Burlington Braves

This article is about the Canadian football team. For the American baseball team formerly of the same name, see Burlington Bees.
Burlington Braves
General information
Founded1958
HeadquarteredBurlington, Ontario, Canada
ColoursBlue, yellow, and white
     
League / conference affiliations
Canadian Junior Football League
Ontario Football Conference

The Burlington Braves were a Canadian junior football league team. Founded in 1958 in Burlington, Ontario, they played in the Ontario Football Conference of the Canadian Junior Football League.[1] Following the 2015 season, the club moved its operations on St. Catharines, Ontario and became the Niagara Raiders.[2]

Canadian Football Hall of Fame players, Tony Gabriel, Peter Dalla Riva, and John Bonk, started their football careers with the Braves.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "After 57 years in Burlington, Braves are leaving town". Burlington Post. February 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "Raiders find home in Virgil". Niagara Falls Review. June 10, 2016.


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