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| first = [[1974 WFL season|1974]] | | first = [[1974 WFL season|1974]] | ||
| team = | | team = Birmingham Americans (1974) | ||
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[[World Football League]] (1974) | |||
*Central Division (1974) | *Central Division (1974) | ||
| venue = | | venue = [[Legion Field]] (1974) | ||
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The '''Birmingham Americans'' were a professional American football team located in Birmingham, Alabama. They were members of the four-team Central Division of the [[World Football League]] (WFL). The Americans, founded in late December 1973, folded after only one season. Most of the team's assets were seized to pay back taxes; failed lawsuits to recover the signing bonus money kept the team in the headlines long after the WFL was itself defunct. The Americans were replaced as the Birmingham WFL franchise for the 1975 season by a new team called the [[Birmingham Vulcans]]. | The '''Birmingham Americans''' were a professional American football team located in Birmingham, Alabama. They were members of the four-team Central Division of the [[World Football League]] (WFL). The Americans, founded in late December 1973, folded after only one season. Most of the team's assets were seized to pay back taxes; failed lawsuits to recover the signing bonus money kept the team in the headlines long after the WFL was itself defunct. The Americans were replaced as the Birmingham WFL franchise for the 1975 season by a new team called the [[Birmingham Vulcans]]. | ||
==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
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====1970s==== | ====1970s==== | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/07-17_bir-nys.html July 17] | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/07-17_bir-nys.html July 17] | ||
| at New York Stars | | at [[New York Stars]] | ||
| [[Downing Stadium]] | |||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/08-07_det-bir.html August 7] | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/08-07_det-bir.html August 7] | ||
| vs. Detroit Wheels | | vs. [[Detroit Wheels]] | ||
| [[Legion Field]] | | [[Legion Field]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/08-14_haw-bir.html August 14] | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/08-14_haw-bir.html August 14] | ||
| vs. The Hawaiians | | vs. [[The Hawaiians]] | ||
| [[Legion Field]] | | [[Legion Field]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/08-21_bir-jax.html August 21] | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/08-21_bir-jax.html August 21] | ||
| at Jacksonville Sharks | | at [[Jacksonville Sharks]] | ||
| Gator Bowl | | [[Gator Bowl]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/08-29_bir-chi.html August 29] | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/08-29_bir-chi.html August 29] | ||
| at Chicago Fire | | at [[Chicago Fire (WFL)|Chicago Fire]] | ||
| [[Soldier Field]] | | [[Soldier Field]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/09-07_chi-bir.html September 7] | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/09-07_chi-bir.html September 7] | ||
| vs. Chicago Fire | | vs. [[Chicago Fire (WFL)|Chicago Fire]] | ||
| [[Legion Field]] | | [[Legion Field]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/09-11_bir-mem.html September 11] | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/09-11_bir-mem.html September 11] | ||
| at Memphis Southmen | | at [[Memphis Southmen]] | ||
| Memphis Memorial Stadium | | [[Memphis Memorial Stadium]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/10-02_bir-haw.html October 2] | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/10-02_bir-haw.html October 2] | ||
| at The Hawaiians | | at [[The Hawaiians]] | ||
| Honolulu Stadium | | [[Honolulu Stadium]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/10-09_por-bir.html October 9] | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/10-09_por-bir.html October 9] | ||
| vs. Portland Storm | | vs. [[Portland Storm]] | ||
| [[Legion Field]] | | [[Legion Field]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/10-16_bir-scal.html October 16] | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/10-16_bir-scal.html October 16] | ||
| at Southern California Sun | | at [[Southern California Sun]] | ||
| [[Anaheim Stadium]] | | [[Anaheim Stadium]] | ||
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[[Category: World Football League franchises]] | [[Category: World Football League franchises]] | ||
[[Category: Birmingham Americans]] | [[Category: Birmingham Americans]] | ||
[[Category: Franchises established in 1974]] | [[Category: Franchises established in 1973]] | ||
[[Category: Franchises disestablished in 1974]] | |||
[[Category: Football franchises in Alabama]] | [[Category: Football franchises in Alabama]] | ||
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The Birmingham Americans were a professional American football team located in Birmingham, Alabama. They were members of the four-team Central Division of the World Football League (WFL). The Americans, founded in late December 1973, folded after only one season. Most of the team's assets were seized to pay back taxes; failed lawsuits to recover the signing bonus money kept the team in the headlines long after the WFL was itself defunct. The Americans were replaced as the Birmingham WFL franchise for the 1975 season by a new team called the Birmingham Vulcans.
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