Genealogy Projects tagged with american football on the Geni Family Tree

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  • New Jersey Generals (USFL)

    The New Jersey Generals were a franchise of the United States Football League (USFL) established in 1982 to begin play in the spring and summer of 1983. The team played three seasons from 1983–85, winning 31 regular-season games and losing 25 while going 0–2 in postseason competition. Home games were played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, which was called The Meadowlands for G...

  • San Diego Chargers (AFL)

    The purpose of this project is to collect all of the Geni profiles of those who were involved with the American Football League's San Diego Chargers.

  • Buffalo Bisons (AAFC)

    The Buffalo Bisons were an American football team, based in Buffalo, New York, that played in the All-America Football Conference in 1946.After only one year, owner James Breuil held a name-the-team contest in hopes of choosing a more distinctive nickname; "Bisons" had been the traditional nickname for Buffalo teams for many years. The winning choice was " Bills ," which was a play on the name ...

  • Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)

    The Brooklyn-New York Yankees were formed from the folding and subsequent merger of the AAFC's Brooklyn Dodgers with the New York Yankees in 1949.The team only lasted one season, as this was the final season of the AAFC, which merged with the NFL. The Yankees players were divided between the New York Giants and New York Bulldogs, who played as the New York Yanks starting in 1950.

  • Baltimore Stars (USFL)

    The Baltimore Stars were a professional American football team which played in the United States Football League (USFL) in the mid-1980s. They were owned by real-estate magnate Myles Tanenbaum. They were the league's dominant team, playing in all three championship games and winning two of them. These two championships were won in 1984 and 1985. The 1984 championship was won as the Philadelphia...

  • Cincinnati Bengals (AFL)

    The purpose of this project is to collect all the Geni profiles of those who were involved with the American Football League's Cincinnati Bengals.

  • San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)

    The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team located in the San Francisco Bay Area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) West division. The team currently plays its home games at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, located 45 miles (72 km) southeast of San Francisco in the heart of Silicon V...

  • Miami Dolphins (AFL)

    The purpose of this project is to collect all of the Geni profiles of those who were involved with the American Football League's Miami Dolphins.

  • Los Angeles Chargers (AFL)

    The purpose of this project is to collect all of the Geni profiles of those who were involved with the American Football League's Los Angeles Chargers.

  • Philadelphia Stars (USFL)

    The Philadelphia Stars were a professional American football team which played in the United States Football League (USFL) in the mid-1980s. They were owned by real-estate magnate Myles Tanenbaum. They were the league's dominant team, playing in two championship games and winning the second one.They played in Philadelphia for the 1983 and 1984 seasons. In 1985, they relocated and became the Bal...

  • Boston Breakers (USFL)

    The Boston Breakers were a team that played in the original United States Football League (USFL) in 1983. They would relocate to New Orleans after the season and would become the New Orleans Breakers .

  • Los Angeles Express (USFL)

    The Los Angeles Express was a team in the United States Football League (USFL) based in Los Angeles, California. Playing at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the Express competed in all three of the USFL seasons played, 1983–1985.

  • New York Yankees (AAFC)

    The New York Yankees were a professional American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) from 1946 to 1949. The team played in Yankee Stadium in the Bronx and often played in front of sold-out crowds[citation needed]. They were owned by Dan Topping, who transferred the team from the NFL Brooklyn Dodgers, retaining many of the same players. The team's coach was R...

  • New Orleans Breakers (USFL)

    The New Orleans Breakers were an American football team that played in the original United States Football League (USFL) in 1984. The franchise was originally known as the Boston Breakers in 1983. After the 1984 season, the franchise was relocated to Portland, Oregon and became the Portland Breakers .

  • Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)

    The purpose of this project is to collect all of the Geni profiles of those who were involved with the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs.

  • Pittsburgh Maulers (USFL)

    The Pittsburgh Maulers were a team that competed in the 1984 season of the United States Football League. Their most prominent player was first pick overall in the 1984 USFL draft, running back Mike Rozier of Nebraska, who won the Heisman Trophy, collegiate football's most prestigious individual award.They were owned by shopping mall magnate Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr., the father of Edward J. DeB...

  • Arizona Outlaws (USFL)

    The Arizona Outlaws were a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League in the mid-1980s. They were owned by Fresno banker and real estate agent William Tatham, Sr., who had briefly owned the Portland Thunder of the World Football League. They started play in 1984 as the Oklahoma Outlaws .

  • Arizona Wranglers (USFL)

    The Arizona Wranglers were a professional American Football team in the United States Football League that, name-wise, existed from late 1982 to mid 1985. They played at Sun Devil Stadium on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe, a suburb of Phoenix. They would end up merging with the Oklahoma Outlaws to become the Arizona Outlaws for the 1986 season.

  • Oklahoma Outlaws (USFL)

    The Oklahoma Outlaws were an expansion team in the United States Football League (USFL) that played one season in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After the 1984 season they relocated to Tempe, Arizona and became the Arizona Outlaws .

  • Chicago Hornets (AAFC)

    The Chicago Hornets were an American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. From 1946 to the end of the 1948 season, the team was known as the Chicago Rockets . Unlike the Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers, and Baltimore Colts, the franchise was not one of the three AAFC teams that joined the National Football League prior to the 1950 season.The ...

  • Chicago Rockets (AAFC)

    The Chicago Rockets were an American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. During the 1949 season, the team was known as the Chicago Hornets. Unlike the Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers, and Baltimore Colts, the franchise was not one of the three AAFC teams that joined the National Football League prior to the 1950 season.The Chicago Rockets fr...

  • Chicago Blitz (USFL)

    The Chicago Blitz was a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League in the mid-1980s. They played at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois.

  • Michigan Panthers (USFL)

    The Michigan Panthers were a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League (USFL) in the mid-1980s. They played their games in the Pontiac Silverdome during the 1983 and 1984 seasons. They would end up merging with the Oakland Invaders after the 1984 season and relocated to Oakland.

  • Oakland Invaders (USFL)

    The Oakland Invaders were a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League (USFL) from 1983 through 1985. Based in Oakland, California; they played at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum.They would merge with the Michigan Panthers and become the surviving team before the 1986 season.

  • Houston Gamblers (USFL)

    The Houston Gamblers were an American football team that competed in the United States Football League in 1984 and 1985. The Gamblers were coached by veteran NFL head coach Jack Pardee in both their seasons. They were noteworthy for introducing former Middletown (Ohio) High School football coach Glenn "Tiger" Ellison's Run & Shoot offense to the world of pro football.

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