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	Hammond, Indiana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hammond is also the home of The First Baptist Church of Hammond, one of the nation's largest congregations.
		Hammond has four state run high schools that are operated by the School City of Hammond, a school corporation under Indiana state law that is independent of the civil city.
		Hammond Rollers, American Basketball Association team founded in 2006, and was sold to the owner of the Quad City Riverhawks the same year.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hammond,_Indiana (1410 words)

	NFL.com - NFL History
		Pro football was in a state of confusion due to three major problems: dramatically rising salaries; players continually jumping from one team to another following the highest offer; and the use of college players still enrolled in school.
		An organizational meeting, at which the Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians, and Dayton Triangles were represented, was held at the Jordan and Hupmobile auto showroom in Canton, Ohio, August 20.
		The teams were from four states-Akron, Canton, Cleveland, and Dayton from Ohio; the Hammond Pros and Muncie Flyers from Indiana; the Rochester Jeffersons from New York; and the Rock Island Independents, Decatur Staleys, and Racine Cardinals from Illinois.
	www.nfl.com /history/chronology/1911-1920 (640 words)

	Professional Football Researchers Association- Pro Football History
		Doc's team, the Hammond Pros, never had a winning year in the league and probably never finished a football season with a fl entry in the ledger book.
		Dr. Young's Hammond Pros were members of the organization from 1920-26 and are considered one of the charter members of the NFL.
		Perhaps the Hammond Pros' most important contribution to the early NFL was that Dr. Young, unlike some of his contemporaries, was willing to employ fl players, particularly notable in that Indiana was a bastion of the Ku Klux Klan at the time.
	www.footballresearch.com /articles/frpage.cfm?topic=hammond (2054 words)

	Spokesman - Robert Lee Hammond (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-23)
		In his junior season, Hammond proved to be Morgan's main offensive weapon with 774 yards gained and 174 carries.
		Robert Hammond paved the way for many athletes to play and follow in his foot steps all the way to the pros.
		Hammond set the precedents of what a true champion should be and we would like to acknowledge him for all of his remarkable achievements.
	www.msuspokesman.com /home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=7e0f5f48-65aa-4481-b492-51bcd04b1811 (417 words)

	Retro and Nostalgia - Golden Age Era Sports: Football
		The Pro's got their start in 1916 as the Akron Burkhardts, named after the family of brewers that first sponsored the team.
		The Pro's became the Akron Indians in1926, assuming the name of an earlier Akron semi-pro team.
		Hammond's Pros played in the National Football League from 1920 to 1926.
	www.digitaldeliftp.com /recommendations/retro09.html (1897 words)

	Clavia Nord Electro Review
		The mighty Hammond organ, Rhodes and Wurlitzer electric pianos, and Hohner Clavinet were large, heavy, bulky, and often in need of maintenance.
		The Clavia Nord Electro is a virtual electromechanical instrument that simulates a Hammond B-3 organ, a Hohner Clavinet, Rhodes and Wurlitzer electric pianos, and a Yamaha CP80 portable piano.
		On a real Hammond, the Leslie Speed switch is on the organ's far-left side to permit a quick swipe of the left hand to change rotor speed.
	emusician.com /elecinstruments/emusic_clavia_nord_electro (2188 words)

	hammond - Ask.com Web Search
		The Hammond organ is an electric organ which was designed and built by Laurens Hammond in April 1935.
		While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a low-cost alternative to the pipe organ, it came to be used for jazz, blues, and to a lesser extent rock music (...
		Hammond is located at (41.611185, -87.493080).According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 64.3 km² (24.8 mi²).
	search.ask.com /web?q=hammond (401 words)

	2005 Senior Nominees - Pro Football Hall of Fame
		Two of pro football’s true pioneers Benny Friedman and Fritz Pollard, have been selected by the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Seniors Committee as finalists for election into the Hall of Fame with the Class of 2005.
		When he turned pro, the college football sensation was greeted with fanfare that was exceeded only by the media attention given future Hall of Fame halfback Red Grange when he turned pro in 1925.
		During his pro football career the two-time All-America played and sometimes coached for four different NFL teams, the Pros/Indians (1920-21/1925-26), the Milwaukee Badgers (1922), the Hammond Pros (1923, 1925), and the Providence Steam Roller (1925).
	www.profootballhof.com /enshrinement/release.jsp?release_id=1274 (766 words)

	Pollard, Frederick D.
		The Pros became a charter member of the American Professional Football Association in 1920.
		In 1922, he joined the Milwaukee Badgers, and in 1923, he became a player for the Hammond Pros.
		He played the 1924 season with the Gilberton Cadamounts, an independent professional football team, rejoining the Hammond Pros for part of the 1925 season.
	www.ohiohistorycentral.org /entry.php?rec=2382 (521 words)

	washingtonpost.com: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-23)
		Pro career: 1919-1921, 1925-1926 Akron Pros, 1922 Milwaukee Badgers, 1923, 1925 Hammond Pros, 1923-1924 Gilberton Cadamounts (independent pro team), 1925 Providence Steam Roller.
		Pollard immediately earned a place in pro football history as one of only two fls in the new league.
		In 1921, he became the first fl head coach in NFL history when the Pros named him co-coach of the team.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A1461-2005Feb5?language=printer (538 words)

	Pollard, Fritz
		In 1921, Pollard became co-head coach of the Pros.
		Some sources claim that Pollard only served as head coach of the Akron Pros, while other sources, including Pollard, contend that he served as the head coach for the Milwaukee Badgers, the Hammond Pros, the Providence Steam Roller, and the Akron Indians.
		The Pro Football Hall of Fame inducted Pollard as a member in 2005.
	www.ohiohistorycentral.org /entry.php?rec=2383 (558 words)

	HoF Vote: Monk, Grimm Fall Short
		Monk and Grimm, both of whom were integral in leading the Redskins to three Super Bowl championships from 1982-91, did not receive 80 percent approval from the Hall's Board of Electors, a group of sports journalists from NFL cities around the country.
		He earned three consecutive Pro Bowl appearances from 1984-86 and also posted nine seasons of 50 or more receptions and five seasons with at least 1,000 receiving yards.
		Grimm played left guard from 1981-93 and was a key member of "The Hogs." He teamed with tackle Joe Jacoby to form a punishing left side of the Redskins' offensive line.
	www.redskins.com /news/newsDetail.jsp?id=5720 (533 words)

	Project 2 - NFL History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-23)
		In 1920, an organizational meeting in Canton, Ohio between owners of the Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians, and the Dayton Triangles resulted in the formation of the American Professional Football Association.
		The Pro Football Hall of Fame was establish in Canton, Ohio in 1961.
		Also in 1995, many significant records and milestones were achieved: Miami's Dan Marino surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton in four major passing categories-attempts, completions, yards, and touchdowns-to become the NFL's all-time career leader.
	www.rit.edu /~drp3921/wbm/project2/history.html (1401 words)

	David Millar to ride Revolution : Bike Biz
		For Hammond, Revolution will mark his debut on an indoor track with the classics specialist more accustomed to the Roubaix velodrome than the boards in Manchester.
		In September, Wiggins told The Guardian that he was no longer proud to be a pro roadie because he said Floyd Landis was guilty of doping at this year's Tour de France.
		Wiggins was absent from today's presentation of the 2007 Tour, an event notable for the image of a cracked mirror over the face of Floyd Landis in the eight minute video promo of the 2006 race.
	www.bikebiz.co.uk /newsitem.php?id=24632 (590 words)

	ESPN.com - Pro Football Hall of Fame Thumbnails
		Pollard turned pro in 1919 following army service during World War I. In 1920, Pollard led the Pros to an undefeated (8-0-3) season and won the American Professional Football Association's first crown.
		Pollard immediately earned a place in pro football history as one of just two African Americans in the new league.
		During his pro football career he played and sometimes coached for four different NFL teams.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1984867&type=story (746 words)

	Revolution 14 PR 1
		The road pros will face tough opposition from the British track specialists with experienced riders such as Tony Gibb and James Taylor and junior stars such as Junior Points Champion Peter Kennaugh likely to push the pace in front of the home crowd.
		The professional road season may well be over but for British road pros Roger Hammond, Bradley Wiggins and David Millar there is plenty more racing to come with these riders the first star names confirmed for the next instalment of the International Revolution Track Opens on November 18th.
		For T-Mobile's Roger Hammond, Revolution will mark his debut on an indoor track with the classics specialist more accustomed to the Roubaix Velodrome than the boards in Manchester.
	www.britishcycling.org.uk /web/site/BC/tra/News2006/20061027_Revolution_01.asp (537 words)

	Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Pro career: Akron Pros, 1919-21, 1925-26; Milwaukee Badgers, 1922; Hammond Pros, 1923, '25; Gilberton Cadamounts (independent), 1923-24; Providence Steam Roller, 1925.
		Notes: A two-time All-America halfback from Brown, he turned pro in 1919 following Army service in World War I. In 1920, Pollard led the Pros to an 8-0-3 record and the first title of the American Professional Football Association, later renamed the NFL.
		In 1928, Pollard organized and coached the Chicago Black Hawks, an all-fl pro team that enjoyed its greatest success by scheduling exhibitions against West Coast teams during the winter months.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20050807/news_1s7famecaps.html (497 words)

	NFL History-Print
		Actually Pro Football began in 1892 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania when former Yale star William "Pudge" Heffelfinger was paid a notable sum of $500 to play in a single game for the Allegheny Athletic Association on November 12 1892.
		Then Pro Football was played mostly in the small towns of Pennsylvania and was mostly a Pennsylvanian sport before it started becoming popular in the eastern and Midwestern states like Ohio.
		The Akron Pros, with an 8-0-3 regular season record, were crowned the league's first champion.
	www.articlecube.com /article.php?id=1452&act=print (377 words)

	Member - Pro Football Hall of Fame
		As a member of the new league, Pollard immediately earned a place in pro football history as one of just two African Americans in the new league. In 1921 he earned another distinction becoming the first African American head coach in NFL history when the Pros named him co-coach of the team.
		Contemporary accounts indicate that Pollard, an exciting elusive runner, was the most feared running back in the fledgling league. During his pro football career the two-time All-America played and sometimes coached for four different NFL teams, the Pros/Indians (1920-21/1925-26), the Milwaukee Badgers (1922), the Hammond Pros (1923, 1925), and the Providence Steam Roller (1925).
		Pollard was a key member of the NFL's first champion, the Akron Pros who posted a league-best 8-0-3 record in the league's inaugural season in 1920.
	www.profootballhof.com /hof/member.jsp?player_id=242 (448 words)

	My Choices For The Pro Football Hall Of Fame's Class Of 2005
		But the Raiders are forever grateful that they made him the first pure punter ever drafted in the first round, for they got one of the best weapons in the history of the game.
		During his time in the league, Guy played in seven Pro Bowls, led the AFC three times in punting average, had a streak of 619 consecutive punts without having one blocked (among the longest such streaks in league history), and finished his career with a 42.4 yard average.
		In 1920, Pollard played eleven games for the Akron Pros, leading them to an 8-0-3 mark and the first championship in league history (when the league was known as the American Pro Football Association).
	www.useless-knowledge.com /1234/jan/article012.html (1015 words)

	The Official Website of Frederick Douglass 'Fritz' Pollard
		Although it went mostly unnoticed by the mainstream media, the Senior Selection Committee for the Pro Football Hall of Fame delivered an important decision in August by selecting Frederick Douglass 'Fritz' Pollard as one of two senior nominees for the Class of 2005.
		In his first season, the breakaway back led the team in rushing, receiving, scoring and punt returns and as the Pros were unbeaten (8-0-3).
		The next year he was installed as the Pros' head coach and the team won its first seven games (all shutouts), before injuries to the team's stars, including Pollard himself, caused the team to trail off, ending the season at 8-3-1.
	www.fritzpollard.com /index.html (1611 words)

	Northwest Indiana News: nwitimes.com
		Fritz Pollard, the first fl coach and quarterback in the NFL, is a finalist for Pro Football Hall of Fame election.
		In 1919, the Hammond Bobcats, the precursor to the Hammond Pros, decided to pour money into their roster in the hopes of dominating the loose confederation of Midwest professional teams.
		Pollard III, the grandson of the pro football pioneer Fritz Pollard, ran into a nephew of George Halas, the famed founder of the Chicago Bears.
	nwitimes.com /site_pages/ar_fritz.php (743 words)

	History of American Football - Origin of Football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-23)
		Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians, and Dayton Triangles were represented.
		The teams were from four states:Akron, Canton, Cleveland, and Dayton from Ohio, the Hammond Pros and Muncie Flyers from Indiana, the Rochester Jeffersons from New York, and the Rock Island Independents, Decatur Staleys, and Racine Cardinals from Illinois.
		In 1921, at the league meeting in Akron, the championship of the 1920 season was awarded to the Akron Pros, as the only undefeated team in the Association in 1920.
	www.nfl-rumors.com /history.htm (607 words)

	Tyler Morning Telegraph - PGA TOUR PROS PLAY AT WBCC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-23)
		Hammond, along with Fulton Allem, Larry Rinker and Fred Gibson, conducted a clinic.
		Other pros attending were Tommy Armour III, who tied for ninth earlier this year at the Honda Classic and 41st Sunday at the EDS Byron Nelson; former Champions Tour member Robert Landers and former Senior European PGA Tour member David Ojala.
		Hammond, 47, is currently No. 197 on the PGA Tour Money List with $45,186.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=11668527&BRD=1994&PAG=461&dept_id=374749&rfi=6 (1197 words)

	Northwest Indiana News: nwitimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-23)
		In the days of the so-called "tramp athlete," he skipped from one college to another until one of his older brothers sat him down and a delivered a stern lecture about commitment.
		He coached and played for the Hammond Pros for parts of three seasons (1923-25) until the team folded.
		Though the College Football Hall of Fame welcomed Pollard with open arms more than 50 years ago, his exclusion from the pro game's Ohio shrine was a matter of much disappointment for family members and other backers for many years.
	nwitimes.com /articles/2005/02/06/sports/top_sports/c38d26a7a11d92bf86256f9f0080ff72.prt (545 words)

	News and Information - Golf tournament hits Bulls-Eye for Arrow
		Golf Pro Donnie Hammond shares golf tips during a clinic prior to tournament play.
		Prior to the tournament, golf pros Donnie Hammond, Fulton Allem, Larry Rinker and Fred Gibson, conducted a clinic for the amateur players.
		Other pros participating in the tournament included: Tommy Armour III, Robert Landers, and David Ojala.
	www.arrow.org /news/bullseye04.htm (303 words)

	1 - Paddy Driscoll - Chicago Bears
		Grange had no sooner excited the Bears fans with his NFL debut and the post-season barnstorming tour that attracted huge pro football crowds for the first time than he and his agent, C.C.Pyle, departed to form the rival American Football League.
		He had been a top-notch baseball player, too, and had played briefly with the Chicago Cubs before World War I. A Hammond, Indiana, sports promoter approached Leo Fischer, a Chicago American sportswriter, to ask if Driscoll would be interested in playing semi-pro baseball in Hammond.
		Fischer insisted that Driscoll's best sport was football and that is what he should play in Hammond, if he played there at all.
	www.chicagobears.com /tradition/hof-driscoll.asp (1269 words)

	NFL Pioneer’s Honor: “Better Late Than Never”
		It was a no-brainer,” said David Climer, a sports columnist for the Tennessean in Nashville and member of the Pro Hall of Fame selection committee, which announced its choices Feb. 5.
		Still, Pollard’s accomplishments were not well known to many of the journalists who nominate and elect Pro Hall of Fame members, according to Len Shapiro, a veteran sportswriter for the Washington Post and member of the judges’ senior selection committee.
		After being signed to the Akron Pros of the American Professional Football League (which later became the NFL), Pollard led the team to the 1920 championship.
	www.imdiversity.com /Jobs/articles/bcwire_pollard_0205.asp (1277 words)

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