Celebrating the history of the Arena Football League

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.

Phantoms Not The First AFL Team To Challenge CFL
Padraic Meehan takes a look at the new team taking on a CFL city, and back at two other teams where the AFL took on the CFL - and both leagues left town.

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Player Bio
Jake Eaton
Played two seasons in af2, for the Cape Fear Wildcats in 2004 and the 2005 Manchester Wolves under head coach and former Predators QB Ben Bennett.
This Day in History
2000-Los Angeles, CA
The Los Angeles Avengers inaugural regular-season home game attracts 10,718 spectators to the STAPLES Center. The Avengers lost to the Carolina Cobras, 58-50.
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