Hotel Hurth in Portsmouth, Ohio

ID: 879 ~ Source: Scioto Historical Collection, Center for Public History, Shawnee State University ~ Creator: Vaughn Wascovich ~ Date: 2022

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 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 five weeks after the tragic death of Jack Creasy,…