Millville Football & Athletic Club

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Millville Football & Athletic Club
Founded1921
Folded1928
Based in Millville, New Jersey
LeagueIndependent
Team historyMillville Football & Athletic Club
(1921-c1928)
Team colorsBlue, White
  
Nickname(s)Big Blue
Head coachesMickey Hummel
General managersVirgil Johnson
Owner(s)Millville Football & Athletic Club
Other League Championship winsNew Jersey Championship:
1923, 1925
Home field(s)MSAA Field

Millville Football & Athletic Club also known as the Millville Big Blue was a professional football team based in Millville, New Jersey from 1921 until around 1928. The team won the mythical "Pro Football Championship of New Jersey" in 1923 and again in 1925.

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At end of the 1925, several members of the Big Blue traveled to Florida to play a series of exhibition games. After a game against the Tampa Cardinals, a team put together by the legendary Jim Thorpe, they took the name Haven-Villa of Winter Haven. During their time in Florida, the Big Blue comprised a 5-0-1 record.

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