1920 NFL champions Akron Pros
akron pros 1920 team photo pollard , of top 1919 players planned return pros in 1920. team opened season @ league park in october defeating wheeling stogies, 43 0. al nesser, 1 of infamous football-playing nesser brothers, scored 3 touchdowns on fumble recoveries. following week pros defeated columbus panhandles 37 0 using former guard, frank mccormick wingback. after 13–0 win on cincinnati celts, pros played cleveland tigers, team composed of ex-stars massillon tigers. ironically bob nash, played massillon in 1919, broke stan cofall punt resulting in akron touchdown , final score of 7–0. pros shocked league beating canton bulldogs, considered top team in nation in 1920 stars jim thorpe, joe guyon, pete calac , pete henry, 10–0. however, after rained out game against detroit heralds, pros played reorganized tigers team held pros 7–7 tie. team, under rushing of pollard , mccormick, rebounded defeating dayton triangles 13–0. after 7–0 victory in rematch canton, second win on dayton, pro