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The Akron Pros were a National Football League
National Football League

The National Football League is the Major North American professional sports leagues American football Sports league in the United States. It is an unincorporated 501#501.28c.29.286.29 association controlled by its members....
 team that played in Akron, Ohio
Akron, Ohio

Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County, Ohio. In 2007, its population was estimated to be 207,934. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland, Ohio to the north and Canton, Ohio to the south, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....
 from 1920–1925 and as the Akron Indians in 1926. The Pros won the first NFL championship in 1920, though at the time the league operated as the American Professional Football Association.

The team started out in 1916 as the Akron Burkhardts, named after a local family of brewers that sponsored the team. The Pros were a charter member of the APFA.

Fritz Pollard
Fritz Pollard

Frederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard was the first African American head coach in the National Football League . Pollard along with Bobby Marshall were the first two African American players in the NFL in 1920....
, the first African-American head coach in the NFL, co-coached the Pros in 1921.






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The Akron Pros were a National Football League
National Football League

The National Football League is the Major North American professional sports leagues American football Sports league in the United States. It is an unincorporated 501#501.28c.29.286.29 association controlled by its members....
 team that played in Akron, Ohio
Akron, Ohio

Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County, Ohio. In 2007, its population was estimated to be 207,934. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland, Ohio to the north and Canton, Ohio to the south, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....
 from 1920–1925 and as the Akron Indians in 1926. The Pros won the first NFL championship in 1920, though at the time the league operated as the American Professional Football Association.

The team started out in 1916 as the Akron Burkhardts, named after a local family of brewers that sponsored the team. The Pros were a charter member of the APFA.

Fritz Pollard
Fritz Pollard

Frederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard was the first African American head coach in the National Football League . Pollard along with Bobby Marshall were the first two African American players in the NFL in 1920....
, the first African-American head coach in the NFL, co-coached the Pros in 1921. Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson

Paul LeRoy Bustill Robeson was an American actor of film and stage, All-American and professional sportsperson, writer, multi-lingual orator, lawyer, and basso profondo concert singer who was also noted for his wide-ranging social justice activism....
 played for the team in 1921 as well. He was among the earliest stars of professional football before it became segregated from 1934 to 1946. In 1926, the name was changed to the Akron Indians, after an earlier Akron semi-pro team. Due to financial problems, the team suspended operations in 1927 and surrendered its franchise the following year.

Seasons

Season Team League Regular Season Post Season Results Coach(es)
Finish Wins Losses Ties
Akron Pros
1920
1920 NFL season

The 1920 NFL season was the inaugural regular season of the National Football League. The league was formed at the Jordan and Hupmobile auto showroom in Canton, Ohio on August 20 by four independent professional American football teams from Ohio: Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Tigers , and Dayton Triangles....
 		 1920
1920 Akron Pros season

The 1920 Akron Pros season was the franchise's 1st season . 1920 was the Pros' first year in the National Football League, then known as the American Professional Football Association ....
 		 APFA 1st 8 0 3 Named NFL Champions
1920 NFL season

The 1920 NFL season was the inaugural regular season of the National Football League. The league was formed at the Jordan and Hupmobile auto showroom in Canton, Ohio on August 20 by four independent professional American football teams from Ohio: Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Tigers , and Dayton Triangles....
  		Elgie Tobin
1921
1921 NFL season

The 1921 NFL season was the 2nd regular season of the National Football League .At the league meeting in Akron, Ohio on April 30 prior to the season, the Association was reorganized, with Joseph Carr of the Columbus Panhandles named as president....
 		 1921
1921 Akron Pros season

The 1921 NFL season Akron Pros season was their second in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 1920 Akron Pros season of 8-0-3, losing three games....
 		 APFA 3rd 8 3 1 The NFL did not hold playoff
games until 1932. 		Elgie Tobin
Fritz Pollard
Fritz Pollard

Frederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard was the first African American head coach in the National Football League . Pollard along with Bobby Marshall were the first two African American players in the NFL in 1920....
1922
1922 NFL season

The 1922 NFL season was the 3rd regular season of what was now called National Football League . The NFL fielded 18 teams during the season, including new league teams such as the Milwaukee Badgers, the Oorang Indians, the Racine Legion, and the Toledo Maroons....
 		 1922
1922 Akron Pros season

The 1922 NFL season Akron Pros season was their third in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 1921 Akron Pros season of 8-3-1, winning only three games....
 		 NFL
National Football League

The National Football League is the Major North American professional sports leagues American football Sports league in the United States. It is an unincorporated 501#501.28c.29.286.29 association controlled by its members....
 		 10th 3 5 2 Untz Brewer
Paul Sheeks
1923
1923 NFL season

The 1923 NFL season was the 4th regular season of the National Football League. For the first time, all of the clubs that were considered to be part of the NFL fielded teams....
 		 1923
1923 Akron Pros season

The 1923 NFL season Akron Pros season was their fourth in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 1922 Akron Pros season of 3-5-2, winning only one game....
 		 NFL 15th 1 6 0 Dutch Hendrian
Dutch Hendrian

Oscar George "Dutch" Hendrian was an American actor and former American football player in the National Football League....

Carl Cramer
1924
1924 NFL season

The 1924 NFL season was the 5th regular season of the National Football League. The league had 18 teams play during the season, including the new clubs Frankford Yellow Jackets, Kansas City , and Kenosha Maroons....
 		 1924
1924 Akron Pros season

The 1924 NFL season Akron Pros season was their fifth in the National Football League. The team improved on their 1923 Akron Pros season of 1-6, winning two games....
 		 NFL 13th 2 6 0 Jim Flower
1925
1925 NFL season

The 1925 NFL season was the 6th regular season of the National Football League. Five new teams entered the league: New York Giants, Detroit Panthers, Pottsville Maroons, Providence Steam Roller, and a new Canton Bulldogs team....
 		 1925
1925 Akron Pros season

The 1925 NFL season Akron Pros season was their sixth in the National Football League and last season before becoming the Indians. The team improved on their 1924 Akron Pros season of 2-6, winning four games....
 		 NFL 5th 4 2 2 George Barry
Fritz Pollard
Akron Indians
1926
1926 NFL season

The 1926 NFL season was the 7th regular season of the National Football League. The league grew to 22 teams, adding the Brooklyn Lions, the Hartford Blues, the Los Angeles Buccaneers, and the Louisville , with Racine Tornadoes re-entering....
 		 1926
1926 Akron Indians season

The 1926 NFL season Akron Indians season was their seventh and final season in the National Football League and only season as the Indians. The team failed to improve on their 1925 Akron Pros season of 4-2-2, winning only one game....
 		 NFL 16th 1 4 3 The NFL did not hold playoff
games until 1932. 		Fritz Pollard
Al Nesser
Al Nesser

Alfred "Al" Nesser was a professional American football offensive lineman. He played for 6 teams in 3 leagues , over 9 seasons. He didn't play college football. He was one of the seven Nesser Brothers who played professional football....

Rube Ursella


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