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February 5, 2004 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release


FANS ARE HAVING A BALL: Although it is not officially tracked, a team once lost more than 25 balls to fans as "souvenirs" in one game. The average number of balls into the stands per game is eight. The AFL has played 1,390 games in 17 years... that's approximately 11,120 souvenirs! Better bring your stick'um!

SCORE 81 POINTS AND STILL LOSE? The Grand Rapids Rampage did exactly that when they lost to the Arizona Rattlers 82-81 on April 19, 2003 – the second-highest scoring game in AFL history – 163 points! Grand Rapids' 81 points is the most by a losing team in AFL history.

HEAD OF THE 300-YARD CLUB: New York QB AARON GARCIA tied his League record with nine consecutive 300-yard games in 2003. Garcia has thrown for more than 300 yards in a single game a record-setting 36 times throughout his nine-year AFL career. Dating back to the end of the 2002 regular season, Garcia recorded nine consecutive 300-yard games, a feat that tied his previous record – set in 2000.

ACTIVE 300-YARD PASSING LEADERS

QUARTERBACK CAREER CAREER 300-YARD GAMES MOST CONSECUTIVE 300-YARD GAMES
Aaron Garcia (NY) 1995-present 36 9 (twice)
Clint Dolezel (LV) 1995-99, 2001-present 35 5
Sherdrick Bonner (AZ) 1993-1998, 2000-present 28 3 (twice)
Andy Kelly (DET) 1993, 1995-present 16 3 (twice)
John Kaleo (AUS) 1993-1997, 1999-present 15 2 (three times)
Todd Hammel (PHI) 1992-present 12 2
Jay Gruden 1991-96, 2002-2003 11 2

ROTATE YOUR TIRES, BUT WHAT ABOUT YOUR FOOTBALLS? Chew on this for minute: 63,837 yards = 191,511 feet = 36.3 miles. That is how much passing AFL quarterbacks accrued in 2003. Dallas QB JIM KUBIAK set an AFL record with 2.7 miles... err... 4,762 yards in 2003.

CHUCKIN' IT! The top four career-touchdown passing leaders in the AFL have combined for 2,108 touchdowns. Detroit's ANDY KELLY (548), New York's AARON GARCIA (544), Arizona's SHERDRICK BONNER (534) and Las Vegas' CLINT DOLEZEL (482) are also the top four touchdown leaders in professional football history.

FREQUENT FLYERS: The top four career-passing yards leaders in the AFL have combined for 105,838 yards. Detroit's ANDY KELLY (27,847), Arizona's SHERDRICK BONNER (26,786), New York's AARON GARCIA (26,780) and Las Vegas' CLINT DOLEZEL (24,425) have combined for 60.1 miles through the air.

A HUNK OF RETURNS: Arizona Rattlers WR/LB HUNKIE COOPER became the AFL's all-time kick returner in 2003 with 482 career kickoff returns. Cooper needs 50 combined returns to tie all-time leader and future Hall of Famer GEORGE LA FRANCE with 614 returns.

KICKOFF RECORDS OF CURRENT AFL TEAMS

TEAM RECORD PCT.
Arizona Rattlers 5-7 .417
Austin Wranglers -- --
Carolina Cobras 1-3 .250
Chicago Rush 1-2 .333
Colorado Crush 0-1 .000
Columbus Destroyers 2-3 .400
Dallas Desperados 2-0 1.000
Detroit Fury 0-3 .000
Georgia Force 2-0 1.000
Grand Rapids Rampage 4-2 .667
Indiana Firebirds 10-4 .714
Las Vegas Gladiators 2-5 .286
Los Angeles Avengers 2-2 .500
New Orleans VooDoo -- --
New York Dragons 3-6 .333
Orlando Predators 9-4 .692
Philadelphia Soul -- --
San Jose SaberCats 5-4 .556
Tampa Bay Storm 11-6 .647

CURRENT NFL PLAYERS INVOLVED IN THE AFL

MARK BRUNELL – Jacksonville Jaguars QB
Austin Wranglers Minority Owner

LEONARD DAVIS - Arizona Cardinals RG
Austin Wranglers Minority Owner

JOEY GALLOWAY – Dallas Cowboys WR
Columbus Destroyers Minority Owner

MIKE WILLIAMS - Buffalo Bills RT
Austin Wranglers Minority Owner

FORMER NFL PLAYERS INVOLVED IN THE AFL

TONY BOSELLI – NFL OL (Jacksonville)
Austin Wranglers Minority Owner

CHRIS CONLIN – NFL L (Miami, Indianapolis)
Arizona Rattlers Line Coach

STEVE DEBERG – NFL QB (San Francisco, Denver, Tampa Bay, Kansas City, Miami, Atlanta)
Indiana Firebirds Head Coach

JOHN ELWAY – NFL QB (Denver)
Colorado Crush Co-owner

WILLIE FEARS - NFL DE (Cincinnati, Minnesota)
Orlando Predators Line Coach

JAMES FULLER – NFL DB (San Diego, New Orleans, Philadelphia)
Philadelphia Soul Assistant Coach

MIKE HOHENSEE – NFL QB (Chicago)
Chicago Rush Head Coach

WALT HOUSMAN - NFL OL (New Orleans)
Chicago Rush Line Coach

RON JAWORSKI – NFL QB (Philadelphia)
Philadelphia Soul Team President

EDDIE KHAYAT – NFL DL (Washington, Philadelphia, Boston)
Carolina Cobras Head Coach

GLYN MILBURN –NFL RB/WR/KR (Detroit, Chicago, San Diego)
Austin Wranglers Minority Owner, Assistant GM & Director of Player Personnel

JON NORRIS - NFL DL (Chicago)
Dallas Desperados Line Coach

DOUG PLANK – NFL S (Chicago)
Arizona Rattlers Defensive Coordinator

TODD SHELL – NFL LB (San Francisco)
New York Dragons Head Coach

ROBERT SMITH – NFL (Minnesota, Dallas, Tampa Bay)
Philadelphia Soul Assistant Coach & Player Personnel Director

CHRIS SPIELMAN – NFL LB (Detroit, Buffalo)
Columbus Destroyers Director of Football Operations

ANDRE WADSWORTH – NFL DE (Arizona)
Austin Wranglers Minority Owner

DANNY WHITE – NFL QB (Dallas)
Arizona Rattlers Head Coach

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