For 1960s team that was originally called the Wilmington Clippers, see Wilmington Renegades.
Defunct American football team
Wilmington Clippers
Founded
1937
Folded
1950
Based in
Wilmington, Delaware
League
Independent (1937–1938, 1942) American Association (1939–1941, 1946–1949)
Division
Southern (1939)
None (1940–1941)
Western (1946–1947)
None (1948–1949)
Team history
Wilmington Clippers (1937–1942, 1946–1949)
Head coaches
Dutch Slagle (1937) Walt Masters (1938–1940) George Veneroso (1941–1942, 1947–1948) Les Dodson (1946) Doug Turley (1949) Larry Weldon (1949)
Owner(s)
Lammot du Pont Jr. (1937–1949)
Other League Championship wins
AA (1941)
Home field(s)
Wilmington Park
The Wilmington Clippers were a professional American football team that played from 1937 to 1942, and from 1946 to 1949. They played in the American Association from 1939 to 1941, later returning for the 1946 to 1949 seasons when the league was known as the American Football League.[1] They were located in Wilmington, Delaware. The Clippers played as an independent team from 1937 to 1938, and in 1942.
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