The Shamrocks were a successful franchise in the AFL, outdrawing the NFL's Boston Redskins and prompting George Preston Marshall to move the Redskins to Washington, D.C., where the team remains. During the 1936 American Football League season, the Shamrocks won the league's championship. The Shamrocks did not fare so well in 1937, falling to a 2-7 record that year. During that year, the team managed to sign former Heisman Trophy winner Larry Kelley to a one-game contract; Kelley reneged on the deal and never played.[2]
After the failure of the second AFL (and no apparent effort to join the succeeding minor leagues), the Shamrocks continued as an independent, picking up mostly players that had been released from the Pittsburgh Pirates (now the Pittsburgh Steelers). The Steelers, led by Byron White, defeated the Shamrocks 16-6 that year.[3]
boston, shamrocks, boston, shamrocks, were, professional, american, football, team, based, boston, massachusetts, team, played, second, american, football, league, from, 1936, 1937, followed, least, year, independent, 1938, team, coached, george, kenneally, sp. The Boston Shamrocks were a professional American football team based in Boston Massachusetts The team played in the second American Football League from 1936 to 1937 followed by at least one year as an independent in 1938 The team was coached by George Kenneally and split its games between Braves Field and Fenway Park 1 Boston ShamrocksFounded1936Folded1938Based inBostonLeagueAmerican Football League 1936 37 Team historyBoston Shamrocks 1936 37 Team colorsGreen Yellow Head coachesGeorge KenneallyAFL II Championship wins1936Home field s Braves Field Fenway ParkThe Shamrocks were a successful franchise in the AFL outdrawing the NFL s Boston Redskins and prompting George Preston Marshall to move the Redskins to Washington D C where the team remains During the 1936 American Football League season the Shamrocks won the league s championship The Shamrocks did not fare so well in 1937 falling to a 2 7 record that year During that year the team managed to sign former Heisman Trophy winner Larry Kelley to a one game contract Kelley reneged on the deal and never played 2 After the failure of the second AFL and no apparent effort to join the succeeding minor leagues the Shamrocks continued as an independent picking up mostly players that had been released from the Pittsburgh Pirates now the Pittsburgh Steelers The Steelers led by Byron White defeated the Shamrocks 16 6 that year 3 References edit Braunwart Bob 1979 All Those A F L s N F L Competitors 1935 41 PDF The Coffin Corner Vol 1 no 2 Professional Football Researchers Association Archived PDF from the original on September 7 2015 Retrieved May 12 2010 Hensley Stephen 1981 NFL Competitors 1926 1975 PDF The Coffin Corner Vol 3 no 9 Professional Football Researchers Association Archived PDF from the original on January 4 2022 Retrieved January 4 2022 Hogrogian John 1996 Byron White s Rookie Season PDF The Coffin Corner Vol 18 no 6 Professional Football Researchers Association Archived PDF from the original on September 7 2015 Retrieved September 24 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Boston Shamrocks AFL amp oldid 1193007552, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
