Racine Legion

Racine Legion/Tornadoes
Racine Legion/Tornadoes logo
Founded1915
Folded1926
Based inRacine, Wisconsin, United States
LeagueIndependent (1915–1922)
National Football League (1922–1924, 1926)
Team historyRacine Regulars (1915)
Racine Battery C (1916–1918)
Horlick-Racine Legion (1919–1922)
Racine Legion (1922–1925)
Racine Tornadoes (1926)
Team colorsCrimson, white
  
Nickname(s)[1]
Head coachesBabe Ruetz (1922–1924)
Shorty Barr & Wally McIlwain (1926)
General managersBabe Ruetz
Owner(s)William Horlick (1919–1924)
Racine Exchange Club (1925–1926)
Named forThe 1st Wisconsin Reserve Artillery Battery C
William Horlick
Racine American Legion Post
Home field(s)Horlick Field

The Racine Legion was a professional American football team based in Racine, Wisconsin, of the National Football League from 1922 to 1924. Its official name was the Horlick-Racine Legion.[2] The team then operated as the Racine Tornadoes in 1926.

  1. ^ Legion, Racine. "Racine Legion". Racine Legion.
  2. ^ Snyder, Matthew (2014-11-19). Welcome To Horlickville! (First ed.). Matthew C. Snyder publishing. p. 1. ISBN 9781634523684. Retrieved 2014-11-20.