The East Hartford Velodrome was a velodrome in East Hartford, Connecticut . In its three-year lifespan, it hosted football and boxing events before it was demolished in 1929.
2-632: The Hartford Blues played their 1926 and 1927 seasons at the velodrome, a then-new bicycle track located across the Connecticut River in East Hartford. The grass football field barely fit inside the wooden track. Its capacity was 8,000 spectators. The Velodrome was the home for the National Football League's Hartford Blues for their 1926 and 1927 seasons. The Velodrome has hosted many boxing events. One event
4-417: Was main evented by Connecticut's own Christopher "Battling" Battalino , when he defeated Archie Rosenberg by knock-out . †= Team's stadium under construction or refurbishment at time 1 = A team used the stadium when their permanent stadium was unable to be used as a result of damage. Hartford Blues The Hartford Blues of the National Football League played only in the 1926 NFL season , with
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