a record of 7–5–2, out of the playoffs. Development For most of their existence, the Dons compiled an average record, and never qualified for the AAFC playoffs. This was mainly because they were in the same division as the league's two most powerful teams, the Cleveland Browns and San Francisco 49ers. Unlike the Browns, 49ers, and Baltimore Colts, the Dons were not one of the AAFC teams that remained intact when the AAFC merged with the NFL in : they merged with the crosstown Rams of the older league after the 1949 season. Legacy One Dons player, William Radovich, formerly of the NFL's Detroit Lions, filed a lawsuit against the NFL after being blacklisted from playing or working in it afterwards. It led to the Supreme Court ruling, in the case of Radovich v. National Football League, that professional football, unlike baseball, was subject to antitrust laws. Pro Football Hall of Famers Season-by-season |- |1946 || 7 || 5 || 2 || 3rd AAFC West || -- |- |1947 || 7 || 7 || 0 || 3rd AAFC West || -- |- |1948 || 7 || 7 || 0 || 3rd AAFC West || -- |- |1949 || 4 || 8 || 0 || 5th AAFC || -- |- !Totals || 25 || 27 || 2 || || References External links Los Angeles Dons Franchise Encyclopedia, pro-football-reference.com/ Defunct American football teams in California 1946 establishments in California 1949 disestablishments in California American football teams established in 1946