Cleveland Tigers
The Cleveland Tigers were an American football team from Cleveland , in the National Football League was located (NFL).
Team history
The Tigers were founded in 1916 by Peggy Parratt, a professional football player, and initially played in the Ohio League , a professional league that only teams from Ohio played. In 1920 the team was taken over by local sports promoter Jimmy O'Donnell. In the same year the "American Professional Football Association" was founded. O'Donnell established the team in the newly formed league. The league was later renamed the NFL.
The Tigers played their home games at League Park , the home of the Cleveland Indians , and were only able to win two of eight games in their first year of play. In 1921 the team was renamed the Cleveland Indians . Jim Thorpe took over the coaching office and ran at the same time as a player for the team. However, he injured himself after the second match day and was only able to intervene in the game again at the end of the season. In terms of sport, the season was not a success , despite the commitment of Joe Guyon , who later became a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame . Only three games could be won, five times the team left the field as a loser. In addition to the sporting problems, there were also economic problems. O'Donnell could not pay the annual license fee of 1000 US dollars in 1922. The league stopped playing the team.
Members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Joe Guyon
- Jim Thorpe
table
| victory | defeat | draw | Final score | Trainer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Tigers | ||||||
| 1920 | 2 | 4th | 2 | 10 | Stan Cofall , Al Pierotti | |
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||
| 1921 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | Jim Thorpe | |
| Totals | 5 | 9 | 2 | |||