Dayton Triangles

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The Dayton Triangles were one of the original professional American football teams and a charter member of the league that became the NFL.

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Dayton Triangles canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct sports team
professional American football team
activePeriodEnd 1929
activePeriodStart 1920
basedIn Dayton, Ohio
linked to: Dayton
charterMemberOf American Professional Football Association
National Football League
cityRepresented Dayton
country United States
firstNFLGameDate 1920-10-03
firstNFLGameOpponent Columbus Panhandles
firstNFLGameResult Dayton Triangles 14–0 Columbus Panhandles
firstNFLGameVenue Triangle Park
foundedAs Dayton Triangles
franchiseMovedTo Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)
historicalSignificance hosted the first game of the league that became the NFL
one of the original NFL franchises
homeCity Dayton, Ohio
linked to: Dayton
homeField Triangle Park
league National Football League
nicknameOrigin named for Triangle Park and three sponsoring companies
notableCoach Nelson "Bud" Talbott
notableEvent hosted first game in APFA/NFL history
notablePlayer Frank Bacon
George Roudebush
Lou Partlow
originalNFLFranchise true
originatedFrom amateur industrial teams in Dayton
ownerType industrial company-sponsored team
playedInEra leather-helmet era
predecessorLeague American Professional Football Association
sponsoredBy Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company
Dayton Metal Products
Delco
Domestic Engineering Company
sport American football
stateRepresented Ohio
status defunct
successorTeam Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)
teamColors blue
white

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Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) predecessor Dayton Triangles
Dayton Triangles foundedAs Dayton Triangles
1920 NFL season hadTeam Dayton Triangles