Daytona Beach ThunderBirds

Daytona Beach ThunderBirds
Established 2005
Folded 2009
Played in Ocean Center
in Daytona Beach, Florida
League/conference affiliations
National Indoor Football League (2005)

American Indoor Football League (2006)

  • Southern Conference (2006)

World Indoor Football League (2007)
AF2 (2008)

  • American Conference (2008)
    • South Division (2008)
Current uniform
Team colorsLight blue, red, white
     
Personnel
Team history
  • Daytona Beach Hawgs (2005)
  • Daytona Beach Thunder (2006–2007)
  • Daytona Beach ThunderBirds (2008)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Home arena(s)

The Daytona Beach ThunderBirds were an arena football team based in Daytona Beach, Florida. They were founded in 2005 as the Daytona Beach Hawgs playing in the National Indoor Football League. In 2006, they changed their name to the Daytona Thunder and played in three different indoor football leagues over three seasons: the American Indoor Football League in 2006, the World Indoor Football League in 2007, and the AF2, the Arena Football League's developmental league, in 2008 (when their name was changed to the ThunderBirds). They folded after the 2008 season. The Marquee player for the Thurnderbirds was 6'3" 230 pound Left handed Quarterback Matt Bohnet, an Eastern Michigan Graduate, who completed 160 out of 307 passes for 1,890 Yards 28 Touchdowns and 17 interceptions.