Featured Historical Articles

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.

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.

Barbarians at the Gate -- The World Indoor Football League
The World Indoor Football League? What's that, and what does Mouse Davis have to do with it? Well, read this article on the first attempt at trying to compete against the Arena Football league, all the way back in 1988.

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Player Bio
Ben Nelson
Named All-American by Associated Press, AFCA Division II Coaches and Football Gazette in 2002.

This Day in History
1986-Pittsburgh, PA
The first instance of the original AFL Logo to appear in print was on the front page of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
1997-Kanata, ON
The Corel Center hosts the first regular season Arena Football League game in Canada as the Florida Bobcats defeat the New Jersey Red Dogs, 44-28, before a crowd of 7,098.
2005-Tampa, FL
The AFL completes week 16 of the 2005 regular season setting the single week record for best average attendance: 15,045. The Tampa Bay Storm lead the week with 18,244.
2008-New York, NY
The AFL's board of directors unanimously approved the use of instant replay as an officiating tool that was to start during the 2008 playoffs. This was the first time ever instant replay was used in the AFL. Each coach had a total of two challenges per game that could be used at anytime during regulation.

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