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Providence Steam Roller

SPORTS FRANCHISE

Pro football team, organized 1916, and joined the NFL in 1925. Hosted the league's first night game under "monster floodlights" at Kinsley Park Stadium on 6 Nov 1929, with the football painted white for visibility.

NFL champions in 1928. Team folded after the 1931 season.

Location:
Providence, RI

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Fritz Pollard
Football
 27-Jan-1894 11-May-1986 First black coach in the NFL


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