1927 Frankford Yellow Jackets Season
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The 1927 Frankford Yellow Jackets season was their fourth in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 14–1–2, winning only six league games to finish in seventh place in the league standings. Schedule Standings Players *Carl Davis, end, tackle, guard *Bill Donohoe, back * Joey Maxwell, center, end * Frank McGrath, end * Dick Moynihan, fullback, blocking back * Pete Richards, center * Ned Wilcox, back References Frankford Yellow Jackets seasons Frankford Yellow Jackets Frankford Yellow Jackets The Frankford Yellow Jackets were a professional American football team, part of the National Football League from 1924 to 1931, although its origin dates back to as early as 1899 with the Frankford Athletic Association. The Yellow Jackets won ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Charley Moran
Charles Barthell Moran (February 22, 1878 – June 14, 1949), nicknamed "Uncle Charley", was an American sportsman who gained renown as both a catcher and umpire (baseball), umpire in Major League Baseball and as a college football, collegiate and professional American football coach. Early life Moran was born in Nashville, Tennessee to an Protestantism in Ireland, Irish Protestant family. He played Tennessee Volunteers football, football for the University of Tennessee in 1897 Tennessee Volunteers football team, 1897, but left after one year to go to Bethel College (Tennessee), Bethel College, where he coached football as well as playing the sport. Moran coached the University of Nashville Nashville Garnet and Blue football, football team in 1900 and 1901 Nashville Garnet and Blue football team, 1901. The 1901 team was one of the South's greatest. Baseball Moran played minor league baseball in 1902 for teams in Little Rock, Arkansas, Little Rock, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chattan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 Samuel Deutsch purchased the Canton Bulldogs in 1924, he merged the Canton team with his Indians and renamed his franchise the Cleveland Bulldogs. The Canton Bulldogs remained a part of the team until 1925, when they were sold back to Canton. The Cleveland Bulldogs played in the NFL until 1928 when they were relocated to Detroit and became the Detroit Wolverines. The team was later incorporated into the New York Giants in 1929. The Cleveland Bulldogs won the 1924 NFL championship. History Origins Sam Deutsch, a Cleveland jeweler and boxing promoter who also owned a minor-league baseball team, bought an NFL franchise in 1923 and named the team the Indians. They played only seven games in that first season, but they had a shot at the cham ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Frankford Yellow Jackets Seasons (1890–1983), Australian politician
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Frankford may refer to: * Frankford, Tasmania, Australia * Frankford, Ontario, Canada United States * Frankford, Delaware *Frankford, Baltimore, Maryland * Frankford Township, Mower County, Minnesota ** Frankford Village, Minnesota, a ghost town which was in this township * Frankford, Missouri * Frankford Township, New Jersey * Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Frankford, West Virginia See also * * Frankfort (other) * Frankfurt (other) * Frank Forde Francis Michael Forde (18 July 189028 January 1983) was an Australian politician who served as prime minister of Australia from 6 to 13 July 1945. He was the deputy leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1932 to 1946. He served as pri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ned Wilcox
Edmund Quincy Wilcox (February 7, 1904 – September 1968) was an American football player. Born in Baltimore, Wilcox attended high school in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. He played college football as a fullback at Swarthmore. He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Frankford Yellow Jackets The Frankford Yellow Jackets were a professional American football team, part of the National Football League from 1924 to 1931, although its origin dates back to as early as 1899 with the Frankford Athletic Association. The Yellow Jackets won ... during 1926 and 1927 seasons. He played at the back position and appeared in a total of 26 NFL games, 17 as a starter. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilcox, Ned 1904 births 1968 deaths American football fullbacks Frankford Yellow Jackets players Swarthmore Garnet Tide football players People from Lansdowne, Pennsylvania Players of American football from Delaware County, Pennsylvania Players of American ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pete Richards (American Football)
Pierce L. Richards (May 13, 1905 – April 4, 1989) was an American football player. A native of Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, Richards played college football for Swarthmore. He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a center for the Frankford Yellow Jackets The Frankford Yellow Jackets were a professional American football team, part of the National Football League from 1924 to 1931, although its origin dates back to as early as 1899 with the Frankford Athletic Association. The Yellow Jackets won ... during 1927 season. He appeared in a total of three NFL games, one as a starter. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Richards, Pete 1905 births 1989 deaths People from Lansdowne, Pennsylvania Players of American football from Delaware County, Pennsylvania American football centers Swarthmore Garnet Tide football players Frankford Yellow Jackets players ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dick Moynihan
Richard A. Moynihan (January 8, 1902 – October 8, 1991) was an American football player. A native of Haverhill, Massachusetts, Moynihan played college football for Villanova. He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Frankford Yellow Jackets The Frankford Yellow Jackets were a professional American football team, part of the National Football League from 1924 to 1931, although its origin dates back to as early as 1899 with the Frankford Athletic Association. The Yellow Jackets won ... during 1927 season. He played at the fullback and blocking back positions and appeared in a total of nine NFL games, four as a starter. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Moynihan, Dick 1902 births 1991 deaths People from Haverhill, Massachusetts American football fullbacks Villanova Wildcats football players Frankford Yellow Jackets players Players of American football from Massachusetts ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Frank McGrath (American Football)
Frank LeDuke McGrath (March 13, 1904 – March 4, 1990) was an American football player. A native of Hampton, Michigan, McGrath played college football for Georgetown. He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Frankford Yellow Jackets during 1927 season and for the New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Amer ... during the 1928 season. He played at the end position and appeared in a total of 24 NFL games, 18 as a starter. References {{DEFAULTSORT:McGrath, Frank 1904 births 1990 deaths American football ends Georgetown Hoyas football players Frankford Yellow Jackets players New York Yankees (NFL) players Players of American football from Michigan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Joey Maxwell
Joseph William Maxwell (November 5, 1904 – February 21, 1983) was an American football player and lawyer. A native of PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA. Maxwell attended Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia. He played college football at Notre Dame. He was the center in Notre Dame's "Seven Mules" line that also featured the backfield known as the Four Horsemen. 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. After retiring from football, he served as a coach for the 1931 Saint Louis Billikens football team. He received a law degree from Saint Louis University where he practiced law. He worked for Philco Ford Co. as a lawyer and later as labor relations director from 1946 to 1969. He lived in his later years in Glenside, Pennsylvania Glenside is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Cheltenham Town ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bill Donohoe
William Wilson Donohoe (April 1, 1904 – October 9, 1972), sometimes listed as Bill Donohue, was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the Carnegie Institute of Technology—now known as Carnegie Mellon University—and professionally for the Frankford Yellow Jackets of the National Football League (NFL). Donohoe served as head football coach at Saint Francis College—now known as Saint Francis University (Pennsylvania), Saint Francis University—in Loretto, Pennsylvania from 1928 to 1929 and at his alma mater, Carnegie Tech, from 1946 to 1948. Early years A native of Carnegie, Pennsylvania, he attended Edgewood High School in Pittsburgh. College football Donohoe played college football as a halfback for Carnegie Mellon Tartans football, Carnegie Tech from 1924 to 1926. He led the 1926 Carnegie Tech Tartans football team to a 7–2 record, including a victory over Notre Dame in a game that was ranked by ESPN as the fourth-greatest upset in college ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Carl Davis (American Football, Born 1903)
Carl Lewis Davis (May 19, 1903 – October 14, 1959) was an American football player. A native of Charleston, West Virginia, Davis played college football as a Tackle (gridiron football), tackle for West Virginia Mountaineers football, West Virginia. He was a member of the school's undefeated 1922 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, 1922 football team. He was also a standout in track and set a school record in the shot put that lasted for more than 30 years. He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Frankford Yellow Jackets during 1927 season. He played at the end, tackle, and guard positions and appeared in a total of eight NFL games, three as a starter. After his playing career, Davis was an attorney in Charleston. He also served on the Charleston City Council and ran as a Republican candidate for prosecuting attorney. He died in his sleep in 1959 at age 56. At the West Virginia-Pitt football game on October 17, 1959, the crowd bowed i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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New York Yankees (NFL)
The New York Yankees were a short-lived professional American football team from 1926 to 1929. The team was a member of the first American Football League in 1926, and later the National Football League from 1927 to 1929. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium. The team featured Red Grange at halfback. History Challenge to the NFL The Yankees arose as a result of a contract dispute between Grange and his previous team, the NFL's Chicago Bears. During the early 1920s, Grange was the star attraction for the Bears, and his play had done a lot to promote the fledgling NFL. However Red's agent C. C. "Cash and Carry" Pyle challenged the Bears owner George Halas in 1926, by stating that Red's contract was owned by himself, and not Halas. Pyle then approached Halas to demand for Grange a generous salary and one-third ownership of the Bears. Halas refused. Pyle then took his quest for an NFL franchise to the NFL's 1926 winter meeting. There he showed to the other owners th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NFL Championships, including one Super Bowl, and hold the NFL record for the most enshrinees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the most retired jersey numbers. The Bears have also recorded the second-most victories of any NFL franchise, only behind the Green Bay Packers. The franchise was founded in Decatur, Illinois, on September 20, 1919 and became professional on September 17, 1920, and moved to Chicago in 1921. It is one of only two remaining franchises from the NFL's founding in 1920, along with the Arizona Cardinals, which was originally also in Chicago. The team played home games at Wrigley Field on Chicago's North Side through the 1970 season; they now play at Soldier Field on the Near South Side, adjacent to Lake Michigan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |