Frankfurt Galaxy
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| Year Founded | 1991 | ||
| Year Retired | 2007 | ||
| Home Field | Commerzbank-Arena | ||
| City | Frankfurt, Germany | ||
| Team Colors | Purple, Orange, Red, White | ||
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World Bowls (4)
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The Frankfurt Galaxy was a professional American football team that originally played in the World League of American Football and later in the resurrected NFL Europe. The team was based in Frankfurt, Germany and played in the Commerzbank-Arena, formerly called the Waldstadion. The Galaxy was the only team in the league to have remained in operations and in the same city throughout the league's existence, from beginning to end.
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[edit] History
In 1991, the Galaxy was a founding member of the World League of American Football (WLAF). They hosted the first ever WLAF game against the London Monarchs at the Waldstadion on March 23, 1991 and scored the first ever WLAF points with a safety, but lost the game.
When the World League resumed in 1995, the Galaxy, the Monarchs, and Barcelona Dragons were the only former WLAF teams that continued playing. Before it folded, Frankfurt Galaxy was the oldest pro football team outside of the NFL and CFL.
Frankfurt won the World Bowl four times in 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2006, but had been unable to defend it, as they also lost four times, in 1996, 1998, 2004, and 2007.
[edit] Season-by-season
| Season | League | Regular season | Postseason | ||||||||
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| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | |||
| 1991 | WLAF | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 3rd (European) | – | – | — | — | |
| 1992 | WLAF | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 2nd (European) | – | – | — | — | |
| 1993 | WLAF suspended operations from 1993 to 1994 | ||||||||||
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| 1995 | WLAF | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 2nd (League) | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | World Bowl '95 champions | |
| 1996 | WLAF | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 2nd (League) | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Scottish Claymores in World Bowl '96 | |
| 1997 | WLAF | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 5th (League) | – | – | — | — | |
| 1998 | NFLE | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 1st (League) | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Rhein Fire in World Bowl '98 | |
| 1999 | NFLE | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 2nd (League) | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | World Bowl '99 champions | |
| 2000 | NFLE | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 5th (League) | – | – | — | — | |
| 2001 | NFLE | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 6th (League) | – | – | — | — | |
| 2002 | NFLE | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 3rd (League) | – | – | — | — | |
| 2003 | NFLE | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 1st (League) | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | World Bowl XI champions | |
| 2004 | NFLE | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 2nd (League) | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Berlin Thunder in World Bowl XII | |
| 2005 | NFLE | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 5th (League) | – | – | — | — | |
| 2006 | NFLE | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 2nd (League) | 1 | 0 | .000 | World Bowl XIV champions | |
| 2007 | NFLE | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 2nd (League) | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Hamburg Sea Devils in World Bowl XV | |
| Total | 82 | 68 | 0 | .547 | 4 | 4 | .500 | ||||
[edit] Head coaches
| # | Name | Term | Regular season | Postseason | Achievements | |||||||
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| GC | Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | GC | Won | Lost | Win % | ||||
| 1 | Jack Elway | 1991–1992 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | .500 | – | – | – | — | — |
| 2 | Ernie Stautner | 1995–1997 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 0 | .533 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | World Bowl '95 championship World League Coach of the Year (1995) |
| 3 | Dick Curl | 1998–2000 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 0 | .567 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | World Bowl '99 championship 2× NFL Europe Coach of the Year (1998, 1999) |
| 4 | Doug Graber | 2001–2003 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 0 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | World Bowl XI championship NFL Europe Coach of the Year (2003) |
| 5 | Mike Jones | 2004–2007 | 40 | 24 | 16 | 0 | .600 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | World Bowl XIV championship NFL Europe Coach of the Year (2006) |
[edit] Notable players
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| No. | Player | Position(s) | Years Played | Notable |
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| 5, 81 |  Mario Bailey |
WR | 1995-2000 | All-Time NFL Europe Receiving leader |
| 11 | Paul Justin |
QB | 1995 | WLAF Offensive Most Valuable Player |
| 1, 18 | Andy McCullough |
WR | 1999, 2001 | World Bowl VII Most Valuable Player[1] |
| 4 | J. T. O'Sullivan |
QB | 2004, 2007 | NFL Europa Co-Offensive Most Valuable Player (2007)[2] |
| 11 | Mike Perez |
QB | 1991-1992 | First starting quarterback in team history |
| 32 | Roger Robinson |
RB | 2006 | Led League in rushing, All-NFLEL team selection[3] |
Daniel Benetka - DT (2001-2007)
Jake Delhomme - QB (1999)- Mark Dixon - G (1998)
- Patrick Gerigk - WR (1999)
- Quinn Gray - QB (2003)
- Werner Hippler - TE (1995, 1997-2000)
- Damon Huard - QB (1998)
- Corey Ivy - CB (2000, 2002)
- Lewis Kelly - T (2002)
- Ralf Kleinmann - K (1995-2000, 2003-2004)
- Matt Bryant - K (2002)
- Martin Latka - RB (2004-2007)
- Frank Messmer - DL (1995-1997)
- Steve Pelluer - QB (1996-1997)
- Ingo Seibert - RB (1995-1998)
- Paul Spicer - DE (2001)
- James Taylor - CB (2005-2007)
- Pat Barnes - QB (1998-1999)
See also: Category:Frankfurt Galaxy players
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "Andy is a real catch". NFL.com. June 27, 1999. http://www.nfl.com/europa/history/1999.
- ^ "All-NFL Europa Team" (Press release). June 21, 2007. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3491981.
- ^ "NFLEL names All-League team, MVPs" (Press release). May 25, 2006. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3315993.
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