18-524: The Boston Bulldogs can refer to the following sports teams: Boston Bulldogs (AFL) , a professional American football team that was a member of the first American Football League in 1926 Boston Bulldogs (NFL) , a professional American football team that was originally the Pottsville Maroons, playing in Boston in 1929 Boston Bulldogs (soccer) ,
36-793: A professional football (soccer) team that started as the Worcester Wildfire in 1997 and competed in the A-League and the USL Pro Soccer League Boston Bulldogs (ice hockey) , a former American Tier III Junior A ice hockey team that competed in the Atlantic Junior Hockey League Boston Bulldogs (WBCBL) , a professional women's basketball team and member of the Women's Blue Chip Basketball League whose name
54-868: A reflection of the drawing power of their opponents. The team's first game (at Newark ) was played in front of only 2000 people in Davids' Stadium on September 26; the Bulls played the last three official games of the American Football League: in front of 15,000 in Yankee Stadium on November 28 against the Yankees, in front of 3000 in Comiskey Park on December 5 against the Wildcats, and in front 8000 in Comiskey Park on December 12 against
72-678: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Boston Bulldogs (AFL) The Boston Bulldogs were a professional American football team that competed in the first American Football League in 1926 . Owned by Robert McKirby, the Bulldogs lasted only six games into the AFL season, playing one home game in Braves Field and one in Fenway Park . Coached by player-coach Herb Treat ,
90-610: The Chicago Cardinals to play in the (older and much smaller) Normal Field . Second, the Bulls made an offer for Cardinals star Paddy Driscoll that the reigning NFL champions could not match (Cardinals owner Chris O'Brien arranged a trade with the Bears, who did match the Bulls' offer to Driscoll, keeping him in the established league but knocking the Cardinals out of championship contention). Failing to sign Driscoll,
108-401: The 1948–1949 New York Yankees (AAFC) , 1950-51 New York Yanks (NFL), and 1955 San Francisco 49ers ) Jim Tays – 1927 Dayton Triangles , 1930 Newark Tornadoes , 1930 Staten Island Stapletons Buck White – 1927–1929 Chicago Bears While Garland Buckeye 's professional football career ended with the folding of the Bulls, his major league baseball career continued, pitching for
126-576: The AFL. Carl Etelman and Vern Hagenbuckle both joined the Providence Steam Roller in late November and finished their NFL careers the next month. On the other hand, a few members of the 1926 Boston Bulldogs continued their pro football careers by signing contracts with National Football League teams: Bill Cronin – 1927–29 Providence Steam Roller Bull Lowe – 1927 Providence Steam Roller Al Pierotti – 1927 Providence Steam Roller, 1929 Boston Bulldogs (NFL) In 1929, there
144-601: The Bulls also had AFL founders C. C. Pyle and Red Grange as shareholders (Pyle and Grange were also the co-owners of the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Wildcats of the AFL). Joey Sternaman was also the coach and blocking back for the Bulls throughout their brief existence. The newly minted Bulls had adverse effects on the more established NFL. First, the Bulls leased Comiskey Park , forcing
162-507: The Bulls built up their roster by signing up men who played their college football in the American Midwest . Despite playing in front of 16,000 people in their first home game (against the Yankees on October 17, 1926), the Bulls were generally a poor attraction despite the star power of Joey Sternaman. Most of the Bulls games – both at home and away – were played in front of 4000 people or fewer. Attendance at Bulls games were often
180-485: The Yankees at Fenway Park, October 9, 1926) drew 12,000 fans, only 2000 fans attended the team's next game (a 21-0 demolition by the Wildcats at Braves Field). The Bulldogs were not a draw on the road, having drawn no more than 4000 people to any game away from Boston. Despite the financial support by C. C. Pyle, the team was in such financial straits that it became the fourth AFL team to leave the league (November 14, 1926 – after Newark , Cleveland , and Brooklyn ). With
198-595: The Yankees. With the conclusion of the last game, the AFL – and the Chicago Bulls – became history, and Sternaman returned to the Chicago Bears. Upon the completion of a New York Yankees' 7–3 victory over the Bulls in Comiskey Park on December 12, 1926, the first AFL was officially dead. Although Joey Sternaman was the official owner of the team, the bills were paid by C. C. Pyle, who decided to cut his losses by dissolving his (and Red Grange's) interest in
SECTION 10
#1732773369269216-635: The defunct Brooklyn Lions franchise). As Sternaman continued his career, he was not the only former Chicago Bull to join an NFL team's roster after the dissolution of the AFL: Mush Crawford – 1927 New York Yankees John Fahay – 1929 Minneapolis Red Jackets Aubrey Goodman – 1927 Chicago Cardinals Ojay Larson – 1929 Chicago Bears, 1929 Chicago Cardinals Dick Stahlman – 1929 & 1930 New York Giants, 1931–1932 Green Bay Packers , 1933 Chicago Bears Red Strader – 1927 Chicago Cardinals (later became head coach for
234-527: The departure of the Rock Island Independents the following week, the fate of the first American Football League was sealed. Its last official game (the Yankees vs. the Bulls at Comiskey Park ) was played on December 12, 1926. The AFL was no more. Immediately after the sudden departure of the Bulldogs from the AFL, two of the team's members managed to join other rosters in either the NFL or
252-494: The kicking duties. Bill Cronin , a tailback , scored the team's only offensive touchdown (the other TD was scored on a fumble recovery by Charlie Morrison ). While Robert McKirby was the owner of the team, it was subsidized by league founders C. C. Pyle and Red Grange (who owned the New York Yankees , the Los Angeles Wildcats , and a portion of the Chicago Bulls ). While the team's first home game (a 13-0 loss to
270-642: The majority of the team played their college football in New England , Pennsylvania , and New York . The offense, marked by its inconsistent performance was led by Joe McGlone (who started the season playing for the Providence Steam Roller ) was inconsistent, scoring a total of 20 points in its existence… 17 of which were tallied in one game (a 17-0 victory over the Brooklyn Horsemen on October 17, 1926). Erwin Gehrke and Carl Etelman shared
288-542: The team as the Yankees and the Wildcats went on a barnstorming tour of the American South and West Coast . As a result, the Bulls were no more viable as an entity than the AFL. Its fate was officially sealed when Sternaman returned to the Chicago Bears and the Yankees entered the National Football League (with New York Giants owner Tim Mara technically the owner in a lease arrangement for
306-537: Was a new Boston Bulldogs franchise in the National Football League. Unrelated to the AFL team, it was the relocated Pottsville Maroons franchise. It, too, lasted only one season in Boston before calling it quits. Chicago Bulls (AFL) The Chicago Bulls were a professional American football team that competed in the first American Football League in 1926 . Owned by Joey Sternaman (brother of Chicago Bears co-owner Dutch Sternaman ),
324-582: Was changed from Boston Bombers after the Boston Marathon bombing Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Boston Bulldogs . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boston_Bulldogs&oldid=952405221 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
#268731