- Pro ▁list , ▁but ▁no ▁players ▁from ▁the ▁Pro s ▁were ▁on ▁it . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁no ▁player ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁Hamm ond ▁Pro s ▁ro ster ▁has ▁been ▁en sh r ined ▁in ▁the ▁Pro ▁Football ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁ ▁Off season ▁▁ ▁The ▁Hamm ond ▁Pro s , ▁who ▁were ▁named ▁the ▁Hamm ond ▁All - St ars , ▁finished ▁ 4 – 2 – 3 ▁in ▁their ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁season ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁team . ▁The ▁All - St ars ▁dis band ed , ▁and ▁three ▁teams ▁were ▁created ▁from ▁those ▁players : ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Tig ers , ▁the ▁Dec atur ▁St ale ys , ▁and ▁the ▁Pro s . ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁season , ▁represent atives ▁of ▁four ▁Ohio ▁League , ▁a ▁professional ▁football ▁league ▁based ▁in ▁Ohio , ▁teams — the ▁C anton ▁Bul ld ogs , ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Tig ers , ▁the ▁Day ton ▁Tri angles , ▁and ▁the ▁Ak ron ▁Pro s — called ▁a ▁meeting ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁professional ▁league . ▁At ▁the ▁meeting , ▁they ▁tent atively ▁agreed ▁on ▁a ▁sal ary ▁cap ▁and ▁p led ged ▁not ▁to ▁sign ▁college ▁players ▁or ▁players ▁already ▁under ▁contract ▁with ▁other ▁teams . ▁They ▁also ▁agreed ▁on ▁a ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁circuit : ▁the ▁American ▁Professional ▁Football ▁Conference . ▁They ▁then