WebThe Akron Pros were a professional football team that played in Akron, Ohio from 1908 to 1926. The team originated in 1908 as a semi-pro team named the Akron Indians, but later became Akron Pros in 1920 as the team set out to become a charter member of the American Professional Football Association (later renamed the National Football League …

WebAkron [ˈækrən] ist eine Stadt im Nordosten des US-Bundesstaats Ohio.Sie liegt am Ohio-Erie-Kanal, 50 km südlich von Cleveland, sowie 85 km von der Grenze zu Pennsylvania entfernt. Mit einer Fläche von 62,41 Quadratmeilen (161,57 km²) und knapp über 190.000 Einwohnern (Zensus 2020, U.S. Census Bureau) ist sie die fünftgrößte Stadt in Ohio.. …

WebThe 1920 Akron Pros season was the franchise's inaugural season with the American Professional Football Association (APFA) and twelfth total season as a team. The Pros entered the season coming off a 5–5 record in 1919 as the Akron Indians in the Ohio League.The Indians were sold to Art Ranney and Frank Nied, two businessmen, to help …

WebThe 1920 APFA season was the inaugural season of the American Professional Football Association, renamed the National Football League in 1922.An agreement to form a league was made by four independent teams from Ohio on August 20, 1920, at Ralph Hay's office in Canton, Ohio, with plans to invite owners of more teams for a second meeting on …

WebFrederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard (January 27, 1894 – May 11, 1986) was an American football player and coach. In 1921, he became the first African-American head coach in the National Football League (NFL). Pollard and Bobby Marshall were the first two African-American players in the NFL in 1920. Football pioneer Walter Camp called Pollard "one of …

WebLeBron Raymone James Sr. (/ l ə ˈ b r ɒ n /; born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "King James", he is widely considered one of the greatest players ever and is often compared to Michael Jordan in debates over the greatest …

WebMilwaukee County Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Opened in 1953, it was primarily a baseball park for Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Braves and later the Milwaukee Brewers.It was also used for Green Bay Packers football games, ice skating, religious services, concerts, and other large events. Its final season was in 2000, …

WebThe National Football League (NFL) was founded in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) with ten teams from four states, all of whom existed in some form as participants of regional leagues in their respective territories. The league took on its current name in 1922. The NFL was the first professional football league to successfully …

WebCleveland Stadium, commonly known as Municipal Stadium, Lakefront Stadium or Cleveland Municipal Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium located in Cleveland, Ohio.It was one of the early multi-purpose stadiums, built to accommodate both baseball and football. The stadium opened in 1931 and is best known as the long-time home of the …

WebFrank Youell Field was a football stadium on the west coast of the United States, located in Oakland, California.It was the home of the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League for four seasons, from 1962 through 1965.. The stadium was a temporary home while Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum was being built; it seated 22,000 and cost …