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Why are the Tennessee Titans not called the Nashville titans since that is where their stadium is?
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∙ 11y ago
They are named after their home state not city.
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Why aren't the titans called the Nashville Titans?
because they are not from nashville, tennessee
Why are Tennessee called the titans?
Nashville is called The Athens Of The South, and Athens was guarded by warriors called the Titans.
When were the Tennessee Titans formed?
The Tennessee Titans began play in 1960 as the Houston Oilers and were one of the charter teams of the American Football League. The Oilers moved to Tennessee in 1997 and were known as the Tennessee Oilers for the 1997 and 1998 seasons, playing home games in 1997 in Memphis and 1998 at Vanderbilt Stadium. Their new stadium, LP Field in Nashville, was completed before the 1999 season and Bud Adams, the owner of the team, wanted to change the name to reflect power and leadership. Titans was agreed upon, in part because Nashville is known as the 'Athens of the South', and since then the team has been known as the Tennessee Titans.
How did the Tennessee Titans football team get its name?
Nashville is called The Athens Of The South, and the Titans were guardians of Athens, so the name Titans was resurrected after it was dropped from New York's AFL/AFC, which had used the Titans name until changing to the New York Jets.
What other cities have the Titans called home?
AnswerOnly HoustonActually, they had a brief stint here in Memphis for about a year, but when we refused to build them a new stadium, they returned to Nashville.
What is the v.a. hospital called in Nashville TN?
It is called Tennessee Valley Healthcare System - Nashville Campus.
What is Nashville TN known for?
Country Music, Tennessee Titans, Nashville Predators, Nashville Sounds, Oprah Winfrey, Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium, AT&T Building (tallest building in Tennessee at 613 feet), Opry Land (theme park which was destroyed and turned into a mall called Opry Mills) , Hermitage (the home of President Andrew Jackson), the Parthenon (replica of the Parthenon in Greece), and Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee is famous for country music. Nashville is also the capital city of Tennessee and is known as "The country music capital of the world".
What is the significance of the name Tennessee titan?
The symbol on the Titans helmet comes from the Tennessee state flag.
Nashville Tennessee in the now days?
tennessee has recently been called the music state
Where is Taylor Swift's house in Nashville Tennessee?
She doesn't live in Nashville but close. She lives in a nearby town called Henderwood
Why is Nashville state capitol of Tennessee?
why is a pencil called a pencil? same reason
What makes Tennessee famous?
the beautiful flowers and animals it is called the volunteer state and it capital is nashville
