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The Third Man wrote:Dick Groat played in both the NBA and MLB. He was even a two-time All-American and a National Player of the Year at Duke, which I knew, but I didn't realize he had the one season in the NBA until I looked him up just now.
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What is the oldest team in the NFL?

/team history predates formation of NFL in 1920

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Packers is my guess. Unless the Canton, OH team to someplace like Chicago. Maybe the Bears?

Edit: Wrong and wrong - but they are the 2nd and 3rd oldest.
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Due to my geeky sports trivia love a young boy I can name every team from the early days of the NFL incl

Frankford Yellowjackets
Massillon Tigers
Canton Bulldogs
Providence Steamrollers

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lukethedrifter wrote:Due to my geeky sports trivia love a young boy I can name every team from the early days of the NFL incl

Frankford Yellowjackets
Massillon Tigers
Canton Bulldogs
Providence Steamrollers
Rust belt towns similar in size to Green Bay. GB is like a dinosaur that survived the ice age.

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It really is.

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The Bears started as the Decatur Staleys in 1920 but then moved to Chicago the following year and then became the Bears. Interesting that there was teams in NYC named after the Dodgers, Giants and Yankees baseball teams but the Giants were the only of the teams to survive long term.

What professional football quarterback has the most yards passing in his pro playing career.

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Also who was the original Baseball/Football pro athlete who also was a Gold Medalist in the Olympics?

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Jim Thorpe

Decatur Staleys [expletive] Chicago Bears is not the correct answer.

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The Chicago / St. Louis / Arizona Cardinals FTW!

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