Starin Central in Buffalo in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The First Women's Professional Tackle Football Game in New York State History

Photographed by Greg D. Tranter

1. The First Women's Professional Tackle Football Game in New York State History Marker

Inscription.
Site of first women’s professional tackle football game in New York State history on December 5, 1970, the Buffalo All Stars defeated the Toronto Belles 14-0 in this groundbreaking game.
In honor of the women who played.

Erected 2024.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Sports • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is December 5, 1970.

Location. 42° 56.603′ N, 78° 49.893′ W. Marker is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County. It is in Starin Central. It can be reached from Main Street just south of Mercer Avenue, on the right when traveling south. The front entrance to the stadium is on Mercer Avenue, off of Main Street. The marker is inside the stadium front gate on the back wall when looking through the entrance gate. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2885 Main St, Buffalo NY 14214, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and specifically in Western New York.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Parkside Candy / University Heights (approx. 0.6 miles away); Dedicated to the Men and Women (approx. 0.6 miles away); Central Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Sample Shop (approx. 0.8 miles away); University Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); An Exceptional Home (approx. one mile away); A Remarkable Partnership (approx. one mile away); The Integrated Landscape (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buffalo.

Additional keywords. Women's sports, Title IX

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2025, by Greg D. Tranter of Hopkinton, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 122 times since then and 86 times this year. Last updated on January 28, 2026, by Greg D. Tranter of Hopkinton, Massachusetts. Photo 1. submitted on November 24, 2025, by Greg D. Tranter of Hopkinton, Massachusetts. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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