Boston Bears (AFL)
| Founded | 1940 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 1940 |
| Based in | American Football League III (1940) |
| Team history | Boston Bears (1940) |
| Team colors | Unknown |
| Head coaches | Eddie Casey |
| Owner(s) | Sheldon Fairbanks |
| Home field(s) | Fenway Park |
The Boston Bears were a professional
Boston, Massachusetts.[2] Coach Eddie Casey’s team was a competitive one, finishing the 1940 season with a 5-4-1 record, good for third place in the AFL, behind league champions Columbus Bullies and second-place Milwaukee Chiefs.[3]
But success on the field did not transform itself into success in the stands. The Bears became the third professional football team to leave Boston in the space of four years (behind the
Boston Patriots
started play.
| Year | W | L | T | Finish | Coach[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3rd ( AFL ) |
Eddie Casey |
References
- ^ a b All Those AFLs: N.F.L. Competitors, 1935-41 Archived November 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine – Bob Braunwart, Professional Football Research Association (1984)
- ^ Indians Occupy Faded Spot in Buffalo's Football Scrapbook Archived November 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine – Joe Marren, Professional Football Research Association (1997)
- ^ Boston Conquers Yankee Eleven By 20-7 at Stadium – Lewis Funke, The New York Times, November 24, 1940
- ISBN 0-06-039232-0
- ISBN 0-313-25771-X, p. 142
- ISBN 0-385-13091-0
- ^ When the Indians Roamed Buffalo’s Gridiron Archived November 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine – Connie McGillicuddy, Professional Football Research Association (2000)
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