The Cleveland Tigers were an original NFL team when the league formed on September 17, 1920, in Ralph Hay's Hupmobile auto showroom. There was a man involved with the beginning of this team and before in professional football by the name of George "Peggy" Parratt, the first to throw a legal forward pass in a professional football game. Learn more about Peggy Parratt and the Cleveland Tigers in this episode; and don't forget to strap on your seat belt, because we're about to get this baby up to 88MPH.
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