The word "dynasty" is starting to get thrown around a lot in this age of 24/7 sports information and I for one would like to propose a definition of a dynasty. This definition will site sources that are accepted as dynasties. This definition will offend some who have come to think of their team as having a dynasty when by this definition they do not. First of all, the examples (all of these examples come from after 1950 and site the year that the team won their championship).
NFL
Cleveland Browns 1950, 54, 55
Green Bay Packers 1961, 62, 65, 66, 67
Pittsburgh Steelers 1974, 75, 78, 79
San Francisco 49ers 1981, 84, 88, 89
Dallas Cowboys 1992, 93, 95
New England Patriots 2001, 03, 04
NBA
Los Angeles Lakers 1949, 50, 52, 53, 54
1982, 85, 87, 88
2000, 01, 02
Boston Celts 1959, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 69
Chicago Bulls 1991, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
MLB
New York Yankees 1952, 53, 56, 59
1996, 98, 99, 00
NHL
Montreal Canadiens 1956, 57, 58, 59, 60, 65, 66, 68, 69, 71, 73, 76, 77, 78, 79
Detroit Redwings 1950, 52, 54, 55
1997, 98, 02
Toronto Maple Leafs 1962, 63, 64, 67
New York Islanders 1980, 81, 82, 83
Edmonton Oilers 1984, 85, 87, 88, 90
AFL
Detroit Drive 1988, 89, 90, 92
Tampa Bay Storm 1991, 93, 95, 96
Orlando Predators 1998, 99, 00
Now you either skimmed these or looked at them meticulously. All of these "Dynasties" have one thing in common. They have more than three championships in the span of 10 years and at least two of those championships are in consecutive years. This will anger my friends in San Antionio and in San Jose as it takes the Spurs and SaberCats out of the dynasty scene. I do not mean to do this out of spite for these teams because many teams I despise make this list (Lakers, Steelers, YANKEES). But that is my view of things so without further ado here is my definition:
Dynasty- a title earned by a team who shows dominance in their particular sport by winning three or more championships in a 10 year span in which any two of the championships are consecutive*
*this definition does only apply to professional leagues as college dynasties are very different
NFL
Cleveland Browns 1950, 54, 55
Green Bay Packers 1961, 62, 65, 66, 67
Pittsburgh Steelers 1974, 75, 78, 79
San Francisco 49ers 1981, 84, 88, 89
Dallas Cowboys 1992, 93, 95
New England Patriots 2001, 03, 04
NBA
Los Angeles Lakers 1949, 50, 52, 53, 54
1982, 85, 87, 88
2000, 01, 02
Boston Celts 1959, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 69
Chicago Bulls 1991, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
MLB
New York Yankees 1952, 53, 56, 59
1996, 98, 99, 00
NHL
Montreal Canadiens 1956, 57, 58, 59, 60, 65, 66, 68, 69, 71, 73, 76, 77, 78, 79
Detroit Redwings 1950, 52, 54, 55
1997, 98, 02
Toronto Maple Leafs 1962, 63, 64, 67
New York Islanders 1980, 81, 82, 83
Edmonton Oilers 1984, 85, 87, 88, 90
AFL
Detroit Drive 1988, 89, 90, 92
Tampa Bay Storm 1991, 93, 95, 96
Orlando Predators 1998, 99, 00
Now you either skimmed these or looked at them meticulously. All of these "Dynasties" have one thing in common. They have more than three championships in the span of 10 years and at least two of those championships are in consecutive years. This will anger my friends in San Antionio and in San Jose as it takes the Spurs and SaberCats out of the dynasty scene. I do not mean to do this out of spite for these teams because many teams I despise make this list (Lakers, Steelers, YANKEES). But that is my view of things so without further ado here is my definition:
Dynasty- a title earned by a team who shows dominance in their particular sport by winning three or more championships in a 10 year span in which any two of the championships are consecutive*
*this definition does only apply to professional leagues as college dynasties are very different
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