Kansas City (NFL)
Encyclopedia
Kansas City, Missouri
had a National Football League
team prior to the Chiefs
that operated under two different names: The Blues in 1924 and the Cowboys from 1925-1926. The Blues competed as a traveling team
, playing all of their NFL games in other cities' stadia in their only year under that name. LeRoy Andrews
acted as the team's player-coach
.
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
had a National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
team prior to the Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
that operated under two different names: The Blues in 1924 and the Cowboys from 1925-1926. The Blues competed as a traveling team
Traveling team
In professional team sports, a traveling team is a member of a professional league that never or rarely competes in its home arena or stadium. This differs from a barnstorming team in that the latter does not compete within a league or association framework...
, playing all of their NFL games in other cities' stadia in their only year under that name. LeRoy Andrews
LeRoy Andrews
LeRoy B. Andrew, or commonly Roy Andrew, was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Pittsburg State University. In 1923, he played for the St. Louis All Stars. From 1924 to 1927, he was a player-coach for the Kansas City Blues/Cowboys and the Cleveland Bulldogs...
acted as the team's player-coach
Player-coach
A player-coach, in sports, is a member of a sports team who simultaneously holds both playing and coaching duties. The term can be used to refer to both players who serve as head coaches, or as assistant coaches....
.
Pro Football Hall of Famers
- Joe GuyonJoe GuyonJoseph Napoleon Guyon was a professional American football player in the National Football League...
(1924-25) - Steve OwenSteve Owen (football)Stephen Joseph Owen was an American football player and coach who earned a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame as head coach of the National Football League's New York Giants from 1930 to 1953...
(1925-26)
Season-by-season
| Year | W | L | T | Finish | Coach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blues | 1924 1924 NFL season The 1924 NFL season was the 5th regular season of the National Football League. The league had 18 teams play during the season, including the new clubs Frankford Yellow Jackets, Kansas City Blues, and Kenosha Maroons. The Louisville Brecks, Oorang Indians, St... |
2 | 7 | 0 | 15th | LeRoy Andrews LeRoy Andrews LeRoy B. Andrew, or commonly Roy Andrew, was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Pittsburg State University. In 1923, he played for the St. Louis All Stars. From 1924 to 1927, he was a player-coach for the Kansas City Blues/Cowboys and the Cleveland Bulldogs... |
| Cowboys | 1925 1925 NFL season The 1925 NFL season was the 6th regular season of the National Football League. Five new teams entered the league: New York Giants, Detroit Panthers, Pottsville Maroons, Providence Steam Roller, and a new Canton Bulldogs team... |
2 | 5 | 1 | 13th | |
| 1926 1926 NFL season The 1926 NFL season was the 7th regular season of the National Football League. The league grew to 22 teams, a figure that would not be equaled in professional football until 1961, adding the Brooklyn Lions, the Hartford Blues, the Los Angeles Buccaneers, and the Louisville Colonels, with Racine... |
8 | 3 | 0 | 4th |
See also
- Sports in Kansas CitySports in Kansas CityKansas City Metropolitan Area has a long history of sports, which has included national championship teams and championship title events.-Current teams:-Past teams:-Future teams:...
- Kansas City ChiefsKansas City ChiefsThe Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
- American Football League (1934)American Football League (1934)The 1934 edition of the American Football League was a short-lived minor professional football league with teams based in the American South and Southwest. The first of several minor leagues with the same name, the 1934 was also one of the first involving teams not located in the American Midwest...
- sole championship was won by St. Louis/Kansas City Blues