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This is a list of players who have appeared in at least one regular season or postseason game for defunct National Football League franchises. This list contains franchises sorted alphabetically from "Akron Indians/Pros" to "Frankford Yellow Jackets".
The Frankford Athletic Association not only fielded the Yellow Jackets football team, but also the Yellow Jackets' Band and the Frankford Legion Post 211 Drum & Bugle Corps. The Association also sponsored bus and train trips for fans to travel along to games in such places as Pottsville and New York City, where even the host teams ...
He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Frankford Yellow Jackets from 1927 to 1929. He played at the center and end positions and appeared in a total of 38 NFL games, 25 as a starter. [1] After retiring from football, he served as a coach for the 1931 Saint Louis Billikens football team.
The city's first professional football team was the Frankford Yellow Jackets. Originally a community athletic-association team in the Frankford neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia dating back to 1899, the club became one of the early NFL clubs in 1924. [25] The Yellow Jackets won the NFL championship in 1926.
From 1934 to 1937, North's Football team, coached by Si Simendinger featuring players like future NFL stars Frank Reagan and Bucko Kilroy, won four straight League Championships. The North Catholic Football Team under Head Coach Jack Gillepie won League titles in '49, '50, '52, and '56, and City Titles in three of those four years.
The stadium, located at Frankford Avenue and Devereaux Avenue, was the Yellow Jackets' home from 1923 through 1930. On July 27, 1931, a fire caused major damage to the structure, [ 1 ] forcing the Yellow Jackets to play their remaining home games at the Baker Bowl and Municipal Stadium , before disbanding during the 1931 season. [ 2 ]
Team also played in stadium from 1902 to 1908 prior to joining the NFL [26] [27] Bellevue Park: Green Bay Packers: Preble, Wisconsin: 1923 1924 Site of first Packers-Bears game [28] Frankford Stadium: Frankford Yellow Jackets: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1923 1931 [29] Sportsman's Park: St. Louis All-Stars, St. Louis Gunners: St. Louis ...
He went on to play professionally for the Frankford Yellow Jackets of the National Football League (NFL). [5] In 1927, he and several teammates took over the coaching job in mid-season and achieved a 6–9–3 record, as Weir earned All-Pro honors. The following year, Weir coached the team to an 11–3–2 record, good for a second-place league ...