Saturday, July 28, 2018

WILMNGTON CLIPPERS



WILMINGTON CLIPPERS
PRO FOOTBALL TEAM


The Wilmington Clippers, a pro football team, appeared in 1937, was owned by

Lammont “Brud” duPont. Some team members were Walt Masters, Tony Sata,

Mike Lorenz, Buddy rogers, Jim Wooley, George Venerosa, Bob Masters, Sis

Andrusking, Tod Goodwin, Roger Mass. Leo Ratomess, Joe Superka, Tony Kurma.

In 1940 the AFA team, Clippers, defeated the National Football League, Philadelphia

Eagles, 16 to 14. Walt Masters was player coach.

The team did not play between 1943 to 1945 because of WW II.

1938 Clipper team won the Dixie League championship and again in 1941 won the

American Association championship.

The Wilmington Clippers of 1937, now in the Atlantic Coast League, disbanded after

the 1949 season. At one time this Clipper team was a farm team of the Washington

Red Skins,


An abstract from Philadelphia Daily News, Friday 8 September, 1967, The Wilmington
Morning News, Saturday, 29 November, 1941 and Wilmington Morning News, Friday,
July 22, 1983 by Harrison H for Facebook & www.iinni.blogspot.com .

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