All-America Conference
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The All-America Conference was a professional American football league that operated in the late 1940s as a rival to the National Football League before several of its teams were absorbed into the NFL.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct sports league
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professional American football league ⓘ |
| abbreviation | AAFC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | All-America Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipsWonByClevelandBrowns | 4 ⓘ |
| championshipTeam | Cleveland Browns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | regular season and championship game ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | late 1940s ⓘ |
| folded | 1949 ⓘ |
| founded | 1944 ⓘ |
| fullName | All-America Football Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to integration of professional football
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helped popularize professional football on West Coast ⓘ |
| inauguralSeason | 1946 ⓘ |
| legacy | several teams absorbed into National Football League ⓘ |
| levelOnPyramid | major professional league ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | radio broadcasts ⓘ |
| mergerResult |
Baltimore Colts (AAFC) joined National Football League
NERFINISHED
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Cleveland Browns joined National Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco 49ers joined National Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostSuccessfulTeam | Cleveland Browns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCoach | Paul Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Lou Groza
NERFINISHED
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Marion Motley NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsAtPeak | 8 ⓘ |
| reasonForFolding |
competition with National Football League
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financial difficulties ⓘ |
| rivalLeague | National Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | AAFC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorLeagueForTeams | National Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| team |
Baltimore Colts (AAFC)
NERFINISHED
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Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) NERFINISHED ⓘ Buffalo Bills (AAFC) NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago Rockets NERFINISHED ⓘ Cleveland Browns NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles Dons NERFINISHED ⓘ Miami Seahawks NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Yankees (AAFC) NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco 49ers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.