Hazleton Redskins
The Hazleton Redskins were a professional American football team that played in the Eastern Pennsylvania Football League in 1938. They were named league champions after going 5–1. They Redskins were a farm team of the Washington Redskins. They wore colors very similar to that of Washington. Their team president was Dr. Frank Veneroso and their manager was Lou Reynolds.
Founded | September 1938 |
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Folded | September 18, 1939 |
Based in | Hazleton, Pennsylvania |
League | Eastern Pennsylvania Football League |
Head coaches | Ed Kahn |
Other League Championship wins | EPFL (1938) |
Home field(s) | Cranberry Park |
1938
Their first game was against the Brooklyn Bay Parkways of the American Association.[1][2] They won the game 19 to 12.[3][4] Even though it was a close score the Redskins dominated, as they had 223 yards opposed to 33 by Brooklyn.[4] They were led by coach Ed Kahn and quarterback LeRoy "Sunshine" Campbell.[4] The next week they won 14 to 0 against the Wilkes-Barre Panthers. In their third game of the season, the Redskins had their only loss, which was 7 to 0 against the Scranton Miners.[5] They had more first downs, passes, rushing yards and passing yards than Scranton but could not score any points.[5] On the final play of the game, Hazleton threw a pass which was caught at the one yard line of Scranton, but the team could not get there quick enough as the game ended.[5] Shortly afterwards, they scheduled a rematch against Scranton,[6] and won 20 to 0. Shortly before the rematch, they had scheduled a game with the Wilmington Clippers, but canceled.[7] Their next game after Scranton was a matchup with the Reading Rams.[8][9][10] They won 19 to 7. On October 30, they won 32 to 2 against the Wilkes-Barre Panthers.[11] In the final game of the EPFL season (and the last of the league before folding) the Redskins won 13 to 0 over the Shenandoah Rams (they were previously the Reading Rams, but moved before the last game of the season).[12][13] On December 11, they scheduled a game against the Dixie League Champion Norfolk Shamrocks to be named "Minor-League champions" and won 16 to 14.[14] On December 18, they scheduled a game against the Paterson Panthers, which was canceled.[15] On September 18, 1939, they folded because of other Hazleton sports getting more fan support and because of the folding of the EPFL.
References
- "All Star Lineup To Oppose Bay Parkway Squad At Cranberry". The Plain Speaker. September 24, 1938. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "PUNTS AND PASSES". The Plain Speaker. September 24, 1938. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1938 Hazelton Redskins - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com.
- Caughey, Stan (September 26, 1938). "HAZLETON PRO. GRIDDERS LOOK VERY IMPRESSIVE TO 1,000 FANS". Standard Speaker. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "HAZLETON REDSKINS DROP FAST BATTLE AGAINST SCRANTON MINERS 7–0". Standard Speaker. October 10, 1938. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Miners Determined To Hand Second Loss To Hefty Redskins". The Times-Tribune. October 15, 1938. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cancel Game With Clippers". The Plain Speaker. October 11, 1938. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "HAZLETON REGION WILL WITNESS STIRRING BATTLE HERE SUNDAY". Standard Speaker. October 20, 1938. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "HAZLETON PRO. GRIDDERS WILL DRAW BIG CROWD TO CRANBERRY". Standard Speaker. October 22, 1938. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Aim To Stop Hazleton Redskins". Standard Speaker. October 22, 1938. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Hazleton Redskins Arial Attack Routs Panthers 32–2 In Bruising Pro Contest". The Plain Speaker. October 31, 1938. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Hazleton Redskins Win Over Shenandoah, 13–0". The Morning Call. November 14, 1938. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "HAZLETON REDSKINS POINTING TO TURN BACK RAMS ON SUNDAY". Standard-Speaker. November 11, 1938. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "HAZLETON REDSKINS TO CLASH WITH NORFOLK CLANCYS SUNDAY". Standard Speaker. December 8, 1938. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "REDSKINS IN FINAL GRIDIRON GAME HERE SUNDAY AT PATERSON, N.J." Standard Speaker. December 17, 1938. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.