Nashville Kangaroos | |
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Names | |
Full name | Nashville Kangaroos, Inc. |
Nickname(s) | Kangaroos, Roos |
Club details | |
Founded | 1997 |
Colours | |
Competition | USAFL |
Premierships | 2021 Division IV |
Ground(s) | Elmington Park, West End Nashville |
Other information | |
Official website | nashvillekangaroos |
The Nashville Kangaroos is a United States Australian Football League, USAFL, team, based in Nashville, United States. [1] It was founded in 1997 and is a Founding Club of the USAFL. [2] [3] The club's mascot is a red kangaroo, a happy coincidence as the Nashville Zoo features red kangaroos in Kangaroo Kickabout, an interactive exhibit with 4,500 square feet of naturalistic Australian landscape. [4]
In 2021, the Men's team won their first National Championship in Division IV going 4-0 for the clean sweep as National Champions. [5]
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