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Revision as of 21:37, 5 March 2011
| Racine Legion-Tornadoes | |
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| Founded | 1915 |
| Folded | 1926 |
| Based in | Racine, Wisconsin, United States |
| Home field | Horlick Field |
| League | Independent (1915-22) National Football League (1922-24, 1926) |
| Team History | Racine Regulars (1915) Racine Battery C (1916-18) Horlick-Racine Legion (1919-1922) Racine Legion (1922-25) Racine Tornadoes (1926) |
| Team Colors | Crimson, White |
| Head coaches | Babe Ruetz (1922-24) Shorty Barr & Wally McIlwain (1926) |
| General managers | Babe Ruetz |
| Owner(s) | Racine Exchange Club |
| Named for | The 1st Wisconsin Reserve Artillery Battery C William Horlick Racine American Legion Post |
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. The team then operated as the Racine Tornadoes in 1926.
In 1915 the Racine Regulars formed Wisconsin's first important semi-pro team. They primarily played against teams from Illinois and Indiana. The team became known as the Racine Battery C in 1916 after many of the players joined the First Wisconsin Reserve Artillery Battery C.
Because of World War I and the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 the team took a hiatus. It was reorganized in 1919 with sponsorship from the local American Legion post and William Horlick, president of his family's malted milk company. The reorganized team was known as the Horlick-Racine Legion.
In 1922, the American Professional Football Association changed its name to the National Football League. Racine, now known simply as the Racine Legion, was one of four new teams admitted to membership that season.
Led by fullback-kicker Hank Gillo, who led the league in scoring with 52 points, Racine finished sixth in the 18-team league with a 6-4-1 record. Despite two more respectable seasons, the team failed to interest many fans. In 1925, the franchise was turned over to the Racine Exchange Club, but was inactive that season.
Facing the threat of Red Grange's American Football League in 1926, the NFL was eager to get as many teams and players as possible into the fold to keep them away from the AFL. The Racine franchise was reactivated. The team, now called the Tornadoes, had quite a few of the same players as the Legion. After winning their first game, the Tornadoes lost four in a row and disbanded in late October.
Season-by-season
| Year | W | L | T | Finish | Coach | |
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| Legion | 1922 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6th | Babe Ruetz |
| 1923 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9th | Babe Ruetz | |
| 1924 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7th | Babe Ruetz | |
| 1925 | Suspended Operations | |||||
| Tornadoes | 1926 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16th | Shorty Barr, Wally McIlwain |