tampa’s pro football debut
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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September 27th, 2008 at 7:38 am
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