- New York/New Jersey Hitmen
Infobox Sports team
color1 = Blue
color2 = Silver
pixels = 150px
founded = 2001
league =XFL
history = New York/New Jersey Hitmen2001
arena =Giants Stadium
city =East Rutherford, New Jersey
colors = Blue, Black, & Silver
owner =
coach =Rusty Tillman
championships = –
titles = –
front office = –
dancers = -
mascot = -The New York/New Jersey Hitmen (later shortened simply to the New York Hitmen) were a short-lived
American football team based in theGiants Stadium of theMeadowlands Sports Complex inEast Rutherford, New Jersey .This team was part of the failed
XFL begun byVince McMahon of the World Wrestling Federation and by NBC, a majortelevision network in theUnited States . Itsgeneral manager was formerDallas Cowboys wide receiver , andNew Jersey native, Drew Pearson.They were part of the Eastern Division with the
Birmingham Thunderbolts ,Orlando Rage andChicago Enforcers . They finished in 3rd place with a 4-6 record. The head coach was former NFL assistantRusty Tillman , who was not a fan of the league's gimmicks or personalities - specifically commentatorJesse Ventura , who ripped him for settling for a field goal on a fourth down situation during a game in Chicago.NBC dropped the XFL concept after the first season
2001 due to dismal ratings, and the league folded shortly afterwards.The name "Hitmen," which implies a hired criminal, was one of the icons of the XFL's short life and the butt of many jokes about the league (quips of teams such as the fictional "Kansas City Shoplifters" coined by Saturday Night Live, for instance). The name was taken from former World Wrestling Federation star Bret "The Hitman" Hart, the victim of the infamous Montreal Screwjob.
eason-By-Season
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2001 || 4 || 6 || 0 || 3rd Eastern || --NY-NJ Hitmen players
*24 Dino Philyaw RB college (Oregon): Philyaw saw playing time in the NFL for New England, Carolina, New Orleans and St. Louis as well as
NFL Europe *22
Keith Elias FB college (Princeton): Elias played six seasons in the NFL three each with theNew York Giants andIndianapolis Colts *11
Corte McGuffey QB college (Northern Colorado): spent the 2000 season with the NFL'sSt. Louis Rams *80
Zola Davis WR college (South Carolina): Davis saw playing time in the NFL with theGreen Bay Packers and theCleveland Browns before joining the XFL.*95
Dwayne Sabb DE college (New Hampshire): Sabb saw playing time in the NFL with theNew England Patriots ,San Diego Chargers and theBuffalo Bills before joining the XFL*87
Marcus Hinton TE college (Alcorn State): Hinton saw playing time in the NFL for theNew Orleans Saints and theOakland Raiders before joining the XFL*27
Michael Blair RB college (Ball State): Blair saw playing time with a number of teams in the NFL The New Orleans Saints,Kansas City Chiefs , Cleveland Browns and the Green Bay Packers. Blair also played inNFL Europe with theFrankfurt Galaxy before joining the XFL*85
Kirby Dar Dar WR colloge (Syracuse): Dar Dar saw playing time with the NFL'sMiami Dolphins before joining the XFL*36
Brad Trout Safety (Valdosta State University )Team Leaders
Rushing Yards: 328,
Joe Aska .Receiving Yards: 404,
Kirby Dar Dar .Passing Yards: 804,
Wally Richardson .External links
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