1899 Homestead Library & Athletic Club football team

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1899 Homestead Library & Athletic Club season
Head coachGeorge Lowery
Home fieldSteel Works Park
Results
Record2–3

The 1899 Homestead Library & Athletic Club football team played professional football in 1899. The team was affiliated with the Homestead Library & Athletic Club in Homestead, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.

Organization[]

In 1898, William Chase Temple took over the Duquesne Country and Athletic Club, becoming the first individual team owner in professional football. In 1900, most of the Duquesne players were hired by the Homestead Library & Athletic Club, by offering them higher salaries.[1]

Bemus Pierce was hired by Homestead in mid-October 1899. He played and got hurt in the November game versus Duquesne C. & A.C.[2] He returned to Homestead L.A.C. in 1900 and 1901, helping lead the teams to an undefeated 21–0 record.

Season schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30East Pittsburg A.A.
W 25–0
October 7Swissvale
  • Steel Works Park
  • Homestead, PA
W 12–0
October 143:00 p.m.Duquesne Country and Athletic Club
  • Steel Works Park
  • Homestead, PA
L 5–22[3]
October 28Pittsburgh College
  • Steel Works Park
  • Homestead, PA
L 0–6 (forfeit)
November 7Duquesne Country and Athletic Club
L 0–53
  • A game with the 10th Regiment was not played on October 21 because they failed to show up. Homestead refunded money to the spectators.[4]
  • The Homestead team disbanded before Thanksgiving forcing the Latrobe A.A. (November 18), Crescent A.C. (November 22), Duquesne A.C. (November 25), Western University of Pennsylvania (November 30) to find new opponents.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Pro Football Before The NFL". Quake City. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Coach Pierce Hurt", Buffalo Evening News, Buffalo, NY, p. 10, November 9, 1899
  3. ^ "To-Day's Struggle". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved July 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. ^ "Homestead Didn't Play", The Pittsburg Post, Pittsburgh, PA, p. 8, October 22, 1899 – via Newspapers.com
  5. ^ "Football", The Pittsburg Press, Pittsburgh, PA, p. 5, November 22, 1899 – via Newspapers.com
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