Humbert Fugazy
Encyclopedia
Humbert J. Fugazy was a New York
boxing
promoter around the 1930s. The Fugazy Bowl
is named after him in his honour. He was also the owner of the Brooklyn Horsemen
of the first American Football League
in 1926.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
promoter around the 1930s. The Fugazy Bowl
Fugazy Bowl
The Fugazy Bowl was a stadium on Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York.Originally called the Coney Island Stadium, it was situated on Surf Avenue near West Sixth Street. It was named after Humbert Fugazy in the 1930s when he promoted boxing shows there. Open during the 1920s and the 1930s, it could...
is named after him in his honour. He was also the owner of the Brooklyn Horsemen
Brooklyn Horsemen
The Brooklyn Horsemen was a professional football team that competed in the American Football League during the 1926 season.On November 12, 1926, the team withdrew from the AFL and merged with Brooklyn Lions of the National Football League. The new team created by the merger was initially called...
of the first American Football League
American Football League (1926)
The first American Football League , sometimes called AFL I, AFLG, or the Grange League, was a professional American football league that operated in 1926. It was the first major competitor to the National Football League. Founded by C. C...
in 1926.