Frankfurt Galaxy
| 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 | ||||
| Head Coach | Mike Jones | ||||
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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.
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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.
Season-By-Season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
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| Frankfurt Galaxy (WLAF) | |||||
| 1991 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3rd European Division | -- |
| 1992 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2nd European Division | -- |
| 1993 | Did Not Play | ||||
| 1994 | |||||
| Frankfurt Galaxy (World League) | |||||
| 1995 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2nd League | Won World Bowl III (Admirals) |
| 1996 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2nd League | Lost World Bowl IV (Claymores) |
| Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) | |||||
| 1997 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6th League | -- |
| 1998 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2nd League | Lost World Bowl VI (Fire) |
| 1999 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2nd League | Won World Bowl VII (Dragons) |
| 2000 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5th League | -- |
| 2001 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6th League | -- |
| 2002 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3rd League | -- |
| 2003 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1st League | Won World Bowl XI (Fire) |
| 2004 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2nd League | Lost World Bowl XII (Thunder) |
| 2005 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5th League | -- |
| 2006 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2nd League | Won World Bowl XIV (Admirals) |
| Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europa) | |||||
| 2007 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2nd League | Lost World Bowl XV (Sea Devils) |
| Totals | 85 | 72 | 0 | (including playoffs) | |
Head coaches
| # | Name | Term | Regular season | Postseason | Achievements | Reference | |||||||||||
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| GC | W | L | T | Win% | GC | W | L | Win% | |||||||||
| Frankfurt Galaxy | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Jack Elway | 1991–1992 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2 | Ernie Stautner | 1995–1997 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 0 | .533 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | ||||||
| 3 | Dick Curl | 1998–2000 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 0 | .567 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | ||||||
| 4 | Doug Graber | 2001–2003 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 0 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 5 | Mike Jones | 2004–2007 | 40 | 24 | 16 | 0 | .600 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | ||||||
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] |
- 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
External links
- Frankfurt Galaxy web site (German)
- NFL Europa: Frankfurt Galaxy (English)[dead link]
- Natures Images Photography - Photos of the Frankfurt Galaxy home games
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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