Memphis Showboats
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The Memphis Showboats were a professional American football team in the United States Football League (USFL) during the mid-1980s, known for featuring future Hall of Fame defensive end Reggie White.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Football League team
ⓘ
defunct sports team ⓘ professional American football team ⓘ |
| activeSeasons |
1984
ⓘ
1985 ⓘ 1986 ⓘ |
| cityRepresents | Memphis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | professional ⓘ |
| conference | USFL Western Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1986 ⓘ |
| era | mid-1980s ⓘ |
| featuredFutureHallOfFamer | Reggie White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | 1984 ⓘ |
| governingBody | United States Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headCoach | Pepper Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalLeagueStatus | major spring football league ⓘ |
| homeCity | Memphis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeField | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeStadium | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeState | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeVenueCapacityApprox | 62000 ⓘ |
| league | United States Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| madePlayoffs | true ⓘ |
| notableFor |
featuring Reggie White early in his career
ⓘ
strong defense ⓘ |
| notablePlayer | Reggie White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | William Dunavant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedHomeGamesAt | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedIn |
USFL playoffs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
USFL regular season ⓘ |
| playoffAppearances | 1985 ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | collapse of the original USFL ⓘ |
| region | Southern United States ⓘ |
| shortName | Showboats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| stateRepresents | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorTeamCity | Memphis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamColors |
navy blue
ⓘ
red ⓘ silver ⓘ white ⓘ |
| teamType | outdoor football team ⓘ |
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