Category: Pro American Football (Irish Connections)

World League of American Football 1991-1997

World League of American Football 1991

 

P W L T PF PA Pct
European
*London Monarchs 10 9 1 0 310 121 .900
*Barcelona Dragons 10 8 2 0 206 126 .800
Frankfurt Galaxy 10 7 3 0 155 139 .700
North American East
*New York New Jersey Knights 10 5 5 0 257 155 .500
Orlando Thunder 10 5 5 0 242 286 .500
Montreal Machine 10 4 6 0 145 144 .400
Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks 10 0 10 0 123 300 .000
North American West
*Birmingham Fire 10 5 5 0 140 140 .500
San Antonio Riders 10 4 6 0 176 196 .400
Sacramento Surge 10 3 7 0 179 254 .300

[12]

 

Semi-Finals
Birmingham Fire 3 Barcelona Dragons 10
New York/New Jersey Knights 26 London Monarchs 42
World Bowl I (London)
London Monarchs 21 Barcelona Dragons 0

[2]

 

World League of American Football 1992

 

P W L T PF PA Pct
European
*Barcelona Dragons 10 5 5 0 104 161 .500
Frankfurt Galaxy 10 3 7 0 150 257 .300
London Monarchs 10 2 7 1 178 203 .250
North American East
*Orlando Thunder 10 8 2 0 247 127 .800
New York/New Jersey Knights 10 6 4 0 248 188 .600
Montreal Machine 10 2 8 0 175 274 .200
Ohio Glory 10 1 9 0 132 230 .100
North American West
*Sacramento Surge 10 8 2 0 250 152 .800
*Birmingham Fire 10 7 2 1 192 165 .750
San Antonio Riders 10 7 3 0 195 150 .700

[3]

 

Semi-Finals
Orlando Thunder 45 Birmingham Fire 7
Sacramento Surge 17 Barcelona Dragons 15
World Bowl II (Montreal)
Sacramento Surge 21 Orlando Thunder 17

[3]

 

World League of American Football 1995

 

P W L T PF PA Pct
*Amsterdam Admirals 10 9 1 0 246 152 .900
*Frankfurt Galaxy 10 6 4 0 279 202 .600
Barcelona Dragons 10 5 5 0 237 247 .500
London Monarchs 10 4 6 0 174 220 .400
RHEIN FIRE 10 4 6 0 221 279 .400
Scottish Claymores 10 2 8 0 153 210 .200

 

World Bowl III (Amsterdam)
Frankfurt Galaxy 26 Amsterdam Admirals 22

[4]

 

Jeff Reinebold who coached a clinic for Irish Players and Coaches in Dublin in 2010, coached for the Rhein Fire in 1995.

 

World League of American Football 1996

 

P W L T PF PA Pct
*SCOTTISH CLAYMORES 10 7 3 0 233 190 .700
*Frankfurt Galaxy 10 6 4 0 221 220 .600
Amsterdam Admirals 10 5 5 0 250 210 .500
Barcelona Dragons 10 5 5 0 192 230 .500
London Monarchs 10 4 6 0 161 192 .400
Rhein Fire 10 3 7 0 176 191 .300

[8]

 

World Bowl IV (Edinburgh)
Scottish Claymores 32 Frankfurt Galaxy 27

[5]

 

Emmett Waldron, who was born in Cork played for the Scottish Claymores in 1996.

 

World League of American Football 1997

 

P W L T PF PA Pct
*Rhein Fire 10 7 3 0 206 146 .700
*Amsterdam Admirals 10 5 5 0 156 160 .500
Barcelona Dragons 10 5 5 0 236 209 .500
SCOTTISH CLAYMORES 10 5 5 0 134 154 .500
Frankfurt Galaxy 10 4 6 0 147 142 .400
London Monarchs 10 4 6 0 116 184 .400

[9]

 

World Bowl V (Barcelona)
Barcelona Dragons 38 Rhein Fire 24

[6]

 

Emmett Waldron, who was born in Cork played for the Scottish Claymores in 1997.

 

Legend

 

Team Colour Irish Connection
Green Player Born in Ireland
Azure American Coach who coached in Ireland

 

Report

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Jeff Reinebold – Coach – Rhein Fire 1995, 2000, Amsterdam Admirals 2001, NFL Europe Senior Management 2004 (Coached Irish Coaches and Players at a Clinic in Dublin in 2010)

Jeff Reinebold’s Connections to Ireland include coaching Irish coaches abnd players at a clinicc in Dublin from 19th-21st July 2010. He was born in South Bend, Indiana, where the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are based. He began his coaching in Western Montana College in 1981 at 24 years of age.

In 1995 he coached at Rhein Fire in the World League of American Football. He returned to the Rhein Fire in the rebranded National Football League Europe in 2000 as Special Teams Co-Ordinator and Defensive Backs Coach, winning the world Bowl that year.

In 2001 he moved to the Amsterdam Admirals as Defensive Back Coach, and Special Teams Co-Ordinator. In 2004 he became the NFL Europe League’s Senior Manager of International Player Development, before returning to the Canadian Football League to coach.

While he was coaching in Europe, 11 of the Defensive Backs he coached ended up on NFL rosters.

Emmett Waldron – Player – Scottish Claymores 1996-1999 (Born in Cork):

 

Emmett Waldron was born in Cork and played NCAA football for Rice University before signing for the Scottish Claymores in 1996 – the same year as Scottish Rugby Union captain Gavin Hastings. His father was an Irish Rugby Interprovincial player. In his first year at the Claymores he would have earned £25,000 as well as bonuses and travelling expenses. He played four years for the Claymores as a linebacker. He was the first Irish player to play professional American Football in the NFL in a skilled position since the 1920s .[20]

[19]

Newspapers

 

[20] Naughton, Lindie (1996) US FOOTBALL Evening Herald. Thursday, 29 February 1996. pg 62 [Internet] Available from: http://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/Print.Article.aspx?mode=image&href=EHD%2F1996%2F02%2F29&id=Ar06206 [Accessed 5 July 2017]

 

Websites

 

[1] Growth of a Game (2014) NFL Europe Logos [Internet] Available from: https://www.growthofagame.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/NFL-Europe-Logo.jpg [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[2] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1998 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id173.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[3] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1999 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id174.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[4] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2000 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id175.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[5] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2001 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id176.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[6] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2002 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id177.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[7] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2003 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id178.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[8] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2004 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id179.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[9] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2005 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id180.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[10] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2006 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id181.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[11] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 2007 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id182.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[12] Scottish Claymores (1998)1998 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/1998.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]

[13] Scottish Claymores (1999)1999 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/1999.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]

[14] Scottish Claymores (1999)2000 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/2000.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]

[15] Scottish Claymores (1999)2001 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/2001.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]

[16] Scottish Claymores (1999)2002 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/2002.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]

[17] Scottish Claymores (1999)2003 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/1999.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]

[18] Scottish Claymores (1999)2004 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/2004.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]

[19] Football Database (2017) Emmett Waldron Career Stats [Internet] Available from: https://www.footballdb.com/players/emmett-waldron-waldrem01/stats [Accessed 2 December 2017]

[20] Irish American Football Association (2010) Jeff Reinebold to give clinics in Ireland [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/jeff-reinebold-to-give-clinics-in-ireland/ [Accessed 3 August 2018]

[21] Irish American Football Association (2010) Jeff Reinebold to give clinics in Ireland – Picture [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/1945124.jpg [Accessed 3 August 2018]

[22] American Football International (2015) The Never Ending Football Journey of Jeff Reinebold [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/the-never-ending-football-journey-of-jeff-reinebold/ [accessed 4 August 2018]

[23] Wikipedia (2018) Jeff Reinebold [Internet] Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Reinebold [Accessed 4 August 2018]

Newspapers

 

[11] Naughton, Lindie (1996) “US FOOTBALL” Evening Herald. Thursday, 29 February 1996. pg 62 [Internet] Available from: http://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/Print.Article.aspx?mode=image&href=EHD%2F1996%2F02%2F29&id=Ar06206 [Accessed 5 July 2017]

[12] Anon. (1991) “Standings” First Down. May 25, 1991. Issue 257. pg. 5.

 

Websites

 

[1] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/WLAFlogo.gif [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[2] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1991 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id165.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[3] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1992 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id166.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[4] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1995 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id170.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[5] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1996 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id171.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[6] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1997 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id172.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[7] Scottish Claymores (1995)1995 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/1995.php [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[8] Scottish Claymores (1996)1996 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/1996.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]

[9] Scottish Claymores (1997)1997 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/1997.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]

[12] Football Database (2017) Emmett Waldron Career Stats [Internet] Available from: https://www.footballdb.com/players/emmett-waldron-waldrem01/stats [Accessed 2 December 2017]

 

Acknowledgements

 

Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith and Michael Brophy of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association.

 

About this document

 

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 19 December 2018

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