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4/25/2020 3:18 pm  #71


Re: The World (League) According to Neo

Sorry for the delay guys. The twelfth and final charter member of the World League has finally been unveiled. Ladies and gentlemen, let's meet the Los Angeles Avengers.

David Boss [1] of NFL Properties on the Avengers' branding process:
"The name 'Avengers' rose to the top of a fan poll conducted by the Los Angeles Times. In April of 1990, we were able to strike a deal with Stan Lee of Marvel Comics in which he'd allow the organization to use the Avenger moniker in exchange for the rights to produce World League related comic books. Luckily, we had one member of our creative staff who was a comic aficionado as a youngster. He recalled how most of the good guys wore some combination of red and blue with an occasional touch of golden yellow. Early on, we devised a stylized version of the 'LA' initials with jagged edges lifted from the city's flag. When that prototype was ridiculed by fans, we had to regroup and try to create something more dynamic. After maybe a month or two, we finally settled on the 'avenging angel' with the wing on his helmet. We were relieved to learn from team owner C. David Baker [2] that the fans liked the final design better."

[1] Mr. Boss helped create the original World League logos in real life. Read [Here] and [Here].
[2] The same C. David Baker that in real life owned the Anaheim Piranhas of the Arena Football League, served as the Arena League's commissioner, the father of former Atlanta Falcon Sam Baker and currently head of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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4/25/2020 4:47 pm  #72


Re: The World (League) According to Neo

Did you take any inspiration from the Arena Football Avengers because they look similar 




 
 

4/25/2020 4:54 pm  #73


Re: The World (League) According to Neo

Rugrat wrote:

Did you take any inspiration from the Arena Football Avengers because they look similar 

Yes I sure did. That was as good as I was gonna get after trying out all those other color schemes.

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4/25/2020 5:32 pm  #74


Re: The World (League) According to Neo

1991 WORLD LEAGUE PREVIEW

ADMINISTRATION

EUROPEAN DIVISION
AMSTERDAM ADMIRALS
Venue:
Olympisch Stadion (primary), De Meer Stadion (backup)
Owner: H. Wayne Huizenga
General Manager: Andrew Brandt
Head Coach: Dick Vermeil

FRANKFURT GALAXY
Venue:
Waldstadion
Owner: Hasso Plattner
President: Oliver Luck
Head Coach: Ernie Stautner

LONDON MONARCHS
Venue:
Wembley Stadium
Owners: Bob Payton, Jon Smith
General Manager: Billy Hicks
Head Coach: Larry Kennan

PARIS PHANTOMS
Venue:
Parc Des Princes
Owner: Marc Lory
General Manager: Gordon Cahill
Head Coach: Jacques Dussault

NORTH AMERICAN EAST
BALTIMORE STALLIONS
Venue:
Memorial Stadium
Owners: Boogie Weinglass, Barry Levinson and Tom Clancy
General Manager: Jim Speros
Head Coach: Ted Marchibroda

NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY KNIGHTS
Venue:
New Jersey Meadowlands
Owner: Robert F.X. Sillerman
General Manager: Reggie Williams
Head Coach: Mouse Davis

ORLANDO THUNDER
Venue:
Florida Citrus Bowl
Owners: Raj Bhathal and Burt Reynolds
General Manager: Lee Corso
Head Coach: Steve Spurrier

TORONTO HUSKIES
Venue:
Skydome
Owners: Roger Dore and John Candy
Head Coach: Don Matthews

NORTH AMERICAN WEST
LOS ANGELES AVENGERS
Venue:
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Owner: C. David Baker
General Manager: Michael Huyghue
Head Coach: Jack Bicknell

MEXICO CITY LUCHADORES
Venue:
University Olympic Stadium
Owner: Carlos Slim
Head Coach: Jack Elway

SACRAMENTO SURGE
Venue:
Hughes Stadium
Owner: Fred Anderson
General Manager: Mike Keller
Head Coach: Kaye Stephenson

SAN ANTONIO RIDERS
Venue:
Alamo Stadium
Owner: Larry Benson
General Manager: Tom Landy, Jr
Head Coach: Mike Riley

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4/25/2020 5:53 pm  #75


Re: The World (League) According to Neo

Finally getting close to some actual football!

 

4/25/2020 7:10 pm  #76


Re: The World (League) According to Neo

PLAYERS TO WATCH IN 1991

AMSTERDAM ADMIRALS

- QB Chris Chandler
- QB Peter Tom Willis
- WR Gizmo Williams
- TE Keith Jennings
- OL Jerry Crafts
- OL Barry Voorhees
- DL Garry Howe
- DL Webbie Burnett
- LB Matt Vanderbeek
- DB Anthony Parker

Operation Discovery
- RB Frank Temming (Netherlands)
- FB Eric Yuma (Belgium)
- DB Rick Koulen (Netherlands)
- K Silvio Diliberto (Netherlands)

FRANKFURT GALAXY
- QB Steve Pelluer
- OL David Diaz-Infante
- QB Mike Perez
- WR Jason Johnson
- LB/DB Tim Broady
- DB Cedric Stallworth
- DL Mike Teeter
- TE Chad Fortune
- LB Yepi Pau'u

Operation Discovery
- K Stephen Maslo (Germany)
- OL Gerald Olszewski (Germany)
- OL Olaf Hampel (Germany)
- WR Andreas Motzkus (Germany)

LONDON MONARCHS
- QB Stan Gelbaugh
- RB Judd Garrett
- WR Dana Brinson
- WR Jon Horton
- DB Dedrick Dodge
- OL Paul Berardelli
- OL Doug Marrone
- LB Danny Lockett
- DB Dan Crossman

Operation Discovery
- RB Victor Ebubedike (England)
- FB Trevor Carthy (England)
- DL Mark Pearce (England)
- K Phil Alexander (England)

PARIS PHANTOMS
- QB Scott Erney
- QB Tony Rice
- RB Lydell Carr
- LB Richard Tardits
- LB Brad Quast
- OL Jeff Novak
- OL Pat Saindon
- DL Sylvester Bembery
- K Massimo Manca
- WR/KR George LaFrance

Operation Discovery
- OL Daniel Beun (Belgium)
- LB Vladimir Georgiev (USSR)
- DL Oleg Sapega (USSR)
- P Peter Busch (Australia)

BALTIMORE STALLIONS
- QB Jay Gruden
- RB Paul Palmer
- WR Barry Wagner
- OL Scott Adams
- DL John Randle
- LB Eric Naposki
- DB Richard Shelton
- K Bjorn Nittmo

Operation Discovery
- WR Hans-Ulrich Reicke (Germany)

NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY KNIGHTS
- QB Todd Hammel
- RB Eric Wilkerson
- LB Craig Schlichting
- K Barry Belli
- WR Cornell Burbage
- WR Monty Gilbreath
- WR Kip Lewis
- DB Vince Courville

Operation Discovery
- WR Paolo Mutti (Italy)
- WR Pepe Moscatelli (Italy)
- TE Sergio Vissa (Italy)
- P Gavin Hastings (Scotland)

ORLANDO THUNDER
- QB Kerwin Bell
- WR John Simpson
- WR Joe Howard-Johnson
- LB Paul McGowan
- RB Carl Painter
- KR Byron Williams
- OL John Withycombe
- DL Robert Presbury
- DL Karl Dunbar
- DB Todd Krumm
- K Charlie Baumann

Operation Discovery
- DL Helmut Joder (Germany)
- LB Dirk Reesing (Germany)
- WR Steffen Nagursky (Germany)

TORONTO HUSKIES
- QB Doug Flutie
- RB Victor Floyd
- DL Bruce Clark
- WR Lonnie Turner
- WR Clarkston Hines
- LB John Corker
- TE Mike Hinnant
- K Matt Stover
- DB Ellis Dillahunt
- DB Steve Lofton

Operation Discovery
- RB Nikolai Aslaksen (Norway)

LOS ANGELES AVENGERS
- QB Damon Allen
- RB Marcus Allen (His feud with Al Davis reached a boiling point right around this time)
- WR Gene Taylor
- TE Demetrius Davis
- DL Tony Siragusa
- DB Dee Thomas
- DB Greg Coauette

Operation Discovery
- DB Mike Taylor (England)
- K Manfred Burgsmuller (Germany)
- P Darren Bennett (Australia)

MEXICO CITY LUCHADORES
- QB Brent Pease
- QB Bobby McAllister
- RB Patrick Egu
- WR Melvin Patterson
- LB Tracy Simien
- OL John Guerrero
- TE Tommie Stowers
- LB Ron Goetz
- P John Nies

Operation Discovery
- RB Guillermo Gomez-Sancha (Spain)
- WR Victor Clavel (Mexico)
- K Marco Rueda (Mexico)
- WR Xisco Marcos (Spain)

SACRAMENTO SURGE
- QB Ben Bennett
- QB David Archer
- RB Mike Pringle
- WR Carl Parker
- DL Shawn Knight
- DL Bill Goldberg
- LB George Bethune
- LB Pete Najarian
- K Kendall Trainor
- P Kirk Maggio

Operation Discovery
- LB Matti Lindholm (Finland)
- OL Juha Salo (Finland)
- DL Oliver Erhorn (Germany)
- WR Ricardo Cartwright (Bahamas)

SAN ANTONIO RIDERS
- QB Jason Garrett
- WR John Garrett
- WR Dwight Pickens
- WR Bill Hess
- FB Ricky Blake
- OL John Layfield
- DL Donnie Gardner
- LB Tim Walton
- LB Greg Gilbert
- K Jim Gallery

Operation Discovery
- OL Stefan Bjorkman (Sweden)
- DB John Hyllienmark (Sweden)
- DL Stefan Ohrvall (Sweden)

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4/25/2020 8:57 pm  #77


Re: The World (League) According to Neo

Oh god. Poor league. Marcus Allen is going to be a monster. How do you simulate your games?

 

4/25/2020 9:03 pm  #78


Re: The World (League) According to Neo

BengalErnst28 wrote:

Oh god. Poor league. Marcus Allen is going to be a monster. How do you simulate your games?

I haven't really thought about that yet.

But yeah, pairing Marcus Allen with younger brother Damon, the sky's the limit for the Avengers in '91.

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4/25/2020 11:17 pm  #79


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Prior to the kickoff of the 1991 season, the league confirmed they would add two expansion teams for 1992. The first of those two would be the Barcelona Dragons. The team will be owned by local businessman Josep M. Figueras and will play their home games at Montjuic Stadium.

Bids for the second expansion team, slated for North America, will be properly vetted by the league over the course of the 1991 season. In the running for that second slot are....
- Birmingham Alabama; Possible owner: Arthur L. Williams, Jr.
- Columbus, Ohio; Possible owner: John P. McConnell
- Louisville, Kentucky; Possible owner: John Y. Brown, former owner of the NBA Boston Celtics
- Memphis, Tennessee; Possible owner: Fred W. Smith, founder of Federal Express
- Portland, Oregon; Possible owner: Harry Glickman, founder of the NBA Portland Trail Blazers (sold the Blazers to Paul Allen in 1988)
- Raleigh, North Carolina; Possible owner: Felix Sabates, Charlotte-based auto dealer
- Salt Lake City, Utah; Possible owner: Larry H. Miller, owner of the NBA Utah Jazz

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4/26/2020 12:05 am  #80


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Cmon Columbus! Make it happen this time

 

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