The Cleveland Panthers were a professional American football team that competed in the AFL I in 1926. Owned by General C. X. Zimmerman (the vice president of the AFL), the Panthers played their home games in Luna Bowl in Luna Park. Coached by Roy Watts, the team drew its players from Ohio colleges and universities and raided the rosters of National Football League teams based in Ohio The exodus from the AFL continued through November 1926, and after the last official game was played (December 12, 1926), the league itself went out of business.