World League of American Football

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/World_League_of_American_Football
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf defunct professional sports league
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:WLAF
gptkbp:championships American football
gptkbp:countryOfOperation gptkb:Europe
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:firstSeason 1991
gptkbp:foldable financial losses
lack of popularity in US markets
gptkbp:folded 2007
gptkbp:founded 1991
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:New_York_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label World League of American Football
gptkbp:legacy helped develop international interest in American football
gptkbp:notableCoach gptkb:Galen_Hall
gptkb:Jack_Bicknell
gptkb:Jim_Criner
gptkb:Frankfurt_Galaxy
gptkbp:notableEvent First World Bowl held in 1991
gptkbp:notablePlayer gptkb:Adam_Vinatieri
gptkb:Brad_Johnson
gptkb:Kurt_Warner
gptkb:Jake_Delhomme
gptkbp:notableTeam gptkb:New_York/New_Jersey_Knights
gptkb:Orlando_Thunder
gptkb:Scottish_Claymores
gptkb:London_Monarchs
gptkb:San_Antonio_Riders
gptkb:Barcelona_Dragons
gptkb:Amsterdam_Admirals
gptkb:Frankfurt_Galaxy
gptkb:Rhein_Fire
gptkb:Birmingham_Fire
gptkb:Montreal_Machine
gptkbp:numberOfTeams 10 (inaugural season)
gptkbp:organizer National Football League
gptkbp:parentOrganization National Football League
gptkbp:previousSeason 1992 (as WLAF)
gptkbp:purpose expand American football internationally
gptkbp:renamed gptkb:NFL_Europe
gptkbp:resumedAs gptkb:NFL_Europe_(1995)
gptkbp:sport American football
gptkbp:successor gptkb:NFL_Europa
gptkbp:televisionPartner gptkb:ABC
gptkb:Sky_Sports
gptkb:USA_Network
gptkb:SAT.1
gptkbp:website nfleurope.com (defunct)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:American_football
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5