New York Yankees (NFL)

The New York Yankees were an American football team that played in the National Football League.

Prehistory

In 1926, playing in the Chicago Bears in the NFL Red Grange was regarded as the top player in the league. Grange made ​​with his performances for full football stadiums and was by far the highest paid player in the league. In the same year he played with put together by his team against the NFL team the New York Giants in New York City in front of 73,000 spectators, and thus saved the Giants from ruin.

In particular, the manager of Grange CC Pyle tried to beat out its popularity further capital and demanded that the team owner of the Bears a stake in the club and a corresponding increase in salary, from which he would also have benefited. George Halas, co-owner of the Bears, it flatly refused. The then directed from Pyle to the NFL request to New York to award another franchise, had to be rejected by the league since Tim Mara, owner of the New York Giants had the sole right of representation in New York. The compromise proposal offered the NFL to Pyle to settle the newly formed team in Brooklyn, was rejected by the latter. Pyle rented the Yankee Stadium and set a new league - the American Football League - a.

American Football League ( AFL)

The American Football League consisted of nine teams, including former NFL team the skirt Iceland independents. Pyle was the owner of two teams, the Yankees and the Los Angeles Wildcats. The economic success of the newly formed League failed to materialize. While the Yankees and the Philadelphia Quakers regularly played in front of more than 10,000 spectators, the audience of the other teams were well below these figures. Minus record represented a game between the Wildcats and the Cleveland Panthers - only 1,000 people wanted to attend the game. Master of the league was the team from Philadelphia. The unofficial title of Vice Champion went to the trained by Ralph Scott Yankees. Two weeks after the end of the game round the Quakers contributed from a friendly game against the Giants, who had the NFL season in 1926 finished in seventh place in the table. The game ended for the Quakers with a loss of 31:0. Although next to Grange additional top players such as Harry chair turners, Wildcat Wilson or Ray Flaherty aufliefen for AFL teams, not enough economic base. After the 1926 season, the AFL had to suspend the operation of gambling.

National Football League

After the 1926 season, the NFL was in an upheaval. Ralph Scott was coach of the team. Eleven of once 22 teams were left. The League decided to released a license to the Yankees to forgive, where Grange still was under contract. He was to be a " crowd puller ". The compromise required for the recording of the Yankees in the NFL, necessary meant a severe economic disadvantage for this team. The number of their home games was limited to intervention by Mara at four games. To make matters worse, that Grange due to an injury in 1928 could not play and returned after this season to the Chicago Bears. After the season 1928, in which thick smoke had replaced Scott as a coach, the Yankees play activities therefore had to cease completely.

Members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

  • Morris Badgro
  • Ray Flaherty
  • Red Grange
  • Mike Michalske

Other well-known players / coaches

  • Bo Molenda
  • Thick smoke
  • Ralph Scott
Baseball All-America Football Conference New York Yankees (AAFC) Sports franchising Rock Island Independents Ralph Scott (American football) Harry Stuhldreher
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