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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
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5 Comments
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Level 90
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.
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Level 90
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.
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Oct 26, 2021
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Level 74
Oct 23, 2024
'70s Cincinnati Reds seem like an absence, and I think the Bad Boy Pistons at least have a case. Though I'm a Pistons fan so take as you will
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Level 90
Oct 23, 2024
I see your point, but by the (admittedly arbitrary) definition used in this quiz, they don't count. We're requiring at least 3 championships for a "dynasty" here, and both the Big Red Machine and the Bad Boys only won 2.