The Detroit Fury were an

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team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

History

The team was a member of the

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from 2001 to 2004 and played at

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, also the home of the NBA's

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. The team was co-owned by

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, who owned the Pistons, along with William Clay Ford, Jr., son of the owner of the

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Detroit Lions. On September 20, 2004, the AFL announced the termination of this franchise, and that its players would be made available to the remaining teams in a

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. The Fury made the playoffs in their first season and again in 2003.

Season-by-season

, - , 2001 , , 7 , , 7 , , 0 , , , , Lost Wild Card Round (

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) 52–44 , - , 2002 , , 1 , , 13 , , 0 , , , , , - , 2003 , , 8 , , 8 , , 0 , , , , Won Wild Card Round ( Grand Rapids) 55–54
Lost Quarterfinals (

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) 52–48 , - , 2004 , , 5 , , 11 , , 0 , , , , , - !Totals , , 22 , , 41 , , 0 , colspan="2", (including playoffs)

Notable players

Individual awards

All-Arena players

The following Fury players were named to All-Arena Teams: OL/DL R-Kal Truluck (2)

All-Rookie players

The following Fury players were named to All-Rookie Teams: OL/DL R-Kal Truluck

References

External links

Detroit Fury at ArenaFan.com
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