Chicago Rockets
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The Chicago Rockets were a professional American football team based in Chicago that competed in the short-lived All-America Football Conference in the late 1940s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct American football team
ⓘ
professional sports team ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Chicago Hornets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conference | AAFC Western Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1949 ⓘ |
| era | late 1940s ⓘ |
| headCoach |
Dick Hanley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hunk Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Crowley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeCityMarket |
shared with NFL Chicago Bears
ⓘ
shared with NFL Chicago Cardinals ⓘ |
| homeStadium | Soldier Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1946 ⓘ |
| league | All-America Football Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Bill Daley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elroy Hirsch NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | John L. Keeshin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | All-America Football Conference Western Division race NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | AAFC–NFL merger and financial difficulties ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Chicago Hornets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rival |
Chicago Bears
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago Cardinals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonPlayed |
1946 AAFC season
ⓘ
1947 AAFC season NERFINISHED ⓘ 1948 AAFC season ⓘ 1949 AAFC season ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| teamColors |
gold
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green ⓘ |
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