Orange/Newark Tornadoes
The Orange/Newark Tornadoes are a defunct National Football League team that existed from 1929 to 1930.
When Duluth Eskimos owner Ole Haugsrud sold his defunct team to a promoter in Orange, New Jersey in 1929, it was renamed the Tornadoes. The first game for the new team was a scoreless tie against the New York Giants on September 29, 1929. The team relocated to Newark, New Jersey in 1930 and became the Newark Tornadoes. The team's lone victory during the 1930 season was against the Frankford Yellow Jackets.
The team had four head coaches in its two years in the league - Jack Depler, Jack Fish, Al McGall and Andy Salata. Only Depler and Fish managed victories.
The last game for the Tornadoes was also against the New York Giants, a 34-7 loss on October 29, 1930. The franchise folded after the 1930 season and was sold back to the NFL. The Tornadoes' players and place in the league were given to George Preston Marshall, who founded the Boston Braves.
[edit] Season-by-season
| Year | W | L | T | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Tornadoes | 1929 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6th, NFL |
| Newark Tornadoes | 1930 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11th, NFL |
