Dayton Triangles

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The Dayton Triangles were one of the original professional American football teams and a charter member of the league that became the NFL.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct sports team
professional American football team
activePeriodEnd 1929
activePeriodStart 1920
basedIn Dayton, Ohio NERFINISHED
charterMemberOf American Professional Football Association NERFINISHED
National Football League NERFINISHED
cityRepresented Dayton NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
firstNFLGameDate 1920-10-03 GENERATED
firstNFLGameOpponent Columbus Panhandles GENERATED
firstNFLGameResult Dayton Triangles 14–0 Columbus Panhandles GENERATED
firstNFLGameVenue Triangle Park GENERATED
foundedAs Dayton Triangles NERFINISHED
franchiseMovedTo Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance hosted the first game of the league that became the NFL
one of the original NFL franchises
homeCity Dayton, Ohio NERFINISHED
homeField Triangle Park NERFINISHED
league National Football League
nicknameOrigin named for Triangle Park and three sponsoring companies
notableCoach Nelson "Bud" Talbott NERFINISHED
notableEvent hosted first game in APFA/NFL history
notablePlayer Frank Bacon NERFINISHED
George Roudebush NERFINISHED
Lou Partlow NERFINISHED
originalNFLFranchise true
originatedFrom amateur industrial teams in Dayton
ownerType industrial company-sponsored team
playedInEra leather-helmet era
predecessorLeague American Professional Football Association NERFINISHED
sponsoredBy Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company NERFINISHED
Dayton Metal Products NERFINISHED
Delco NERFINISHED
Domestic Engineering Company NERFINISHED
sport American football
stateRepresented Ohio NERFINISHED
status defunct
successorTeam Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) NERFINISHED
teamColors blue
white

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Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) predecessor Dayton Triangles