Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)

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The Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) were a professional American football team that competed in the short-lived All-America Football Conference in the late 1940s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football team
defunct sports team
activeSeasons 1946 AAFC season
1947 AAFC season
1948 AAFC season
alsoKnownAs Brooklyn Dodgers football team (AAFC)
basedIn New York City
competitionLevel professional
country United States of America
dissolved 1948
era late 1940s
foundedAs Brooklyn Dodgers
fullName Brooklyn Dodgers
geographicRegion New York metropolitan area
headCoach Carl Voyles
Mal Stevens
historicalContext competed against NFL as part of rival AAFC
homeCity Brooklyn, New York
linked to: Brooklyn
homeStadium Ebbets Field
homeVenue Ebbets Field
inception 1946
league All-America Football Conference
location Brooklyn
namedAfter Brooklyn Dodgers (MLB)
linked to: Brooklyn Dodgers
notablePlayer Ace Parker
Banks McFadden
Glenn Dobbs
parentLeagueStatus defunct
partOf All-America Football Conference
playedHomeGamesIn Brooklyn, New York
linked to: Brooklyn
playedIn AAFC Eastern Division
predecessor Brooklyn Tigers (NFL)
reasonForDissolution AAFC franchise contraction and financial difficulties
sharesNameWith Brooklyn Dodgers (Major League Baseball)
linked to: Brooklyn Dodgers
shortName Dodgers
linked to: Los Angeles Dodgers
sport American football
successor Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)
teamColors blue
white
teamStatus defunct

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All-America Football Conference hadTeam Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)
Eastern Division (AAFC) includedTeam Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)
subject linked to: Eastern Division
All-America Conference team Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)
Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) alsoKnownAs Brooklyn Dodgers football team (AAFC)
linked to: Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)