However, the team declined to join the American Professional Football Association, later known as the National Football League, in 1920. Still the Athletics did continue to play APFA teams, including a Thanksgiving game against the Columbus Panhandles. The team folded after the 1920 season.
elyria, athletics, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Elyria Athletics news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Elyria Athletics were an American football team based in Elyria Ohio They played in the Ohio League until 1919 and then became an independent team The team won the 1912 Ohio League championship with an upset win over Peggy Parratt s Akron Indians 1 However the team declined to join the American Professional Football Association later known as the National Football League in 1920 Still the Athletics did continue to play APFA teams including a Thanksgiving game against the Columbus Panhandles The team folded after the 1920 season Notes edit PFRA Research n d p 3References editPFRA Research Elyria Out of Nowhere PDF Professional Football Researchers Association Archived from the original PDF on March 11 2012 Retrieved February 27 2012 AchievementsPreceded byShelby Blues1911 Ohio League ChampionsElyria Athletics1912 Succeeded byAkron Indians1913 amp 1914 nbsp This American football team article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a sports team in Ohio is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elyria Athletics amp oldid 997690282, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
