North American Sports Dynasties

Name the North American sports teams that had prolonged runs of success in the given years. For this quiz, I am defining a "dynasty" as winning at least 3 championships over a relatively short span of time (the more championships, the longer the "short" span can be).

Not intended to be a comprehensive list.

Some teams have had multiple "dynasties," but I'm only including one per team here.

Obviously, the definition of "sports dynasty" is highly debatable. If you feel a team has been included/excluded unfairly, I welcome discussion in the comments.

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Years	League	Championships	Team
1912-1918	MLB	4 of 7	Boston Red Sox
1936-1953	MLB	12 of 18	New York Yankees
1940-1946	NFL	4 of 7	Chicago Bears
1942-1946	MLB	3 of 5	St. Louis Cardinals
1942-1951	NHL	6 of 10	Toronto Maple Leafs
1948-1951	NCAA Basketball	3 of 4	Kentucky
1949-1954	NBA	5 of 6	Minneapolis Lakers
1952-1955	NHL	3 of 4	Detroit Red Wings
1953-1979	NHL	16 of 27	Montreal Canadiens
1957-1969	NBA	11 of 13	Boston Celtics
1959-1965	MLB	3 of 7	Los Angeles Dodgers
1961-1968	NFL	5 of 7	Green Bay Packers
1964-1975	NCAA Basketball	10 of 12	UCLA
1972-1974	MLB	3 of 3	Oakland Athletics
1975-1980	NFL	4 of 6	Pittsburgh Steelers
1980-1983	NHL	4 of 4	New York Islanders
1982-1990	NFL	4 of 9	San Francisco 49ers
1984-1990	NHL	5 of 7	Edmonton Oilers
1987-1991	NCAA Football	3 of 5	Miami
1991-1998	NBA	6 of 8	Chicago Bulls
1993-1996	NFL	3 of 4	Dallas Cowboys
1994-1997	NCAA Football	3 of 4	Nebraska
2002-2005	NFL	3 of 4	New England Patriots
2003-2007	NBA	3 of 5	San Antonio Spurs
2009-2020	NCAA Football	6 of 12	Alabama
2010-2014	MLB	3 of 5	San Francisco Giants
2010-2015	NHL	3 of 6	Chicago Blackhawks
2015-2018	NBA	3 of 4	Golden State Warriors
2020-2024	NFL	3 of 5	Kansas City Chiefs

Level 86

Dec 15, 2018

I basically stayed away from NCAA football before 1950 completely, as the idea of a national champion back then was pretty nutty. For instance, for the 1921 season, six different teams have retroactively been declared champion by the various different reporting services.

Level 86

Dec 15, 2018

Also, I only considered those teams designated by the NCAA as "consensus national champions," which are those teams picked as champion by at least one of the following: Associated Press, United Press/UPI, Football Writers Association of America, National Football Foundation / College Football Hall of Fame, and USA Today.

Level 86

Oct 26, 2021

Minor update to extend a recent NCAA football dynasty.