Birth of the NFL in 1920
Return with END ZONE INSIGHT to more than 100 years ago when the American Professional Football Association was launched in a hot, crowded automobile dealership in Canton, Ohio.
Cold beer all around. Prohibition be damned. Long live the Hupmobile!
Long live the National Football League, which became the official name after two years operating under the rather clumsy APFA title. It’s not as if many sports fans noticed the name change because it would take many years for the pro league to catch on.
While famous college football coaches ripped the professionals for playing dirty and giving real sport of football, that is, the spirted, die-for-dear-old-Rutgers college boys a bad name.
Listen in to find out what REALLY happened to Ralph Hay—who hosted the early meetings at his Hupmobile dealership—Jim Thorpe, Joe Carr, the Massillon Tigers, Gus Dorais, the Staley Starchmakers, and George Stanley Halas. TAKE A DRINK!
For the sake of accurate information, END ZONE INSIGHT encourages a frat boy type of drinking game. That is, whenever you hear the name George Halas in any episode—and he pops up often—please take a good swallow of your favorite beverage.
Please don’t drink and drive. But, please seek out our podcast.