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The Akron Pros were a professional football team based in Akron, Ohio that played from 1908 to 1926 under various names, most notably the Akron Indians and later the Akron Pros. They were charter members of the American Professional Football Association, which was renamed the National Football League in 1922. The franchise suspended operations in 1927 and surrendered its NFL franchise in 1928.
The Akron Pros were named champions of the 1920 American Professional Football Association season on the 30th of April, 1921, receiving the Brunswick-Balke Collender Cup. They finished the season with eight wins, no losses, and three ties. Under modern NFL tiebreaking rules, the 1920 Buffalo All-Americans would be considered co-champions, as both teams shared an identical win percentage of .864.
Fritz Pollard was a halfback who joined the Akron Pros in 1919 and became the first African-American head coach in NFL history when co-owners Art Ranney and Frank Nied elevated him to that role in 1921. He was previously recognized as the league's first Black player. Pollard was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005.
Paul Robeson played for the Akron Pros in 1921. Before becoming famous as a singer and civil rights activist, Robeson was among the earliest stars of professional football. He played during a period when Black athletes were still permitted in the league; professional football became segregated from 1934 to 1946.
The Akron Pros were co-owned by Art Ranney, a former University of Akron football player, and Frank Nied, a cigar store proprietor, from 1920 onward. Ranney kept the minutes for the founding meeting of the American Professional Football Association on the 17th of September, 1920, using Akron Pros stationery. He was elected secretary-treasurer of the new league, which was renamed the NFL in 1922.
The first documented player deal between NFL clubs took place at the Akron Pros' game against the Buffalo All-Americans during the 1920 season. Akron co-owners Frank Nied and Art Ranney sold player Bob Nash to Buffalo for $300 and five percent of the gate receipts.