Featured Historical Articles

Arena Football Unleashed not the first AFL Video Game
Kurt Warner's Arena Football Unleashed wasn't the first video game that was supposed to hit the streets. Read this article by Dave Carlson about the first attempt to make the sport into a video game.

1997: It was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Joe Kauffman takes a look back at the 1997 Tampa Bay Storm season, a season of ups and downs for a franchise that expects only the best.

A Starry Night in Des Moines
Jay Jacox takes a look back at the only All Star game the league has ever had - a 1993 fund raiser for Iowa flood victims. Read about who participated, and how the game turned out.

More Articles:
Barbarians at the Gate -- The World Indoor Football League
Phantoms Not The First AFL Team To Challenge CFL

Player Bio
Chris Sailer
Founded Chris Sailer Kicking Camp in 2002; see www.ChrisSailerKicking.com

This Day in History
1995-St. Louis, MO
The St. Louis Stampede's inaugural regular-season home game draws 10,675 fans. St. Louis defeats the Memphis Pharaohs, 35-22.
1995-San Jose, CA
The San Jose SaberCats' inaugural regular-season home game attracts 15,105 to San Jose Arena (Compaq Center). The SaberCats lose to the Arizona Rattlers, 43-37, in overtime.
2001-Madison, WI
Memorial Coliseum hosts it's first Arena Football League contest as the Houston ThunderBears defeat the Milwaukee Mustangs, 62-43, before 3,127 witnesses.
2006-Denver, CO
Colorado Crush's Damian Harrell caught 5 touchdown receptions in a 59-35 win over the Arizona Rattlers to become the first player in AFL history to record 60 touchdown receptions in one season. A fumble recovery TD in the same game gave him a league-record 61 touchdowns for the season.

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