DeWeese in Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Site of First Game in the NFL
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., December 5, 2009
1. Site of First Game in the NFL Marker
On October 3, 1920 the first game matching two professional teams of the American Professional Football Association, a league that would become the National Football League (NFL), was held on this field within Triangle Park. In that game, the Dayton Triangles defeated the Columbus Panhandles 14-0. The Triangle's Lou Partlow scored the first touchdown and George "Hobby" Kinderdine kicked the first extra point. Three factories founded by Dayton businessmen Edward Deeds and Charles Kettering sponsored the Dayton Triangles team. The factories were the Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company (DELCO), Dayton Metal Products Company (D.M.P.Co.), and Domestic Engineering Company (DECO), later call Delco-Light. They formed an industrial triangle of plants in downtown Dayton.
Erected 2004 by Montgomery County Historical Society, Bank One, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 9-57.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Sports. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1828.
Location. 39° 47.049′ N, 84° 12.028′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Triangle Park (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); D-134 Artillery Memorial Bridge (about 700 feet away); In Honor of Don Bassett (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dayton Fire Department Station No. 14 (approx. half a mile away); McCook Field (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named McCook Field (approx. 0.9 miles away); Testing, Testing, Testing (approx. 0.9 miles away); Katharine Kennedy Brown (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.
More about this marker. This historical marker has the wrong marker, 57-9, number on its face. The number on the lists at The Ohio Historical Society is 9-57.
Also see . . .
1. The story behind Dayton hosting the first-ever NFL game. Dayton.com website entry (Submitted on July 13, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. First NFL Game Site in Dayton. The World of Football website entry (Submitted on July 13, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., December 5, 2009
2. Site of First Game in the NFL Marker
Looking NNE, with Howell Field in background.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., December 5, 2009
3. Triangle Park
Howell Field in far distant background, with NFL marker at distant right, to left of evergreen tree.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,838 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 10, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
