East Orange Stadium

East Orange Stadium was a football stadium located at the intersection of North Clinton St. and Park Avenue in East Orange, New Jersey. The field was used for practice and home games by the Orange Athletic Club, who later evolved into the Orange Tornadoes of the National Football League prior to the opening of Knights of Columbus Stadium in 1926. Paul Robeson Stadium, which is used by Morris Hills High School athletics, occuplies the space that was once used for the field.

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Preceded by East Orange Oval	Home of the Orange A.C.- Orange/Newark Tornadoes ??? – 1925	Succeeded by Knights of Columbus Stadium

Orange Athletic Club – Orange Tornadoes – Newark Tornadoes – Newark Bears – Orlando Panthers

Defunct National Football League club 1929–30 Based in Orange, New Jersey (1887–1929, 1931–39) Based in Newark, New Jersey (1930, 1937–65) Based in Orlando, Florida (1966–71)

The Franchise	History Orange players Newark players

Lore	World Series of Football (1902–03) Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos

Stadia	East Orange Oval East Orange Stadium Knights of Columbus Stadium Newark Schools Stadium Newark Velodrome Knights of Columbus Stadium Newark Schools Stadium

Notable players	Sid Luckman Don Jonas Patricia Palinkas

Head Coaches	Jack Depler Jack Fish Al McGall Andy Salata

Owners	Edwin Simandl (NFL) George Halas (AA) Sol Rosen (ACFL/ContFL)

NFL seasons	1929 1930

League affiliations	National Football League American Association Atlantic Coast Football League Continental Football League

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