The San Antonio Matadors were a professional

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team that played in the

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(SFL) in 2000.Associated Press story on SFL
/ref> The Matadors were undefeated before the league decided to cease operations. The Matadors were named co-SFL Champions along with the

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. The Head Coach for the Matadors was

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and the Director of Football Operations was Mark Ricker. The team operated in

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, and home games were played at

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. Matador players of note: * Keith Rucker DL (Cincinnati Bengals, Arizona Cardinals, Kansas City Chiefs) *

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RB (Michigan, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens) * Ronald Humphrey RB (Indianapolis Colts) *Errick Herrin LB (USC, Dallas Cowboys, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos) *Johnny Johnson QB (Illinois, Detroit Lions) *Brandon Harrison WR (Illinois, San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles) Orange bowl sfl

The San Antonio Matadors Cheerleaders were under the direction of Cynthia Trinidad, former

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and

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Dancer.

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Clips of the San Antonio Matadors vs the Miami Tropics and Los Angeles Dragons
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San Antonio Matadors (SFL) training camp part 1
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San Antonio Matadors (SFL) training camp part 2
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San Antonio Matadors Cheerleaders
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