Denver Dynamite AFL

AFL defunct
name = Denver Dynamite

founded = 1987
folded = 1991
prior names = none
championships = 1:
1987

History

Inaugural Season

The Denver Dynamite was a charter member of the Arena Football League, playing in the inaugural four-team "demonstration" season of 1987 and winning the first ArenaBowl that year. Showcasing a high-powered offense led by former Vanderbilt University star quarterback Whit Taylor, the team nonetheless did not return for the league's second season in 1988.

Return

The franchise was restarted in 1989, however, and operated for three subsequent seasons, ceasing operation after the 1991 campaign.

The owners retained the rights to operate an Arena Football franchise, however, which they sold in 1996 to a Nashville-based group which started the Nashville Kats (now the Georgia Force) the next year.

The Dynamite's memorable logo was a bundle of dynamite sticks with a burning fuse. The team's home games were played in the McNichols Sports Arena, which was then also the home of the NBA's Denver Nuggets.

eason-by-season

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1987 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2nd || Won ArenaBowl I (Pittsburgh Gladiators)
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colspan="6" align="center" | Inactive for the 1988 season
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1989 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 3rd || Lost Week 1 (Pittsburgh Gladiators)
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1990 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 3rd || Lost Week 1 (Dallas Texans)
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1991 || 6 || 4 || 0 || 3rd || Lost Week 1 (Tampa Bay Storm)
-!Totals || 17 || 13 || 0
colspan="2"| (including playoffs)

Most Notable Players

*Wayne Coffey, Wide Receiver/Defensive Back 1989-91
*Marty Mornhinweg, Quarterback 1987
*Gary Mullen, Wide Receiver/Defensive Back 1987
*Bart Schuchts, Wide Receive/Linebacker 1989-91
*Harold Smith, Quarterback 1989
*Whit Taylor, Quarterback 1987

AFL Hall of Famers

*Tim Marcum, Head Coach
*Gary Mullen, WR/DB

Honors

Players

*Chris Brewer - 1st Team All-Arena Team (1987)
*Patrick Cain - 2nd Team All-Arena Team (1987)
*Wayne Coffey - 1st Team All-Arena Team (1991)
*Rusty Fricke - Kicker of the Year (1991), 1st Team All-Arena Team (1991)
*Gary Gussman - 1st Team All-Arena Team (1989)
*Kelly Kirchbaum - 2nd Team All-Arena Team (1987)
*Quinton Knight - 1st Team All-Arena Team (1989, 1990)
*Joe March - 1st Team All-Arena Team (1991)
*Gary Mullen - 1st Team All-Arena Team (1987)
*Durell Taylor - 2nd Team All-Arena Team (1987)
*Whit Taylor - 2nd Team All-Arena Team (1987)
*Alvin Williams - 2nd Team All-Arena Team (1991)
*Mitch Young - 2nd Team All-Arena Team (1990)

Coaches

*Tim Marcum - Coach of the Year (1987)
*Babe Parilli - Coach of the Year (1989)

Coaches

*Tim Marcum, Head Coach (1987)
*Babe Parilli, Head Coach (1989-91)

Players

*Chris Brewer, Fullback/Linebacker (1987)
*Patrick Cain, Offensive Lineman/Defensive Lineman (1987)
*Kelly Kirchbaum, Offensive Lineman/Defensive Lineman (1987)
*Stuart Mitchell, Quarterback (1987)
*Marty Mornhinweg, Quarterback (1987)
*Gary Mullen, Wide Receiver/Defensive Back (1987)
*Durell Taylor, Fullback/Linebacker (1987)
*Whit Taylor, Quarterback (1987)

Notes

*The team appeared on the game "EA Sports Arena Football" as a hidden bonus team.

External links

* [http://www.arenafootball.com AFL Official Website]
* [http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=history&team=4&year=1991 Denver Dynamite at ArenaFan.com]
* [http://www.klaus2.com/cstl/teams/denverdynamite/denverdynamite.html Denver Dynamite tribute site]