AAFC
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AAFC is a former professional American football league that operated from 1946 to 1949 as a rival to the National Football League.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AAFC championship 1948 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct sports league
ⓘ
professional American football league ⓘ |
| abbreviation | AAFC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipTrophy | AAFC Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | regular season and championship game ⓘ |
| competitionType | team sport league ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1949 ⓘ |
| era | post–World War II period ⓘ |
| firstSeason | 1946 AAFC season ⓘ |
| foldedTeamsAbsorbedBy | National Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | All-America Football Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicScope | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major rival to the NFL in the late 1940s ⓘ |
| inception | 1946 ⓘ |
| influenced | expansion of professional football on the West Coast ⓘ |
| introducedFranchiseToNFL |
Baltimore Colts (later folded and re-formed)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cleveland Browns NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco 49ers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastSeason | 1949 AAFC season ⓘ |
| leagueLevel | major professional ⓘ |
| legacy | contributed teams and players to the modern NFL ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | regional radio and print coverage ⓘ |
| mergerOutcome | three AAFC teams joined the NFL in 1950 ⓘ |
| mostSuccessfulTeam | Cleveland Browns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCityRepresented |
Baltimore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cleveland NERFINISHED ⓘ New York NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCoachAssociated | Paul Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTeam |
Baltimore Colts (original AAFC franchise)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cleveland Browns NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco 49ers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsAtPeak | 8 ⓘ |
| operatedFrom | 1946 ⓘ |
| operatedUntil | 1949 ⓘ |
| playedSeasonMonths | autumn to winter ⓘ |
| primaryAudience | American football fans in the United States ⓘ |
| professionalStatus | fully professional ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd | financial difficulties and competition with NFL ⓘ |
| rivalOf | National Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulesBasis | similar to contemporary NFL rules ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorLeagueForTeams | National Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamDistribution | franchises in multiple U.S. cities ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
AAFC championship 1948