The founders opted for green and yellow colours, which soon became a force to reckon within football fields of Delhi.

In a time span of just fifteen years they became one of the most formidable teams of North India, winning several prestigious tournaments and producing talented players who have become legends in local football.

In 1945 they won the inaugural DCM Football tournament at the Talkatora grounds, overcoming a formidable British regimental team, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI) 3–2 in a hard fought match.

[citation needed] In the 1950s, an exciting new crop of players emerged to play for ND Heroes and they became supreme team in the capital.

After their success in 1954, ND Heroes were sent on Afghan independence celebration in Kabul, and also played Jinnah tournament in Karachi.