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4 unusual facts about 1952 NFL season


1952 NFL season

This left Dallas without a professional football franchise until the births of the Dallas Cowboys and the AFL version of the Dallas Texans in 1960.

For the team's last five games, the league operated the Texans as a road team, using Hershey, Pennsylvania as a home base.

Playing against the last place (2–8) Redskins, the Eagles had a 21–14 lead in the fourth quarter, but Eddie LeBaron crossed the goal line with 0:18 to play, for Washington's only home win in 1952, and handing the Browns the conference title.

Byron Bailey

He played sparingly, but was with the team when they won the 1952 NFL Championship game, 17-7, over the Cleveland Browns.



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