New York Yankees (NFL)

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Not to be confused with the New York Yanks that played in the 1950s. "New York Yankees (AFL)" redirects here. For other New York Yankees football teams, see New York Yankees (football)

The New York Yankees were a professional American football team from 1926 to 1928. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium. The team featured Red Grange at running back.

The team arose as a result of a contract dispute between Grange and his previous team, the National Football League's Chicago Bears. When in 1926 the Bears refused to agree to new terms for Grange's services, his agent, C. C. "Cash and Carry" Pyle, formed the new team as part of a new league, the first American Football League. While the Yankees and league champion Philadelphia Quakers had moderate success, the other seven teams failed, and the AFL lasted just one season.

While the bulk of the AFL disappeared at the demise of the league, two members had an official existence after the 1926 season. Although the Brooklyn Horsemen disbanded after its last NFL game, the team's franchise was never withdrawn or cancelled by the league. New York Giants owner Tim Mara was awarded the franchise (in payment of a debt) and proceeded to lease it to C. C. Pyle for his New York Yankees team. The agreement between the two rivals limited the number of home games that the Yankees were permitted to play in its namesake stadium (four in 1927) and forced to be primarily a road team displaying the talents of Red Grange. This arrangement lasted for two years: the Yankees were no more after the 1928 season.[1]

[edit] Pro Football Hall of Famers

[edit] Season-by-season

Year W L T Finish Coach League
1926 10 5 0 2nd Ralph Scott AFL
Moved to National Football League
1927 7 8 1 6th Ralph Scott NFL
1928 4 8 1 7th Dick Rauch NFL

[edit] References

  1. ^ David S. Neft, Richard M. Cohen, and Rick Korch, The Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of Professional Football, From 1892 to the Present (St. Martin's Press 1994), ISBN 0-312-11435-4
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