Toronto Northmen (WFL)
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Toronto Northmen (WFL) was a short-lived World Football League franchise originally based in Toronto that relocated to become the Memphis Southmen before ever playing a regular-season game in Canada.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Toronto Northmen (WFL) canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Football League team
ⓘ
World Football League team ⓘ defunct American football team ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Toronto Northmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city |
Memphis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Toronto ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1975 ⓘ |
| formerName | Toronto Northmen (WFL) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | 1974 ⓘ |
| homeStadiumPlanned | Exhibition Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league |
World Football League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neverPlayedRegularSeasonGameIn | Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | John F. Bassett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedHomeGamesAs | Memphis Southmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocatedTo | Memphis Southmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocationReason |
political opposition to WFL in Canada
ⓘ
pressure to protect Canadian Football League ⓘ |
| sport | gridiron football ⓘ |
| successorTeam | Memphis Southmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamColors |
gold
ⓘ
green ⓘ white ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.