Tonawanda High School
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Tonawanda High School is a public high school
located in the City of Tonawanda, New York. It is part of the Tonawanda City School District
. The school's football field was at one time the home of the Tonawanda Kardex
, a professional football
team, who achieved fame by playing in just one game as a member of the National Football League
in 1921
. The Kardex would sometimes draw up to 3,500 fans for a game. However NFL records list the nonexistent "Lumbermen Stadium" as the team's home field.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in the City of Tonawanda, New York. It is part of the Tonawanda City School District
Tonawanda City School District
Tonawanda City School District is a public school district that serves the City of Tonawanda, New York. The school district consists of 2,310 students in grades PreK-12 . The district superintendent is Whitney Vantine, Ed...
. The school's football field was at one time the home of the Tonawanda Kardex
Tonawanda Kardex
The Tonawanda Kardex was an American football team active between 1916 and 1921. It played its games in City of Tonawanda, New York, a suburb of Buffalo with close ties to North Tonawanda, New York where American Kardex was founded...
, a professional football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team, who achieved fame by playing in just one game as a member of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
in 1921
1921 NFL season
The 1921 APFA season was the 2nd regular season of the National Football League, which was then called the American Professional Football Association....
. The Kardex would sometimes draw up to 3,500 fans for a game. However NFL records list the nonexistent "Lumbermen Stadium" as the team's home field.