Rocky Mountain Thunder
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| Founded | 1999 |
| Arena | World Arena |
| Based in | Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado... |
| Colors | Royal blue, silver and black |
| League | Indoor Professional Football League Indoor Professional Football League The Indoor Professional Football League was the new incarnation of the Professional Indoor Football League , which started in 1998. Two of its teams left the league and their owner, Kerry Ecklund, founded the Indoor Football League in 1999... |
| Head coach | Collins Sanders |
The Rocky Mountain Thunder was an indoor football team in the Indoor Professional Football League
Indoor Professional Football League
The Indoor Professional Football League was the new incarnation of the Professional Indoor Football League , which started in 1998. Two of its teams left the league and their owner, Kerry Ecklund, founded the Indoor Football League in 1999...
(IPFL) during the 1999 season. The Thunder was owned by Scott D. Riddell and played their home games at the World Arena in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado...
, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. The team's official colors were: Royal Blue, Silver and Black. The head coach for the Thunder was Collins Sanders, who also served as head coach for the 1998 PIFL Colorado Wildcats
Colorado Wildcats
The Colorado Wildcats was a team in the Professional Indoor Football League in 1998. The Wildcats franchise was owned by Gary Kozacek, who also was head coach/owner of the same Wildcats team for the previous 9 years, as they competed in semi-pro football in and around Colorado...
and currently is head coach/director of football operations for the Colorado Ice
Colorado Ice
The Colorado Ice is a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the Indoor Football League . Their home games are played at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colorado, which is also the home of the CHL's Colorado Eagles...
of the UIF
United Indoor Football
United Indoor Football was a United States indoor football league that started in 2005. Ten owners from the National Indoor Football League, including one expansion and two from arenafootball2 took their franchises and formed their own league...
.
John Elway
John Albert Elway, Jr. is a former American football quarterback and currently is the executive vice president of football operations for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League . He played college football at Stanford and his entire professional career with the Denver Broncos...
's "Three Amigos" receiving corps, the Thunder had high hopes coming into the 1999 campaign. They won four out of their first five games, none by more than seven points, before a seven-game slide all but ended their playoff hopes and left them with a 5-11 record. The Thunder was later sold to Mark Jackson and moved to the magnus arena in Denver
Thunder staff & team information
Majority Owner: Scott D. RiddellGeneral Manager/Minority Owner: Pat Beard
Director of Public Relations: Jason Clark
VP of Football Operations/Head Coach: Collins Sanders
Offensive Coordinator: David Graham
Defensive Coordinator: David Sidwell
Line Coach: Rick Manzanares
Defensive Backs Coach: Steve Chavez
Assistant Defensive Coach: Jim Cobb
1999 IPFL Rocky Mountain Thunder schedule
Saturday, April 10th - Rocky Mountain Thunder 38, Idaho Stallions 37
Wednesday, April 14th - Rocky Mountain Thunder 44, Idaho Stallions 37
Sunday, April 25th - Louisiana Bayou Beast
Louisiana Bayou Beast
The Louisiana Bayou Beast was a team in the Professional Indoor Football League in 1998, in the Indoor Professional Football League in 1999, and reincarated in 2001 in the National Indoor Football League . The Bayou Beast franchise was owned by James and Carolyn Shiver, who currently own and...
34, Rocky Mountain Thunder 32
Saturday, May 8th - Rocky Mountain Thunder 36, Texas Terminators
Texas Terminators
This team is not to be confused with the softball team in Texas.The Texas Terminators was an indoor football team that played in the Indoor Professional Football League in 1999. The Terminators franchise was owned by Jeff Parnell. The team office was based in Austin, and played their games in the...
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Saturday, May 15th - Rocky Mountain Thunder 39, Louisiana Bayou Beast
Louisiana Bayou Beast
The Louisiana Bayou Beast was a team in the Professional Indoor Football League in 1998, in the Indoor Professional Football League in 1999, and reincarated in 2001 in the National Indoor Football League . The Bayou Beast franchise was owned by James and Carolyn Shiver, who currently own and...
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Sunday, May 23rd - Hawaii Hammerheads
Hawaii Hammerheads
The Hawaii Hammerheads was an indoor football team in the Indoor Professional Football League during the 1999 season. The Hammerheads were owned by George Heatherington and played their home games at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. The team's official colors were: Aqua, Silver...
57, Rocky Mountain Thunder 40
Friday, May 28th - Hawaii Hammerheads
Hawaii Hammerheads
The Hawaii Hammerheads was an indoor football team in the Indoor Professional Football League during the 1999 season. The Hammerheads were owned by George Heatherington and played their home games at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. The team's official colors were: Aqua, Silver...
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Saturday, June 5th - Mississippi Fire Dogs
Mississippi Fire Dogs
The Mississippi Fire Dogs are a now-defunct indoor football team from Biloxi, Mississippi. They played their home games at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. They were a charter member of the Indoor Professional Football League. They Played from in the 1999-2000 IPFL seasons before joining the...
36, Rocky Mountain Thunder 27
Saturday, June 12th - Texas Terminators
Texas Terminators
This team is not to be confused with the softball team in Texas.The Texas Terminators was an indoor football team that played in the Indoor Professional Football League in 1999. The Terminators franchise was owned by Jeff Parnell. The team office was based in Austin, and played their games in the...
58, Rocky Mountain Thunder 15
Saturday, June 19th - Hawaii Hammerheads
Hawaii Hammerheads
The Hawaii Hammerheads was an indoor football team in the Indoor Professional Football League during the 1999 season. The Hammerheads were owned by George Heatherington and played their home games at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. The team's official colors were: Aqua, Silver...
48, Rocky Mountain Thunder 44
Saturday, June 26th - Hawaii Hammerheads
Hawaii Hammerheads
The Hawaii Hammerheads was an indoor football team in the Indoor Professional Football League during the 1999 season. The Hammerheads were owned by George Heatherington and played their home games at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. The team's official colors were: Aqua, Silver...
28, Rocky Mountain Thunder 17
Sunday, July 4th - Louisiana Bayou Beast
Louisiana Bayou Beast
The Louisiana Bayou Beast was a team in the Professional Indoor Football League in 1998, in the Indoor Professional Football League in 1999, and reincarated in 2001 in the National Indoor Football League . The Bayou Beast franchise was owned by James and Carolyn Shiver, who currently own and...
37, Rocky Mountain Thunder 9
Saturday, July 10th - Rocky Mountain Thunder 56, Idaho Stallions 54
Sunday, July 18th - Idaho Stallions 43, Rocky Mountain Thunder 40 (OT)
Friday, July 30th - Mississippi Fire Dogs
Mississippi Fire Dogs
The Mississippi Fire Dogs are a now-defunct indoor football team from Biloxi, Mississippi. They played their home games at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. They were a charter member of the Indoor Professional Football League. They Played from in the 1999-2000 IPFL seasons before joining the...
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Saturday, August 7th - Mississippi Fire Dogs
Mississippi Fire Dogs
The Mississippi Fire Dogs are a now-defunct indoor football team from Biloxi, Mississippi. They played their home games at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. They were a charter member of the Indoor Professional Football League. They Played from in the 1999-2000 IPFL seasons before joining the...
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