1892 Allegheny Athletic Association football season explained

Team:Allegheny Athletic Association
Year:1892
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Record:3–2–3
Manager:Bill Kountz
Captain:W. W. Blunt
Field:AAA Park
Previous:1891
Next:1893

The Allegheny Athletic Association played its third season of American football in 1892. Managed by Bill Kountz, the team compiled a record of 3–2–3. The team fielded the first two professional football players on record, paying Pudge Heffelfinger $500 for a game on November 12 and Sport Donnelly $250 for the following game a week later.[1]

Allegheny claimed the local (Pittsburgh area) championship by beating the Pittsburgh Athletic Club in the November 12 game,[2] with the only scoring being a Heffelfinger touchdown.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Five Hundred Reasons: Football's First Pro: 1892 . Professional Football Researchers Association . PFRA Research . April 17, 2023.
  2. News: The Pittsburg Dispatch. November 30, 1892. 9. Won't Play This Year. Newspapers.com.