The New York Yankees were a short-lived professional American football team from 1926 to 1929. The American Football League was formed in 1926 by Grange and his agent, but it lasted just one year.
American Football League I (AFL I); 1926. Some of these teams, and their dates of existence, are: The team was a member of the first American Football League in 1926, and later the National Football League from 1927 to 1929. New York Yankees – 1926. The Philadelphia Quakers won the 1926 AFL championship. In the league's early decades, there was a tremendous turnover of teams. 1926 Season - Pro Football Archives Home Teams Players Coaches Drafts Awards Leaders Contact They operated as a professional football franchise from 1920-1922, then again from 1923-1926.
The league's original teams included the Canton Bulldogs, the Cleveland Tigers, the Dayton Triangles, the Akron Professionals, the Rochester (NY) Jeffersons, the Rock Island (IL) Independents, the Muncie (IN) Flyers, the Decatur (IL) Staleys, the Chicago (IL) Cardinals, the Buffalo (NY) All-Americans, the Chicago (IL) Tigers, the Columbus Panhandles, the Detroit (MI) Heralds, and the Hammond (IN) Pros. All-Star teams from the Eastern and Western divisions played each other after every season except 1965. Finally, the All-America Football Conference (1946–1949) seriously challenged the existing league and contributed the Cleveland Browns, San… Read More They played their home games at Yankee Stadium. Cleveland Panthers – 1926.
Boston Bulldogs – 1926. The AFL did not play an All-Star game after its first season in 1960, but did stage All-Star games for the 1961 through 1969 seasons.
Numerous communities tried to sponsor teams, but quickly realized that they could not cover the expenses. Under Thorpe's leadership, the Bulldogs were the unofficial world champions in 1916, 1917, and 1919. The team featured Red Grange at running back. Newark Bears – 1926. For example, CBS-TV, which broadcast NFL games, ignored and did not report scores from the innovative AFL, on orders from the NFL. The NFL considers AFL statistics and records equivalent to its own. The Panhandles were one of the first professional football teams to join the American Professional Football Association, renamed the National Football League, when it formed in 1920. The season consisted of eleven games with a declared end-of-the-season winner: the first champion was the Akron Professionals. Boston Bulldogs (2-4) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results A second (1936–37) and third (1940–41) AFL were also formed.
Chicago Bulls – 1926. He called it the American Professional Football League (more commonly referred to as the AFL).