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The Dallas Texans played in the National Football League for one season, 1952, with a record of 1–11. NFL logo The National Football League (NFL) is the largest and most popular professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities. ... See also: 1951 in sports, 1953 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing NASCAR Championship - Tim Flock AAA Racing: Troy Ruttman won the Indianapolis 500 Chuck Stevenson won the season championship Formula One Championship - Italy 24 hours of Le Mans: Hermann Lang / Fritz Reiss won, driving...


The Texans were the last NFL member team ever to fold, sold by the team's owners back to the league midway through the season. The NFL then dissolved the team at the end of the season. The team wound up playing their final two "home" games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. The Rubber Bowl is a stadium in Akron, Ohio. ... City nickname: The Rubber Capital of the World Location within the state of Ohio County Summit Mayor Don Plusquellic Area  - Land  - Water 161. ...


For the 1953 season, what remained of the Texans organization was awarded to the city of Baltimore to form a new Baltimore Colts team to replace the one which had folded after the 1950 season. 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... City nickname: Charm City Location in the state of Maryland Founded 30 July 1729 County Independent city Mayor Martin OMalley (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 349. ... There have been two unrelated American football teams called the Baltimore Colts based in Baltimore, Maryland. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...


Another Dallas Texans team would play in the American Football League in the early 1960s before becoming the Kansas City Chiefs. The American Football League was a professional league of American football which operated from 1960 to 1969. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Conference AFC Division West Founded 1960 Home Field Arrowhead Stadium City Kansas City, Missouri Colors Red, white and gold Head Coach Dick Vermeil All-Time Record (W-L-T) (At Start of 2005 Season) 364-320-12 The Kansas City Chiefs are a National Football League team based in Kansas...



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Seattle Post-Intelligencer: NFL/Football (1779 words)
The Texans' 17-15 win over the Dolphins in Week 4 was a small step in the right direction, as was the one-and-a-half sack output of No. 1 draft pick Mario Williams, and the continued development of former No. 1 pick, quarterback, and face of the franchise David Carr.
Dallas showed some major warts in the area of pass defense last week, allowing Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb to go vertical to the tune of 354 passing yards and two touchdowns.
Running the ball figures to be a major struggle for the Texans all season, with the presence of an inexperienced and less-than-talented offensive line, as well as a litany of youngsters and castoffs filling out the depth chart at running back, contributing to that trend.
History: The Dallas Texans - Pro Football Hall of Fame (537 words)
The 1952 Dallas Texans were a National Football League franchise born of failure.
In their brief stay in Dallas, the largest crowd the Texans managed to draw was 17,499 curious spectators on opening day.
With five games remaining and the Texans unable to meet their payroll, Miller was forced to return the Dallas franchise to the league that operated the team for the remainder of the season.
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