Entrance to the Hotel Hurth, Portsmouth, Ohio
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
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 five weeks after the tragic death of Jack Creasy,…