New York Bulldogs
The New York Bulldogs were an American football team that played in the National Football League (NFL).
Team history
The Bulldogs were founded in New York City in 1949 . They played their home games in the Polo Grounds . In the founding year, the Bulldogs were able to tie quarterback Bobby Layne to the club. In order to obtain the rights to Layne, however, they were forced to the former club of Layne, the Chicago Bears 50,000 dollars to pay. In addition, they had to give up two first-round draft rights to the team from Chicago . The first season was unsuccessful for the Bulldogs. They could only win one of 12 games, making them the worst team in the NFL.
In 1950 the Bulldogs were renamed the New York Yanks . From then on, the team played its home games at Yankee Stadium . Layne had left the club for the Detroit Lions and George Ratterman , who had come from the Buffalo Bills , was able to take his place. The Yanks were able to tie other players of the Bills who had stopped playing after the 1949 season to the club. They also succeeded in signing the future members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame , Art Donovan and Mike McCormack . The following season was able to make the team more successful and the team won seven of twelve games. Both Donovan and McCormack left the club after this season. The Yanks then managed to win again in the 1951 season. After this game round, the team was bought by a group of investors from Dallas and renamed the Dallas Texans .
statistics
| year | Won | Lost | draw | Standings | Trainer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldogs | 1949 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5th East | Charley Ewart |
| Yanks | 1950 | 7th | 5 | 0 | 3rd National | Red Strader |
| 1951 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6th National | Red Strader |
Members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Kind Donovan
- Bobby Layne
- Mike McCormack
Other well-known players
Web links
- Franchise Statistics
- Team history (PDF; 82 kB)