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Yankees were no more after the 1929 season. Grange played for the Yankees in 1927, however he sat out the next season with a bad leg, and then returned to the Bears where he played until 1934. He then coached the
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disbanded after its last NFL game, the team's franchise was never withdrawn or canceled by the league. New York Giants owner Tim Mara was awarded the
Horsemen franchise in payment of a debt and proceeded to lease it to C. C. Pyle for his New York Yankees team. The agreement between the two rivals
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Pyle then took his quest for an NFL franchise to the NFL's 1926 winter meeting. There he showed to the other owners that he had the rights to Grange. As a result, he wanted an NFL team of his own and he wanted it in
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and the New York Giants drew only 10,000. However, the league would still fold at the end of the season. However Pyle's
Yankees were given the NFL franchise that was asked for in the first place.
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in 1926, by stating that Red's contract was owned by himself, and not Halas. Pyle then approached Halas to demand for Grange a generous salary and one-third ownership of the Bears. Halas refused.
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1505:Categories
902:Dick Rauch
726:Dick Rauch
705:C. C. Pyle
527:References
519:Dick Rauch
186:Red Grange
140:C. C. Pyle
129:Dick Rauch
1440:1930sā50s
1129:Luna Bowl
815:Rivalries
783:Michalske
661:Franchise
635:Based in
628:club 1926
414:1926ā1928
389:1926ā1927
368:1927ā1928
347:1927ā1928
329:Inducted
323:Position
293:road team
773:Flaherty
682:Stadiums
622:Defunct
312:Players
248:Brooklyn
227:Tim Mara
190:halfback
136:Owner(s)
63:Based in
1188:Charter
735:Seasons
673:Players
449:League
326:Tenure
196:History
47:Founded
1491:(1952)
1467:(1934)
1455:(1931)
1414:(1926)
1408:(1926)
1402:(1926)
1372:(1924)
1366:(1924)
1348:(1923)
1300:(1921)
1294:(1921)
1288:(1921)
1282:(1921)
1199:(1920)
1087:Stadia
1013:Season
904:(1928)
801:(1926)
778:Grange
768:Badgro
568:
443:Finish
114:
111:
108:
77:League
55:Folded
1273:1920s
1190:teams
1030:Teams
698:Owner
446:Coach
417:1964
392:1963
371:1976
350:1981
320:Name
1020:1926
964:1928
959:1927
831:Lore
752:1928
747:1927
742:1926
566:ISBN
502:1928
496:NFL
480:1927
474:AFL
454:1926
431:Year
317:No.
164:The
58:1929
50:1926
515:7th
493:6th
466:2nd
364:End
343:End
188:at
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457:10
410:FB
385:HB
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440:T
437:L
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