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The '''Los Angeles Dons''' were an American football team in the [[All-America Football Conference]]. The Dons played their home games in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. They were the first professional football team to play a regular season game in Los Angeles, two weeks before the first game of the rival [[Los Angeles Rams]] of the [[National Football League]]. | The '''Los Angeles Dons''' were an American football team in the [[All-America Football Conference]]. The Dons played their home games in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. They were the first professional football team to play a regular-season game in Los Angeles, two weeks before the first game of the rival [[Los Angeles Rams]] of the [[National Football League]]. | ||
When the AAFC merged with the NFL after the 1949 season the Dons did not | When the AAFC merged with the NFL after the 1949 season the Dons did not become part of the NFL. | ||
==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
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====1940s==== | ====1940s==== | ||
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Revision as of 10:20, 11 December 2020
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| 1946 |
| Team History |
| Los Angeles Dons (1946-49) |
| Conference/Division |
All-America Football Conference (1946-49)
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| Venue |
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1946-49) |
| Key People |
| Players • Head Coaches • Executives |
The Los Angeles Dons were an American football team in the All-America Football Conference. The Dons played their home games in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. They were the first professional football team to play a regular-season game in Los Angeles, two weeks before the first game of the rival Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League.
When the AAFC merged with the NFL after the 1949 season the Dons did not become part of the NFL.
Publications
Programs by season
1940s
Media guides and yearbooks
All media guides
| 1940s | 1947 • 1949 |
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 Franchises Portal
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| All-America Football Conference | |
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| Teams | Baltimore Colts • Brooklyn-New York Yankees • Buffalo Bills • Chicago Hornets • Cleveland Browns • Los Angeles Dons • San Francisco 49ers |
| Seasons | 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 |
| Venues | Burdine Stadium • Civic Stadium • Ebbets Field • Kezar Stadium • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Soldier Field • Yankee Stadium |
| Related | League publications |
