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Frankfurt Galaxy
NFLE Galaxy
Frankfurt Galaxy Logo svg
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Year Founded 1991
Year Retired 2007
Home Field Commerzbank-Arena
City Frankfurt, Germany
Team Colors Purple, Orange, Red, White
Head Coach Mike Jones
Championships
World Bowls (4)

The Frankfurt Galaxy was a professional American football team that originally played in the World League of American Football and later in the resurrected NFL Europe. The team was based in Frankfurt, Germany and played in the Commerzbank-Arena, formerly called the Waldstadion.

History[]

In 1991, the Galaxy was a founding member of the World League of American Football (WLAF). They hosted the first ever WLAF game against the London Monarchs at the Waldstadion on March 23, 1991 and scored the first ever WLAF points with a safety, but lost the game.

When the World League resumed in 1995, the Galaxy, the Monarchs, and Barcelona Dragons were the only former WLAF teams that continued playing. Before it folded, the Frankfurt Galaxy was the oldest pro football team outside of the NFL and CFL.

Frankfurt won the World Bowl four times in 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2006, but had been unable to defend it, as they also lost four times, in 1996, 1998, 2004, and 2007.

Season-by-season[]

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

Season W L T Finish Playoff results
Frankfurt Galaxy (WLAF)
1991 7 3 0 3rd European Division --
1992 3 7 0 2nd European Division --
1993 Did Not Play
1994
Frankfurt Galaxy (World League)
1995 6 4 0 2nd League Won World Bowl III (Admirals)
1996 6 4 0 2nd League Lost World Bowl IV (Claymores)
Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe)
1997 4 6 0 6th League --
1998 7 3 0 2nd League Lost World Bowl VI (Fire)
1999 6 4 0 2nd League Won World Bowl VII (Dragons)
2000 4 6 0 5th League --
2001 3 7 0 6th League --
2002 6 4 0 3rd League --
2003 6 4 0 1st League Won World Bowl XI (Fire)
2004 7 3 0 2nd League Lost World Bowl XII (Thunder)
2005 3 7 0 5th League --
2006 7 3 0 2nd League Won World Bowl XIV (Admirals)
Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europa)
2007 7 3 0 2nd League Lost World Bowl XV (Sea Devils)
Totals 85 72 0 (including playoffs)

Head coaches[]

# Name Term Regular season Postseason Achievements Reference
GC W L T Win% GC W L Win%
Frankfurt Galaxy
1 Jack Elway 19911992 20 10 10 0 .500
2 Ernie Stautner 19951997 30 16 14 0 .533 2 1 1 .500
3 Dick Curl 19982000 30 17 13 0 .567 2 1 1 .500
4 Doug Graber 20012003 30 15 15 0 .500 1 1 0 1.000
5 Mike Jones 20042007 40 24 16 0 .600 3 1 2 .333

Notable players[]

No. Player Position(s) Years Played Notable
5, 81 United States Mario Bailey WR 1995-2000 All-Time NFL Europe Receiving leader
11 United States Paul Justin QB 1995 WLAF Offensive Most Valuable Player
1, 18 United States Andy McCullough WR 1999, 2001 World Bowl VII Most Valuable Player[1]
4 United States J. T. O'Sullivan QB 2004, 2007 NFL Europa Co-Offensive Most Valuable Player (2007)[2]
11 United States Mike Perez QB 1991-1992 First starting quarterback in team history
32 United States Roger Robinson RB 2006 Led League in rushing, All-NFLEL team selection[3]

See also: Category:Frankfurt Galaxy players

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