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Defunct American football teams in Ohio

  • Cleveland Tigers (NFL)The year 1916 marked the birth of professional football in Cleveland. A group of former Akron Indians players gathered to form a new squad after Massillon…
  • Akron ProsThe Akron Indians emerged in 1908 as a semi-professional football team dominating the local Ohio scene. Before this year, other amateur clubs like the Akron…
  • Massillon TigersOn the 3rd of September 1903, thirty-five local businessmen gathered inside the Hotel Sailor in Massillon, Ohio. They met to create a professional football…
  • Columbus PanhandlesWorkers at the Panhandle shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad founded a football club in 1901. The Columbus Press-Post reported Jack Walsh creating this…
  • Canton BulldogsOn the 15th of November 1904, a group of local businessmen in Canton, Ohio, officially established the Canton Athletic Club.
  • Portsmouth SpartansThe Portsmouth Spartans began play in 1928 as a collection of players from defunct independent professional and semi-professional teams.
  • Dayton TrianglesIn 1908, a group of basketball players at St. Mary's College in Dayton began playing together before graduation. By 1912, these athletes had formed the St.