Founded | 1895 |
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Folded | 1909 |
Based in | Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States |
League | Western Pennsylvania Circuit |
Team history | Latrobe Athletic Association (1895–1907) |
Team colors | Orange, maroon (1895) Red, blue (1897–1900) Red, green (1903–1907) |
Nickname(s) | "Latrobers" |
Head coaches | Russell Aukerman (1895) John Brallier (1896) Walter Okeson (1897) Alfred E. Bull (1898) Russell Knight (1900) John Brallier (1902–1907) |
General managers | David J. Berry (1895–1900) John Brallier (1903–1907) |
Owner(s) | Latrobe YMCA |
W. Pennsylvania Championship wins | (3) 1903, 1904, 1905 |
Undefeated seasons | (5) 1899, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905 |
Home field(s) | Latrobe YMCA |
The Latrobe Athletic Association was a professional football team located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, from 1895 until 1909. A member of the unofficial Western Pennsylvania Professional Football Circuit, the team is best known for being the first football club to play a full season while composed entirely of professional players. In 1895, team's quarterback, John Brallier, also became the first football player to openly turn professional, by accepting $10 and expenses to play for Latrobe against the Jeannette Athletic Club.[1]
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