Denver Dynamite

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Denver Dynamite

Year founded

1987

Year folded

1991

Prior names

none

ArenaBowl championships

1:
1987

Contents

1 History

1.1 Inaugural Season
1.2 Return

2 Season-by-season
3 Notable players
4 External links

History

Inaugural Season

The Denver Dynamite were 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

It 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, unsurprisingly, an exploding bundle of dynamite sticks. The team's home games were played in the McNichols Arena, which was then also the home of the NBA's Denver Nuggets.

Season-by-season

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

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

External links

Arena Football League

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The New Orleans VooDoo are inactive for the 2006 season.

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