Southmen
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Southmen was the commonly used name for the Memphis Southmen, a short-lived professional American football team in the World Football League during the mid-1970s.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Football League team
ⓘ
defunct American football team ⓘ professional American football team ⓘ |
| activeSeasons |
1974
ⓘ
1975 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Memphis Southmen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attemptedToSign |
Jim Kiick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Larry Csonka NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Warfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceasedOperationsReason | World Football League collapse ⓘ |
| city | Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | major professional ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countrySubdivision | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1975 ⓘ |
| division | WFL Eastern Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | mid-1970s ⓘ |
| founded | 1974 ⓘ |
| fullName | Memphis Southmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helmetColor | brown ⓘ |
| helmetLogo | stylized bear head ⓘ |
| homeCity | Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeStadium | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jerseyPrimaryColor | brown ⓘ |
| league | World Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mascotTheme | bear ⓘ |
| nickname | Grizzlies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCoach | John McVay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableQuarterback | Danny White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRunningBack | Jesse Mims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyPlannedCity | Toronto, Ontario GENERATED ⓘ |
| owner | John F. Bassett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedOutdoor | true ⓘ |
| playoffAppearances | 1974 ⓘ |
| reasonForRelocation | Canadian Football League opposition to WFL in Canada ⓘ |
| regularSeasonRecord1974 | 17–3 ⓘ |
| regularSeasonRecord1975 | 7–4 ⓘ |
| relocatedBeforeFirstSeason | Toronto to Memphis ⓘ |
| shortLived | true ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| successorNameUsedBy | Memphis Grizzlies (NBA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamColors |
brown
ⓘ
orange ⓘ white ⓘ |
| wonDivisionTitle | 1974 WFL Eastern Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.