Celebrating the history of the Arena Football League

Kurt Warner     

QB
Born: June 22, 1971
Hometown: Cedar Rapids, IA
6' 2", 215
College: Northern Iowa
Other Pro Experience: NFL NFL-E 
Full NFL stats at Pro-Football-Reference.com

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Arena allure: Kurt Warner tossed bombs, dodged beers
NFL.com
There was a time in the not-so-distant past when you could walk to a high-quality football game, purchase a Miller Lite from the concession stand and hurl it at future Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner without seeming entirely out of place.

Top 25 players in AFL history: #16 Kurt Warner
AFL Press Release
Continuing its countdown of the 25 Greatest Players in AFL History, the Silver Anniversary Committee has announced its selection for the 16th Greatest Player in AFL History: Kurt Warner.

Top 25 QBs in AFL history: NO. 1-5
AFL Press Release
Completing its countdown of the 25 Greatest Quarterbacks in AFL History, the Silver Anniversary Committee has announced the five greatest quarterbacks in Arena Football history.

Kurt Warner signs exclusive deal with NFL Network
NFL News

Breaking it Down: AFL HOF Edition
Andy Lopusnak, ArenaFan.com
This Friday during the NFL Network broadcast of the War on I-4, ten individuals will be selected as finalists for the first AFL Hall of Fame class in nearly a decade. As the self-anointed AFL historian, I've taken the liberty of going through the list of eligible individuals and present to you my ten finalists.

Kurt Warner reflects on John Gregory
DesMoinesRegister.com (blog)

Former Super Bowl MVP Kurt Warner calls ArenaBowl on NFL Network
NFL Network Press Release
Kurt Warner, the greatest player in Arena Football League history, will call the Arena Bowl for NFL Network on Friday, August 20 at 8:00 PM ET, it was announced today.

Breaking it Down - 2010 Week 14
Andy Lopusnak, ArenaFan.com
Aaron Garcia became the league’s all-time leader in passing yards, Rod Windsor became the fourth AFL player to reach 150 catches in a single-season and the playoff picture is starting to shape out. This and the most AFL recap coverage anywhere in the known universe is just a click away…

Kurt Warner to be a guest analyst on NFL Network's "Arena Football Friday" night game
AFL Press Release
The greatest player in Arena Football League history returns to where it all began on Friday, May 21 at 8:00 PM ET as the Iowa Barnstormers pay tribute to Kurt Warner during their matchup against the Arizona Rattlers.

Breaking it Down - 2010 Week Five
Andy Lopusnak, ArenaFan.com
After three ten-point games on Friday, Week Five blessed us with four exciting contests on Saturday night that all came down to the final minute of play. Three previously winless teams earned their first victories and Milwaukee suffered its first loss of the year. Home teams still keep on winning, as does Tim Marcum. This and more AFL information than anywhere else await you in this week's edition of Breaking it Down.

Kurt Warner to be at Arizona Rattlers home opener
AZ Central.com

Kurt Warner: The Face of AF1?
Randy Snow, ArenaFan.com
He is, without a doubt, the most famous and recognizable player ever to come out of the AFL. If the AF1 is smart, they will do whatever it takes to try and get Warner back into the fold in some capacity.

Warner retires after 12 seasons
SI.com

Cardinals' Warner never forgets humble roots -- or fans
CBSSports.com

AF2: Final two games crucial to Barnstormers' playoff seed
DesMoinesRegister.com

Hlas: Happy homecoming for Kurt Warner
Gazette Online

Lynch to hit gridiron
Macarthur Advertiser
SHANNON Lynch used to be a Rooster but now he is a Barnstormer. Lynch started a sporting career playing rugby league with Thirlmere/Tahmoor as a 12-year-old but a switch to American Football has paid dividends for the Camden man.

Arena Football League gaining credibility
phillyBurbs.com
Today's ArenaBowl XXII won't garner Super Bowl TV ratings, but you can bet that a flock of NFL scouts will be watching when the Philadelphia Soul take on the San Jose SaberCats.

Check out Arena League
Hattiesburg American
Very few things anymore truly amaze me. Sports is a big part of my life and has been for as long as I can remember. So I've seen and heard a lot, but the seemingly utter lack of interest in a certain form of professional football is beyond me.

Bernie Kosar proving to have a good touch as an executive, too ...
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
The game's not going to be won by what's said in the locker room anyway," said Kosar of Saturday's Arena Football League National Conference Championship ...

Sloppy Rattlers crushed by Colorado
AZ Sports Hub
You can stick a fork in the Arizona Rattlers’ 4-game winning streak, and there wasn’t much intrigue about it.

Pool of quality QBs running thin
ESPN
GMs looking to the Arena Football League for the next Kurt Warner will have to pick him out of a lineup featuring current AFL passing leaders Matt D'Orazio, Joe Germaine, Russ Michna, Tony Graziani, Chris Greisen, Aaron Garcia, Raymond Philyaw, Matt Nagy, Shane Stafford and, well, best of luck to ya.

Barnstormers find fans in forgiving mood
DesMoinesRegister.com
Who knows? Maybe the third time’s the charm. The parking lots around Wells Fargo Arena felt like one giant tailgate. Inside, the building was rocking, the adult beverages were flowing, and Rocky Green, from his seat above the south end zone, was screaming like a banshee.

Iowa Barnstormers: It's just like old times
DesMoinesRegister.com
When the Iowa Barnstormers return arena football to Des Moines with today’s 7 p.m. kickoff against Lexington, Kucharo and husband George will be among the 8,000-plus fans at Wells Fargo Arena.

Arena football: Barnstormers take flight
DesMoinesRegister.com
Danny Triplett will experience a flashback to college when he straps on his gold helmet to take the field for the Iowa Barnstormers tonight.

Barnstormers fall in first game since 2001
DesMoinesRegister.com
The Iowa Barnstormers returned to action in arenafootball2 Saturday night after a seven-year layoff and the rust showed.

Fire hopes to blaze trail for move to bigger league
Louisville Courier-Journal
The Louisville Fire, which opens the season at home Saturday night against Iowa, is trying to position itself for an eventual move to the higher-profile Arena Football League, also known as af1.

Passing under the radar
Inside Bay Area
While the Arena League — with its short field and touchdown-a-minute pace — may not be Foxborough 2007, it did produce Kurt Warner. And he didn't even win one indoor title back in his Iowa Barnstormer days.

Draft order means little with NFL QBs
News-Herald.com
Warner was never drafted. He signed with the Packers as an undrafted rookie in 1994, was cut that training camp, played three seasons with the Iowa Barnstormers in the Arena Football League, a year with the Amsterdam Admirals in NFL Europe and then signed

Warner admires Anderson's success
Tribune Chronicle
Warner’s three seasons with the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League apparently didn’t impress then general manager Dwight Clark and coach Chris Palmer.

AFL presence
Asbury Park Press
Through last Tuesday, 17 current NFL players also played in Arena Football, including two of the indoor league's most recent stars.