Featured Historical Articles

A Starry Night in Des Moines
Jay Jacox takes a look back at the only All Star game the league has ever had - a 1993 fund raiser for Iowa flood victims. Read about who participated, and how the game turned out.

Barbarians at the Gate -- The World Indoor Football League
The World Indoor Football League? What's that, and what does Mouse Davis have to do with it? Well, read this article on the first attempt at trying to compete against the Arena Football league, all the way back in 1988.

1997: It was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Joe Kauffman takes a look back at the 1997 Tampa Bay Storm season, a season of ups and downs for a franchise that expects only the best.

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Phantoms Not The First AFL Team To Challenge CFL

Player Bio
Cory Johnson-Lehr
Played for the Sioux Falls Storm of United Indoor Football in 2006.

This Day in History
1987-Pittsburgh, PA
Founder Jim Foster announces Pittsburgh as one of the four cities who will take part in the inaugural Arena Football League season. The team will play its home games at Civic Arena.
2005-Salt Lake City, UT
The Ken Garff Automotive Group announces the purchase of an AFL expansion franchise for the 2006 season. The team will play in Salt Lake City, Utah. Danny White is named the team's first head coach. Later in 2005 it is revealed that the team will be known as the Utah Blaze.
2017-Tampa Bay, FL
Joe Hills becomes 15th receiver in AFL history to score 200 receiving touchdowns. He did so in just 75 games, the second fewest to games for any player to reach 200 receiving TDs.

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