All-America Football Conference
From SportsPaper Wiki
Revision as of 13:39, 15 August 2020 by SportsPaperChris (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''All-America Football Conference (AAFC)''' was a professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League (NFL) from 1946 to 1949....")
The All-America Football Conference (AAFC) was a professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League (NFL) from 1946 to 1949. The league was ultimately unable to sustain itself in competition with the NFL and folded after the 1949 season. Three of its teams were admitted to the NFL: the San Francisco 49ers, the Cleveland Browns, and the original Baltimore Colts (not to be confused with the later Baltimore Colts team, now the Indianapolis Colts).
The Cleveland Browns were the AAFC's most successful club, winning every annual championship in the league's four years of operation.
Teams
Franchise | Locations | Venues | Years | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|
Anaheim Amigos Los Angeles Stars Utah Stars |
Anaheim California | Anaheim Convention Center | 1967-68 | Dissolved by the league in December 1975. |
Los Angeles, California | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | 1968-1970 | ||
Salt Lake City, Utah | Salt Palace | 1970-1975 | ||
Dallas Chaparrals Texas Chaparrals San Antonio Spurs |
Dallas Texas | Dallas Memorial Auditorium Moody Coliseum |
1967-1970 | Joined the NBA in 1976. |
Fort Worth, Texas | Tarrant County Convention Center | 1970-1971 | ||
Dallas, Texas | Moody Coliseum | 1971-1973 | ||
San Antonio, Texas | HemisFair Arena | 1973-1976 | ||
Houston Mavericks Carolina Cougars Spirits of St. Louis |
Houtson, Texas | Sam Houston Coliseum | 1967-1969 | Folded in 1976 after a merger with the NBA failed. |
Greensboro, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina |
Greensboro Coliseum Charlotte Coliseum Dorton Arena |
1969-1974 | ||
St. Louis, Missouri | St. Louis Arena | 1974-1976 | ||
Indiana Pacers | Indianapolis, Indiana | Indiana State Fair Coliseum Market Square Arena |
1967-1976 | Joined the NBA in 1976. |
Denver Rockets Denver Nuggets |
Denver, Colorado | Denver Auditorium Arena McNichols Sports Arena |
1967-76 | Joined the NBA in 1976. |
Kentucky Colonels | Louisville, Kentucky | Louisville Convention Center Freedom Hall |
1967-1976 | Folded in 1976. |
Minnesota Muskies Miami Floridians/The Floridians |
Bloomington, Minnesota | Metropolitan Sports Center | 1967-68 | Folded in June 1972. |
Miami Beach, Florida | Miami Beach Convention Hall | 1968-72 | ||
St. Petersburg, Florida | Bayfront Arena | 1970-72 | ||
New Orleans Buccaneers Memphis Pros/Tams/Sounds |
New Orleans, Louisiana | Loyola Field House Tulane Gym Municipal Auditorium |
1967-70 | Relocated to Baltimore in 1975 but folded without playing a game there. |
Memphis, Tennessee | Mid-South Coliseum | 1970-75 | ||
New Jersey Americans New York Nets |
Teaneck, New Jersey | Teaneck Armory | 1967-68 | Joined the NBA in 1976. |
Commack, New York | Long Island Arena | 1968-69 | ||
West Hempstead, New York | Island Garden | 1969-72 | ||
Uniondale, New York | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 1972-76 | ||
Oakland Oaks Washington Caps Virginia Squires |
Oakland, California | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 1967-69 | Dissolved by the league in May 1976. |
Washington, D.C. | Washington Coliseum | 1969-70 | ||
Norfolk, Virginia Hampton, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Roanoke, Virginia |
Norfolk Scope Hampton Coliseum Richmond Coliseum Roanoke Civic Center Old Dominion University Fieldhouse Richmond Arena |
1970-76 | ||
Pittsburgh Pipers Minnesota Pipers Pittsburgh Pipers Pittsburgh Condors |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh Civic Arena | 1967-68 | Folded in 1972. |
Bloomington, Minnesota | Metropolitan Sports Center | 1968-69 | ||
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh Civic Arena | 1969-72 | ||
San Diego Conquistadors San Diego Sails |
San Diego, California | Peterson Gym Golden Hall San Diego Sports Arena |
1972-75 | Folded in November 1975. |
Seasons
1940s | 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 |
---|