This final episode of the podcast explores the impact that National Football League original team the Dayton Triangles and its members had on sports and the local community..Support the show

The Last President

Oct 10th, 2019 20m 1s

Carl Storck sold the Dayton Triangles in 1930, but stayed in the National Football League as an executive. Eventually, he succeeded the late Joe Carr as NFL president, becoming the third, and last, head of the league before the commissioner era

Breathers

Oct 3rd, 2019 14m 50s

The Dayton Triangles, last founding members of the National Football League, struggle to survive as a road team in the late 1920s.Support the show

A Last Hurrah

Sep 26th, 2019 17m 31s

Facing irrelevance in 1927, Dayton Triangles owner Carl Storck and business manager Mike Redelle reinvent the National Football League original team as a hometown squad. After losing their opening game, the Triangles upset defending NFL champio

Wandering Years

Sep 19th, 2019 17m 14s

After concluding that National Football League original team the Dayton Triangles could no longer make money on home games, owner/coach Carl Storck and his business manager Mike Redelle turn the Triangles into a road team in 1925. In 1926, Stor

Hope and Reality

Sep 12th, 2019 19m 34s

As the 1924 National Football League season approaches, Dayton Triangles owner/coach/manager Carl Storck hopes to restore the team to NFL glory after a disastrous 1923 campaign. The team must overcome several challenges before the season even b

The Storck Era Begins

Sep 5th, 2019 15m 33s

Following the untimely death of the Dayton Triangles' most ardent financial supporter, Carl Storck must assume ownership of the team's NFL franchise in an effort to keep the team going. The 1923 season sees the Triangles struggle to replace ret

The Turning Point

Aug 6th, 2019 19m 8s

The 1922 NFL season represents a turning point for National Football League founding team, the Dayton Triangles. Founding coach Nelson "Bud" Talbott is forced to step aside to attend to his growing family business and social affairs, leaving te

Winds Of Change

Aug 2nd, 2019 20m 18s

Dayton Triangles coach Nelson Talbott, forced to take on more family responsibilities in the wake of his father's death, turns to his old Yale coach Frank Hinkey to help out during the 1921 professional football season. Business manager Carl St

New Beginnings

Jul 31st, 2019 23m 20s

The Dayton Triangles join with other teams in 1920 to form the American Professional Football Association, which would eventually rename itself the National Football League. The inaugural APFA season finds the Triangles in the hunt for the firs

Return to Normalcy

Jul 11th, 2019 19m 23s

Following two years of war and disease, life returned to normal for the Dayton Triangles football team in 1919. With their coach and star quarterback back from the war, the Triangles looked to prove their mettle against the top competition in t

Year of the Asterisk

Jul 4th, 2019 24m 22s

The 1918 Dayton Triangles must deal with the constraints imposed by war in Europe and an influenza pandemic at home. The Triangles persevere under the guidance of fill-in coach Earle "Greasy" Neale and the management of Carl "Scummy" Storck. Su

The War Year

Jun 27th, 2019 19m 44s

When the United States enters the war in Europe in 1917, things change for the second-year Dayton Triangles. Coach Nelson "Bud" Talbott and Triangles business manager Mike Redelle are among those who volunteer for military service. The team mov

Year of the Triangle

Jun 20th, 2019 19m 52s

The Dayton Triangles, who would become founding members of the National Football League, embark on their inaugural season of play in 1916 under Coach Nelson "Bud" Talbott. Keyed by the exploits of Norb Sacksteder, the power running of Lou Partl

End of an Era

Jun 13th, 2019 20m 38s

The former Saint Mary's Cadets, forerunners of NFL original team the Dayton Triangles, became the Dayton Gym-Cadets in 1915. The Gym-Cadets put themselves forward as contenders for the championship of the informal Ohio League. In the East, Nels

Championship Blues

Jun 6th, 2019 16m 19s

After winning the football championship of Dayton and Southern Ohio in 1913, the Saint Mary's Cadets, predecessors of the Dayton Triangles, faced an uphill battle to repeat in 1914. Injuries and defections took their toll. The 1914 season was a

Coming of Age (Part Two)

May 30th, 2019 19m 4s

The Saint Mary's Cadets, predecessors of the Dayton Triangles, complete their march to the Dayton city football championship. Meanwhile, Nelson Talbott gains national renown, becoming an All-American at Yale.Support the show

Coming of Age (Part One)

May 23rd, 2019 18m 11s

This episode covers key events in the early years of the Saint Mary's Cadets, whose football team eventually formed the nucleus of NFL original team the Dayton Triangles. As the Cadets evolved, so did the economics and rules of the American foo

Beginnings

May 16th, 2019 18m 32s

This episode traces the beginnings of the Dayton Triangles from their inception as a basketball team called the Saint Mary's Cadets. The episode also describes the state of American football around 1900 and tells how a crisis in the game in 190

Introduction

May 9th, 2019 12m 35s

This episode gives a little background about how I got started in the process of creating this podcast and sets the stage for future episodes.Support the show

Trailer

Preview

Apr 26th, 2019 56s

Preview trailer for the upcoming podcast series "Triangles: The Life and Times of an NFL Original Team," which documents the history of the Dayton Triangles.Support the show

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