Duquesne Country and Athletic Club
American football team in Pennsylvania (1895–1900) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club was a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1895 until 1900. The team was considered one of the best, if not the best, professional football teams in the country from 1898 until 1900. However, the team is most famous for being the first football franchise to be owned by an individual, William Chase Temple.[2]
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Founded | 1895; 129 years ago (1895) |
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Folded | 1900; 124 years ago (1900) |
Based in | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
League | Western Pennsylvania Circuit |
Team history | Duquesne Country and Athletic Club (1895–1900) |
Team colors | Red, Black[1] |
General managers | William Chase Temple (1895–1900) |
Owner(s) | Duquesne Country and Athletic Club (1895 – c. 1898) William C. Temple (c. 1898–1900) |
W. Pennsylvania Championship wins | (3) (1895, 1898, 1899) |
Home field(s) | Exposition Park |
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