World Football League

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professional American football league

The World Football League was a short-lived professional American football league in the mid-1970s that attempted to rival the NFL with teams in the United States and abroad.

Aliases (3)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	professional American football league →
abbreviation	WFL →
aimedToRival	National Football League →
alsoKnownAs	WFL →
champion	Birmingham Americans →
championshipGame	World Bowl 1974 →
competitionLevel	major professional →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
dissolved	1975 →
firstSeason	1974 →
founded	1973 →
hadFranchise	Birmingham Americans → Birmingham Vulcans → Charlotte Hornets (WFL) → Charlotte Stars → Chicago Fire → Chicago Winds → Detroit Wheels → Florida Blazers → Hawaiians → Houston Texans (WFL) → Jacksonville Express → Jacksonville Sharks → Memphis Southmen → New York Stars → Philadelphia Bell → Portland Storm → Portland Thunder → San Antonio Wings → Shreveport Steamer → Southern California Sun → Toronto Northmen →
hadTeamIn	Canada → Hawaii → Mexico → United Kingdom → United States →
headquartersLocation	United States →
inception	1973 →
lastSeason	1975 →
numberOfSeasons	2 →
playedSeason	1974 World Football League season → 1975 World Football League season →
reasonForFailure	financial problems → franchise instability → poor attendance →
ruleModificationComparedToNFL	different kickoff rules → different overtime rules →
sport	American football →
televisionPartner	TVS Television Network →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Houston Texans (WFL) → Shreveport Steamer →	league
World Football League ("1974 World Football League season") → World Football League ("1975 World Football League season") →	playedSeason
Houston Texans (WFL) →	historicalLeague
Don Maynard →	leaguePlayedIn
Houston Texans (WFL) ("World Football League season(s)") →	playedIn
Shreveport Steamer →	playedInLeague