Triangle Park (Dayton)
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Triangle Park is a former American football
stadium located in Dayton, Ohio
. The stadium was home to the Dayton Triangles
of the National Football League
from 1920 to 1929. It had a capacity of 5,000 spectators. It was located at the confluence of the Great Miami River
and Stillwater River
. On October 3, 1920, it hosted the first NFL game against the Columbus Panhandles. Today, it is a park in the city of Dayton.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
stadium located in Dayton, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
. The stadium was home to the Dayton Triangles
Dayton Triangles
The Dayton Triangles were an original franchise of the American Professional Football Association in 1920. The Triangles were based in Dayton, Ohio, and took their nickname from their home field, Triangle Park, which was located at the confluence of the Great Miami and Stillwater Rivers in north...
of the 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...
from 1920 to 1929. It had a capacity of 5,000 spectators. It was located at the confluence of the Great Miami River
Great Miami River
The Great Miami River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately long, in southwestern Ohio in the United States...
and Stillwater River
Stillwater River (Ohio)
The Stillwater River is a tributary of the Great Miami River in western Ohio in the United States. Via the Great Miami and Ohio rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed....
. On October 3, 1920, it hosted the first NFL game against the Columbus Panhandles. Today, it is a park in the city of Dayton.