The Dallas Texans played in the National Football League (NFL) for one season, 1952, with a record of 1–11. The team is considered one of the worst teams in NFL history, both on (lowest franchise winning percentage) and off the field. The team was based first in Dallas, then Hershey, Pennsylvania, and Akron, Ohio, during its only season. After the team folded, the league awarded its holdings to the new Baltimore Colts (now the Indianapolis Colts). Professional football returned to Dallas eight years later when the American Football League (AFL) commenced operations with one of its eight charter members (also called the Texans) in Dallas. The same year, the NFL would also return with the Dallas Cowboys. Both franchises eventually proved far more successful both on and off the field although ultimately only the Cowboys remained in Dallas whereas the AFL Texans moved to Kansas City and were re-branded the Chiefs after three seasons in Dallas. Four decades later, the NFL would revive the Texans nickname when it added the Houston Texans as its 32nd franchise. Since their demise, the Dallas Texans are regarded as being the last NFL franchise to collapse outright and permanently cease operations. Neither the Colts, nor the AFL Texans/Chiefs, nor the Cowboys, nor the modern NFL Texans claim any relationship with the earlier 1952 Texans franchise.