American Football League All-Star game

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The American Football League All-Star Game was an annual exhibition matchup featuring the AFL’s top players, similar to a modern all-star or Pro Bowl game.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American football exhibition game ⓘ
all-star game ⓘ
1965GameRelocatedTo Houston, Texas ⓘ
linked to: Houston
1965RelocatedStadium Jeppesen Stadium ⓘ
alsoKnownAs AFL All-Star ⓘ
AFL All-Star Game ⓘ
linked to: AFL All-Star
broadcastOn television in the United States ⓘ
conference1 AFL Eastern Division all-stars ⓘ
linked to: AFL All-Star
conference2 AFL Western Division all-stars ⓘ
contactType full-contact ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
eligibility players under contract to American Football League teams ⓘ
era pre-merger professional football ⓘ
finalEdition 1969 ⓘ
finalSeason 1969 AFL season ⓘ
firstGameDate January 7, 1962 ⓘ
firstGameSeasonRepresented 1961 AFL season ⓘ
firstLocation San Diego, California ⓘ
firstStadium Balboa Stadium ⓘ
format all-star exhibition ⓘ
gameType postseason exhibition ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
governingBody American Football League ⓘ
historicalSignificance precursor to modern NFL all-star games ⓘ
inception 1961 ⓘ
inceptionSeason 1961 AFL season ⓘ
lastGameDate January 18, 1970 ⓘ
lastGameSeasonRepresented 1969 AFL season ⓘ
lastLocation Houston, Texas ⓘ
linked to: Houston
lastStadium Astrodome ⓘ
linked to: Houston Astrodome
league American Football League ⓘ
level professional ⓘ
notableEvent 1965 boycott by players in New Orleans over racial discrimination ⓘ
numberOfEditions 9 ⓘ
organizedBy American Football League ⓘ
participantType professional American football players ⓘ
playedAfterSeason AFL season ⓘ
playedOn outdoor gridiron ⓘ
predecessorOf AFC–NFC Pro Bowl ⓘ
linked to: Pro Bowl
reasonForAbolition AFL–NFL merger ⓘ
linked to: NFL–AFL merger
relatedCompetition American Football League Championship Game ⓘ
replacedBy AFC–NFC Pro Bowl ⓘ
linked to: Pro Bowl
ruleSet American Football League rules ⓘ
selectionCriteria season performance in AFL ⓘ
selectionMethod top players from American Football League teams ⓘ
similarTo NFL Pro Bowl ⓘ
linked to: Pro Bowl
sport American football ⓘ
teamStructure East vs. West ⓘ
typicalDate January ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American Football League All-League Team → relatedTo → American Football League All-Star game ⓘ
Willie Lanier → category → American Football League All-Star players ⓘ
subject linked to: William Lanier
linked to: American Football League All-Star game
Lance Dwight Alworth → AFLAllStarTeam → American Football League All-Star ⓘ
linked to: American Football League All-Star game