01-26-2018, 03:35 PM
Forgotten stars: Minnesota's first NFL team wasn't the VikingsWhen the pro football teams from Green Bay and Minneapolis first met, Babe Ruth had just broken baseball’s career home run record of 137, a brand-new Ford Model T cost $325, and the Star Tribune’s very own legendary Sid Hartman was a toddler of 19 months.
The date was Oct. 23, 1921 and …
Wait, what?
Can’t be. The Vikings weren’t born until 1961. Right?
Correct. But here’s the kicker: The Vikings aren’t Minneapolis’ first NFL team. They aren’t even No. 2 in the state. They were predated by a Minneapolis team called the Marines (1921-24) and Red Jackets (1929-30); and a Duluth team called the Kelleys (1923-25) and Eskimos (1926-27).
“The ’20s are my favorite NFL decade because there are so many good stories,” said Joe Horrigan, executive director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. “It was such a tumultuous time as the league’s first decade. And Minnesota was a part of that.”
http://www.startribune.com/forgotten-sta...471198833/
The date was Oct. 23, 1921 and …
Wait, what?
Can’t be. The Vikings weren’t born until 1961. Right?
Correct. But here’s the kicker: The Vikings aren’t Minneapolis’ first NFL team. They aren’t even No. 2 in the state. They were predated by a Minneapolis team called the Marines (1921-24) and Red Jackets (1929-30); and a Duluth team called the Kelleys (1923-25) and Eskimos (1926-27).
“The ’20s are my favorite NFL decade because there are so many good stories,” said Joe Horrigan, executive director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. “It was such a tumultuous time as the league’s first decade. And Minnesota was a part of that.”
http://www.startribune.com/forgotten-sta...471198833/
