American Indoor Football Comes to Albany
November 20, 2015 - American Indoor Football (AIF)
Georgia Firebirds News Release
Albany GA - American Indoor Football (AIF) CEO/Owner John Morris is proud to announce that an ownership group, led by T.L. Fowler Sr, have come to an agreement to bring the Georgia Firebirds into the AIF for the 2016 Season. The AIF is a professional indoor football league with a national footprint. The AIF teams play in venues that seat anywhere from 3,000 to 10,000 fans. The AIF season runs March through May of each year.
"We proudly welcome the Georgia Firebirds to the AIF," said AIF CEO/Owner John Morris. "This is a great development that will elevate the league to new heights in that region. We look forward to an intense brand of Indoor Football that will captivate the great city of Albany." Morris goes on to say, "We will always look at what's best for all of our member teams. The AIF is as strong as our teams can take us and this just made us a stronger league."
This addition by the AIF will be the forth team in the state of Georgia. The Firebirds will play their home games at Albany Civic Center, after reaching an agreement with The Albany City Commission.
"Our organization is excited to be a part of the AIF family. Having the City of Albany, Ga. (My hometown), as the new home of the Firebirds is also a huge deal for us. The geographical make-up of the AIF makes for a very competitive season with the alignment of the southern division." States Mr. Fowler, Principal Owner of the Firebirds, "We can't wait to get this new chapter started for the 2016 season. Thank you John for your hard work to help make this happen."
The state of Georgia is one of the most vibrant and proud football communities in the country. The region has filled stadiums for countless games. Today, Albany is riding high, thanks to a private-public partnership that is redeveloping the downtown by playing up the area's premier natural resource - the Flint River. The centerpiece of the redevelopment is the Flint RiverQuarium, a 175,000 gallon, 22-foot deep Blue Hole aquarium filled with the plants, fish and reptiles - including Albany's celebrated river turtle - found in the Flint River's ecosystem, and the Imagination Theater with its three-story IMAX screen and digital surround sound. Riverfront Park, with its expansive views of the river, Turtle Grove Play Park, water features and riverside trails, gives families the opportunity to play and learn together. The RiverFront Trail now travels north three miles to Cleve Cox Landing on Philema Road. Eventually the trail will connect to Chehaw - "Nature's Playground" and south to Radium Springs Garden, one of Georgia's Seven Natural Wonders. The Firebirds will afford the city another entertainment outlet for everyone to enjoy.
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