About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Defunct AF2 teams, Alabama Steeldogs, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers, Austin Wranglers, Cincinnati Swarm, Jacksonville Tomcats, Peoria Pirates, Manchester Wolves, Bakersfield Blitz, Boise Burn, Rio Grande Valley Dorados, Daytona Beach ThunderBirds, Quad City Steamwheelers, Fort Wayne Fusion, Stockton Lightning, Albany Firebirds, Texas Copperheads, Louisville Fire, Macon Knights, Augusta Stallions, Everett Hawks, Lubbock Renegades, Florida Firecats, Lincoln Capitols, Carolina Rhinos, Mahoning Valley Thunder, Roanoke Steam, Mississippi Headhunters, Toledo Bullfrogs, Charleston Swamp Foxes, Rochester Brigade, Cincinnati Jungle Kats, South Georgia Wildcats, Hawaiian Islanders, Richmond Speed, Fresno Frenzy, Laredo Law, Corpus Christi Sharks, Laredo Lobos, Tallahassee Thunder, Wichita Stealth, San Diego Riptide, Pensacola Barracudas, Baton Rouge Blaze, Lafayette Roughnecks, New Haven Ninjas, Norfolk Nighthawks, Greensboro Prowlers, Mobile Wizards. Excerpt: The Alabama Steeldogs, originally known as the Birmingham Steeldogs, were incorporated in 2000 as one of the charter teams in the af2, the developmental league of the Arena Football League. Entering their eighth season as of 2007, they were the longest running of many professional football franchises in the city of Birmingham. Management announced that it would not field a team in 2008 but had hopes of returning in 2009. But the team's front office has since been dissolved, and with no announcements of further plans, the team is defunct. The team's first head coach was former University of Alabama standout Bobby Humphrey. In October 2005, Ron Selesky, formerly of the Arena Football League's Columbus Destroyers, Carolina Cobras and Tampa Bay Storm, as well as the af2's Albany Conquest and Louisville Fire, was hired as the team's second coach. The team played its home ga...
