The Richmond Rebels were an American football team based in

Richmond, Virginia Richmond ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. Incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an independent city (United States), independent city since 1871. ...

that played in the Dixie League in 1946 and the

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from 1947 to 1950. The squad played in the playoffs from 1948 to 1950. It won the league championship in 1949 and 1950, the league's final season.ProFootballResearchers.org
They were

Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. They are one of two remaining ...

affiliates from 1948–1950. Another team by that name played in the

Virginia-Carolina Football League The Virginia-Carolina Football League was a short lived professional American football minor league formed in 1937 by clubs from Virginia and one team from North Carolina. The VCFL was a regional minor league, that was formed behind the backbone o ...

in 1937.

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1946 Richmond Rebels season
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