New York Yankees (AAFC)

The New York Yankees were an American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference.

Foundation

In 1944 was founded as a rival league to the National Football League ( NFL), the AAFC to life. Founded as the league by a sports journalist from Chicago who could gather many interested investors in Football around. The League awarded a total of eight franchises. A player eligibility acquired Dan Topping, who already held shares in the same baseball team New York Yankees and the NFL team the Brooklyn Dodgers. For managing the league, the former member of the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame Jim Crowley was appointed. Each team was responsible for the preparation of their own squad. Topping brought numerous players the Dodgers, who had to adjust their 1945 game mode in the team with a. He also undertook Ray Flaherty, a former player of the New York Giants and later a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, as coach of the team. The AAFC took in 1946 on the operation of gambling. Home of the Yankees Yankee Stadium.

Achievements

Game 1946

The Yankees should establish itself immediately as one of the top teams of the AAFC. 1946, to the team of ten 14-game win, which earned them a place in the AAFC championship game. There, the Yankees met their toughest opponents in the league, the Cleveland Browns, on whose success they should never get closer and they could never defeat during her four years of existence. The Browns were supervised by Paul Brown and were able to prevail in the final with 14:9.

Game 1947

In 1947, the two teams met each other again in the final. The Yankees had won in the regular season eleven of 14 games, but were beaten by then in the championship game with 14:3.

Game 1948

The season started in 1948 with little success for the Yankees. They could only win one of four games and Flaherty was then forced to give up his coaching job. Although the new coach of the team Red Strader could show that a balance sheet, but a qualification for the inaugural Playoffs did not succeed with his team.

Game 1949

Before the season the Yankees with the Brooklyn Dodgers ( AAFC ) were combined. Coach of the team remained Strader. The team won eight of 14 games and went with this record in the Play Offs, where they met the San Francisco 49ers, who could prevail with 17:7.

The AAFC placed after this season due to financial problems their game mode a. The Yankees have not been incorporated in the NFL as opposed to the Browns and the 49ers. The players of the team were divided among the NFL teams, a significant part took over the New York Giants.

Members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

• Ray Flaherty
• Bruiser Kinard
• Tom Landry
• Ace Parker
• Arnie Weinmeisterhaus

Other well-known players

• Pug Manders
• Otto Bacher quick
• Perry Schwartz