NFL Football: A History of America's New National Pastime

Appendix

Appendix NFL Franchises Listed by year of founding, with franchise movement and name changes indicated by indentation, and current teams indicated in bold. The names and dates for the early franchises are sometimes in dispute. Basically I have followed the names and dates found in Craig Coenen’s From Sandlots to the Super Bowl, Appendix A, with modifications suggested by Total Football II: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League and The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia (second edition). 1920 Akron Pros (1920–1925) Akron Indians (1926) Buffalo All-Americans (1920–1923) Canton Bulldogs (1920–1923) Cleveland Bulldogs (1924) Chicago Cardinals (1920–1959) also Racine Cardinals (1920) St. Louis Cardinals (1960–1987) Phoenix Cardinals (1988–1993) Arizona Cardinals (1994– ) Chicago Tigers (1920) Cleveland Tigers (1920) Cleveland Indians (1921) Columbus Panhandlers (1920–1922) Columbus Tigers (1923–1926) Dayton Triangles (1920–1929) Decatur Staleys (1920) Chicago Staleys (1921) Chicago Bears (1922– ) Crepeau_text.indd 213 7/1/14 11:29 AM 214 app e n d i x Detroit Heralds (1920) Detroit Tigers (1921) Hammond Pros (1920–1926) Muncie Flyers (1920–1921) Rochester Jeffersons (1920–1925) Rock Island Independents (1920–1925) 1921 Cincinnati Celts (1921) Evansville Crimson Giants (1921–1922) Green Bay Packers (1921– ) Louisville Brecks (1921–1923) Minneapolis Marines (1921–1924) Minneapolis Red Jackets (1929–1930) New York Brickley Giants (1921) Tonawanda Kardex (1921) Washington Senators (1921) 1922 Milwaukee Badgers (1922–1925) Ourang Indians (1922–1923) Racine Legion (1922–1924) Toledo Maroons (1922–1923) Kenosha Maroons (1924) 1923 Cleveland Indians (1923) Cleveland Bulldogs (1924–1925) Duluth Kelleys (1923–1925) Duluth Eskimos (1926–1927) St. Louis All-Stars (1923) 1924 Buffalo Bison (1924–1925) Frankford Yellowjackets (1924–1931) Kansas City Blues (1924) 1925 Canton Bulldogs (1925–1926) Crepeau_text.indd 214 7/1/14 11:29 AM 215 app e n d i x Cleveland Bulldogs (1925) Detroit Panthers (1925–1926) Kansas City Cowboys (1925–1926) New York Giants (1925– ) Pottsville Maroons (1925–1928) Boston Bulldogs (1929) Providence Steam Roller (1925–1931) 1926 Brooklyn Lions (1926) Buffalo Rangers (1926) Hartford Blues (1926) Los Angeles Buccaneers (1926) Louisville Colonels (1926) Milwaukee Badgers (1926) Racine Tornadoes (1926) 1927 Buffalo Bison (1927) Cleveland Bulldogs (1927) New York Yankees (1927–1928) 1928 Detroit Wolverines (1928) 1929 Buffalo Bison (1929) Orange Golden Tornadoes (1929) Newark Tornadoes (1930) Staten Island Stapletons (1929–1932) 1930 Brooklyn Dodgers (1930–1943) Brooklyn Tigers (1944) Portsmouth Spartans (1930–1933) Detroit Lions (1934– ) 1931 Cleveland Indians (1931) Crepeau_text.indd 215 7/1/14 11:29 AM 216 app e n d i x 1932 Boston Braves (1932) Boston Redskins (1933–1936) Washington Redskins (1937– ) 1933 Cincinnati Reds (1933–1934) St. Louis Gunners (1934) Philadelphia Eagles (1933– ) Pittsburgh Pirates (1933–1939) Pittsburgh Steelers (1940– ) 1937 Cleveland Rams (1937–1942 and 1944–1945) Los Angeles Rams (1946–1994) St. Louis Rams (1995– ) 1944 Boston Yanks (1944–1949) New York Bulldogs (1949) New York Yanks (1950–1951) Dallas Texans (1952) Baltimore Colts (1953–1983) Indianapolis Colts (1984– ) 1946 Cleveland Browns (AAFC, 1946–1949; NFL, 1950–1995 and 1999– ) Miami Seahawks (AAFC, 1946) Baltimore Colts (AAFC, 1947–1949; NFL, 1950) San Francisco 49ers (AAFC, 1946–1949; NFL, 1950– ) 1960 Dallas Cowboys (1960– ) Boston Patriots (AFL, 1960–1969; NFL, 1970) New England Patriots (1971– ) Buffalo Bills (AFL, 1960–1969; NFL, 1970– ) Dallas Texans (AFL, 1960–1962) Kansas City Chiefs (AFL, 1963–1969; NFL, 1970– ) Crepeau_text.indd 216 7/1/14 11:29 AM 217 app e n d i x Denver Broncos (AFL, 1960–1969; NFL, 1970– ) Houston Oilers (AFL, 1960–1969; NFL, 1970–1996) Tennessee Oilers (1997–1998) Tennessee Titans (1999– ) Los Angeles Chargers (AFL, 1960) San Diego Chargers (AFL, 1961–1969; NFL, 1970– ) New York Titans (AFL, 1960–1962) New York Jets (AFL, 1963–1969; NFL, 1970– ) Oakland Raiders (AFL, 1960–1969; NFL, 1970–1981) Los Angeles Raiders (1982–1994) Oakland Raiders (1995– ) 1961 Minnesota Vikings (1961– ) 1966 Atlanta Falcons (1966– ) Miami Dolphins (AFL, 1966–1969; NFL, 1970– ) 1967 New Orleans Saints (1967– ) 1968 Cincinnati Bengals (AFL, 1968–1969; NFL, 1970– ) 1976 Seattle Seahawks (1976– ) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1976– ) 1995 Carolina Panthers (1995– ) Jacksonville Jaguars (1995– ) 1996 Baltimore Ravens (1996– ) 2002 Houston Texans (2002– ) Crepeau_text.indd 217 7/1/14 11:29 AM Crepeau_text.indd 218 7/1/14 11:29 AM ...