Dallas Texans (NFL)
The Dallas Texans played in the National Football League (NFL) for one season in 1952. They posted a record of 1–11.
| Founded | January 29, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 1952 |
| Based in | Dallas, Texas (games 1–7) Hershey, Pennsylvania (games 8–12) |
| League | National Football League |
| Conference | National Conference |
| Team history | Boston Yanks (1944, 1946–1948) Yanks (1945) New York Bulldogs (1949–1950) New York Yanks (1951) Dallas Texans (1952) |
| Team colors | Royal blue, silver, white |
| Head coaches | Jim Phelan |
| Home field(s) | Cotton Bowl (games 1–7) traveling team (games 8–12) |
While based in Dallas, the 1952 Dallas Texans were later based in Hershey, Pennsylvania and Akron, Ohio during their only season. After the team folded, the league awarded its assets to the new Baltimore Colts, who retained the team's blue-and-white colors.
Professional football returned to Dallas in 1960, as the American Football League (AFL) commenced operations with one of its eight charter members in Dallas, also called the Texans, while the NFL added the Dallas Cowboys. The AFL Dallas Texans would later move to Kansas City, Missouri, and re-branded the Chiefs in 1963.
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