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The Pottsville Maroons were an American football team based in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, in the northeastern part of the state. Founded in 1920, they played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1925 to 1928. In 1929 they relocated to Boston, where they played one season as the Boston Bulldogs.
On December 6, 1925, a young football team called the Pottsville Maroons crushed the Chicago Cardinals in what was widely considered to be the 1925 NFL championship game. The Maroons were only playing their first season in the fledgling National Football League, but they had already taken the league by storm, racking up a 9-2 record.
The 1925 National Football League (NFL) Championship, awarded to the Chicago Cardinals, has long been the subject of controversy, centering on the suspension of the Pottsville Maroons by NFL commissioner Joseph Carr, which prevented them for a chance at taking the title.
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.
Check out the 1925 Pottsville Maroons Roster, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports and more on Pro-Football-Reference.com.
POTTSVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Did you know northeastern Pennsylvania had its very own National Football League (NFL) team nearly 100 years ago? In fact, the Pottsville Maroons...
On December 6, 1925, the underdog Pottsville Maroons, the pride of Schuylkill County and Coal Region football, defeated the Chicago Cardinals to the claim the 1925 NFL Championship. The Maroons won 21-7 at Chicago’s Comiskey Park, home of the White Sox.
One of the greatest injustices in NFL history had been perpetrated. The National Football League isn't welcome in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Not unless it sends back that championship it stole from the little coal city's beloved Maroons more than 60 years ago. Pottsville is not completely alone in its outrage.
The Pottsville Maroons were an American football team based in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, in the northeastern part of the state. Founded in 1920, they played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1925 to 1928.
For 90 years, fans of the Pottsville Maroons — the team Red Grange said was “the most ferocious” he ever faced — have fought to correct the worst injustice in NFL history and return the 1925 title to its rightful owners. With Breaker Boys, the Maroons’ remarkable story is told at last.