For local sports fans, there is a complete set of game day programs and photos of the Frankford Yellow Jackets, the first NFL team in Philadelphia and the world champions in 1926. The library ...

But did you know a National Football League team was called the Yellow Jackets, later becoming the Philadelphia Eagles? From 1924 to 1931, the Frankford Yellow Jackets played in the NFL.

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↑ Frankford Stadium (1923-1931)—This small stadium was home to Philly's first NFL team, the Frankford Yellow Jackets. Located in a small neighborhood called Wissanoming at Frankford Avenue and ...

You may or may not know that Frankford is a section of Philadelphia. In 1924, the Yellow Jackets - a team based in Frankford - began to play in the National Football League, and it wasn’t long ...

He was a halfback with the 1927 Frankford Yellow Jackets. Pro Football Hall of Fame/AP Images For several decades, it was a widely held belief that fullback/punter Jesse Rodriguez was the first ...

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(WHTM) – The Philadelphia Eagles weren’t the original team in Philadelphia, it was the Frankford Yellow Jackets. Before Bert Bell decided to create the Philadelphia Eagles, the Yellow Jackets ...

The last team to hit 13 wins without topping 30 points in a single game came all the way back in 1925 when the Frankford Yellow Jackets pulled off the unlikely scoring feat. Go Yellow Jackets!