Rochester Tigers

Rochester-Brooklyn Tigers
Rochester-Brooklyn Tigers logo
Founded1936
Folded1937
Based inBrooklyn, New York
Rochester, New York, United States
LeagueAmerican Football League (1936-37)
Team historyBrooklyn Tigers (1936)
Rochester Tigers (1936-37)
Team colorsYellow, Orange, Black      
Head coachesMike Palm
Owner(s)Mike Palm
Harry Newman
Home field(s)Yankee Stadium
Red Wing Stadium

The Rochester Tigers were a professional American football team that competed in the second American Football League in 1936 and 1937. Owned by Mike Palm (who doubled as coach) and Harry Newman, the Tigers were originally awarded to Rochester as a charter member of the AFL, but were shifted to Brooklyn two weeks afterward despite the lack of availability of a home stadium in its new home town, then moved back to Rochester midway through the 1936 season.[1]

  1. ^ Bob Carroll, Michael Gershman, David Neft, and John Thorn, Total Football II: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (HarperCollins 1999) ISBN 0-06-039232-0