The 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 ...

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The 1920 Akron Pros were named the first APFA (NFL) champions. The National Football League champions, prior to the merger between the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) in 1970, were determined by two different systems.

Gave up 7 points all season. In the NFL’s first season, back when the league was known as the APFA, a team from Ohio called the Akron Pros went undefeated and won the championship. With Elgie...

The 1923 Akron Pros season was their fourth in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 3–5–2, winning only one game. [1] They tied for sixteenth place in the league. Ahead of the season it was announced that Akron would field two professional football teams — a "regular club" in the NFL "playing practically all …

The Akron Pros refers to a professional football team that played in Akron, Ohio from 1908–1926. The team originated in 1908 as a semi-pro team named the Akron Indians, however name was changed to the Pros in 1920 as the team set out to become …

Feb 3, 2018 · It took about fifty years for the NFL to remember the Akron Pros. Akron would name Pollard its co-head coach for the 1921 season, but would not win another title, or even come closer than...

It's time for a belated cheer for the 1920 Akron Pros. They won the first NFL title--officially and against the odds. Yet, they go largely unrecognized. The NFL record manual knows only that several teams claimed the title. A rooster may claim to be a …

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