Fort Wayne Freedom | |
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Established 2003 Folded 2009 Played in Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana | |
League/conference affiliations | |
National Indoor Football League (2003–2004)
United Indoor Football (2005–2006)
Continental Indoor Football League (2008–2009)
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Current uniform | |
Team colors | Red, White, & Blue |
Mascot | Super Sam and Kooka Bird |
Cheerleaders | 2003 - 2004 The Stars The First Ladies |
Personnel | |
Owner(s) | 2003-2004 Rich Coffey |
President | RICH Coffey |
General manager | Brad Harris |
Head coach | Rich Huff (2003–2004) Matt Land (2005, 2008–2009) Dan Pifer (2006) Willie Davis Jr. (2008) |
Team history | |
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Championships | |
League championships (0) | |
Conference championships (0) | |
Division championships (2)
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Playoff appearances (3) | |
NIFL: 2004
UIF: 2005 CIFL: 2009 | |
Home arena(s) | |
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The Fort Wayne Freedom was a professional indoor football team based in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
The team was most recently a member of the Continental Indoor Football League, but originally began play in 2003 as an expansion team in the National Indoor Football League.
The Freedom were the original indoor football team to be based in Fort Wayne. After four years of being the only indoor team in Fort Wayne, the franchise was sold to AF2 and the Fort Wayne Fusion was established as part of the AF2 in 2007.
After a failed year in AF2, the Freedom came back in 2008 with new ownership and continued through the 2009 season. In 2010, another indoor team, the Fort Wayne FireHawks, replaced the Freedom in the CIFL.
The owner of the second version of the Freedom was Bill Fahlsing. The Freedom played their home games at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne.