- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Atlanta Falcons
- Creator:
- Kahrs, Susan A.
- Date of Original:
- 2006-02-17
- Subject:
- Football--Georgia--Atlanta
Atlanta Falcons (Football team)
Athletes--Georgia--Atlanta
Professional athletes--Georgia--Atlanta
Football teams--Georgia--Atlanta - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the Atlanta Falcons. In 1965 the Atlanta Falcons became the first professional football team in the city of Atlanta and the fifteenth National Football League (NFL) franchise in existence. Since the team's first preseason game against Philadelphia at Atlanta Stadium (later Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium), the Falcons have become a mainstay in Atlanta's sports culture. Now playing at the Georgia Dome, the Falcons join the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Hawks, and Atlanta Thrashers as professional sporting attractions in Georgia.
GSE identifier: SS8E2, SS8H10 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/sports-outdoor-recreation/atlanta-falcons/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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