Site Roles:

  • Rachel (Jordan) Bowker, Site Manager and Researcher
  • Emily Ellenbecker, Site Researcher
  • Emily Rezba, Site Researcher
  • Sam Duval, Site Researcher

NFL & the Great Depression

  • Povletich, William. Green Bay Packers: Trials, Triumphs, and Tradition. Madison, WI: State Historical Society Press, 2012

National Football League

  • Carr, Joseph F., “‘Pro’ Football Policy in Tune With Colleges, Says Pres. Carr,” Shamokin News-Dispatch, Oct. 8, 1931, 6.
  • “Claim Action Necessary to Interest Fans,” Santa Ana Register, Feb. 18, 1932, 8.
  • “Football Leagues Lay Fall Program,” The Daily Capital News, July 26, 1934, 5.
  • Grayson, Harry, “Joe Carr, Leader in Two Sports, Never Wore an Athletic Uniform,” The Piqua Daily Call, July 10, 1935, 9.
  • Kirksey, George, “Pro Football Draws Biggest Gates in 1933,” Leader-Telegram, Dec. 17, 1933, 5.
  • “Pro Chain to be Extended,” Ironwood Daily Globe, Aug. 25, 1933, 7.
  • Pro Football Hall of Fame, “1936-The NFL’s First Draft.” Accessed December 3, 2018. https://www.profootballhof.com/timeline/1930/1936-the-nfl-s-first-draft/.
  • “Pro Football Leagues Adds Waiver Rule,” The Rhinelander Daily News, May 20, 1935, 6.
  • Pro Football Reference, “Pro Football & NFL History.” Accessed December 3, 2018. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/.

Green Bay Packers

  • “Carr Confers with Leading Gridiron Fans,” Green Bay Press-Gazette, May 14, 1931, 13-14.
  • “Civic Inspired Packers Grab Third Title,” Altoona Tribune, December 15, 1931, 9.
  • “Drive for Packer Fund of $10,000 is Nearing Goal,” Green Bay Press-Gazette, January 19, 1935, 1.
  • “Giant Battle to be Played in Milwaukee,” Green Bay Press-Gazette, September 9, 1933, 1.
  • “Green Bay Packers Make Cut in Squad,” Rhinelander Daily News, October 16, 1931, 6.
  • Leland Joannes vs. Green Bay Football Corporation court case, 1933, Brown Series 65, Box 803, Folder 7, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Archives, Green Bay, WI.
  • “Organize New Corporation to Run Club,” Green Bay Press-Gazette, January 30, 1935, 12.
  • “Packer Football Team has Brought Fame and Glory to Green Bay,” Green Bay Press-Gazette, Wisconsin Tercentenary, July 1934, Retail Section, 30.
  • “Sport Shorts by Milwaukee Journal Sports Writers,” Iron County Miner, September 15, 1933, 2.
  • Torinus, John B. The Packer Legend: An Inside Look at the Green Bay Packers. Neshkoro, WI: Laranmark Press, 1985.
  • William Bent vs. Green Bay Football Corporation court case, 1933, Brown Series 65, Box 803, Folder 7, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Archives, Green Bay, WI.

Providence Steam Roller

  • Emery, Tom. “Way Before the Patriots, Providence Fans Enjoyed Title Ride with Steam Roller.” Providence Journal, 1 Feb. 2015, http://www.providencejournal.com/article/20150131/Lifestyle/301319995.
  • Hogrogian, John G. “Rhode Island’s Pro Football Champions – 1928 Providence Steam Roller.” Rhode Island History 36, no. 4 (1977): 119-128.
  • Pro Football Hall of Fame. “Decade by Decade: The 1920s and Providence.” Accessed November 20, 2018. www.profootballhof.com/football-history/decade-by-decade-the-1920s-and-providence/.
  • Pro Football Hall of Fame. “Thanksgiving Day Game Results.” Accessed November 20, 2018. https://www.profootballhof.com/football-history/thanksgiving-day-game-results/.

Portsmouth Spartans

  • “Detroit May Get Pro Grid League Team,” Portsmouth Daily Times, March 15, 1934.
  • “Portsmouth’s 1928 Football Outlook Greatest in Years: Business men to Meet at Hurth Hotel Tonight to Formulate Plans for Coming Season; May Organize Board,” Portsmouth Daily Times, August 20, 1929; “‘Spartans’ is Name Tentatively Chosen for Portsmouth Football Aggregation,” Portsmouth Daily Times, September 7, 1928.
  • “Portsmouth Pro Grid Team Stays in Race,” Leader-Telegram, March 17, 1932.
  • “Portsmouth to Have Another Strong Football Team: Howard Graf of the First National Bank to Direct Gridiron Warriors,” Portsmouth Daily Times, August 13, 1928.
  • Ridgeway, Jim. “Early NFL Stadium of Portsmouth Spartans Receives Ohio Historical Designation.” Spartan Municipal Stadium. Accessed November 06, 2018.
  • Shuck, Barry. “Detroit Lions Began as the Portsmouth Spartans.” Big Blue View. December 17, 2016. Accessed November 6, 2018.
  • Sigmon, Jerry. “Spartan Municipal Stadium.” Clio. February 5, 2015. Accessed November 6, 2018. https://www.theclio.com/web/entry?id=11299.
  • “Spartan Stockholders Approve Club’s Sale to Detroit for $10,000,” Portsmouth Daily Times, April 6, 1934.
  • “Spartans, Despite Intense Heat, Beat the Columbus Eleven: Visitors Turned Back 20 to 12: Forward Passing Features Battle; Some Real Football Uncorked,” Portsmouth Daily Times, September 17, 1928.
  • “Spartans Virtually Accepted by National Football League: Coach Griffen Announces that He Has Assurance of Joe Car and Other League Officials that the Portsmouth Squad will be Admitted, “ Portsmouth Daily News, February 21, 1930.
  • “The Pro Football Archives.” Accessed 19 November 2018. https://www.profootballarchives.com/1928por.html.
  • “Trojans Play Feature of the Year,” Portsmouth Daily Times, January 1, 1934.

New York Giants

  • Big Blue Interactive. “Missing Rings: The 1930 New York Football Giants.” February 15, 2015. Accessed November 27, 2018. https://www.bigblueinteractive.com/2015/02/13/missing-rings-1930-new-york-football-giants/.
  • King, Gilbert. “The Game That Put the NFL’s Reputation on the Line.” Smithsonian Institution. January 31, 2012. Accessed November 27, 2018. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-game-that-put-the-nfls-reputation-on-the-line-84128969/.