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American football team
The
Fort Worth Braves
were a professional
American football
team based in
Fort Worth, Texas
. The team, first known as the Fort Worth Texans, was announced in 1967 as a member of the
Texas Football League
,
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and played their 1967 home games at
Turnpike Stadium
. The franchise was renamed as the Braves and moved its home games to
Farrington Field
for the 1968 season. In 1969 the Braves, along with the rest of the TFL, joined the
Continental Football League
as part of its new Texas Division.
When the COFL folded after its 1969 season the Braves returned as part of a fully autonomous, six-team TFL. The 1970 Braves made the postseason and advanced to the TFL title game, where they lost 21-17 to the
San Antonio Toros
. The Braves were just one of the four TFL franchises to remain in the league when it changed its name to the Trans-American Football League (TAFL) in late 1970. The TAFL lasted just one season, after which it and the Braves ceased operations.
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References
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"TPFL Makes Plans for 1967 Season".
The Odessa American
. Associated Press. 19 March 1967.