Curated playlist
Defunct NFL teams
- Chicago TigersThe Chicago Tigers were the first NFL team to fold, after just one season in 1920.
- Hammond ProsThe Hammond Pros won only five games in the NFL but signed six of its nine Black players.
- Cleveland Tigers (NFL)In 1915, a roster raid gutted the Akron Indians and sent their coach to Cleveland.
- Detroit (1920s NFL teams)Four NFL teams played in Detroit before the Lions ever did. They were the Heralds, Tigers, Panthers and Wolverines.
- Akron ProsThe Akron Pros won a league title in 1921 because the two league leaders skipped the vote.
- Massillon TigersThe Massillon Tigers are generally counted as NFL founders, yet never played a league game.
- Columbus PanhandlesThe Columbus Panhandles football team began on the floor of a railroad shop. Its players were boilermakers.
- Canton BulldogsThe Canton Bulldogs went 25 games without a loss, then their franchise was sold to a Cleveland promoter.
- Muncie FlyersThe Muncie Flyers played just three official NFL games before they were gone. They lost all three.
- Rochester JeffersonsThe Rochester Jeffersons helped found the NFL, then lost their manager his house.
- Rock Island IndependentsThe Rock Island Independents hosted the first NFL game in 1920 and won 48-0. Only 800 fans watched.
- Dayton TrianglesThe Dayton Triangles may have played the first game in NFL history, beating Columbus 14-0 in 1920.