The First NFL Stadium - Triangle Park - The History of the NFL's First Game - Dayton Triangles

It's October 3rd, 1920. The NFL is about to kick off its first ever game between the Dayton Triangles and the Columbus Panhandles. Four thousand people paid just $1.75 to watch the game, with each player being paid the large sum of $50 for the game. The Triangles were the favorites to win with their famous strong passing game, and running back Louie Partlow. The Triangles lived up to the hype and won the game, not just any game, the first game. The first game that would spawn 100+ years of the wildly successful National Football League. Although the league was famously founded in Canton, Ohio and the Hall of Fame is located there, the first NFL game was not played there. Today on this special episode of the Archive of Everything, we’re going to explore where the first ever NFL game took place, take a look at the first ever NFL stadium, and find out just what has happened to the site since the game took place well over 100 years ago at this point. The Dayton Triangles were founded in 19