New York Yankees (AAFC)

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New York Yankees
NY Yankees Football Logo.jpg
Founded1946
Folded1949 (merged with Brooklyn Dodgers in 1949)
Based in New York, New York, United States
League All-America Football Conference (1946–1949)
Team historyNew York Yankees (1946–1948)
Brooklyn-New York Yankees (1949)
Team colorsBlue, White, Silver    
Head coaches Ray Flaherty (1946–1949)
Owner(s) Dan Topping
AAFC Championship wins0
Home field(s) Yankee Stadium

The New York Yankees were a professional American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) from 1946 to 1949. The team played in Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. They were owned by Dan Topping, who transferred the team from the NFL Brooklyn Dodgers, retaining many of the same players. The team's coach was Ray Flaherty, who had coached the Washington Redskins in the early 1940s. Former NFL player Jim Barber served as an assistant coach under Flaherty.

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The Yankees appeared in the 1946 AAFC championship game, but lost to the Cleveland Browns by a score of 14–9. The same two teams appeared in the championship game the following year, with the Browns winning again 14–3.

Before the 1949 season, the financially-faltering Brooklyn Dodgers football team was folded and merged into the Yankees, which became the Brooklyn-New York Yankees, but this was the final season of the AAFC, which was then absorbed by the NFL. The Yankees players were divided between the New York Giants and New York Bulldogs, who played as the New York Yanks starting in 1950.

Players of note

Pro Football Hall of Famers

New York Yankees Hall of Famers
Players
No.NamePositionTenureInducted
44 Bruiser Kinard T 1946–19471971
88 Ace Parker QB/HB 19461972
44 Arnie Weinmeister DT 1948–19491984
49 Tom Landry CB, P, QB, RB 19491990
Coaches
NamePositionTenureInducted
Ray Flaherty Head coach1946–19481976

Season records

Season records
SeasonWLTFinishPlayoff results
New York Yankees
1946 10311st AAFC EastLost to Cleveland, 14–9, in AAFC Championship Game
1947 11211st AAFC EastLost to Cleveland, 14–3, in AAFC Championship Game
1948 6803rd AAFC EastDid not qualify
Brooklyn-New York Yankees
1949 8403rd AAFCLost to San Francisco, 17–7, in AAFC Semifinal Playoffs
Totals35172

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