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TheGoodyear Silents were a semi-professionalfootball team based inAkron, Ohio, composed of deaf players. Most, if not all,[quantify] of the team worked for theGoodyear Tire & Rubber Company.[1][2]
During World Wars I and II, many industrial companies hired deaf people, including Goodyear andFirestone in Akron. In existence from 1915–1927, the team played against local and regional semi-pro teams, and compiled an all-time record of 68–35–11.[citation needed] In the process, they won several league championships.[quantify]
The most disappointing moments the successful team experienced was their failure to defeat cross-town archrivalsAkron Pros, losing all four games to this team. The Akron Pros was one of the pioneering teams in the fledglingNational Football League (NFL). The four losing scores were: 9–0, 20–7, 6–0 and 14–0.[3]
Joe Allen, one of the Goodyear Silents players, was the only one to continue his career in semi pro football after the team went out of business.[citation needed]
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