Chicago Bulls (AFL)
Short-lived AFL team owned by Joey Sternaman.
The Chicago Bulls were a professional American football team that competed in the first American Football League in 1926. Owned by Joey Sternaman, who also served as coach and blocking back, the team had C. C. Pyle and Red Grange as shareholders. The Bulls' presence affected the established NFL, including forcing the Chicago Cardinals to play at Normal Field.
Quick Facts
- Founded
- 1926
- Location
- Chicago, United States
- Field
- Comiskey Park
- League
- American Football League (1926)
- Coach
- Joey Sternaman
Facts from the source article.
After the first AFL
The first AFL ended with the New York Yankees' 7–3 victory over the Bulls in Comiskey Park on December 12, 1926. Although Joey Sternaman was the official owner, C. C. Pyle paid the bills and decided to dissolve his and Red Grange's interest in the team after the Yankees and Wildcats embarked on a barnstorming tour of the American South and West Coast. The Bulls ceased to exist as a viable entity, and Sternaman returned to the Chicago Bears. The Yankees entered the National Football League, with New York Giants owner Tim Mara technically the owner in a lease arrangement for the defunct Brooklyn Lions franchise. Garland Buckeye's professional football career ended with the Bulls' folding, but he continued his major league baseball career, pitching for the Cleveland Indians in 1927–1928 and the New York Giants in 1928.
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