1921 Akron Pros Season
The 1921 Akron Pros season was their second completed in the young American Professional Football Association (APFA). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 8–0–3, losing three games. They finished third in the league. Schedule Standings References Akron Pros seasons Akron Pros Akron Pros The Akron Pros were a professional football team that played in Akron, Ohio from 1908 to 1926. The team originated in 1908 as a semi-pro team named the Akron Indians, but later became Akron Pros in 1920 as the team set out to become a charter mem ...

Fritz Pollard
Frederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard (January 27, 1894 – May 11, 1986) was an American football player and coach. In 1921, he became the first African-American head coach in the National Football League (NFL). Pollard and Bobby Marshall were the first two African-American players in the NFL in 1920. Football pioneer Walter Camp called Pollard "one of the greatest runners these eyes have ever seen." Early life Pollard attended Albert G. Lane Manual Training High School in Chicago, also known as "Lane Tech," where he played football, baseball, and ran track. He then went to Brown University, majoring in chemistry. Pollard played halfback on the Brown football team, which went to the 1916 Rose Bowl.Reasons and Patrick, "Pollard Set Records as Black Football Player, Coach", ''The Plain Dealer'', Cleveland, Ohio, 1972, February 27, Section E: 5. He was the first African American football player at Brown. He became the first African American running back to be named to Walter Camp' ...
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1921 Chicago Cardinals Season
The 1921 Chicago Cardinals season was their second in the American Professional Football Association. Although a myth persists that the team billed itself as the "Racine Cardinals", by 1921, the press generally referred to the team as the "Chicago Cardinals" and references to Chris O'Brien's team with the Racine name were few. The team had no connection to Racine, Wisconsin and played at Normal Park on Chicago's Racine Avenue. The Cardinals failed to improve on their previous output of 6–2–2, winning only three APFA games. They finished eighth in the league. Schedule * Games in ''italics'' are against non-NFL teams Standings 1921 Chicago Cardinals Roster Paddy Driscoll QB Bob Koehler FB Rube Marquardt Lenny Sachs LE Ralph Horween Fred Gillies LT Frank Rydzeski Norm Barry Red O'Connor Bernie Halstrom Pete Steger Garland Buckeye Ping Bodie Willis Berennan Arnie Horween Charlie Knight Leo Chappell Harry Curran Dick Egan Earl Potteiger Walter Vo ...
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Akron Pros Seasons
The Akron Pros were a professional football team that played in Akron, Ohio from 1908 to 1926. The team originated in 1908 as a semi-pro team named the Akron Indians, but later became Akron Pros in 1920 as the team set out to become a charter member of the American Professional Football Association (later renamed the National Football League (NFL) in 1922). Fritz Pollard, the first black head coach in the NFL, co-coached the Akron Pros in 1921. Paul Robeson played for the team in 1921 as well. He was among the earliest stars of professional football before football became segregated from 1934 to 1946. In 1926, the name was changed back to the Akron Indians, after the earlier semi-pro team. Due to financial problems, the team suspended operations in 1927 and surrendered its franchise the following year. History Origins Before 1908, several semi-pro and amateur teams dominated the Akron football scene. The most dominant of these was a team known as the Akron East Ends. The Ea ...
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1921 Dayton Triangles Season
The 1921 Dayton Triangles season was their second completed in the young American Professional Football Association (APFA). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–2–2, winning only four games. They finished eighth in the league. Schedule Standings References Dayton Triangles seasons Dayton Triangles Dayton Triangles The Dayton Triangles were an original franchise of the American Professional Football Association (now the National Football League (NFL)) in 1920. The Triangles were based in Dayton, Ohio, and took their nickname from their home field, Triangl ...

1921 Buffalo All-Americans Season
The 1921 Buffalo All-Americans season was their second completed in the young American Professional Football Association (APFA). The team matched their previous output of 9–1–1, going 9–1–2 against league opponents, and losing the league title to the Chicago Staleys in a disputed tiebreaker. Philadelphia Quakers moonlighting controversy and absorption of Detroit Heralds During the 1921 season, several of the Buffalo All-Americans, most notably future Philadelphia Eagles co-founder Lud Wray, also played for the Philadelphia Quakers, an independent club based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Since Philadelphia was subject to blue laws in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Quakers had to play their games on Saturdays, as opposed to the Sundays used by the APFA, including Buffalo. The Buffalo players played for Philadelphia on Saturday, then traveled back to Buffalo for Sunday's game. A few days before Buffalo played Canton, the league found out about violation of league ...
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1921 Rochester Jeffersons Season
The 1921 Rochester Jeffersons season was their second completed in the young American Professional Football Association (APFA). The team failed to improve on their previous record against league teams of 6–3–2, winning only two games. They finished tenth in the league. The Union Quakers were able to arrange a game with Rochester to make up for the loss of a game between the Quakers and the Canton Bulldogs. The Jeffersons played the Quakers to a 3–3 tie. Since the Jeffs were losing large amounts of money during the 1921 season and needed the revenue from the Union Quakers game, the APFA decided to not interfere.Ghoss of the Gridiron
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1921 Canton Bulldogs Season
The 1921 Canton Bulldogs season was their second completed in the young American Professional Football Association (APFA). The team improved on their previous output of 7–4–2, losing only two NFL games. They finished fourth in the league. Schedule * Games in ''italics'' are against non-NFL teams. Standings References Canton Bulldogs seasons Canton Bulldogs Canton Bulldogs The Canton Bulldogs were a professional American football team, based in Canton, Ohio. They played in the Ohio League from 1903 to 1906 and 1911 to 1919, and the American Professional Football Association (later renamed the National Football Leag ...

1921 Detroit Tigers (NFL) Season
The 1921 Detroit Tigers season was their second in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 2–3–3 (when the team was still known as the Heralds), winning only one game. The team folded after the November 13 game and most of its players were allocated to the Buffalo All-Americans for the rest of the year. Schedule * Games in ''italics'' are against non-NFL teams. Standings Players * Butch Brandau, kicker, 4 games, 192 pounds * Charlie Carman, guard, 6 games, 215 pounds, 5-10, Vanderbilt * Walt Clago, end, 6 games, 195 pounds, 6-0, Univ. of Detroit * Frank Coughlin, tackle, 2 games, 220 pounds, 6-3, Notre Dame *Neno DaPrato, fullback, 6 games, 185 pounds, 5-10, Michigan St. * Cy DeGree, tackle, 7 games, 210 pounds, 6-1, Notre Dame * Pat Dunne, 2 games, 182 pounds * Moose Gardner, guard, 7 games, 220 pounds, 6-1, Wisconsin * Buck Gavin, back, 3 games, 179 pounds, 5-10 * Charlie Guy, center, 7 games, 170 pounds, 6-0, Dartmouth, Washington ...
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1921 Cincinnati Celts Season
The 1921 Cincinnati Celts season was their sole season in the young American Professional Football Association (APFA). The team finished 1–3, and tied for thirteenth place in the league. Schedule * Games in ''italics'' are against non-NFL teams and do not count in the league standings. Standings References Cincinnati Celts seasons Cincinnati Celts Cincinnati Celts The Cincinnati Celts (pronounced with a hard C) was the first professional football team to play in Cincinnati, Ohio. The team played in the unofficial "Ohio League" and the American Professional Football Association (renamed the National Footba ...

Elgie Tobin
Elza Williams "Elgie" Tobin (May 7, 1886 – September 3, 1953) was a professional American football player with the independent Youngstown Patricians, and a player-coach with the Akron Pros of the American Professional Football Association (renamed the National Football League in 1922) where he wore number 8. Prior to playing professional football, Tobin played college football at Pennsylvania State University and West Virginia University. He lettered in football for the Mountaineers in 1907. At Penn State, where records list him as "Yegg Tobin", he lettered for three years (1912, 1913, 1914). The 1912 Penn State team compiled a record of 8-0, and has retroactively been recognized as national champion by the National Championship Foundation, though most other selectors have named the 9-0 Harvard team as national champion. He was team captain of the 1914 Penn State team. Tobin played with Patricians from 1915 until 1919, while serving as an assistant coach for West Virgini ...
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1921 Columbus Panhandles Season
The 1921 Columbus Panhandles season was their second in the newly formed American Professional Football Association (soon to become the National Football League). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 2–6–2, winning only one league game. They finished seventeenth in the league. Schedule *Games in ''italics'' are against non-NFL teams and do not contribute to the league standings. Standings References Columbus Panhandles seasons Columbus Panhandles Columbus Panhandles The Columbus Panhandles were a professional American football team based in Columbus, Ohio. The club was founded in 1901 by workers at the Panhandle shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad. They were a part of the Ohio League from 1904 before foldi ...

1920 Akron Pros Season
The 1920 Akron Pros season was the franchise's inaugural season with the American Professional Football Association (APFA) and twelfth total season as a team. The Pros entered the season coming off a 5–5 record in 1919 as the Akron Indians in the Ohio League. The Indians were sold to Art Ranney and Frank Nied, two businessmen, to help achieve a better record and crowd. Several representatives from the Ohio League wanted to form a new professional league; thus, the APFA was created. Returning to the team for the 1920 season would be most of last year's team, including quarterback Fritz Pollard. The Pros also added end Bob Nash, who previously played for the Tigers, Al Garrett, and end Al Nesser of the famous Nesser brothers. They opened their regular season with a win over the Wheeling Stogies, en route to an 8–0–3 record. In week 11, the Pros traded Bob Nash—the first trade in APFA history. A meeting was held by the APFA to determine a winner, and the Pros' season co ...
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