Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos
The Duluth Kelleys were a U.S. American football team that was located in the National Football League ( NFL). In 1926 the team was called Duluth Eskimos.
History
In 1923 the team of the Duluth Kelleys was founded in Minnesota of 11 football players. The players were an equal share in the revenue. The name " Kelley " was due to the jersey sponsor of the team - a hardware store in Duluth. The Kelleys were included in the NFL. They wore their home games at Athletic Park - a 6,000 -seat stadium in Duluth from. Although the home games of the team were visited an average of 4,100 spectators, the economic success of the team was low. Even the sporting success of the team in 1923 was not impressive. The team ended after the season in seventh place in the table in the NFL. In 1924 it went much better. The Kelleys were five of six games victorious contest and finished the season as the fourth table. 1925 lost all the games, and the team was after the season for a purchase price of one dollar to Ole Haugsrud, a local investor, sold. Haugsrud to strengthen the team greatly succeeded. He was able to bind the later members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Ernie Nevers, Walt Kiesling and John McNally on the team. Nevers had already become in college to a national celebrity. To this status particularly emphasized the Kelley called from 1926, " Ernie Nevers Duluth Eskimos ." The team played in the years 1926 and 1927 only Away games. This increased the economic success of the team in 1926 was winning the team U.S. $ 4,000 and U.S. $ 1,000 in 1927, the athletic success did not materialize. After the 1927 season Haugsrud returned the license to the Eskimos to the NFL in 1929 and acquired shares in the Minnesota Red Jackets. The sports franchise of the team from Duluth was resold by the NFL to an investor from Orange who called the Orange Tornadoes in life.
Others
The resultant in 2008 movie Leatherheads has strong similarity with the history of the Duluth Eskimos. In the film, George Clooney and Renée Zellweger are seen in the lead roles.
Members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Walt Kiesling
- John McNally
- Ernie Nevers
Other well-known players
- Paul Fitzgibbon
- Russ Method
- Bill stone
- Joey Sternaman
- Jack Underwood