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Preseason roster subject to change. Pre-season roster subject to change. Official Sponsor Official Sponsor a'a CLEVELAND TliUriDiHOOLTS Danny White enters his first seuon Arizen Rattlers Head Coach. Spent twelve aeuons as quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys leading them to die playoffs five yean and three NFC titles. All-time Cowboy record holder for completions and touchdown passes.

Finished his college career as the NCAA's all-time leading passer, setting seven NCAA passing records. Chairman of QT Legends, which is a newly formed organization of active or inactive NFL quarterbacks. Also serves ss the Rattlers General Manager. Danny, his wife, JoLynn, and their four children live in Gilbert, Arizona. Bcgina his third year as head coach of the Thunderbolt.

Serveda a an aaaistant coach for the Detroit Drive during its AFL tiUe seasons in 19SS and 1990. Assistant coaching stints with University of Cincinnati, Wayne Stale University and Grand Valley State (Michigan) where his coaching career started. Spent the 1990-91 season as strength coach for the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL. A native of Detroit, Whinham (38) now resides in Bath, Ohio and is single. tfCONYEMEVCin -fth Danny White Head Co Danny White Head II ssflMaLH.4awasHaNWHa Dave Whinham Head Coach j' 11 i7yJ- Coach Name HGT WGHT School PQS 0 BjornNittmo 5'11 185 Appalachian St 1 DarrylGard 5'8 180 Blufton WRBD 2 Darren Hughes 6'1 175 Carson-Newman WRDB 3 Bob Bounds 6 0 200 E.Texas St QB 4 Dempsey Morman 57 185 St.

Francis WRDB 5 TonyNewson 59 175 Step. F. Austin WRDB 6 Gary Richard 5'10 178 Pittsburg WRDB 14 GregFrey 6'2 200 Ohio State QB 21 AviinHom 5'11 200 UNLV WRDB 22 TimEgerton 5 9 170 Delaware St WRDB 25 Chris Alexander 6'1 225 San Jose St FBLB 26 Tony Jones 6'2 235 IllionoisSt FBLB 27 Andre Giles 5'11 200 Cal. St Sacr. WRDB 28 Anthony Cooney 6'1 200 Arkansas WRDB 32 Kennedy Wilson 6'1 200 Purdue WRDB 40 Eric Wilkerson 5'9 190 Kent St WRDB 42 Cedric McKinnon 6'2 240 Bethune-Cookman FBLB 44 Marvin Mattox 6'4 210 Kansas WRDB 55 Jarrod Johnson 6'5 280 Lehigh Line 62 JohnFlecher 6'3 265 Texas Line 65 Chad Rolen 6 3 265 Arkansas Line 73 Kent Wells 6'5 310 Nebraska Line 76 Geroge Murako 6'1 280 San Jose St Line 78 Willie Fears 64 285 N.W.Louisiana Una 80 Chris Harkness 6 0 190 Ashland WRDB 82 Calvin Muhammad 6 0 193 Texas Southern WRDB 88 Demetrius Davis 6 4 250 Nevada Reno Line 92 Jerry Reese 6'2 270 Kentucky Line 98 Rickey Newman 67 280 W.

Illinois Line 99 Greg Ross 6'3 275 Memphis St Line Name HGT WGHT School PQS 1 Ricki Lopez 5'6 144 UTEP WRDB 2 Mike Richmond 5'6 154 N.Mexico St WRDB 3 Luis Zendejas 5'9 200 Arizona St Frank Jones 5'11 195 Fresno St WRDB 8 RiyHurd 6 0 202 Arizona St WRDB 10 Chad White 510 175 Arizona St QB 11 Gene Johnson 6 0 204 LA Tech QB 13 Willie Gillis 6 4 210 Norfolk St. QB 14 Hunkie Cooper 5'9 195 UNLV WRDB 29 Nathen Laduke 5'10 190 Arizona St WRDB 32 Garland Rivers 6'2 195 Michigan WRDB 40 Art Greathouse 5'10 205 Arizona FBLB 42 David Clarke 6'2 245 UNLV FBLB 43 Walter Gibson 511 181 Central Ft. WRDB 44 AndyCoviello 60 219 S.Diego St FBLB 54 Brian Covington 6'1 195 C. Florida WRDB 55 Kevin Thomas 6'2 257 Arizona St OLDL 60 JohnZinser 6'3 278 Penn Line 65 Tom Gibson 67 270 N.Arizona Line 66 Darin Marchek 6'3 265 Wisc-Stoudt Line 68 Barry Wagoner 6'1 297 Missouri West Line 72 Judd Richmond 6'6 271 S.Diego St Line 73 Mike Heemsbergen 6'3 284 Arizona Line 74 ChisBaus 6'2 275 Pacific Line 77 Victor Patterson 6 5 340 MinotSt. Line 80 Cedric Tillman 5'10 185 N.Colorado WRDB 81 JooyReinoehl 60 262 UNLV FBLB 82 Sean Roundtree 5' 10 197 N.Arizona WRDB 83 James Harvey 6'2 220 N.C.

Central WRDB 93 Doc Wise 6'2 270 UNLV Line American Airlines Salutes Arena Football In Des Moines, Iowa. Arizona Rattlers Vs. Cleveland Thunderbolts. Official Airline of Arena Football American Airlines 11- h- III lA i i iiuyivy i PHARMACY, President and CEO of the NBA Phoenix Suns. Member and former chairman of the NBA Competition and Rules Committee.

Also serves on NBA Long Range Planning and Finance Committee. Truce-time winner of NB A Executive of Year Award. Owns the Phoenix Smash of the World Team Tennis and the Arizona Sandsharks of the new Continental Indoor Soccer League. Became the youngest General Manager in professional sports when he was named to direct the Suns at age 28. General Manager-Bryan Colangelo Facility: America West Arena Capacity: 16,500 (602) 514-8300 PH 1993 Rattlers dutlook The Arizona Rattlers made Arena Football League history in their first John Kuczek serves ss president of Kuczclr.

and Associates one of the worlds leading life insurance producers. He has been a qualifying member of the "Million Dollar Round Table" for the past seventeen years, is a registered principal of the National Associstion of Securities Dealers and is also the managing general partner of half-a-dozen other companies. In addition to sitting on the boards of several commercial corporations, he is involved with many local, civic and charitable organizations. A native of Cleveland, he now resides in Youngstown with his wife Patricia. General Manager Jeff Kuezek Facility: Richfield Coliseum Capacity: 17,606 (216) 659-2240 PH 1993 Thunderbolts Outlook The team has signed over 20 "Air i Fifty Iowa Pharmacies To Serve You Jerry Colangelo Owner John Kuczek Owner Official Sponsor Cleveland Official Spoiuor Now You Can Borrow At 6.75 APR.

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THE 50 YARD INDOOR WAR 1993 Arena Football League What's more, if Boatmen's doesn't give you an answer on your loan application within 2 hours, we'll give you five dollars (55). So if you already have a checking account with us, just give us a call And if you don't have a Boatmen's checking account, just call us and we'll help you open one. Incidentally, if you're calling from the Treasury Building in Washington, our area code is 5 IS. year of competition selling out their entire home schedule. For 1993, the Rattlers look to pick up action on the field.

This year Danny White's team looks to make the playoffs led by returning quarterback Gene Johnson and his favorite target Cedric Tillman. Also back is kicker Luis Zendejas who accounted for nearly one-fourth of the Rattlers points. The Rattlers expect improvement in a number of areas. They'll need it, playing in the revamped AFL Western Division, a division that includes the defending Arena Bowl champion Detroit Drive. Arizona was one of the four expansion teams to join the league in 1992, admitted September 12, 1991.

They were the first AFL team with NBA ownership. former World League and NFL players in this past off-season to augment a very physical 1992 playoff team. Included in that group was Greg Frey, former quarterback of Ohio State. With the addition of these players the returning staff is eagerly awaiting the start of the 1993 season in hope of hosting Arena Bowl '93. This season's training camp is being held at the International Exposition Center in conjunction with the Indoor Amusement Park which expects to draw more than 300,000 people from April 2 through May 9.

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Use the money for a car, boat, home improvements-whatever you need 1993 Schedule May IS: at Tampa Bay Storm May 22: at Dallas Teuns May 28: ARIZONA RATTLERS June DALLAS TEXANS June 12: at Cincinnati Rockers June 18: CINCINNATI ROCKERS June 25: at Detroit Drive RAGE July 10: at Arizona Rattlers July 16. DETROIT DRIVE July 26: at Miami Hooters July 30: TAMPA BAY STORM HOME GAMES IN CAPS 1993 Schedule May 15: DETROIT DRIVE May 21: CHARLOTTE RAGE May 28: at Cleveland Thunderbolts June 5: at Albany Firebirds June 12: TAMPA BAY STORM June 18: at Dallas Trains June 26: at Cincinnati Rockers July 3: DALLAS TEXANS July 10: CLEVELAND THUNDERBOLTS July 16: at Orlando Predators July 24: CINCINNATI ROCKERS July 30: at Detroit Drive "HOME GAMES IN CAPS IIIHIIII.HII..I..M muni ii i I PLAYING FIELD Eastern Division Albany Firebirdi Charlotte Rage Miami Vice Orlando Predators Tampa Bay Storm Western Division Arizona Rattlers Cincinnati Rocken Cleveland Thunderbolti Dallas Texans Detroit Drive -1992 Champions rss sbb jim i And automatic direct payment a a ta i from your checking account (NFL II 111' lM BOATMEN'S' BANK If filQfi crossbar) SIDELINE 9 AH PIERS high DtniHv Ism tql Official Sponsor Official Sponsor PADDED irtioiK ailrpluff GOALSIDE I REBOUND NETS llgnitt lirumi inaalt QU T5DeH A SH ARK 1 UT Horn iimh of ftaMl Realize the dream of calling your own shots! JULY 9-10-11 Your Weekend Never Went So Fast! A GLANCE AT THE In 1981, NFL Promotion Manager Jim Foster, a native of Iowa City, invented Arena Football while watching an indoor soccer game al Madison Square Garden. "If they can play soccer indoors," reasoned Foster, "why not In 1985, after the rise and fall of the USFL, Foster decided to move forward with the development of indoor footbalL In April, 1986, a test game was played in Rockford, Illinois and received great response from the public and the media. On February 26, 1987, a second "showcase" game was staged in Chicago and was received enthusiastically by 8,200 fans. March 1987, Foster negotiates key contract with ESPN to televise a schedule of league games in 1987.

The Arena Football League's (AFL) inaugural season began in June of 1987 with the four teams: the Chicago Bruisers, Denver Dynamite, Pittsburgh Gladiators and Washington (DC) Commandos playing in a corporately owned league. The inaugural season was a great success. Average attendance was 12,000 fans per game and TV viewership was higher than the average rating for ESPN summer sports and twice the average for the National Hockey League on ESPN. In 1988, the schedule doubled in length and the league moved into formidable New York and Los Angeles markets. However, serious internal problems with league investors slowed the game's rise to national acceptance.

In 1989, five teams played a shortened schedule in ten cities. Teams from Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Denver and Washington (DC) played in five neutral game sites, including Atlanta, Sacramento, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Baltimore. After the 1989 season, a decision was made to sell licenses to investors in major markets, thus enabling them to privately own and operate the teams for the first time. Key Rules Regulations of Arena Football THE PLAYING FIELD Played on an indoor padded astroturf surface measuring 198' by 85'. Length of field of play is 50 yards plus eight-yard end zones.

Width of field is 85' from sideline to sideline and 90' maximum from sideline barrier to sideline barrier (half the width of an outdoor football field). Goal posts are 9' wide with a crossbar height of 15' (NFL) goal posts are 18 12' wide with the crossbar at 10'). Goalside rebound nets are tightly-strung mesh and stretch from either side of the goal post to the sideline. The nets measure 30' wide by 32' high and hang from the ceiling with the bottom of the nets 8' above the end line. Sideline Barriers A 48" high-density foam rubber barrier encircles the playing field and is stationed at the sideline.

EQUIPMENT Players wear regulation tackle football equipment The official Iron man football is approximately the same weight and has the same dimensions as a regulation outdoor football. PLAYERS AND FORMATIONS Eight players on offense and eight players on defense. Total roster of 20 active players (regular season). Players will play both offense and defense (single platoon), with the exception of the kicker, quarterback and his defensive replacement, and a wide receiver who is the designated lack returner on defense, but who is not required to play other defensive scrimmage plays. Our career will help you do just that.

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patent to Jim Foster for the Arena Football Came System made Arena Football the only sports league in history able to play a patented game. The patent also made the sport rival-free and, thus, particularly attractive to potential team owners. In 1990, Albany and Dallas entered the league, as six teams were seen on weekly games coast to coast via the Prime Television Network. In 1991, the league enjoyed another fine season. It expanded from six to eight teams and set the league attendance mark, averaging 1 1,000 fans for a 43-game season.

On July 13, 1991, the league set a single game attendance record when 24,445 packed the Suncoast Dome to watch the Tampa Bay Storm beat the Denver Dynamite, 30-13. On August 17, 1991, an all-time Arena Bowl attendance record was set 2037 fans at Joe Louis Arena saw the Storm defeat the Detroit Drive, 48-42. In 1992, the league continues to grow, adding five new cities: Sacramento, Phoenix. San Antonio, Charlotte and Cincinnati. For the first time, NBA ownership is involved with Arena Football (in Phoenix and San Antonio).

For the first time, too, the league goes to divisional play and adds an extra week of playoffs. Jim Foster retires as the league's first commissioner and is replaced by former Albany Firebird owner Joe O'Hara. August 1992, Arena Football closed its sixth season with the Detroit Drive beating Orlando Predators before a sellout crowd, 56-38, for their third Arena Bowl Title. The league set a new all-time attendance record averaging 1 2,400 fans per game. In 1993, ten teams will play a twelve-game regular season with three week playoffs.

The Sacramento Attack moved east to Miami, Florida, under the new leadership of Dave Lagerschulte, a Waverly, Iowa, native. Lagerschulte is a partner in the chain of restaurants. In 1993, Arena Football enters its seventh season. Only two other pro football leagues have been around longer (the NFL and the old AFL). The reasons: Arena Football does not compete with any other football league and is a unique brand of football, truly different from the outdoor game.

The action is so close to the fans it has been characterized as Six national series races, including the SCCA Trans -Am Tour and Geo Storm AN Star Race, featuring national and Iowa celebrities. Live concerts. 40th anniversary Corvette show For official brochure and ticket order form Northwestern Mutual Life The Quiet Company Rex Teigen, CLU, ChFC, CFP General Agent THE TEIGEN AGENCY 505 5th Avenue, Suite 212 Des Moines, IA 50309 515244-6262 mm call the Race Hotline: 1-800-336-7749 Vaholine High Performance AutoShow. with a salute to the 50s. Plus, even more family entertainmentl fir ten mo rMAtt inp mum it Miaah'a, Sainrianl ft Pin RlMn Grand Prm office Vptffi AutMonum and at all rnknmaiier ouitfts TIME OF PLAY Four 15-minute quarters with a 15-minute halftime.

The time between play must not exceed 25 seconds (unless stopped by the referee). The game clock will not stop for out of bounds plays or incomplete passes except in last minute of each half. The clock will stop only as long as the referee deems necessary for penalties and injuries. The clock will stop for TV timeouts. Each team will be allowed three timeouts per half.

There is a 25-second clock between scrimmage plays. The average elapsed time for an Arena Football game is about 2 hours and 15 minutes. Overtime periods are 7 12 minutes and each team gets at least one possession. MOVEMENTS OF BALL AND SCORING Four downs are allowed to move the ball ten yards for a first down. Six points for a touchdown.

One point for a conversion by place lack after touchdown. Two points for a conversion by drop kick after touchdown. points for conversion by successful run or pass after touchdown. Three points for field goals by placement Four points for field goal by drop kick. Two points for a safety.

KICKING Kickoffs are used to begin the game and the second half and after successful touchdowns, field goals and safeties. Kickoffs are from the goal line with a 1" kicking tee. Field goal attempts by placement or drop kick replace punts. Punting is illegal. A maximum 1" block is allowed on placement kicks.

Missed field goal attempts that rebound off the nets are playable. Kickoffs that rebound off the nets are playable. PASSING Passing rules in Arena Football are the same as in outdoor football, with one exception. A forward pass that rebounds off the net within the field of play is a live ball and is playable until it touches the playing surface. A ball that bounces off the sideline barriers is also playable until it touches the playing surface.

TTT Coxnfcrfmaker' Anything Less Just Won't Cut It. AH SportFOX 17 Youth Football and Cheerleader Clinic Open to boys and girls (ages 8-15) to learn the fundamentals of Arena Football from professional coaches, player and cheerleaders. Join head coaches Danny White, Dave Whinham, the players and cheerleaders for a spirited session with the pros. Another first in Des Moines. Door prizes, autographs and more for the kids, (parents may also attend.) Boatmen's Bank Commerative Game Poster Boatmen's Bank is proud to sponsor a specially commissioned full color art work commemorating the first indoor pro football game in Iowa.

Well known Des Moines graphic artist Dan Belt of Ctcative Associates, has created the stunning limited edition print which will be given to the fans as they exit the game SlSSSSSf S3iK52SfS A See your Des Moines Arena Football Iowa is pleased to welcome the Arena Football League owners Prc-Season Board Meeting to Des Moines, being held in conjunction with the April 29th game at Vets. Call your Des Moines area Comfortmaker Dealer for all your heating and cooling needs. Central Iowa's Only AAA Authorized Service Dept. Complimentary Downtown Shuttle Body Repair Estimates Senior Citizen Discounts area SNAPPER dealers for all your Lawn Watch Arena Football all summer long on ESPN and Heritage CableTCI sports cable. Arena Football Iowa Information Phone Line For further information and upcoming events.

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