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The Chicago Tigers of the American Professional Football Association (now the NFL) played only in the first year of the league (1920). They had a record of 2 wins, 5 losses and 1 tie. The team played its home games at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Chicago Tigers Roster - 1920

Dunc Annan, TB
Johnny Barrett, TB
Sid Bennett, T
John Bosdett, E
Garland Buckeye, G
Ralph Capron, WB
Ben Derr, WB
Shorty Des Jardien, C
Alfred Eissler, FB
Guil Falcon, FB
Dick Falcon, G
Milt Ghee, BB
Emmett Keefe, G
Oscar Knop, E
Grover Malone, WB
Neil Mathews, T
Jack Meagher, E
Jock Mungavin, E
Dick Pierce, G
Lew Reeve, T
Frank Rydzewski, T
Walter Voight, G
Pete Volz, G

Trivia

The Tigers' main claim to fame is that they helped start the tradition of playing on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1920, when they were defeated by the Decatur Staleys (later the Chicago Bears).

Season-by-season

Year	W	L	T	Finish	Coach
1920	2	5	1	11th	Guil Falcon

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	The '''Chicago Tigers''' of the [[National Football League\|American Professional Football Association]] (now the NFL) played only in the first year of the league ([[1920 NFL season\|1920]]). They had a record of 2 wins, 5 losses and 1 tie. The team played its home games at [[~~Cubs~~ ~~Park~~]] in [[Chicago]].		The '''Chicago Tigers''' of the [[National Football League\|American Professional Football Association]] (now the NFL) played only in the first year of the league ([[1920 NFL season\|1920]]). They had a record of 2 wins, 5 losses and 1 tie. The team played its home games at [[Wrigley Field]] in [[Chicago]].

	==Chicago Tigers Roster - 1920==		==Chicago Tigers Roster - 1920==

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Charter teams	Chicago Tigers (1920) Cleveland Tigers / Indians (1920–1921) Muncie Flyers (1920–1921) Rochester Jeffersons (1920–1925) Rock Island Independents (1920–1925) Akron Pros / Indians (1920–1926) Canton Bulldogs (1920–1926) Columbus Panhandles / Tigers (1920–1926) Hammond Pros (1920–1926) Detroit Heralds / Tigers / Panthers / Wolverines (1920–1928) Buffalo All-Americans / Bisons / Rangers (1920–1929) Dayton Triangles (1920–1929)
1920s	Cincinnati Celts (1921) New York Brickley Giants (1921) Tonawanda Kardex Lumbermen (1921) Washington Senators (1921) Evansville Crimson Giants (1921–1922) Louisville Breckenridges / Colonels (1921–1923, 1926) Minneapolis Marines / Red Jackets (1921–1924, 1929–1930) Oorang Indians (1922–1923) Toledo Maroons (1922–1923) Racine Legion / Tornadoes (1922–1924, 1926) Milwaukee Badgers (1922–1926) St. Louis All-Stars (1923) Cleveland Indians / Bulldogs (1923–1927) Duluth Kelleys / Eskimos (1923–1927) Kenosha Maroons (1924) Kansas City Blues (1924) Kansas City Cowboys (1925–1926) Frankford Yellow Jackets (1924–1931) Pottsville Maroons / Boston Bulldogs (1925–1929) Providence Steam Roller (1925–1931) Brooklyn Lions (1926) Hartford Blues (1926) Los Angeles Buccaneers (1926) New York Yankees (1927–1928) Orange / Newark Tornadoes (1929–1930) Staten Island Stapletons (1929–1932)
1930s–50s	Brooklyn Dodgers / Tigers (1930–1944) Cleveland Indians (1931) Cincinnati Reds (1933–1934) St. Louis Gunners (1934) Boston Yanks (1944–1948) Baltimore Colts (1947–1950) New York Bulldogs / Yanks (1949–1951) Dallas Texans (1952)