词条 | United Football League (1961–1964) |
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|title=United Football League |logo= |pixels= |sport=American football |founded=1961 |folded=1964 |teams=8 |country=United States Canada }} The United Football League was a professional minor league American football league that operated between 1961 and 1964. It had eight teams primarily based in the Midwestern United States. After the league folded following the 1964 season, the more ambitious owners formed the new Continental Football League. The more conservative owners, who wanted to continue as a regional Midwestern bus league, broke away to form the Professional Football League in February 1965.[1] The league was founded in 1961 as a minor league alternative to the National Football League and American Football League. Based in the Midwest, it drew many of its players from the Big Ten college conference. Among its more notable feats, it became the first football league to operate teams in both the United States and Canada when it launched the Quebec Rifles in 1964, and it revived the names of the Cleveland/Canton Bulldogs and Akron Pros, two early-era NFL teams. 1961 season
Grand Rapids Blazers 24 Indianapolis Warriors 14 UNITED FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPGrand Rapids Blazers 20 Columbus Colts 7 1962 season
Grand Rapids Blazers 24 Indianapolis Warriors 20 UNITED FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPWheeling Ironmen 30 Grand Rapids Blazers 21 1963 season
On November 28, 1963, the Syracuse Stormers played the Cleveland Bulldogs at MacArthur Stadium in a regular season game. UNITED FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPWheeling Ironmen 31 Toledo Tornadoes 21 1964 season
Canton Bulldogs 19 Indianapolis Warriors 14 TeamsToledo TornadoesA former Michigan semi-pro team moved to Toledo as the all pro Toledo Tornadoes of the America Football Conference in 1956 then transferred to the United Football League. The Tornadoes primarily played at Waite Stadium. The league forced the team to close due to debt in 1965.[3] References1. ^{{cite news|title=New League Is Formed Of Leftovers|work=The Progress-Index|agency=Associated Press|date=February 7, 1965}} {{Professional Gridiron football leagues}}{{DEFAULTSORT:United Football League (1961-1964)}}2. ^AC 2013, Fun While It Lasted, United Football League 3. ^{{cite news|last1=Autullo|first1=Ryan|title=New league not coming to Toledo|url=http://www.bcsn.tv/news_article/show/372539|accessdate=June 25, 2015|work=The Blade|date=April 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231107/http://www.bcsn.tv/news_article/show/372539|archive-date=March 3, 2016}} 5 : United Football League (1961–1964)|Defunct American football leagues|Sports leagues established in 1961|1961 establishments in the United States|1964 disestablishments in the United States |
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