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Thunder Kats Announce Signing of 2 Players
The Tucson Thunder Kats are excited to announce the signing of Quarterback BJ Hall and Defensive Back Cory Elmore.
BJ Hall is one of the most dangerous quarterbacks in arena football, able to beat teams with either his arm or his legs, at 6’3” 215# he runs the 40 in 4.5 seconds. In 2009 while playing for the New Mexico Wildcats, BJ passed for 2041 yards and 44 touchdowns while completing 68% of his passes, he also had 3 rushing touchdowns, and was named to the AIFA all star team.
BJ has played professional indoor football for the Dallas Vigilantes (AFL), New Mexico Wildcats (AIFA), and Lehigh Valley Outlawz (CIFL). BJ has also spent time with the Hamilton Tiger Cats (CFL) and the Tampa Bay Storm (AFL); he played college... Read more
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Tucson Thunder Kats Sign former U of A Players
The Tucson Thunder Kats have signed several former University of Arizona football players for the 2011 season. The newest members of the Tucson Thunder Kats professional football team will be introduced on Friday October 22nd at 8:00pm at:
Zendejas 13
1628 E. 6th Street
Tucson, AZ 85719
The players, coaches and owners will be available for a meet and greet after the introduction. We would like to encourage the public to join us.
If you have any questions or need any further information please contact Brad at 520-351-5533 or via email Brad@thunderkatsfootball.com
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Lady Thunder Kats Dance Team Tryouts
The Lady Thunder Kats will be holding dance team tryouts on Saturday October 23rd from 8:00am to 5:00pm at the Tucson Convention Center.
The Lady Thunder Kats will serve as entertainers at all home games, participate in community activities and corporate events, perform in Thunder Kats commercials and videos, and appear in Thunder Kats team calendar, advertisements and fashion shows.
The Tucson Thunder Kats are a professional indoor football team that will begin play in the American Indoor Football Association (AIFA) in 2011. Home games will be played at the Tucson Convention Center.
The Lady Thunder Kats are committed to being a positive influence in the Tucson community through several local organizations, including the Thunder Kat Nation Kids program that will promote integrity, values, honesty and hard... Read more
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The Tucson Thunder Kats will be hosting their second open player tryouts!
The Tucson Thunder Kats will be hosting their second open player tryouts! Tryouts will be held at the Pima College East field on Saturday October 16th from 5:00 pm to 10:00pm. Participants must arrive no later than 5:00 pm.
The Tucson Thunder Kats are a professional indoor football team, and will be playing in the American Indoor Football Association (AIFA). All home games will be played at the Tucson Convention Center starting March 5, 2011 .
Head coach Floyd Johnson and his staff will be conducting a variety of pro style workouts including speed, agility, and strength drills to evaluate potential players.
The Tucson Thunder Kats have invited 14 local players back from the first tryout. The following players will be returning for the second combine: Bobby Pond, Bobby Ybarra, Andrew Saenz, Javier... Read more
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Johnson introduced as Head Coach
Floyd Johnson was named the first head football coach of the Tucson Thunder Kats.
The Thunder Kats, an expansion indoor football team of the American Indoor Football Association, made the announcement Tuesday afternoon.
"It was a very good opportunity," said Johnson.
"When we were reviewing for coaches we didn't just want a football guy," said Brad Corneliusen, the team's Chief Operating Officer. "We wanted a football guy that was also a community guy. Coach Johnson has a history of dealing with kids and helping to bring them along and mentor them in a positive way."
Johnson's experience in indoor football is plentiful. Not only did he suit up as a player but Johnson has held the reigns for several organizations. From 2005-2007 Johnson was the head coach of the Colorado Springs Wildcats, a team... Read more
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Tucson arena football team changes leagues for 2011
Things have been quiet on the end of the Tucson Thunder Kats, leading some to believe plans for the new arena football team wasn’t going to come to fruition. Arena football will be coming to Tucson, but it will be in a different league than originally planned.
The team has switched leagues for the 2011 season to the American Indoor Football Association from the Indoor Football League. The IFL would have had just two nearby southwestern teams for the Tucson team to play before they would have to travel to Texas to play teams.
The AIFA will have five to six southwestern teams to play, which Thunder Kats owners liked. They said they wouldn’t rule out a move to the IFL next season if there were more teams to play.
Team officials said... Read more
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Tucson Thunder Kats offer a chance to be a pro football player
Tucson's new indoor football team has a name, tickets to sell and a General Manager but now the team needs players! The Tucson Thunder Kats are holding tryouts for the Indoor Football League team on Saturday.
Thunder Kats CEO, Demond Williams appeared on KOLD News 13 Live This Morning to talk about the team. He said they're looking for anyone who is interested in playing professional football. He played college and pro indoor football and said the community is ready for this kind of sporting event.
He said cheerleading tryouts will be in mid-August.
Watch the attached video to see the full interview with Williams.
Click on the attached link for information about Saturday's tryouts and to pre-register.
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Tucson team will be called Thunder Kats
Tucson's Indoor Football League franchise reintroduced itself Wednesday with a new front office, logo, colors and a name.
The Tucson Thunder Kats will wear electric blue and silver uniforms when they open play in March at Tucson Convention Center.
Demond Williams, the team's president and acting general manager, said he "wanted to get something that was vicious and made sense to Arizona." The team's nickname is spelled with a "K," in part to distinguish itself from the Arizona Wildcats.
"I'm sure the U of A is fine with it," Williams said.
The Thunder Kats name was a runaway winner on the team's website, Williams said, even though it did not place in the Star's official name-the-team contest. The Star's winner was Desert Storm, which garnered 33 percent of the online votes; the Tucson Gunslingers... Read more
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Indoor football comes to Tucson in 2011
Tucson is getting an indoor football team in 2011. The team has signed a letter of intent to join the two-year-old Indoor Football League (IFL) for the 2011 season, which starts in March.
The team will be owned by Tucson Pro Sports Group, led by businessman Mario Wiggins as majority owner, Dart Clark, Terri Clark and Demond Williams. Clark will be the team’s president and general manager.
The IFL currently has 25 teams and hopes to have at least 30 by the time the Tucson takes the field. Each team plays about seven home games. Tucson’s home games will be played in the arena at the Tucson Convention Center.
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Pro football coming to Tucson
Indoor Football League commissioner Tommy Benizio stood up at a press conference at the Westin La Paloma resort on Monday to announce the league would bring a new expansion team to Tucson.
The IFL is currently in its second year of existence and is looking to add a number of teams from the southwestern region of the U.S. before the start of its third season.
The IFL will be become one of a long list of minor league-type professional leagues to bring a team to southern Arizona. The 25-team league hopes to accomplish what a plethora of leagues have failed at in Tucson — maintain a stable professional team.
“We feel like we’re in the right place, we’re in the right time,” Benizio said. “It’s very exciting. We hope this is the first... Read more
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Local team expects to pursue ex-Cats
Southern Arizona's sports landscape is riddled with failed pro franchises, a list that seemingly grows by the year.
Tucson's new Indoor Football League franchise believes it can succeed where the Amigos, Fireballs, Gila Monsters, Gunners, Heat, Icemen, Mavericks, Rustlers, Scorch, Sidewinders, Sky, Tiburons and Turquoise all fell short.
"I'm not really worried about that," said Tucson businessman Mario Wiggins, the team's majority owner. "It's going to succeed. There's no reason it's going to fail with me and my staff."
Owners of the yet-to-be-named team (see box) were introduced Monday at a news conference at the Westin La Paloma. Wiggins and partners Dart Clark, Terri Clark and Demond Williams believe the high-scoring, eight-on-eight football will lure fans to Tucson Convention Center in droves.
History, they said, is irrelevant. Here are four reasons why the owners... Read more
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