Chicago Hornets
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The Chicago Hornets were a short-lived professional American football team based in Chicago that competed in the All-America Football Conference in the late 1940s.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct American football team
ⓘ
professional sports team ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Chicago Rockets (renamed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityRival | Chicago Bears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | professional ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1949 ⓘ |
| division | AAFC Western Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalRecord | 4–8 (1949 AAFC season) ⓘ |
| franchiseLineage | AAFC Chicago franchise 1946–1949 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headCoach | Hampton Pool ⓘ |
| homeCity | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeVenue | Soldier Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1949 ⓘ |
| league | All-America Football Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedOrFoldedWithLeague | AAFC–NFL merger context ⓘ |
| notableLeague | rival league to NFL ⓘ |
| owner | John L. Keeshin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | AAFC 1949 season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedInDecade | 1940s ⓘ |
| predecessor | Chicago Rockets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preNFLStatus | non-NFL major league team ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | AAFC disbanded after 1949 season ⓘ |
| shortLived | true ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| teamColors |
blue
ⓘ
gold ⓘ |
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