tampa’s pro football debut

January 2, 2007 | TBHC | One comment so far, add yours!

81 years ago…

January 1, 1926 – In front of 7,000 fans attending Tampa’s first professional football game, Red Grange rushes for a 70-yard touchdown as his Chicago Bears defeat Jim Thorpe and the Tampa Cardinals 17-3 at Plant Field.

Courtesy of the Tampa Bay History Center.

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