Alabama Hammers

Alabama Hammers
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 colorsGreen, gold, silver, white
       
NicknamesHammers
MascotSlammer the Hammer
Personnel
Owner(s)Southern Sports and Entertainment LLC (Jeff Knight, CEO)
ChairmanJeff Knight
PresidentJoe Stroud
Head coachScott Sharp
Team history
  • Alabama Hammers (2017–present)
Championships
League championships (1)
PIFL: 2013
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Playoff appearances (1)
PIFL: 2013
Home arena(s)

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.

  1. ^ McCarter, Mark (March 25, 2015). "Von Braun Center has celebrated much sports success, but also been graveyard for some franchises". The Huntsville Times. Huntsville, AL: Advance Publications. Retrieved April 3, 2015.