Cleveland Tigers (NFL)
The Cleveland Tigers were an American football team from Cleveland, which was located in the National Football League ( NFL).
Team History
The Tigers were founded a professional football player in 1916 by Peggy Parratt and first played in the Ohio League, a professional league in which only played teams from Ohio. In 1920, the takeover of the club by local sports promoter Jimmy O'Donnell was. In the same year, the " American Professional Football Association," was launched. O'Donnell established the team in the newly formed league. The league was later renamed NFL.
The Tigers wore from their home games at League Park, the home of the Cleveland Indians and were able to win in their first game of the year only two out of eight games. In 1921 the team was renamed the Cleveland Indians. Jim Thorpe took over as coach and ran the same time as a player for the team. However, he was injured after the second game and could only intervene once again in the game at the end of the season. Sporty was the season, despite the commitment of the later member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Joe Guyon, no success. Only three games were won, five times the team was a loser from the square. For those who enjoy problems economic problems were added. O'Donnell could not pay the amount of the annual license fee of U.S. $ 1,000 in 1922. The League presented a game operation of the team.
Members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Joe Guyon
- Jim Thorpe