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NFL History 1912
- 1919
1912
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touchdown was increased from five points to
six.
Jack
Cusack revived a strong pro team in Canton.
1913
Jim Thorpe, a former football and track star at
the Carlisle Indian School (Pa.) and a double gold medal
winner at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, played for
the Pine Village Pros in Indiana.
1915
Massillon again fielded a major team, reviving the
old rivalry with Canton. Cusack signed Thorpe to play
for Canton for $250 a game.
1916
With Thorpe and former Carlisle teammate Pete Calac
starring, Canton went 9-0-1, won the Ohio League championship,
and was acclaimed the pro football champion.
1917
Despite an upset by Massillon, Canton again won
the Ohio League championship.
1919
Canton again won the Ohio League championship, despite
the team having been turned over from Cusack to Ralph
Hay. Thorpe and Calac were joined in the backfield by
Joe Guyon.
Earl
(Curly) Lambeau and George Calhoun organized the Green
Bay Packers. Lambeau's employer at the Indian Packing
Company provided $500 for equipment and allowed the
team to use the company field for practices. The Packers
went 10-1.
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