First Professional Football Game
On November 12, 1892, at Recreation Park, a few blocks NW of here, the Allegheny Athletic Association defeated the Pittsburgh Athletic Club, 4-0. The winning touchdown was scored by William "Pudge" Heffelfinger, who received $500 for playing. He was the first football player known to have been paid outright, and pro football traces its origin from this game.
Marker can be reached from the intersection of North Shore Drive and Art Rooney Avenue.
Courtesy hmdb.org
