Revisit the start of professional football with the Dayton Triangles
History’s first league game was held in 1920.
Dayton and the Miami Valley region are known for their baseball and basketball teams, and history tells us that the very first NFL game was also played right here in Dayton.
Author, historian, and researcher Andrew Walsh shares his knowledge of the team in his presentation Dayton Triangles: The Football Team, now airing on MVCC Channel 5 and available on our YouTube page.
Did you know that passing the ball required the quarterback to be back at least five yards, or it was an automatic turnover? Or if a throw was touched by neither the receiver nor defender that was also a change of possession? That’s just a glimpse of what you can expect as you rewind back to Triangle Field for history’s gridiron action.
Dayton Triangles: The Football Team was produced in collaboration with Centerville-Washington History.
