The 1995 Rhein Fire season was the inaugural season for the team in the World League of American Football.
| 1995 Rhein Fire season
|
| Head Coach |
Galen Hall
|
| General Manager |
Oliver Luck
|
| Home Field |
Rheinstadion
|
| Results
|
| Record |
4–6
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| Place |
5th
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| Playoff Finish |
did not qualify
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| Timeline
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| Previous season
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Next season
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| —
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1996
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Offseason[]
World League Draft[]
1995 Rhein Fire World League Draft selections
| Draft order
|
Player name
|
Position
|
College
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| Round
|
Choice
|
| 1
|
1
|
Shaumbe Wright-Fair
|
RB
|
Washington State
|
| 2
|
12
|
Darrick Owens
|
WR
|
Mississippi
|
| 3
|
13
|
Mark Mason
|
RB
|
Maryland
|
| 4
|
24
|
Arthur Bussie
|
DE
|
Northeast Louisiana
|
| 5
|
25
|
Mike Withycombe
|
OT
|
Fresno State
|
| 6
|
36
|
Greg Lane
|
CB
|
Notre Dame
|
| 7
|
37
|
Vaughn Bryant
|
CB
|
Stanford
|
| 8
|
48
|
Jason Atkinson
|
LB
|
Texas A&M
|
| 9
|
49
|
Akili Calhoun
|
DT
|
Hawaii
|
| 10
|
60
|
Terry Crews
|
LB
|
Western Michigan
|
| 11
|
61
|
Mike Alexander
|
C
|
San Diego State
|
| 12
|
72
|
Marquise Thomas
|
LB
|
Mississippi
|
| 13
|
73
|
Rod Moore
|
WR
|
Utah State
|
| 14
|
84
|
Matt Gay
|
S
|
Kansas
|
| 15
|
85
|
Don Stowers
|
CB
|
New Mexico State
|
| 16
|
96
|
Andy Kelly
|
QB
|
Tennessee
|
| 17
|
97
|
Mack Travis
|
DT
|
California
|
| 18
|
108
|
Leroy Smith
|
LB
|
Iowa
|
| 19
|
109
|
Jose Munoz
|
OT
|
Ball State
|
| 20
|
120
|
Victor Brown
|
CB
|
Tennessee
|
| 21
|
121
|
Mike Salmon
|
S
|
Southern California
|
| 22
|
132
|
Deron Pointer
|
WR
|
Washington State
|
| 23
|
133
|
Jay Hillman
|
RB
|
Boston University
|
| 24
|
144
|
Willie Felton
|
TE
|
Bethune-Cookman
|
| 25
|
145
|
Nick Ma'afala
|
DT
|
Hawaii
|
| 26
|
156
|
Ronald Williams
|
RB
|
Clemson
|
| 27
|
157
|
Tony Lenseigne
|
TE
|
Eastern Washington
|
| 28
|
168
|
Brandon Houston
|
OT
|
Oklahoma
|
| 29
|
169
|
Anthony Fieldings
|
LB
|
Morningside College
|
| 30
|
180
|
Tony Rowell
|
C
|
Florida
|
| 31
|
181
|
Charles Beauchamp
|
LB
|
Indiana
|
| 32
|
192
|
Turhon O'Bannon
|
WR
|
New Mexico
|
| 33
|
193
|
Don Chaney
|
TE
|
South Carolina
|
| 34
|
204
|
Karl Nieberlein
|
OT
|
Towson State
|
| 35
|
205
|
Cisco Richard
|
RB
|
Northeast Louisana
|
| 36
|
216
|
Jerry Sharp
|
G
|
Syracuse
|
| 37
|
217
|
Junior Tagoai
|
NT
|
Hawaii
|
| 38
|
228
|
Kavin Crawford
|
DE
|
Louisiana Tech
|
| 39
|
229
|
Mark Sturdivant
|
DE
|
Maryland
|
| 40
|
240
|
Bill Durkin
|
G
|
Massachusetts
|
| 41
|
241
|
Carey Broudy
|
S
|
Louisiana Tech
|
| 42
|
252
|
Tre Everett
|
WR
|
Florida
|
| 43
|
253
|
Donald Douglas
|
S
|
Houston
|
| 44
|
264
|
Bob Tavernaro
|
CB
|
Pittsburg State
|
| 45
|
265
|
Mike Collins
|
S
|
West Virginia
|
| 46
|
275
|
Joey Veargis
|
LB
|
Central State (Ohio)
|
[1]
Personnel[]
Staff[]
| 1995 {{{team}}} staff
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Front office
- General Manager – Alexander Leibkind
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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|
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Defensive coaches
- Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – A. J. Duhe
- National Coach/Defensive Line – Walter Rohlfing
- Defensive Backs/Special Teams – Jeff Reinebold
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Roster[]
| 1995 Rhein Fire roster
|
|
|
|
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
- 44 Jay Hillman FB
- 26 Ronald Williams
- 32 Shaumbe Wright-Fair
- 33 Charlie Young
Wide Receivers
- 83 Tyrone Johnson
- 82 Rod Moore
- 81 Darrick Owens
- 1 Deron Pointer
Tight Ends
- 85 Greg Keller
- 84 Tony Lenseigne
- 45 Sean Russell
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Offensive Linemen
- 60 Mike Alexander C
- 71 Bill Durkin G
- 76 Alan Kline T
- 55 Bob Kronenberg C
- 73 Jose Munoz T
- 68 Tom Roth G/T
- 56 Tony Rowell G/C
Defensive Linemen
- 61 Arthur Bussie DE
- 78 Karl Dunbar DT
- 95 Nick Ma'afala DT
- 79 Joe Seumalo DE
- 99 Junior Tagoai DT/DE
|
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Linebackers
- 34 Jason Atkinson
- 59 Terry Crews
- 50 Anthony Fieldings
- 52 Leroy Smith
Defensive Backs
- 29 Vaughn Bryant CB
- 40 Matt Gay S
- 28 Greg Lane
- 42 Mike Salmon
- 27 Don Stowers
Special Teams
|
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National Players
- 58 Claus Biedermann LB
- 75 Peter Gross-Pass DL
- 64 Frank Habermann OL
- 21 Andreas Motzkus DB
- 67 Gerald Olszewski G
- 5 Andreas Schröder K
- 80 Max von Garnier WR
Rookies in italics
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Standings[]
[2]
Game summaries[]
Week 1: at Scottish Claymores[]
Rhein Fire 19, Scottish Claymores 17
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
Total
|
| Rhein
|
7
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
19
|
| Scotland
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
7
|
17
|
at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Date: Sunday, April 9
- Game weather: 8 °C
- Game attendance: 10,346
|
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Week 2: vs London Monarchs[]
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London Monarchs 23, Rhein Fire 7
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Week 3: at Barcelona Dragons[]
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Barcelona Dragons 32, Rhein Fire 30
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Week 4: vs Frankfurt Galaxy[]
Rhein Fire 21, Frankfurt Galaxy 20
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
Total
|
| Frankfurt
|
|
|
|
|
0
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| Rhein
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
|
|
Week 5: at Amsterdam Admirals[]
|
Amsterdam Admirals 30, Rhein Fire 10
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Week 6: vs Scottish Claymores[]
Rhein Fire 33, Scottish Claymores 27 (OT)
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
Total
|
| Scotland
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| Rhein
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
|
|
Week 7: at Frankfurt Galaxy[]
Rhein Fire 41, Frankfurt Galaxy 28
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
Total
|
| Rhein
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| Frankfurt
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
|
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Week 8: at London Monarchs[]
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London Monarchs 34, Rhein Fire 14
|
Week 9: vs Barcelona Dragons[]
Barcelona Dragons 31, Rhein Fire 21
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
Total
|
| Barcelona
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| Rhein
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
|
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Week 10: vs Amsterdam Admirals[]
Amsterdam Admirals 37, Rhein Fire 25
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
Total
|
| Amsterdam
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| Rhein
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
|
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