Hotel Hurth in Portsmouth, Ohio

ID: 877 ~ Source: Spartans vs. NY Giants. First Annual Homecoming Day, Official Program (5 November 1931), Local History Digital Collection, Portsmouth Public Library https://www.yourppl.org/history/items/show/28439 ~ Date: 1931

This file appears in: The Birth of the NFL Spartans at the Hotel Hurth

This file appears in: The Birth of the NFL Spartans at the Hotel Hurth

The Birth of the NFL Spartans at the Hotel Hurth

By Andrew Lee Feight, Ph.D.

On August 20th, 1928, Portsmouth, Ohio football fans and civic leaders gathered at the Hotel Hurth for a dinner meeting and the launch of a new professional football venture. The meeting came just…