Nfl Socks
Description: Jim Thorpe has been called the greatest athlete of the first part of the twentieth century. He was an Olympic champion a MLB pitcher and a HOF NFL running back. He played college football against WWII generals and was the first president (commissioner) of the NFL. This is my colorized version of a photo from 1912, now in the Library of Congress.
Description: The Orange Tornadoes and Newark Tornadoes were two manifestations of a long-lived professional American football franchise that existed in some form from 1887 to 1941 and from 1958 to 1970, having played in the American Amateur Football Union from 1888 to 1895, the National Football League from 1929 to 1930, the American Association from 1936 to 1941, the Atlantic Coast Football League from 1963 to 1964 and 1970, and the Continental Football League from 1965 to 1969. The team was based for most of its history in Orange, New Jersey, with many of its later years in Newark. Its last five seasons of existence were as the Orlando Panthers, when the team was based in Orlando, Florida. The NFL franchise was sold back to the league in October 1930.
