Alabama Hammers | |
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Established 2010 Folded 2016 Played in Huntsville, Alabama at the Von Braun Civic Center | |
League/conference affiliations | |
Southern Indoor Football League (2011) Professional Indoor Football League (2012–2015) | |
Current uniform | |
Team colors | Green, gold, silver, white |
Nicknames | Hammers |
Mascot | Slammer the Hammer |
Personnel | |
Owner(s) | Southern Sports and Entertainment LLC (Jeff Knight, CEO) |
Chairman | Jeff Knight |
President | Joe Stroud |
Head coach | Scott Sharp |
Team history | |
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Championships | |
League championships (1) PIFL: 2013 | |
Conference championships (0) | |
Division championships (0) | |
Playoff appearances (1) | |
PIFL: 2013 | |
Home arena(s) | |
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The Alabama Hammers were a professional indoor football team based in Huntsville, Alabama. The team played in the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) from 2012 to 2015. The Hammers originally began play as an expansion team in the Southern Indoor Football League in 2011. The Hammers are the fourth indoor football team to play at the Von Braun Center; these were the Alabama Vipers of the AFL (2010), the Tennessee Valley Vipers of the af2 (2000–2004 and 2006–2009), and the Tennessee Valley Raptors of the United Indoor Football league (2005).[1] The owner of the Hammers is Southern Sports Entertainment, LLC. The Hammers play their home games at the Von Braun Center. Their name comes from the Yellowhammer, the state bird of Alabama.