1925 Akron Pros Season
The 1925 Events January * January 1 ** The Syrian Federation is officially dissolved, the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus having been replaced by the State of Syria. * January 3 – Benito Mussolini makes a pivotal speech in the Itali ... Akron Pros season was their sixth in the league and last season before becoming the Indians. The team improved on their previous output of 2–6, winning four games. They finished sixth in the league. Schedule Standings References Akron Pros seasons Akron Pros Akron Pros {{Americanfootball-season-stub ...
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Scotty Bierce
Bruce Wallace "Scotty" Bierce (September 3, 1896 – April 26, 1982) was a professional American football player and coach. He played for the Akron Pros, Buffalo All-Americans, Cleveland Indians and Cleveland Bulldogs of the National Football League (NFL). Bierce won a league title in 1920 with the Pros and he won a second title in 1924 with the Bulldogs. Scotty also served as a player-coach for the Pros in 1925. He played college football at University of Akron. After his playing career ended, Briece became a prominent Akron attorney and a community leader. The Bruce W. "Scotty" Bierce Athletic Scholarship Fund The Bruce W. "Scotty" Bierce Athletic Scholarship Fund is an athletic scholarship at the University of Akron The University of Akron is a public research university in Akron, Ohio. It is part of the University System of Ohio. As a STEM-focused institution, it focuses on industries such as polymers, advanced materials, and engineering. It is classifie .... It wa ...
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League Park (Akron)
League Park refers to two former American football and baseball stadiums located in Akron, Ohio. The original League Park was located at the corner of Carroll St. and Beaver St.; the newer stadium was on Lakeshore Blvd. between W. Long St. and W. Crosier St. Tenants The stadiums were home to the Akron Pros of the National Football League from 1920 to 1922. In 1933, the Akron Black Tyrites, a Negro league baseball team, played their home games here. It also hosted the Akron Yankees of the Middle Atlantic League, as well as various other minor league baseball team in Akron. Capacity The later stadium had a capacity of 5,000 spectators. Characteristics The second League Park was built on land that had a sharp drop-off directly behind the left field fence. This led to the left field wall slanting backwards at such an angle that outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. T ...
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1925 NFL Season
The 1925 NFL season was the sixth regular season (NFL), regular season of the National Football League. Five new teams entered the league: New York Giants, Detroit Panthers (NFL), Detroit Panthers, Pottsville Maroons, Providence Steam Roller, and a new Canton Bulldogs team. The Kenosha Maroons folded, with the Racine Legion and Minneapolis Marines mothballing. Teams Twenty teams competed in the NFL during the 1925 season. 1925 NFL Championship controversy Controversy surrounds who actually won the 1925 NFL Championship. Officially, the Chicago Cardinals are listed as the 1925 NFL champions because they finished with the best record; however, many Pottsville fans at the time claimed that the Maroons were the legitimate champions. The Maroons and the Cardinals were the top contenders for the title, with Pottsville winning a late-season meeting between them, 21–7. But the Maroons scheduled a game against a team of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football, University of Notre Dame ...
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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 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 East ...
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National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and the highest professional level of American football in the world. Each NFL season begins with a three-week preseason in August, followed by the 18-week regular season which runs from early September to early January, with each team playing 17 games and having one bye week In sport, a bye is the preferential status of a player or team that is automatically advanced to the next round of a tournament, without having to play an opponent in an early round. In knockout (elimination) tournaments they can be granted eit .... Following the conclusion of the regular season, seven teams from each conference (four division winners and three wild card teams) advance to the p ...
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1924 Akron Pros Season
The 1924 Akron Pros season was their fifth in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 1–6, winning two games. They tied for thirteenth place 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 ...

1925 Cleveland Bulldogs Season
The 1925 Cleveland Bulldogs season was their third in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 7–1–1, winning only five league games. They finished twelfth in the league. The team also played in the first Wednesday game in league history, a 22–13 loss to the Detroit Panthers. Schedule * Games in ''italics'' are against non-NFL teams. Standings References Cleveland Bulldogs seasons Cleveland Bulldogs Cleveland Bulldogs The Cleveland Bulldogs were a team that played in Cleveland, Ohio in the National Football League. They were originally called the Indians in 1923, not to be confused with the Cleveland Indians NFL franchise in 1922. However, after team owner ...

1925 Kansas City Cowboys Season
The 1925 Kansas City Cowboys season was their second in the league and first as the Cowboys. The team improved on their previous output of 2–7, losing only five games. They finished thirteenth in the league. Schedule Standings References Kansas City Cowboys seasons Kansas City Cowboys Kansas City The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more ...

1925 Buffalo Bisons (NFL) Season
The 1925 Buffalo Bisons season was their sixth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous record against league opponents of 6–5, winning one game. They finished fifteenth in the league. This was the first season since 1917 that star player Tommy Hughitt did not take the field for Buffalo; he had retired at the end of the previous season. Schedule *Game in ''italics'' was against a non-NFL team. Standings References Buffalo Bisons (NFL) seasons Buffalo Bisons The Buffalo Bisons (known colloquially as the Herd) are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. Located in Buffalo, New York, the team plays their home games at Sahlen Fiel ... Buffalo Bisons NFL {{Americanfootball-season-stub ...
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1925 Canton Bulldogs Season
The 1925 Canton Bulldogs season was their fifth in the National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ... and their first season since 1923. The team failed to improve on their previous record against NFL opponents of 11–0–1, winning only four NFL games. They finished eleventh in the league. Schedule * Games in ''italics'' are against non-NFL teams. Standings References Canton Bulldogs seasons Canton Bulldogs Toronto, Ohio Steubenville, Ohio Canton Bulldogs {{Americanfootball-season-stub ...
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1925 Detroit Panthers Season
The 1925 Detroit Panthers season was their third in the league and first season as the Panthers. The team improved on their previous output of 1–5–1, winning eight games. They finished third in the league. The Panthers played in the first Wednesday game in NFL history against the Cleveland Bulldogs, and won 22–13. Future Pro Football Hall of Famer Jimmy Conzelman scored two touchdowns in the first quarter. Schedule Standings Players * Bill Bucher, kicker, 1 game, 180 pounds, 5-10, Clarkson *Jimmy Conzelman, tailback, 12 games, 175 pounds, 6-0, Washington (MO) * Al Crook, center, 8 games, 190 pounds, 5-10, Washington & Jefferson * Dinger Doane, fullback, 11 games, 190 pounds, 5-10, Tufts * Walt Ellis, tackle, 1 game, 224 pounds, 5-11, Univ. of Detroit * Jack Fleischman, guard, 9 games, 184 pounds, 5-6, Purdue * Al Hadden, back, 12 games, 186 pounds, 5-9, Washington & Jefferson *Tom Hogan, tackle, 11 games, 193 pounds, 6-2, Univ. of Detroit, Fordham * Vivian Hultman, e ...
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1925 Dayton Triangles Season
The 1925 Events January * January 1 ** The Syrian Federation is officially dissolved, the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus having been replaced by the State of Syria. * January 3 – Benito Mussolini makes a pivotal speech in the Itali ... Dayton Triangles season was their sixth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 2–6, losing seven games. They tied for sixteenth place in the league. Schedule * Game in ''italics'' is against a non-NFL team. Standings References Dayton Triangles seasons Dayton Triangles Toronto, Ohio Steubenville, Ohio Dayton Tri National Football League winless seasons {{Americanfootball-season-stub ...
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