlayoffsInSeason 1983
notablePlayer Frank Corral
Greg Landry
Tim Spencer
Tom Thayer
Trumaine Johnson
Vince Evans
owner Ted Diethrich
playedHomeGamesAt Soldier Field
reasonForNotability complex franchise swap after 1983 season
participation in inaugural USFL season
region Midwestern United States
shortLived true
sport American football
successorTeam Arizona Wranglers
teamColors blue
red
white
teamStatus defunct
uniformColor red jerseys
white pants

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marv Levy coachedTeam Chicago Blitz
Arena Football League hasTeam Chicago Blitz
this entity surface form: Chicago Rush