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Cities that hosted NFL teams in the 1920s and 1930s. Cities that still have NFL teams from that era are in black, while other cities are in red. Only teams that played more than ten games in the NFL are included. In league meetings prior to the 1933 season, three new teams, the Pirates, the Cincinnati Reds, and the Eagles, were admitted to the NFL.
As a result, the league dropped from 22 to 12 teams, and a majority of the remaining teams were centered around the East Coast instead of the Midwest, where the NFL had started. The New York Yankees were added from the American Football League (AFL I) and the Cleveland Bulldogs returned.
Basketball teams established in 1920 (10 P) Basketball teams established in 1921 (9 P) ... Basketball teams established in 1929 (13 P) This page was ...
They were the longest-lasting traveling team in the NFL (1920–1929), and the last such "road team" until the Dallas Texans in 1952, who, coincidentally, descended from the Dayton franchise. The Texans players and assets were moved to Baltimore in 1953, and then to Indianapolis in 1983, where they now operate as the Colts , just 117 miles west ...
Early championships between 1920 and 1932 were awarded to the team with the best won-lost record, initially rather haphazardly, as some teams played more or fewer games than others, or scheduled games against non-league, amateur or collegiate teams; this led to the 1920 title being determined during a league meeting after the season, [3] the 1921 title being decided on a controversial ...
FRANCHISES: The first season, 1920, the American Professional Football Association had 14 teams, including two Tigers (Cleveland and Chicago). The Akron Pros, Decatur Staleys (later the Chicago ...
The NFL was established in 1920, and the sport grew rapidly, refining its rules and gaining widespread college and professional followings. Basketball gained prominence with the founding of the NBA in 1946. The sport expanded through colleges and professional leagues.
September 26, 1920, at Douglas Park, Rock Island, Illinois. To start its 1920 season, the Independents played the first game in the history of the league against the non-APFA St. Paul Ideals. [citation needed] This was the Ideals' second game of the season, coming off a 14–7 victory the week prior. [33]