Huntington Hammer
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The Huntington Hammer were a professional indoor football team that began play as a charter member of the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) for its inaugural 2011 season. The Hammer were based in Huntington, West Virginia, with home games played at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena.
Huntington Hammer | |
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Established 2010 Folded 2012 Played in Huntington, West Virginia at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena | |
League/conference affiliations | |
Ultimate Indoor Football League (2011-2012) | |
Current uniform | |
Team colors | Blue, Orange, and White |
Mascot | Thoran |
Personnel | |
Owner(s) | Cecil Van Dyke Bill Nichols Rick Kranz Daniel Fisher |
Head coach | Michael Owens |
Team history | |
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Championships | |
League championships (0) | |
Conference championships (0) | |
Division championships (0) | |
Playoff appearances (1) | |
2011 | |
Home arena(s) | |
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The Hammer were the third indoor football team to play in Huntington, succeeding the National Indoor Football League's River Cities LocoMotives (2001) and the American Indoor Football Association's Huntington Heroes (2006-2008). A team called the West Virginia Wild was set to play in the Continental Indoor Football League for 2009, but the franchise was revoked prior to the team's inaugural season.