Sacramento Gold Miners
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The Sacramento Gold Miners were a short-lived Canadian Football League team based in Sacramento, California, notable as one of the CFL’s early attempts to expand into the United States.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian Football League team
ⓘ
defunct sports team ⓘ |
| basedIn | Sacramento, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| CFLDivision |
North Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| CFLTeamType | expansion team ⓘ |
| CFLUSExpansionTeam | true ⓘ |
| city | Sacramento, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | professional ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1994 ⓘ |
| expansionContext | CFL expansion into the United States in the 1990s ⓘ |
| founded | 1993 ⓘ |
| generalManager | Dan Bass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridironCode | Canadian rules football ⓘ |
| headCoach | Kay Stephenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeCountryDuringCFLPlay | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeField | Hornet Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeProvinceOrState | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeStadium | Hornet Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeUniversityCampus | California State University, Sacramento NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeVenueCapacityApprox | about 21,000 ⓘ |
| league | Canadian Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first CFL expansion teams in the United States
ⓘ
participation in CFL U.S. expansion era ⓘ |
| operatedInYears | 1993–1994 ⓘ |
| originFromFormerTeam | Sacramento Surge roster and organization ⓘ |
| owner | Fred Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedHomeGamesAt | Hornet Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedInCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedInLeague |
CFL North Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CFL West Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Sacramento Surge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorLeague | World League of American Football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northern California ⓘ |
| relocatedAs | San Antonio Texans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonPlayed |
1993 CFL season
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1994 CFL season ⓘ |
| shortLived | true ⓘ |
| sport | Canadian football ⓘ |
| successor | San Antonio Texans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamColors |
black
ⓘ
gold ⓘ white ⓘ |
| teamStatus | defunct ⓘ |
| uniformPrimaryColor | gold ⓘ |
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