369:. The snow had partially melted overnight, and then froze on top of the cover... and also froze the tarp to the ground itself. Early-arriving fans assisted the grounds crew in a futile attempt to clear the field of snow and remove the tarp while other fans struggled to find usable seats in the stands. When the time for kickoff approached, it became apparent that the field would not be in playable condition for the game; so the officiating crew declared a forfeit in favor of the visiting New York Yankees.
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The
Kenosha Cardinals had an unexpected two weeks off after the cancellation of two games between the Cardinals and the Milwaukee Chiefs when McNally took notice of his old teammate Tiny Engebretsen's Buffalo Tigers were outmanned by the Cincinnati Bengals in the first game of the AFL season by the
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The efforts to improve the offense from its four-shutout performance in 1940 appeared to be in vain as the 1941 season began when the Tigers were shut out by the
Cincinnati Bengals (a team that lost twice to Buffalo the previous season) by a score of 29-0, and then to the newly renamed New York
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Americans, McNally rushed five times in the game (longest run: eight yards), but the Tigers lost again, 26-7. While NcNally returned to Kenosha, Wheeler and Dolan stayed with the Tigers for a rematch with Cincinnati on October 19, 1941, a 16-0 victory for Buffalo. Dolan and Wheeler
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While Tiny
Engebretsen's upgrades in the team's offense were taking hold (the Tigers scored touchdowns in each remaining game except one), they were still losing with regularity, matching the two wins they had in 1940. A 14-0 whitewash by the Milwaukee Chiefs ended the Tigers' 2-6 season.
395:), and a new team name (the Buffalo Tigers). Most of the 1940 Indians players did not return to Buffalo in 1941 to play as Tigers, but stars Steve Hrycyszyn, Steve Banas, and Carl Littlefield were back in the hope of improving on the 2-8 record the team had in 1940.
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was signed to be a backup halfback; a week later, Nesmith replaced Seick as player-coach of the
Indians (which, at that time, had a 1-4 record). Buffalo then proceeded to lose four more games (one by forfeit) before winning its last scheduled game (against the
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Buffalo's Hotel Lafayette, August 4–5, 1940), Seick proceeded to sign up local college talent and players who had been out of pro football for one or two years. The team's first quarterback was
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announced the suspension of league activities until the end of the war. Neither the third AFL nor the
Buffalo Tigers returned; 1946 saw the beginning of a new professional football team in Buffalo (the
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Indians suffered from a lack of offense. Banas was shifted from quarterback to fullback in the fourth game and was replaced behind center by former
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Americans 26-7 three days later, but the rematch with the
Bengals ended in a 16-0 victory for the Tigers. It was the first on-field victory for the Buffalo franchise in over a year.
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the older league. By the end of the 1941 season, the new Detroit franchise was preparing for a 1942 debut in the AFL. The league was the first major football league to complete a
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Nothing Minor About It: The American Association/AFL of 1936-50
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1981:When the Indians Roamed Buffalo's Gridiron
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262:and the newly minted expansion team, the
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2456:American Football League (1940–1941)
2227:This and That in the World of Sports
512:On September 2, 1942, AFL president
430:One game with Johnny "Blood" McNally
229:formed in 1946 with a new team, the
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58:American Football league III
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1986:November 26, 2010, at the
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316:U.S. Supreme Court justice
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2404:March 26, 2012, at the
2352:- Denis J. Gullickson,
2244:"BGSU Football History"
2134:- Denis J. Gullickson,
2030:(Greenwood Press 1987)
995:Lawrence "Moon" Mullins
952:Maurice "Moose" McGrath
614:Paul "Tiny" Engebretsen
438:, three members of the
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164:. Owned by the Buffalo
120:Buffalo American Legion
2498:Buffalo Indians/Tigers
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2231:Oswego Palladium-Times
2156:March 1, 2006, at the
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2078:March 1, 2006, at the
2026:David L. Porter, ed.,
2014:- www.billsbackers.com
2010:March 3, 2016, at the
1799:Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)
1760:Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)
1668:Johnny "Blood" McNally
1122:Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)
1076:Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)
826:played basketball for
495:attack on Pearl Harbor
463:Johnny "Blood" McNally
306:. New starting tackle
68:Buffalo Indians (1940)
19:Buffalo Indians-Tigers
2374:May 23, 2011, at the
1201:John "Turk" Stylianos
1016:Orlando "Ole" Nesmith
339:Orlando "Ole" Nesmith
72:Buffalo Tigers (1941)
2369:Spartans by pro team
2283:, September 28, 1940
2256:on November 12, 2012
2217:, September 17, 1940
2199:Art Gottlieb profile
1822:American Association
1810:Louis "Tex" Tolliver
1572:Los Angeles Bulldogs
1255:Los Angeles Bulldogs
1226:halfback-quarterback
1041:Walter "Horse" Padlo
774:Jack "Cowboy" Farris
682:fullback-quarterback
235:War Memorial Stadium
140:were a professional
81:Green, White (1940)
1878:Pittsburgh Steelers
1538:Edmond "Bud" Hughes
1405:Pittsburgh Steelers
1320:Philadelphia Eagles
938:Pittsburgh Steelers
892:Pittsburgh Steelers
886:Catholic University
664:Philadelphia Eagles
216:Pearl Harbor attack
210:) and a new coach (
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2201:– jewsinsports.org
1886:Boston Bears (AFL)
1872:North Dakota State
1764:Boston Bears (AFL)
1676:St. John's College
1412:LeVant "Itch" Dahl
1273:Washington and Lee
894:(all league 1940)
764:New York Americans
488:double round robin
448:Pittsburgh Steeler
436:New York Americans
410:, formerly of the
374:Cincinnati Bengals
344:Cincinnati Bengals
300:Pittsburgh Steeler
260:Cincinnati Bengals
105:Earl Seick (1940)
90:Black, Gold (1941)
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1265:Wid Worthington
1087:Hal "Mike" Pegg
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1750:center-guard
1689:Dan Morabito
1643:Boston Bears
1641:played with
1611:Hank Luebcke
1580:Boston Bears
1511:Boston Bears
1505:Detroit Tech
1497:Bob Holstrom
1465:Ralph Elliot
1449:Frank Durkin
1331:Sherm Barnes
911:Pennsylvania
838:Art Gottlieb
750:guard-tackle
725:Dan Bukovich
701:center-guard
511:
499:World War II
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400:Sherm Barnes
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102:Head coaches
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64:Team history
15:
2554:Fenway Park
2260:November 5,
2181:November 4,
1797:played for
1771:Roy Russell
1754:St. Vincent
1637:N. C. State
1566:played for
1554:Andy Karpus
1509:played for
1440:played for
1403:played for
1378:played for
1343:played for
1318:played for
1306:Steve Banas
1253:played for
1136:Ed Siminski
1120:played for
1074:played for
1062:Larry Peace
1028:played for
964:played for
936:played for
799:back-tackle
709:played for
662:played for
650:Steve Banas
404:Andy Karpus
312:Byron White
296:Steve Banas
78:Team colors
2579:Categories
2544:Dairy Bowl
1916:References
1854:Georgetown
1794:Notre Dame
1775:end-tackle
1746:Joe Ratica
1736:Iowa State
1595:Leon Losey
1314:Notre Dame
1140:end-tackle
1116:Notre Dame
1070:Pittsburgh
1003:Notre Dame
975:Joe Miller
658:Notre Dame
408:Joe Ratica
283:second AFL
2320:- page 97
2213:- Oswego
1830:Nick Toth
1481:Andy Hlat
1249:Minnesota
1241:Russ Wile
1182:Dan Snell
1169:Manhattan
982:Rochester
503:induction
461:inductee
446:, former
402:and back
367:tarpaulin
298:, former
204:forfeited
2402:Archived
2372:Archived
2333:Archived
2314:Archived
2296:Archived
2154:Archived
2116:Archived
2094:Archived
2076:Archived
2038:, p. 142
2008:Archived
1984:Archived
1956:Archived
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1868:halfback
1850:halfback
1837:Canisius
1824:in 1940
1814:halfback
1732:fullback
1680:Member,
1558:halfback
1419:Canisius
1375:Canisius
1359:Canisius
1310:fullback
1294:Position
1229:Canisius
1222:Joe Szur
1205:halfback
1095:Bucknell
1078:in 1941
1066:halfback
1049:Duquesne
1020:halfback
999:halfback
907:halfback
803:Duquesne
778:halfback
705:Canisius
654:fullback
635:Position
266:to join
200:shut out
193:halfback
117:Owner(s)
40:Based in
2463:Seasons
1905:Niagara
1588:AFL III
1562:Detroit
1436:Montana
1297:College
1165:Buffalo
960:Niagara
878:Ed Karp
846:Rutgers
782:Wyoming
638:College
386:magnate
308:Ed Karp
152:and in
24:Founded
2527:Stadia
2356:
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1791:tackle
1715:DePaul
1693:tackle
1615:tackle
1576:AFL II
1469:tackle
1399:Purdue
1372:center
1339:Baylor
1300:Notes
1209:Temple
1112:tackle
1091:center
1024:Kansas
882:tackle
754:Denver
733:Toledo
641:Notes
549:Coach
546:Finish
481:Demise
241:Origin
112:(1941)
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54:League
32:Folded
2485:Teams
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1045:guard
729:guard
606:4th (
571:5th (
330:star
268:their
2475:1941
2470:1940
2354:ISBN
2262:2008
2183:2008
2136:ISBN
2058:ISBN
2032:ISBN
1762:and
1672:back
1619:Iowa
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1582:and
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1382:and
1291:Name
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632:Name
593:1941
558:1940
534:Year
531:Team
450:and
414:and
380:1941
302:and
289:1940
154:1941
150:1940
136:The
35:1941
27:1940
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