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TIM MARA'S VITALS
Tim Mara

Full Name: Timothy James Mara

Position: Founder, Owner, Administrator

DOB: July 29, 1887

Birthplace: New York, New York

College: None

Years with the Giants: 1925-1959

Hall of Fame Induction: 1963
TIM MARA'S BIO
Mara introduced the city of New York to pro football when he purchased the franchise for a reported $500 (others claim it was $2,500) in 1925, thus giving the National Football League a vital showcase in the nation’s largest city.

Mara withstood heavy financial losses his first year until the Giants were saved on the last home game of the season. Mara needed a good showing at the gate to keep the team alive.

The most heralded college player of the era, Red Grange, showed up at the Polo Grounds as a Chicago Bear and helped draw a crowd of over 70,000 people to save the Giants. After seeing the crowd that formed, Mara decided that under the right circumstances, professional football could be a big success.

Mara bore the brunt of the fight against the rival American Football League in 1926 and the All-American Football Conference from 1946-49. He helped build the Giants into a perennial powerhouse with three NFL and eight divisional titles.

He was honored in 1963 as one of 17 charter members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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