Chicago Tigers

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The Chicago Tigers of the American Professional Football Association (now the NFL) played only in the first year of the league (1920). They had a record of 2 wins, 5 losses and 1 tie. The team played its home games at Cubs Park in Chicago.

[edit] Chicago Tigers Roster - 1920

Dunc Annan, TB
Johnny Barrett, TB
Sid Bennett, T
John Bosdett, E
Garland Buckeye, G
Ralph Capron, WB
Ben Derr, WB
Shorty Des Jardien, C
Alfred Eissler, FB
Guil Falcon, FB
Dick Falcon, G
Milt Ghee, BB
Emmett Keefe, G
Oscar Knop, E
Grover Malone, WB
Neil Mathews, T
Jack Meagher, E
Jock Mungavin, E
Dick Pierce, G
Lew Reeve, T
Frank Rydzewski, T
Walter Voight, G
Pete Volz, G

[edit] Trivia

The Tigers' main claim to fame is that they helped start the tradition of playing on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1920, when they were defeated by the Decatur Staleys (later the Chicago Bears).

[edit] Season-by-season

Year	W	L	T	Finish	Coach
1920	2	5	1	11th	Guil Falcon

Defunct NFL franchises

1920s	Chicago Tigers (1920) \| Cleveland Tigers/Indians (1920-21) \| Muncie Flyers (1920-21) \| Rochester Jeffersons (1920-25) \| Rock Island Independents (1920-25) \| Akron Pros/Indians (1920-26) \| Canton Bulldogs (1920-26) \| Columbus Panhandles/Tigers (1920-26) \| Hammond Pros (1920-26) \| Detroit Heralds/Tigers/Panthers/Wolverines (1920-28) \| Buffalo All-Americans/Bisons/Rangers (1920-29) \| Dayton Triangles (1920-29) \| Cincinnati Celts (1921) \| New York Giants (Brickley's) (1921) \| Tonawanda Kardex (1921) \| Washington Senators (1921) \| Evansville Crimson Giants (1921-22) \| Louisville Brecks/Colonels (1921-23, 1926) \| Minneapolis Marines/Red Jackets (1921-24, 1929-31) \| Oorang Indians (1922-23) \| Toledo Maroons (1922-23) \| Racine Legion/Tornadoes (1922-24, 1926) \| Milwaukee Badgers (1922-26) \| St. Louis All Stars (1923) \| Cleveland Indians/Bulldogs (1923-27) \| Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos (1923-27) \| Kenosha Maroons (1924) \| Kansas City Blues/Cowboys (1924-26) \| Frankford Yellow Jackets (1924-31) \| Pottsville Maroons/Boston Bulldogs (1925-29) \| Providence Steam Roller (1925-31) \| Brooklyn Lions (1926) \| Hartford Blues (1926) \| Los Angeles Buccaneers (1926) \| New York Yankees (1927-28) \| Orange/Newark Tornadoes (1929-30) \| Staten Island Stapletons (1929-32)
1930s	Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers (1930-44) \| Cleveland Indians (1931) \| Cincinnati Reds (1933-34) \| St. Louis Gunners (1934)
1940s-50s	Boston Yanks (1944-48) \| Baltimore Colts (1950) \| New York Bulldogs/Yanks (1949-51) \| Dallas Texans (1952)