Brooklyn Dodgers (football)

The Brooklyn Dodgers was an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. In 1945, due to financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks. It was also the name of an All-America Football Conference franchise from 1946 to 1948.

Related Topics:
American football - National Football League - 1930 - 1943 - 1944 - 1945 - Boston Yanks - All-America Football Conference - 1946 - 1948

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The team began play in 1930 after Brooklyn businessmen William B. Dwyer and John C. Depler bought the Dayton Triangles, moved it, and renamed it the Brooklyn Dodgers. Four years later, the team was eventually sold to New Yorker Dan Topping.

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Beginning in 1942, the team went into a steep decline, as World War II caused a shortage of players. In 1944, the team was renamed the Tigers but suffered a 0-10 regular season record. In a desperate attempt for survival, the team merged with the Boston Yanks for the 1945 season. The merged team played four home games in Boston and one in New York. But fans from neither cities cared as they finished with a 3-6-1 record.

Related Topics:
World War II - Boston Yanks

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In 1946, Topping announced his intentions to accept the All-American Conference's New York franchise. In response, NFL cancelled his NFL team and all of its players were assigned to the Yanks.

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Another NFL team that played in Brooklyn was the Brooklyn Lions in 1926.

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