Massachusetts Marauders
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| Massachusetts Marauders | ||||
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| Year founded | 1988 | |||
| Year folded | 1994 | |||
| Prior names | Detroit Drive | |||
| ArenaBowl championships | 4: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 | |||
History
Detroit Drive (1988-1993)
Their home games were played at the Joe Louis Arena, also home to the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League.
Massachusetts Marauders (1994)
The team's on-field success did not mean equivalent business success, although the team was the most profitible in the AFL, setting attendence records, owner Mike Ilitch sold the team following his purchase of the Detroit Tigers in 1993. Illitch said he'd rather have people at Tiger Stadium rather than be at "something stupid like Arena Football." They were sold, and competed in 1994 as the Massachusetts Marauders through the Worcester Centrum, and folded after an altercation between the new owner and the AFL commissioner.Technically, the franchise still exists today. Nearly three years after the Marauders folded, Dan DeVos purchased the franchise out of bankruptcy court, and in 1998 they became the Grand Rapids Rampage, who are still playing today.
While the Drive's history may have been short, they have an unforgettable legacy to Arena Football fans, with Arena Bowl trips every year of their existence, and creating the first dynasty in the Arena Football League.
The Drive won the ArenaBowl in 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1992.
Season-by-season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = TiesNotable players
- Novo Bojovic, K 1988-92
- Lynn Bradford, FB/LB 1989-90
- Tony Burse, FB/LB 1993-94
- Dwayne Dixon, WR/LB 1988-91
- David Evans, WR/DB 1988-91
- Walter Holman, FB/LB 1988
- Rich Ingold, QB 1988
- George LaFrance, OS/KR 1988-89, 1991-93
- Reggie Mathis, OL/DLine 1988-90
- Mike Pagel, QB 1994
- Alvin Rettig, FB/LB 1988-93
- Art Schlichter, QB 1990-91
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