List of defunct NFL franchises: Difference between revisions
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| [[Frankford Yellow Jackets]] | | [[Frankford Yellow Jackets]] |
Revision as of 15:35, 5 February 2022
Teams
Franchise | Locations | Venues | Years | Fate |
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Akron Pros/Akron Indians | Akron, Ohio | League Park | 1920-26 | Suspended operations in 1927. |
Baltimore Colts | Baltimore, Maryland | Memorial Stadium | 1950 | Folded in 1950. No relation to the later Colts that started in 1953. |
Boston Yanks | Boston, Massachusetts | Fenway Park | 1944-48 | Folded in 1948, but owner Ted Collins started the New York Bulldogs the next year. |
Canton Bulldogs | Canton, Ohio | League Field | 1920-27 | Folded in 1927. |
Detroit Wolverines | Detroit, Michigan | Dinan Field | 1923-28 | Purchased by New York Giants owner Tim Mara in 1928 and deactivated. |
Frankford Yellow Jackets | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Frankford Stadium | 1924-31 | Folded in 1931, replaced two seasons later by the Philadelphia Eagles. |
Kansas City Cowboys | Kansas City, Missouri | Muehlebach Field | 1924-26 | Purchased by the Cleveland Bulldogs and merged. |
Pottsville Maroons/Boston Bulldogs | Pottsville, Pennsylvania Boston, Massachusetts |
Minersville Park Braves Field |
1925-28 1929 |
Folded in 1929. |
Racine Tornadoes | Racine, Wisconsin | Horlick Field | 1922-24, 1936 | Folded mid-season in 1936. |
Rock Island Independents | Rock Island, Illinois | Douglas Park | 1907-26 | Folded in 1926. |
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