FIRST - Professional Football Game - Pittsburgh, PA
N 40° 26.722 W 080° 00.826
17T E 583635 N 4477657
The first time someone was paid for playing football is memorialized by this Pennsylvania Historic Marker.
Waymark Code: WMXGR
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/04/2006
Views: 82
How fitting that the first football game with paid players took place within sight of present day Heinz Field, home of the Super Bowl Champion STEELERS! The marker is along one of the paths to the stadium entrance.
Marker Text:
On November 12, 1892, at Recreation Park a few blocks NW of here, the Allegheny Athletic Association defeated the Pittsburgh Athletic Club, 4-0. The winning touchdown was scored by William ("Pudge") Heffelfinger, who received $500 for playing. He was the first football player known to have been paid outright, and pro football traces its origin from this game.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 11/12/1892
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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