Edwin (Piggy) Simandl was the owner of the
Orange Tornadoes and
Newark Tornadoes of the
National Football League. He became the team's owner in 1929, when
Ole Haugsrud, the owner of
Duluth Eskimos, sold his defunct franchise rights to Simandl. This allowed Simandl to place his Orange Tornadoes in the NFL. In addition to running his NFL franchise, Simandl was a wholesale meat salesman, which was why he was given the nickname "Piggy". In 1930, the team moved to Newark and played a dismal season that resulted in just 1 win. Afterward, Simandl sold his franchise rights back to the NFL. However, after a 2-year hiatus, he reorganized his team in Orange. The Tornadoes then defeated the
Staten Island Stapletons 7-0 in their first game back.