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Jerry Summers: Chattanooga's Pro Football (1963-1966)

Jerry Summers: Chattanooga s Pro Football (1963-1966)
Friday, May 21, 2021 - by Jerry Summers
Jerry Summers
Local businessman Charles O. Ragan, Sr., had visions of making Chattanooga a hot bed of professional football when he created the Chattanooga Cherokees in 1962.
Ragan believed that the high interest in both high school and college teams in Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia could be developed into professional football at one level below that of the National Football League (NFL).
The Cherokees played three seasons in the semi-professional Southern Football League in 1963-1965 and then merged with the North American Football League in 1966.
The team was comprised of many former high school and college players from the Chattanooga area with University of Chattanooga players being a large component of the 40-man roster. ....

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Jerry Summers: Chattanooga's Pro Football (1963-1966)

Jerry Summers: Chattanooga s Pro Football (1963-1966)
Thursday, May 20, 2021 - by Jerry Summers
Jerry Summers
Local businessman Charles O. Ragan, Sr., had visions of making Chattanooga a hot bed of professional football when he created the Chattanooga Cherokees in 1962.
Ragan believed that the high interest in both high school and college teams in Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia could be developed into professional football at one level below that of the National Football League (NFL).
The Cherokees played three seasons in the semi-professional Southern Football League in 1963-1965 and then merged with the North American Football League in 1966.
The team was comprised of many former high school and college players from the Chattanooga area with University of Chattanooga players being a large component of the 40-man roster. ....

New York , United States , Meigs County , University Of Tennessee , Crossville High School , Vic Varner , Bert Rechichar , Johnny Green , Charleso Ragan , David Longley Vanderbilt , Bobby Hoppe , Howard Sompayac , Gordon Mason Henley , Carey Henley , Ben Boulware , Mike Leinweber Purdue , Vic Varney , Rossville High School Field , University Of Chattanooga Chamberlain Field , American Football League , Canadian Football League Montreal Alouettes , University Of Chattanooga , Red Bank High School Coach Tom Weathers , Southern Football League , National Football League , Frank Fabris At Rossville High School ,