Burlington Braves

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Burlington Braves
Founded1958
Based in Burlington, Ontario, Canada
League Canadian Junior Football League
Division Ontario Football Conference
ColoursBlue, yellow, and white
   

The Burlington Braves were a Canadian junior football league team. Founded in 1958 in Burlington, Ontario, they played in the Ontario Football Conference of the Canadian Junior Football League. [1] Following the 2015 season, the club moved its operations on St. Catherines, Ontario and became the Niagara Raiders. [2]

Canadian Football Hall of Fame players, Tony Gabriel, Peter Dalla Riva, and John Bonk, started their football careers with the Braves. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "After 57 years in Burlington, Braves are leaving town". Burlington Post. February 2, 2016.
  2. "Raiders find home in Virgil". Niagara Falls Review. June 10, 2016.