Rare 1914 St. Francis College Brooklyn Terriers Basketball Team Postcard NY for Sale

Rare 1914 St. Francis College Brooklyn Terriers Basketball Team Postcard NY For Sale

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Rare 1914 St. Francis College Brooklyn Terriers Basketball Team Postcard NY:
$799.99

Approximate size: 5.4 inches x 3.4 inches

This rare, 1914, RPPC postcard depicts the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers.
The St. Francis College's men's basketball program was founded in 1896 and was the oldest collegiate program in New York City. The program had players on the court only 5 years after Dr. James Naismith invented the game in 1891.
The College's first official game came in 1901 against Brown University. The Boys from Brooklyn, as they were referred to, finished the 1901 season with a 13–1 mark. From the 1902 to the 1920 season the Terrier basketball records are incomplete. Then from 1920 to 1940 the Terriers compiled a 246–187 record and established themselves as a premier basketball program in New York City, playing their home games in Brooklyn. The Terriers had played as Independents for most of these years, but in 1933 they were a founding member of the now defunct Metropolitan New York Conference. During this time period the Terriers hosted their home games in their gymnasium at the Butler Street Campus in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn or at the 13th Regiment Armory.
The Terriers had 6 head coaches during this period, the most successful of which was Roger Patrick "Rody" Cooney. Who in his 9 years at the helm of the program didn't have a single losing season and compiled a 116–77 record. During this period the Terriers also had their first 20-win season. Cooney's 1935-36 team was the first to participate in a post-season tournament. The Terriers were invited to play in the District 1 tryouts at Madison Square Garden for the 1936 Summer Olympics.
The last image (shown for reference - not included in the purchase) in this listing is another example of a picture of the team, this one of Eddie Keating and Eddie Moran, St. Francis College players on the 1922–23 basketball team.

Please inspect the pictures, as they give the best representation of condition.May have discoloring, edge or corner wear, marks, creases, fading, smudges, corner or edge bends, tears, or corners missing.

(C46 inventory number)