Today in the honor of the fact that the team that he founded is one of the two teams in the Super Bowl, we are looking at Tim Mara. The New York Giants were founded in 1925 when Timothy James Mara Mara purchased the team for $500. Mara had to quit school at the age of 13 to help his mother. He made his money as a bookie. He was approached by league president Joseph F Carr who needed a team in New York to help the league. Although the team did not do real well at first, it did catch a good following and fought its way into the hearts of local sports fans.
Mara went on to pass the club to his sons Jack and Wellington. Tim died in 1959 and was elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1963. Today his grandson John is part owner of the team. The team has seen 27 of its personel go on to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The team has won the Super Bowl three times and pre Super Bowl era league championships four times. Five times one of its players has won the leagues MVP award.
Todays trivia question is which of Tims sons is the father of John? The answer will be posted in the column of Thursday February 2, when we look at the New England Patriots.
The answer to Saturdays trivia question is the Continental Football League played its first season in 1965, the league opened with 10 clubs.
Monday, January 30, 2012
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