NationMaster - Encyclopedia: ArenaBowl I

Arena Bowl '87 (or Arena Bowl I) was the Arena Football League's very first Arena Bowl. In this match-up, it pitted the #2 Denver Dynamite against the #1 Pittsburgh Gladiators. Both teams finished their seasons at 4-2, yet the Gladiators led in points for (268-261) and points against (199-252). The Denver Dynamite were a charter member of the Arena Football League, playing in the inaugural four-team demonstration season of 1987. ... Conference National Division Southern Year founded 1987 Home arena St. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Mellon Arena (known as Pittsburgh Civic Arena from 1961-1999, also informally known as The Igloo) is an indoor arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... Nickname: Steel City, Iron City, City of Champions, City of Bridges, City of Colleges, P-Burgh, The Burgh Motto: Benigno Numine Location in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Allegheny County Founded 1758 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D) Area - City 151. ... Tim Marcum is considered to be the most successful coach in the history of Arena Football. ... ESPN (which formerly stood for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... Lee Corso (born 1936) is an American sports broadcaster and football analyst. ... Bob Rathbun is a sports television announcer. ... The Arena Football League (AFL) (not to be confused with The Australian Football League) was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. ... The Denver Dynamite were a charter member of the Arena Football League, playing in the inaugural four-team demonstration season of 1987. ... Conference National Division Southern Year founded 1987 Home arena St. ...

The Dynamite got off to an early start with a fumble recovery for a touchdown by OL/DL Phil Forte, along with a 2-yard TD run by FB/LB Richard Prather (with a failed two-point conversion) in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Denver's domination continued with QB Whit Taylor completing a 26-yard TD pass to WR/DB Gary Mullen (with another failed two-point conversion) for the only score of the period. In the third quarter, the Dynamite continued their destruction with Taylor completing a 32-yard TD pass to WR/LB Richard Rodgers, along with WR/DB Steve Trimble returning an interception 47 yards for a touchdown. In the fourth quarter, the Gladiators finally managed to score as QB Mike Hohensee completed an 11-yard TD pass to WR/LB Russell Hairston (with a successful 2-point conversion). Denver would wrap up the game with Taylor and Mullen hooking up with each other on a 5-yard TD pass and even a 19-yard TD pass (failed PAT). Pittsburgh's final strike came from QB Brendan Folmar to WR/DB Rodney Richmond. Whit Taylor was a star quarterback for the Vanderbilt University football team in the early 1980s, and quarterbacked that schools most recent winning team to an 8-4 record in 1982. ... Mike Hohensee is an Arena Football League coach for the Chicago Rush. ...

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Category: ArenaBowl The ArenaBowl is the Arena Football Leagues championship game. ... Date August 20, 2000 Arena TD Waterhouse Centre City Orlando, Florida Attendance 15,989 MVP Connell Maynor, QB, Orlando Ironman of the Game James Baron, OL/DL, Nashville Winning Coach Jay Gruden Losing Coach Pat Sperduto U.S. TV Network ABC Announcers Mike Gleason, Ed Cunningham, and Merril Hoge ArenaBowl... Date August 19, 2001 Arena Van Andel Arena City Grand Rapids, Michigan Attendance 11,217 MVP Terrill Shaw, OS, Grand Rapids Ironman of the Game Demo Odems, WR/DB, Grand Rapids Winning Coach Michael Trigg Losing Coach Pat Sperduto U.S. TV Network ABC Announcers Brent Musburger, Gary Danielson, and... Date August 18, 2002 Arena HP Pavilion City San Jose, California Attendance 16,942 MVP John Dutton, QB, San Jose Ironman of the Game Omarr Smith, WR/DB, San Jose Winning Coach Darren Arbet Losing Coach Danny White U.S. TV Network ABC Announcers Tim Brant, Ed Cunningham, and Lynn... Date June 22, 2003 Arena St. ... Date June 27, 2004 Arena America West Arena City Phoenix, Arizona Attendance 17,391 Offensive Player of the Game Mark Grieb, QB, San Jose Defensive Player of the Game Ricky Parker, DS, Arizona Ironman of the Game James Roe, WR/LB, San Jose Winning Coach Darren Arbet Losing Coach Danny... Date June 12, 2005 Arena Thomas & Mack Center City Las Vegas, Nevada Attendance 10,822 Offensive Player of the Game Willis Marshall, WR/DB, Colorado Defensive Player of the Game Ahmad Hawkins, DS, Colorado Ironman of the Game Willis Marshall, WR/DB, Colorado Winning Coach Mike Dailey Losing Coach Doug... Date June 11, 2006 Arena Thomas & Mack Center City Las Vegas, Nevada Attendance 13,476 Offensive Player of the Game Matt DOrazio, QB, Chicago Defensive Player of the Game Dennison Robinson, WR/DB, Chicago Ironman of the Game Bob McMillen, FB/LB, Chicago Winning Coach Mike Hohensee Losing Coach... Date July 21, 2007 Arena New Orleans Arena City New Orleans, Louisiana Attendance Offensive Player of the Game Defensive Player of the Game Ironman of the Game Winning Coach Losing Coach U.S. TV Network ABC Announcers Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic ArenaBowl XXI is the 2007 championship game of... The Arena Football League (AFL) (not to be confused with The Australian Football League) was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. ... The following is a list of the television networks and announcers that have broadcast the ArenaBowl over the years. ...

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