The Tampa Bay Storm are a member franchise of the Arena Football League. Tampa Bay Storm logo, claiming fair use This work is copyrighted. ... The Southern Division is one of four divisions of the Arena Football League. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The St. ... Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida. ... Tim Marcum is considered to be the most successful coach in the history of Arena Football. ... The ArenaBowl is the Arena Football Leagues championship game. ... The Arena Football League (AFL) was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. ...

History

Along with their traditional rivals, the Orlando Predators, they share the Arena record for the longest tenure by a franchise in a single market area. They are also the last of the original four franchises (the Chicago Bruisers, Denver Dynamite and Washington Commandos were the other three) to have operated in continuous existence from the formation of the league in 1987 until the present. Conference National Division Southern Year founded 1991 Home arena Hummer Field at Amway Arena City, State Orlando, Florida Head Coach Jay Gruden ArenaBowl championships 2: 1998, 2000 Conference titles 1: 2006 Division titles 7: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2006 Wild Card berths 8: 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001... The Chicago Bruisers were a charter member of the Arena Football League, playing in the four-team demonstration season of 1987. ... The Denver Dynamite were a charter member of the Arena Football League, playing in the inaugural four-team demonstration season of 1987. ... Categories: Stub | Defunct American football teams | Washington, DC sports ...

Pittsburgh Gladiators (1987-1990)

The franchise was originally known as the Pittsburgh Gladiators, and were one of the original four AFL teams formed in 1987. The Gladiators participated in Arena Bowls I and III, losing both. Pittsburgh Gladiators logo, claiming fair use This work is copyrighted. ... See also: 1986 in sports, other events of 1987, 1988 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Bill Elliott won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt CART Racing - Bobby Rahal won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Al Unser, Sr. ...

Tampa Bay Storm (1991-present)

The team moved from Pittsburgh to Tampa in 1991, with the team taking on the "Storm" nickname. The Las Vegas franchise has since taken up the "Gladiators" nickname (see Las Vegas Gladiators), but with no link to the Pittsburgh franchise's history or records. Nickname: Motto: Benigno Numine (With the Benevolent Deity) Location in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States Commonwealth Pennsylvania County Allegheny Founded November 25, 1758 Incorporated April 22, 1794 (borough)   March 18, 1816 (city) Government  - Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D) Area  - City 151. ... Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida. ... See also: 1990 in sports, other events of 1991, 1992 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Ernie Irvan won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt CART Racing - Michael Andretti won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Rick Mears Formula One Championship - Ayrton... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... Conference American Division Western Year founded 1997 Home arena Orleans Arena City, State Las Vegas, Nevada Wild card titles 3: 1997, 1998, 2003 Division titles 1: 2002 Conference titles none ArenaBowl championships none The Las Vegas Gladiators have no connection to the Pittsburgh Gladiators, the Arena Football League team that...

The Storm won the ArenaBowl in its first Tampa Bay season (1991) and have won four subsequent championships (1993, 1995, 1996, and 2003). Up to the 2006 season, the Storm had qualified for the playoffs in every season, but one of their Tampa Bay existence. The ArenaBowl is the Arena Football Leagues championship game. ... Date August 17, 1991 Arena Joe Louis Arena City Detroit, Michigan Attendance 20,357 MVP Stevie Thomas, WR/LB, Tampa Bay Ironman of the Game Darren Willis, WR/DB, Tampa Bay Winning Coach Fran Curci Losing Coach Tim Marcum U.S. TV Network Prime Network Announcers Bill Land & Tony Hill... Date August 21, 1993 Arena Joe Louis Arena City Detroit, Michigan Attendance 12,989 MVP Jay Gruden, QB, Tampa Bay Ironman of the Game Keith Browner, OL/DL, Tampa Bay Winning Coach Lary Kuharich Losing Coach Tim Marcum U.S. TV Network ESPN Announcers Craig Bolerjack & Rick Doc Walker Arena... Date September 1, 1995 Arena Florida Suncoast Dome City St. ... Date August 26, 1996 Arena Iowa Veterans Memorial Auditorium City Des Moines, Iowa Attendance 11,411 MVP Stevie Thomas, WR/LB, Tampa Bay Ironman of the Game Leonard Conley, WR/LB, Iowa Winning Coach Tim Marcum Losing Coach John Gregory U.S. TV Network ESPN Announcers Todd Christensen, Kirk Herbstreit... Date June 22, 2003 Arena St. ...

The team played in the former Florida Suncoast Dome in St. Petersburg (now called Tropicana Field) from 1991-1996, becoming its first regular team sports tenant. Since 1997, the team has played its home games in the St. Pete Times Forum (previously the Ice Palace) which is located in Tampa. Nickname: Location of the city proper in Pinellas County the state of Florida Coordinates: Country United States State Florida County Pinellas County Founded 1876 Incorporated February 29, 1892 Government  - Mayor Rick Baker Area  - City  133. ... Dome from the inside. ... See also: 1995 in sports, other events of 1996, 1997 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Dale Jarrett won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Terry Labonte Rusty Wallace wins the Suzuka NASCAR Thunder 100 at Suzuka City November 24, the first NASCAR... See also: 1996 in sports, other events of 1997, 1998 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Jeff Gordon is the youngest driver ever to win the Daytona 500 on February 16 NASCAR Championship - Jeff Gordon Indy Racing League - Indianapolis 500 - Arie Luyendyk... The St. ... Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida. ...

The Storm compete in the Southern Division of the National Conference. They are coached by Tim Marcum, who is widely regarded as the greatest coach in Arena Football history. Tim Marcum is considered to be the most successful coach in the history of Arena Football. ...

On December 23, 2004, Sports Illustrated wrote in its 'The 10 Spot' feature that the AFL's players' union filed a grievance against the Storm. The reason: Seven of the Storm's players claimed that some of the diamonds in their 2003 AFL championship rings were fake. Six of the seven players had left the team after the 2003 season. The Storm acknowledged that some of the rings did, in fact, include cubic zirconia instead of diamonds- and that different players received greater amounts of diamonds in their rings based on their contributions that season. December 23 is the 357th day of the year (358th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The first issue of Sports Illustrated, August 16, 1954, showing Milwaukee Braves star Eddie Mathews at bat in Milwaukee County Stadium. ... A grievance is a formal statement of complaint, generally against an authority figure. ... This article is about the gemstone. ... Zirconia (ZrO2) is a white crystalline oxide of zirconium. ...

The Storm ended the 2006 season with a 7-9 record (4th in their Division), ending a 19-year streak of playoff appearances, dating back to their days as the Pittsburgh Gladiators and the start of the Arena Football League.

So far, in the 2007 season, the Storm are 9-7, however, after they started 0-5, they won 9 of 11 and finished second in the southern division and clinched the #3 seed in the National Conference playoffs as a result. The 2007 Tampa Bay Storm season is the 21st season for the team in the Arena Football League and 17th in Tampa. ...

The team's current mascot is a dog named Storm Dawg.

Season-by-season

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

* = Current Standing The 1987 Pittsburgh Gladiators season was the first season for the Gladiators. ... Date August 1, 1987 Arena Pittsburgh Civic Arena City Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Attendance 13,232 MVP Gary Mullen, WR/DB, Denver Ironman of the Game Steve Trimble, WR/DB, Denver Winning Coach Tim Marcum Losing Coach Joe Haering U.S. TV Network ESPN Announcers Lee Corso, Bob Rathbun, and ? Arena Bowl... The Denver Dynamite were a charter member of the Arena Football League, playing in the inaugural four-team demonstration season of 1987. ... Year founded 1988 Year folded 1994 Prior names Detroit Drive ArenaBowl championships 4: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 // The Detroit Drive were a professional American football team playing as an Arena Football League team from 1988-1993. ... Date August 18, 1989 Arena Joe Louis Arena City Detroit, Michigan Attendance 12,046 MVP George LaFrance, OS, Detroit Ironman of the Game Cornelius Ross, WR/DB, Pittsburgh Winning Coach Tim Marcum Losing Coach Joe Haering U.S. TV Network Prime Network Announcers Dave Ene & Howard Balzer Arena Bowl 89... Year founded 1988 Year folded 1994 Prior names Detroit Drive ArenaBowl championships 4: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 // The Detroit Drive were a professional American football team playing as an Arena Football League team from 1988-1993. ... Year founded 1988 Year folded 1994 Prior names Detroit Drive ArenaBowl championships 4: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 // The Detroit Drive were a professional American football team playing as an Arena Football League team from 1988-1993. ... Date August 17, 1991 Arena Joe Louis Arena City Detroit, Michigan Attendance 20,357 MVP Stevie Thomas, WR/LB, Tampa Bay Ironman of the Game Darren Willis, WR/DB, Tampa Bay Winning Coach Fran Curci Losing Coach Tim Marcum U.S. TV Network Prime Network Announcers Bill Land & Tony Hill... Year founded 1988 Year folded 1994 Prior names Detroit Drive ArenaBowl championships 4: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 // The Detroit Drive were a professional American football team playing as an Arena Football League team from 1988-1993. ... Conference National Division Southern Year founded 1991 Home arena Hummer Field at Amway Arena City, State Orlando, Florida Head Coach Jay Gruden ArenaBowl championships 2: 1998, 2000 Conference titles 1: 2006 Division titles 7: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2006 Wild Card berths 8: 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001... Date August 21, 1993 Arena Joe Louis Arena City Detroit, Michigan Attendance 12,989 MVP Jay Gruden, QB, Tampa Bay Ironman of the Game Keith Browner, OL/DL, Tampa Bay Winning Coach Lary Kuharich Losing Coach Tim Marcum U.S. TV Network ESPN Announcers Craig Bolerjack & Rick Doc Walker Arena... Year founded 1988 Year folded 1994 Prior names Detroit Drive ArenaBowl championships 4: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 // The Detroit Drive were a professional American football team playing as an Arena Football League team from 1988-1993. ... Year founded 1988 Year folded 1994 Prior names Detroit Drive ArenaBowl championships 4: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 // The Detroit Drive were a professional American football team playing as an Arena Football League team from 1988-1993. ... Date September 1, 1995 Arena Florida Suncoast Dome City St. ... Conference National Division Southern Year founded 1991 Home arena Hummer Field at Amway Arena City, State Orlando, Florida Head Coach Jay Gruden ArenaBowl championships 2: 1998, 2000 Conference titles 1: 2006 Division titles 7: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2006 Wild Card berths 8: 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001... Date August 26, 1996 Arena Iowa Veterans Memorial Auditorium City Des Moines, Iowa Attendance 11,411 MVP Stevie Thomas, WR/LB, Tampa Bay Ironman of the Game Leonard Conley, WR/LB, Iowa Winning Coach Tim Marcum Losing Coach John Gregory U.S. TV Network ESPN Announcers Todd Christensen, Kirk Herbstreit... Conference National Division Eastern Year founded 1995 Home arena Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum City, State Uniondale, New York Wild card titles 1: 1995 Division titles 8: 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 Conference titles none ArenaBowl championships none The New York Dragons are an Arena Football League team. ... Conference American Division Western Year founded 1992 Home arena US Airways Center City, State Phoenix, Arizona Head Coach Gene Nudo ArenaBowl championships 2: 1994, 1997 Conference titles none Division titles 5: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004 Wild Card berths 8: 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006 Arizona Rattlers... Date August 23, 1998 Arena St. ... Conference National Division Southern Year founded 1991 Home arena Hummer Field at Amway Arena City, State Orlando, Florida Head Coach Jay Gruden ArenaBowl championships 2: 1998, 2000 Conference titles 1: 2006 Division titles 7: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2006 Wild Card berths 8: 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001... Conference National Division Southern Year founded 1991 Home arena Hummer Field at Amway Arena City, State Orlando, Florida Head Coach Jay Gruden ArenaBowl championships 2: 1998, 2000 Conference titles 1: 2006 Division titles 7: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2006 Wild Card berths 8: 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001... Conference National Division Southern Year founded 1991 Home arena Hummer Field at Amway Arena City, State Orlando, Florida Head Coach Jay Gruden ArenaBowl championships 2: 1998, 2000 Conference titles 1: 2006 Division titles 7: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2006 Wild Card berths 8: 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001... The Indiana Firebirds were a team in the Arena Football League. ... Conference American Division Western Year founded 1995 Home arena HP Pavilion City, State San Jose, California Wild card titles 5: 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005 Division titles 5: 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Conference titles none ArenaBowl championships 2: 2002, 2004 The San Jose SaberCats are an Arena Football League... Date June 22, 2003 Arena St. ... Conference American Division Western Year founded 1992 Home arena US Airways Center City, State Phoenix, Arizona Head Coach Gene Nudo ArenaBowl championships 2: 1994, 1997 Conference titles none Division titles 5: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004 Wild Card berths 8: 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006 Arizona Rattlers... Conference American Division Western Year founded 1995 Home arena HP Pavilion City, State San Jose, California Wild card titles 5: 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005 Division titles 5: 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Conference titles none ArenaBowl championships 2: 2002, 2004 The San Jose SaberCats are an Arena Football League... The 2006 Tampa Bay Storm season was the 20th season for the team in the Arena Football League and 16th in Tampa. ... The 2007 Tampa Bay Storm season is the 21st season for the team in the Arena Football League and 17th in Tampa. ...

Head coaches

Pittsburgh

• 1987-1990: Joe Haering, 15-13 (0-3)
• 1989: Darrel Jackson, 1-1 (1-1)

Tampa Bay

• 1991: Fran Curci, 8-2 (2-0)
• 1992-1994: Lary Kuharich, 25-9 (4-2)
• 1995-Present: Tim Marcum, 117-63 (14-8)
• 2005, 2006: Dave Ewart, 3-2

Note: Ewart served as head coach for 2 games in 2005 and 3 games in 2006 while Marcum served a suspension. Fran Curci was the head football coach at the University of Kentucky from 1973 to 1981. ... Tim Marcum is considered to be the most successful coach in the history of Arena Football. ...

Notable Players

• Les Barley - FB/LB
• Sylvester Bembery - OL/DL
• Mike Black - K
• Lynn Bradford - FB/LB
• Andre Bowden - FB/LB
• Chris Conlin _OL
• Jay Gruden - QB
• Johnnie Harris - DS
• Tramain Jones - DS
• John Kaleo - QB
• George LaFrance - OS
• Pat O'Hara - QB
• Tracey Perkins - WR/DB, DS
• Lawrence Samuels - WR/LB
• Freddie Solomon - OS
• Pat Sperduto - OL/DL
• Shane Stafford - QB
• Stevie Thomas - OS. WR/LB
• Kent Wells - OL/DL
• Rod Williams - OL/DL
• Peter Tom Willis - QB
• Deatrich Wise - OL/DL
• Willie Wyatt - OL/DL
• Brett Dietz - QB

Les Barley is a former Arena Football League fullback and linebacker. ... Sylvester Bemery is a former Arena Football League Lineman. ... Andre Bowden, #30, is a former Fullback and Linebacker in the AFL and became the all time leading rusher for the Tampa Bay Storm from 1993-1994, 1997-2001, 2003-2004. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Jay Gruden (born March 4, 1967) is a former starting quarterback and current head coach of the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League. ... Johnnie Harris is a former National Football League defensive back for the Oakland Raiders (1999-2000) and the New York Giants (2000-2003)and a former Arena Football League defensive back for the Tampa Bay Storm (1996-1998). ... Tramain Jones is an Arena Football League defensive specialist for the Tampa Bay Storm. ... John Kaleo(Born:February 5, 1971) is a quarterback with the Los Angeles Avengers. ... George LaFrance (born September 24, 1965) is a former Arena Football League offensive specialist. ... Pat OHara is a 1991 graduate of USC; a Quarterback. ... Lawrence Samuels (Born May 1, 1970) is an Arena Football League wide receiver/linebacker with the Tampa Bay Storm. ... Pat Sperduto is an Arena Football League coach for the Nashville Kats. ... Shane Stafford (Born:March 14, 1976 in Sinking Spring, PA) is an Arena Football League quarterback for the Orlando Predators. ... Conference National Division Southern Year founded 1987 Home arena St. ... Peter Tom Willis (born January 4, 1967 in Morris, Alabama) is a former college and professional American football quarterback. ... Willie Wyatt (born September 27, 1967 in Birmingham, Alabama was an AFL Player who plyaed defensive lineman for the Tampa Bay Storm from 1995-1999, and again in 2001. ...

Current Roster

Kevin Nathaniel House (born December 20, 1957 in St. ...

External links

• Tampa Bay Storm Official Website
• Tampa Bay Storm at ArenaFan.com
• Pittsburgh Gladiators at ArenaFan.com