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Rhein Fire (NFL Europe)
The Rhein Fire were a professional football team in the NFL Europe, formerly the World League of American Football. Established in Düsseldorf, Germany in 1995, the franchise resurrected the name of the former Birmingham Fire team which was active during the 1991–1992 WLAF seasons. History The team was based in Düsseldorf (and early on the team was occasionally referred to in the U.S. as the Düsseldorf Fire), playing at the Rheinstadion until 2002. After the demolition of the Rheinstadion, the team moved to nearby Gelsenkirchen and played at Arena AufSchalke for the 2003 and 2004 seasons. The team returned to Düsseldorf for the 2005 season, playing at the newly constructed LTU Arena. The Fire would remain at the LTU Arena until NFL Europe's dissolution in 2007. The Fire hosted the World Bowl a record five times: in World Bowl '99, 1999 and World Bowl X, 2002 at the Rheinstadion, in World Bowl XII, 2004 at Arena AufSchalke, and in World Bowl XIII, 2005 and World Bowl XIV, 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NFL Europe
NFL Europe League (simply called NFL Europe and known in its final season as NFL Europa) was a professional American football league that functioned as the List of developmental and minor sports leagues, developmental minor league of the National Football League (NFL). Originally founded in 1989 as the World League of American Football (or WLAF), the league was envisioned as a Transatlantic relations, transatlantic league encompassing teams from both North America and Europe. Initially, the WLAF consisted of seven teams in North America and three in Europe. It began play in 1991 and lasted for two seasons before suspending operations; while the league had been "wildly popular" in Europe, it failed to achieve success in North America. After a two-year hiatus, it returned as a six-team European league, with teams based in England, Germany, the Netherlands, Scotland, and Spain. NFL Europa was dissolved in 2007 due to its continued unprofitability and the NFL's decision to shift it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Bowl '98
World Bowl '98 (also referred to as World Bowl VI) was the sixth championship game of the NFL Europe League. It was held at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany on Sunday, June 14, 1998. The game was between the Frankfurt Galaxy, who finished the season in first place with a record of 7–3, and the second-placed Rhein Fire, which finished with a 7–3 record as well. 47,846 spectators were in attendance, the largest World Bowl crowd since 1991, when the Fire captured its first league title by defeating the Galaxy 34–10. Rhein's quarterback Jim Arellanes, filling in for injured Mike Quinn, earned MVP MVP most commonly refers to: * Most valuable player, an award, typically for the best performing player in a sport or competition * Minimum viable product, a concept for feature estimating used in business and engineering MVP may also refer to: ... honors in his first start by completing 12 of 18 passing attempts for 263 yards and three touchdowns. In the United States, it wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 WLAF Season
The 1997 World League of American Football season was the fifth campaign of the WLAF professional American football league, and the third under its six-team Europe-only format. World Bowl '97 was won by the Barcelona Dragons, whose quarterback was Jon Kitna, then on the roster of the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL. Season The Amsterdam Admirals moved their home games to the new Amsterdam ArenA. During the regular season the 7–3 Rhein Fire finished ahead of the 5–5 Barcelona Dragons in the standings. Barcelona, however, had had a 4–1 start to qualify for the World Bowl as midseason leaders, also gaining the right to host the World Bowl. In the second half of the season, with little to play for, Barcelona went 1–4. This was instrumental in a rule change for the following season, namely that the end-of-season league leader and runner-up would contest the World Bowl, not the midseason leader. In week 1 Frankfurt travelled to London and lost 14–7, suffering what Frankfur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Rhein Fire Season
The 1997 Rhein Fire season was the third season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Galen Hall in his third year, and played its home games at Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in first place with a record of seven wins and three losses, marking the first winning season in franchise history. In World Bowl '97, Rhein lost to the Barcelona Dragons 38–24. Quarterback T. J. Rubley earned all-World League honors and was named the league's offensive most valuable player. Offseason World League draft Personnel Staff Roster Schedule Standings Game summaries Week 1: vs Barcelona Dragons Week 2: vs London Monarchs Week 3: at Scottish Claymores Week 4: at Amsterdam Admirals Week 5: vs Frankfurt Galaxy Week 6: at Frankfurt Galaxy Week 7: vs Scottish Claymores Week 8: at Barcelona Dragons Week 9: vs Amsterdam Admirals Week 10: at London Monarchs World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 WLAF Season
The 1996 WLAF season was the fourth World League of American Football (WLAF) season, and its second season under a six-team all-European format. The Scottish Claymores, led by head coach Jim Criner in his second year, finished the regular season in first place with a 7–3 winning record, and beat the Frankfurt Galaxy 32–27 in World Bowl '96. The victory marked Scotland's first World Bowl championship, in its second active season. Season The Claymores had gained the right to play as home team in the World Bowl in week 5. They beat the Galaxy 20–0 at the Waldstadion, taking the World Bowl berth as the midseason leaders. This ended an eight-game winning streak from 1995–96 for the Galaxy. The Galaxy finished the regular season in second place with a record of six wins and four losses. Amsterdam and Barcelona were next highest with 50% win–loss records. World Bowl '96 World Bowl '96 was the fourth championship game of the World League of American Football (WLAF). It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Rhein Fire Season
The 1996 Rhein Fire season was the second season for the Rhein Fire in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Galen Hall in his second year, and played its home games at Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of three wins and seven losses. Offseason World League draft Personnel Staff Roster Schedule Standings Game summaries Week 1: vs Frankfurt Galaxy Week 2: at Amsterdam Admirals Week 3: vs London Monarchs Week 4: vs Scottish Claymores Week 5: at Barcelona Dragons Week 6: at Scottish Claymores Week 7: vs Barcelona Dragons Week 8: at Frankfurt Galaxy Week 9: vs Amsterdam Admirals Week 10: at London Monarchs Statistics Team statistics Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:1996 Rhein Fire season Rhein Fire seasons Rhein Rhein Rhein may refer to: Places * Rhine, a major river in Europe () * Rhein, a village in the municipality of Morsbach in Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 WLAF Season
The 1995 World League of American Football season was the third season of the professional American football league organized by the NFL. It was the league's first season with six teams based only in Europe. Returning from a 2-year hiatus after the 1992 WLAF season, the league had dropped its seven North American teams, with the three existing teams (the Frankfurt Galaxy, London Monarchs and Barcelona Dragons) joined by three new franchises (the Rhein Fire, Scottish Claymores and Amsterdam Admirals). The World Bowl '95 title game was won by Frankfurt, 26–22 over Amsterdam. Season The top draft choice was Shaumbe Wright-Fair, who was picked by the Rhein Fire. The Scottish Claymores, after a 5–0 record in the preseason, surprisingly fired their head coach, Larry Kuharich, five days before their WLAF kickoff because "his coaching philosophy did not mesh with the make-up of the team". Frankfurt's road to the World Bowl included a 27–7 win at London on May 15. The Claym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Rhein Fire Season
The 1995 Rhein Fire season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Galen Hall, and played its home games at Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of four wins and six losses. Offseason World League draft NFL allocations Personnel Staff Roster Schedule Standings Game summaries Week 1: at Scottish Claymores Week 2: vs London Monarchs Week 3: at Barcelona Dragons Week 4: vs Frankfurt Galaxy Week 5: at Amsterdam Admirals Week 6: vs Scottish Claymores Week 7: at Frankfurt Galaxy Week 8: at London Monarchs Week 9: vs Barcelona Dragons Week 10: vs Amsterdam Admirals Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:1995 Rhein Fire season Rhein Fire seasons Rhein Rhein Rhein may refer to: Places * Rhine, a major river in Europe () * Rhein, a village in the municipality of Morsbach in North Rhine-Westphalia, G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Bowl XI
World Bowl XI was NFL Europe's 2003 championship game. It was played at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland on June 14, 2003. The crowd were entertained pre-match by Scottish rock legend Fish performing a rousing rendition of “Caledonia”. Half time entertainment was headlined by the popular Sugababes. The game was between the 6–4 Rhein Fire and the 6–4 Frankfurt Galaxy. The Fire was hoping to avenge last year's loss to Berlin, while the Galaxy was looking for their first World Bowl title since 1999. 28,138 fans were in attendance, as the Galaxy easily won 35–16 over the Fire. Galaxy running back Jonas Lewis earned Most Valuable Player honors, when he ran 16 times for 126 yards (World Bowl record) and a touchdown, with his longest run being 42 yards. Background The Fire won the first meeting 14–7 in Düsseldorf, while the Galaxy won the second meeting 38–7 in Frankfurt. Game summary The Galaxy drew first blood with a 4-point field goal, which was Jon Hilbert's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin Thunder (NFL Europe)
The Berlin Thunder were a professional American football team in NFL Europe. History The Thunder came into existence as an expansion team, after the London/England Monarchs franchise shut down operations, prior to the 1999 season. Home games from 1999 to 2002 were played at Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark and one game in 2006. Olympiastadion was the home stadium from 2003 to 2007. They were the second team in league history to use the Thunder name, following the Orlando Thunder from 1991 to 1992. The Thunder won the World Bowl 3 times: 2001, 2002 and 2004 (a year that they went 9–1). They also made it to the World Bowl in 2005 but were defeated by the Amsterdam Admirals 21–27. Two Berlin quarterbacks, Rohan Davey (2004) and Dave Ragone (2005), were named NFL Europe Offensive Most Valuable Players. Linebacker Rich Scanlon (2005) was named NFL Europe Defensive MVP. In 2006, the Thunder had three players earn All-NFL Europe honors: guard Chad Beasley and safety Anth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Bowl '97
World Bowl '97 (also referred to as World Bowl V) was the final game of the 1997 WLAF season in American football. It was the fifth championship game of the World League of American Football (WLAF), and the third since the WLAF adopted a six-team European format. The game was held at Estadi Olimpic de Montjuic in Barcelona, Spain on Sunday, June 22, 1997. The game was played between the 7–3 Rhein Fire and the 5–5 Barcelona Dragons. 31,100 fans were in attendance as the Dragons won their first and only World Bowl title in franchise history by beating the Fire 38–24. Dragons quarterback Jon Kitna was given MVP MVP most commonly refers to: * Most valuable player, an award, typically for the best performing player in a sport or competition * Minimum viable product, a concept for feature estimating used in business and engineering MVP may also refer to: ... honors after completing 23 of 31 attempts for 401 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Background The Dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe)
The Barcelona Dragons were an American football team that was a part of the World League of American Football and later in the resurrected NFL Europe. Their home field in Barcelona was the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuic, the 1992 Olympic Stadium, and later the Mini Estadi. The Dragons were successful on the field, making it to 4 World Bowls (1991, 1997, 1999, 2001) and winning World Bowl V in 1997. History The team was made part of the FC Barcelona organization in 2002 as the "FC Barcelona Dragons", which saw them move mid-season from the city's Olympic stadium to FC Barcelona's second stadium, the Mini Estadi, with its capacity of 15,276. Despite these efforts, the franchise's fan support decreased and the team began to struggle financially. After the 2003 season, the Dragons were discontinued and they were replaced in the league by the Cologne Centurions. For the entire duration of the Dragons' history they had only one head coach, "Cowboy" Jack Bicknell. His nickname w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
