Owned by George Mulligan, the leading sports promoter in Connecticut, the Waterbury Blues were founded in 1924. Mulligan sought to sign several former Notre Dame Players including Harry Stuhldreher, the quarterback of the Four Horsemen.

The Blues would later add Ed Hunsinger who played end with the Irish Horsemen. They would also land Jim Crowley from the Four Horsemen, but Crowley would leave the Blues after just one game.

Crowley would return with Elmer Laden as the Four Horsemen reunited for one game with the Blues a 13-6 loss against the NFL's Cleveland Bulldogs.