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Like other coal towns in eastern Pennsylvania, Pottsville had been fielding football teams from at least the 1910s. [3] The team that became the Maroons was established in 1920 as the Pottsville Eleven, and had a roster mostly made up of firemen from the Yorkville Hose Company. The team was initially unaffiliated with any league, playing on the ...
The 1925 Pottsville Maroons season was their inaugural season in the National Football League.The team finished a 10–2 league record and a 13–2 overall record. [1] The team initially won the 1925 NFL championship, however a controversial suspension cost them the title, forcing the team to finish in second place.
The 1926 Pottsville Maroons season was their second in the National Football League. The team matched their previous league record of 10–2, [1] They finished third in the league standings. [2] The Maroons established an NFL record for most shutout wins or ties in a season, with 11 in "official" league games.
The team only won four games in 1924. Around the midpoint mark of their 1925 season they became strictly a traveling team, because every football fan in the region joined the Maroons' fanbase when the team joined the NFL. The team then joined the short lived Eastern League of Professional Football during its one season in 1926.
The 1923 Pottsville Maroons season was their 4th season in existence. The team played independently would go on to post a 7-3-2 record. The team played independently would go on to post a 7-3-2 record.
The 1922 Pottsville Maroons season was their 3rd season in existence. The team played independently and would go on to post a 4–4–2 record. The team played independently and would go on to post a 4–4–2 record.
George Vincent "Gigi" Kenneally, Sr (April 12, 1902 – September 3, 1968) was an American football end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pottsville Maroons, the Boston Bulldogs, the Chicago Cardinals, the Boston Braves, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He attended St. Bonaventure University.
The 1924 Pottsville Maroons season was their 5th season in existence. The team played in the Anthracite League would go on to post a 12-1-1 record and claim the League Championship. The team would play in the National Football League the following year.