This article is about the former Arena Football LeagueThe Arena Football League was founded in 1987 as an indoor American football by Jim Foster. It was played indoors on a smaller field than American football, resulting in a faster-paced and higher-scoring game...
franchise. For the Professional Arena Soccer LeagueThe Professional Arena Soccer League is an American indoor soccer league recognized by FIFRA , replacing the now defunct MISL....
(PASL-Pro) soccer club, see Denver Dynamite (soccer)The Denver Dynamite are an American Arena soccer team, founded in 2008.The team is a charter member of the Professional Arena Soccer League , the first division of arena soccer in North America....
.
The
Denver Dynamite were a charter member of the
Arena Football LeagueThe Arena Football League was founded in 1987 as an indoor American football by Jim Foster. It was played indoors on a smaller field than American football, resulting in a faster-paced and higher-scoring game...
. They played their home games at
McNichols Sports ArenaMcNichols Sports Arena was an indoor arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, adjacent to Mile High Stadium. Completed in 1975 at a cost of $10 million, it seated 16,061 for hockey games or 17,171 for basketball games and contained 27 luxury suites...
. They were last coached by
Vito "Babe" Parilli-Biography:Parilli was born in the Pittsburgh industrial suburb of Rochester, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Kentucky as an All-American starting quarterback for the Wildcats under Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant....
. The teams's
logoA logo is a graphical element that, together with its logotype form a trademark or commercial brand. Typically, a logo's design is for immediate recognition...
was a bundle of
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sticks with a burning fuse.
The franchise played in the inaugural four-team "demonstration" season of
1987The 1987 Arena Football League season was the 1st season, also known as the "demonstration season", of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Denver Dynamite, who defeated the Pittsburgh Gladiators in ArenaBowl I.- Events :...
and winning the
firstArena Bowl '87 was the Arena Football League's very first Arena Bowl. In this match-up, it pitted the #2 Denver Dynamite against the #1 Pittsburgh Gladiators...
ArenaBowlThe ArenaBowl is the Arena Football League's championship game. From 1987 to 2004, the ArenaBowl was hosted by either the team with the better regular-season record or the higher seeding in the playoffs. From ArenaBowl XIX in 2005 until ArenaBowl XXII in 2008, the game was played at a neutral site...
that year.
This article is about the former Arena Football LeagueThe Arena Football League was founded in 1987 as an indoor American football by Jim Foster. It was played indoors on a smaller field than American football, resulting in a faster-paced and higher-scoring game...
franchise. For the Professional Arena Soccer LeagueThe Professional Arena Soccer League is an American indoor soccer league recognized by FIFRA , replacing the now defunct MISL....
(PASL-Pro) soccer club, see Denver Dynamite (soccer)The Denver Dynamite are an American Arena soccer team, founded in 2008.The team is a charter member of the Professional Arena Soccer League , the first division of arena soccer in North America....
.
The
Denver Dynamite were a charter member of the
Arena Football LeagueThe Arena Football League was founded in 1987 as an indoor American football by Jim Foster. It was played indoors on a smaller field than American football, resulting in a faster-paced and higher-scoring game...
. They played their home games at
McNichols Sports ArenaMcNichols Sports Arena was an indoor arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, adjacent to Mile High Stadium. Completed in 1975 at a cost of $10 million, it seated 16,061 for hockey games or 17,171 for basketball games and contained 27 luxury suites...
. They were last coached by
Vito "Babe" Parilli-Biography:Parilli was born in the Pittsburgh industrial suburb of Rochester, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Kentucky as an All-American starting quarterback for the Wildcats under Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant....
. The teams's
logoA logo is a graphical element that, together with its logotype form a trademark or commercial brand. Typically, a logo's design is for immediate recognition...
was a bundle of
dynamiteDynamite is an explosive material based on the explosive potential of nitroglycerin, initially using diatomaceous earth or another absorbent substance such as sawdust as an absorbent...
sticks with a burning fuse.
History
The franchise played in the inaugural four-team "demonstration" season of
1987The 1987 Arena Football League season was the 1st season, also known as the "demonstration season", of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Denver Dynamite, who defeated the Pittsburgh Gladiators in ArenaBowl I.- Events :...
and winning the
firstArena Bowl '87 was the Arena Football League's very first Arena Bowl. In this match-up, it pitted the #2 Denver Dynamite against the #1 Pittsburgh Gladiators...
ArenaBowlThe ArenaBowl is the Arena Football League's championship game. From 1987 to 2004, the ArenaBowl was hosted by either the team with the better regular-season record or the higher seeding in the playoffs. From ArenaBowl XIX in 2005 until ArenaBowl XXII in 2008, the game was played at a neutral site...
that year. However, it did not return for the league's second season. The franchise was restarted in
1989The 1989 Arena Football League season was the 3rd season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Detroit Drive, who defeated the Pittsburgh Gladiators in ArenaBowl III.-Standings:* Green indicates clinched playoff berth...
, however, and operated for three subsequent seasons, ceasing operation after the
1991The 1991 Arena Football League season was the 5th season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Tampa Bay Storm, who defeated the Detroit Drive in ArenaBowl V.-Standings:* Green indicates clinched playoff berth...
campaign.
The owners retained the rights to operate an
Arena FootballArena football is a sport based upon American football. It is a proprietary game played indoors on a smaller field than American football, resulting in a faster and higher-scoring game. The sport was invented in 1986, and patented in 1990, by James F. Foster, a former executive of the United States...
franchise, however, which they sold in
1996The 1996 Arena Football League season was the 10th season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Tampa Bay Storm, who defeated the Iowa Barnstormers in ArenaBowl X. The AFL finally stabilized its scheduled number of games. It expanded to a 14-game season, which would remain...
to a
Nashville, TennesseeNashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is the second most populous city in the state after Memphis. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state...
-based group which started the Nashville Kats (now the
Georgia ForceThe Georgia Force was an Arena Football League team based in an unincorporated area of Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States that played in the Southern Division of the National Conference. The team was owned by Arthur M. Blank, owner of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons...
) the next year.
Season-by-season
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|1987 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2nd ||
Won ArenaBowl IArena Bowl '87 was the Arena Football League's very first Arena Bowl. In this match-up, it pitted the #2 Denver Dynamite against the #1 Pittsburgh Gladiators...
(
PittsburghThe Tampa Bay Storm are a member franchise of the Arena Football League. They are also one of the founding members of the league, then known as the Pittsburgh Gladiators. They are also the last of the original four Arena Football League teams to still exist, marking them as the oldest team in...
45-16)
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| colspan="6" align="center" |
Inactive for the 1988 season
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|1989 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 3rd || Lost Week 1 (
PittsburghThe Tampa Bay Storm are a member franchise of the Arena Football League. They are also one of the founding members of the league, then known as the Pittsburgh Gladiators. They are also the last of the original four Arena Football League teams to still exist, marking them as the oldest team in...
39-37)
|-
|1990 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 3rd || Lost Week 1 (
DallasThe Dallas Texans were an Arena Football League team that played from 1990 to 1993.-History:The team was based in Dallas, Texas. They played their home games in the Reunion Arena, which they shared with the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. The team made the ArenaBowl their...
26-25)
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|1991 || 6 || 4 || 0 || 3rd || Lost Week 1 (
Tampa BayThe Tampa Bay Storm are a member franchise of the Arena Football League. They are also one of the founding members of the league, then known as the Pittsburgh Gladiators. They are also the last of the original four Arena Football League teams to still exist, marking them as the oldest team in...
40-13)
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!Totals || 17 || 13 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
|}
AFL Hall of Famers
- Tim Marcum
Tim Marcum is considered to be the most successful coach in the history of Arena Football. Winner of an AFL-record seven ArenaBowl titles, he is a member of the Sports Hall of Fame and is the former head coach of the Tampa Bay Storm...
, Head CoachA head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing sports men and women. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
- Gary Mullen
One Night of Queen is a touring two hour stage show, paying tribute to the stage theatrics and music of Queen. Performed by The Works, a Five piece band headed by Stars in Their Eyes winner and Freddie Mercury sound-alike Gary Mullen on vocals, with Davie Brockett on Guitar, Jonathan Evans on...
, Wide ReceiverA wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
/ Defensive backIn American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...
Players
- Chris Brewer - First Team All-Arena Team (1987)
- Patrick Cain - Second Team All-Arena Team (1987)
- Wayne Coffey - First Team All-Arena Team (1991)
- Rusty Fricke - Kicker of the Year (1991), 1st Team All-Arena Team (1991)
- Gary Gussman - First Team All-Arena Team (1989)
- Kelly Kirchbaum - Second Team All-Arena Team (1987)
- Quinton Knight - First Team All-Arena Team (1989, 1990)
- Joe March - First Team All-Arena Team (1991)
- Gary Mullen - First Team All-Arena Team (1987)
- Durell Taylor - Second Team All-Arena Team (1987)
- Whit Taylor
Whit Taylor was a star all-Southeastern Conference quarterback for the Vanderbilt University football team from 1979-1982. He was the star quarterback on the 1982 team that finished 8-4 and played in theHall of Fame Bowl. That season is Vanderbilt's most recent winning season. Taylor was a star...
- Second Team All-Arena Team (1987)
- Alvin Williams - Second Team All-Arena Team (1991)
- Mitch Young - Second Team All-Arena Team (1990)
Coaches
- Tim Marcum
Tim Marcum is considered to be the most successful coach in the history of Arena Football. Winner of an AFL-record seven ArenaBowl titles, he is a member of the Sports Hall of Fame and is the former head coach of the Tampa Bay Storm...
- Coach of the Year (1987)
- Babe Parilli
-Biography:Parilli was born in the Pittsburgh industrial suburb of Rochester, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Kentucky as an All-American starting quarterback for the Wildcats under Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant....
- Coach of the Year (1989)
Notable Players
- Marty Mornhinweg
Marty Mornhinweg is currently the offensive coordinator with the Philadelphia Eagles, having joined the Eagles in 2003 as the assistant head coach...
, QuarterbackQuarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the center, in the middle of the offensive line. Quarterbacks are the leaders of the offensive team, responsible for calling the play in the huddle...
(1987)
- Gary Mullen
One Night of Queen is a touring two hour stage show, paying tribute to the stage theatrics and music of Queen. Performed by The Works, a Five piece band headed by Stars in Their Eyes winner and Freddie Mercury sound-alike Gary Mullen on vocals, with Davie Brockett on Guitar, Jonathan Evans on...
, Wide ReceiverA wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
/ Defensive backIn American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...
(1987)
- Durell Taylor, Fullback / Linebacker (1987)
- Whit Taylor, Quarterback (1987)
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