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The year 1916 marked the birth of professional football in Cleveland when a group of former Akron Indians players gathered to form a new squad. Peggy Parratt led this effort alongside several college graduates seeking steady pay.
Jimmy O'Donnell secured the franchise rights in 1920 as owners began organizing a more structured league. Stan Cofall helped reorganize the Cleveland team during 1919 and served as player-coach for the first half of the 1920 season while also becoming vice-president of the newly formed American Professional Football Association.
The team adopted the name Indians during the 1921 season after signing three Native Americans from the Canton Bulldogs. A local baseball club had already used this name since 1915 making it familiar to fans.
Cleveland Tigers scored just two touchdowns across their entire 1920 campaign while losing three games by narrow seven-point margins. Their final record stood at one win, four losses, and two ties placing them tenth overall.
O'Donnell received permission to suspend operations early in 1922 but failed to post the required $1,000 annual guarantee. League officials canceled his franchise due to this financial shortfall.