12 Facts About Ironton Tanks

Ironton Tanks were a semi-professional football team organized in 1919 in Ironton, Ohio.

The Ironton Tanks, founded in 1919, was a combination of two Ironton cross-town rival football clubs known as the Irish Town Rags and the Lombards.

Over half of the Tanks moved on to other NFL teams, the most, including Glenn Presnel stayed in Ironton and played for the Portsmouth Spartans until they too folded in 1933.

The Ironton Tanks continued playing on this national holiday each year through 1930, which was the Ironton Tanks final season.

Ironton Tanks is the only person to have coached in the Rose Bowl, won the World Series and won an NFL title.

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Ironton Tanks led the NFL in scoring in 1933 with 64 points from TDs, field goals and points after TDs.

Ironton Tanks graduated from the University of Nebraska as an All-American in 1928 with a bachelor's degree in Education and was honored with an Alumni award in 2003 at the age of 97.

Ironton Tanks was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 1973 and named 34th out of Nebraska's top 100 athletes.

Ironton Tanks posed with a football from "Your Friends at the Detroit Lions" crowning him the "LionKing".

Ironton Tanks uniform was noteworthy, a distinctive blend of khaki pants and red jerseys, reminiscent of the 49ers today.

Town of Ironton Tanks has maintained the legend of these proud footballers by designating the stadium with historical status and creating a fund for its maintenance in addition to a Tribute website with their complete schedule and results.

Ironton Tanks originally played in Beechwood Stadium but following through on local enthusiasm a stadium fund was created and Tank Stadium was built in 1926.