Rhein Fire





























Rhein Fire




Rhein Fire helmet

Helmet


Rhein Fire logo

Logo

Year founded 1995
Year retired 2007
Home field LTU arena
City
Düsseldorf, Germany
Team colors Maroon, Black, Gold, White[1]
                   
Championships

World Bowls (2)




  • World Bowl VI (1998)


  • World Bowl VIII (2000)







The Rhein Fire was a professional American football team in NFL Europe, formerly the World League of American Football. Established in Germany in 1995, the franchise resurrected the name of the former Birmingham Fire team which was active during the 1991–1992 WLAF seasons.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Season-by-season


  • 3 Coaching history


    • 3.1 Head coaches


    • 3.2 Assistant coaches




  • 4 Notable players


  • 5 Other notable personnel


  • 6 References





History


The team was based in Düsseldorf (and early on was occasionally referred to in the U.S. as the Düsseldorf Fire), playing its games in LTU arena since 2005 season. Prior to this the team played in Rheinstadion until 2002 and in Arena AufSchalke from 2003 to 2004 in nearby city Gelsenkirchen while LTU arena was being built. The team shared facilities with the football (soccer) club Fortuna Düsseldorf. The Fire also hosted the 2005 World Bowl, where the Amsterdam Admirals upset the then-defending champion Berlin Thunder.


The Fire had been one of NFL Europa's most successful teams as far as fan appeal and competitively on the field[citation needed]. The team itself has played for five World Bowl championships throughout its history, winning in 1998 (over the Frankfurt Galaxy) and 2000 (over the Scottish Claymores).



Season-by-season









































































































































































































Season
League
Regular season
Postseason
Won
Lost
Ties
Win %
Finish
Won
Lost
Win %
Result

1995
WLAF
4
6
0
.400
5th (League)





1996
WLAF
3
7
0
.300
6th (League)





1997
WLAF
7
3
0
.700
1st (League)
0
1
.000

Lost to Barcelona Dragons in World Bowl '97

1998
NFLE
7
3
0
.700
2nd (League)
1
0
1.000

World Bowl '98 champions

1999
NFLE
6
4
0
.600
3rd (League)





2000
NFLE
7
3
0
.700
1st (League)
1
0
1.000

World Bowl 2000 champions

2001
NFLE
5
5
0
.500
3rd (League)





2002
NFLE
7
3
0
.700
1st (League)
0
1
.000

Lost to Berlin Thunder in World Bowl X

2003
NFLE
6
4
0
.600
2nd (League)
0
1
.000

Lost to Frankfurt Galaxy in World Bowl XI

2004
NFLE
3
7
0
.300
5th (League)





2005
NFLE
3
7
0
.300
6th (League)





2006
NFLE
6
4
0
.600
3rd (League)





2007
NFLE
4
6
0
.400
4th (League)




Total
68
62
0
.523

2
3
.400



Coaching history



Head coaches


















































































#
Name
Term
Regular season
Postseason
Achievements
GC
Won
Lost
Ties
Win %
GC
Won
Lost
Win %
1

Galen Hall

1995–2000
60
34
26
0
.567
3
2
1
.667

2 World Bowl championships (1998, 2000)
World League Coach of the Year (1997)
NFL Europe Coach of the Year (2000)

2

Pete Kuharchek

2001–2005
50
24
26
0
.480
2
0
2
.000

3

Jim Tomsula

2006
10
6
4
0
.600





4

Rick Lantz

2007
10
4
6
0
.400







Assistant coaches





  • Antonio Anderson (2006)


  • Bart Andrus (2000)

  • Mike Bender (2001)

  • Booker Brooks (2001)

  • Steve Carson (1996–1997)


  • Wes Chandler (1995–1997)

  • Joe Clark (2001)


  • Ken Clarke (2004–2005)

  • Stan Davis (2007)


  • A. J. Duhe (1995)


  • Don Eck (2007)

  • Tom Everest (2002)


  • Barry Foster (2003)

  • Sascha Gehloff (2005–2007)


  • Brian Webb (2006)


  • Alvin Harper (2005)


  • James Harrell (2004)


  • Bernardo Harris (2007)


  • Mike Jones (1998–2000, 2002–2003)

  • Whitey Jordan (1998–2000, 2002–2004)


  • E. J. Junior (2005)


  • Ken Karcher (1997–1999)


  • Pete Kuharchek (1996–2000)

  • Bob Lancaster (2006)

  • Pete Levine (1996)


  • Steve Logan (2006)


  • Bob Lord (1997)


  • Duval Love (2006)

  • Jörn Maier (2001–2004)


  • Vince Marrow (2007)


  • Guy McIntyre (2002)


  • Scott Milanovich (2003–2005)


  • Larry New (2007)


  • Jeff Ogden (2004)

  • Kevin O'Neal (2004–2005)


  • Ed O'Neil (2001–2003)


  • Nate Poole (2007)


  • Jan Quarless (2005)


  • Jeff Reinebold (1995, 1999–2000)

  • Walter Rohlfing (1995–2000)

  • Steve Smith (2006)


  • Don Strock (1995)


  • Gary Tranquill (2007)

  • Dean Unruh (1995–1996)


  • Adrian White (2001–2006)




Notable players




  • Germany Richard Adjei (2004–2007)


  • Germany Ingo Anderbrügge (2003–2004)


  • United States Cedric Bonner (2006–2007)


  • Germany Manfred Burgsmüller (1996–2002)


  • United States Byron Chamberlain (1996)


  • United States Derrick Clark (1996–1999)


  • United States Mike Croel (1998)


  • United States Terry Crews (1995)


  • United States Nick Ferguson (1998)


  • Germany Patrick Gerigk (1998)


  • United States James Harrison (2004)


  • United States Drew Henson (2006)


  • United States Andy Kelly (1996)


  • United States Fred Jackson (2006)


  • United States Michael Lewis (2001)


  • United States Mike Quinn (1998)


  • United States Marcus Robinson (1998)


  • United States Jamal Robertson (2002)


  • United States Bill Schroeder (1997)


  • United States Gino Torretta (1995)


  • United States Tony Wragge (2006)


  • United States Danny Wuerffel (2000)


  • Mexico Eduardo Castañeda (2007)



Other notable personnel




  • Alexander Leibkind – General Manager 1996–2004


  • Ken Karcher – Assistant coach for the Fire, was previously an NFL replacement player and later became a collegiate head coach.


  • Oliver Luck – General Manager 1995, became league president the following year.



References





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