Cleveland Bulldogs

The Bulldogs were experiencing heavy financial troubles at time and were sold to Deutsch without much of a struggle.

After winning their first six games, the Bulldogs lost to the Frankford Yellow Jackets and entered a virtual tie with the Chicago Bears for first place in the standings.

Ties didn't count at all in those days, so the Bulldogs were in first place with an .875 winning percentage to Chicago's .857.

In 1927 by Sammy Deutsch made his reappearance, heading an ownership group which included Brandt, Max Rosenblum, Harold Gould, and Clinton Winfrey that took over and restarted the Cleveland Bulldogs franchise.

The financially failing Kansas City Cowboys was purchased and provided the core of players for the new 1927 Bulldogs football club.

Deutsch saw the team as a new business opportunity when he was able to procure the services of Cleveland-born Michigan passing legend Benny Friedman, whom he contracted of an astounding $18,000 for the 1927 season — the second highest compensation package in the league behind only Red Grange.

At the end of the season, Elliott Fisher purchased the Bulldogs and moved the team to Detroit to become the Wolverines.

Before the 1929 season, Tim Mara, owner of the New York Giants, purchased the entire Wolverines squad — with superstar passer Benny Friedman the primary object of his desire — and absorbed the team into his New York Giants franchise.