| Las Vegas Outlaws | |
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| Established 2014 Folded 2015 Played in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Thomas & Mack Center | |
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Arena Football League (2015)
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Current uniform | |
| Team colors | Black, Vegas gold |
| Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | Arena Football League |
| President | Scotty Gelt |
| Head coach | Aaron Garcia |
| Team history | |
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| Championships | |
| League championships (0) | |
| Conference championships (0) | |
| Division championships (0) | |
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The Las Vegas Outlaws were a professional Arena Football League (AFL) team based in Las Vegas, Nevada. They played in the AFL's National Conference West Division in 2015. The franchise was recently owned by Vince Neil, lead singer for Mötley Crüe and former minority owner of the Jacksonville Sharks. On September 11, 2014, it was announced that Aaron Garcia was to be the team's first head coach.
This was the third and most recent attempt at an AFL franchise in Las Vegas since two other teams played briefly, the Las Vegas Sting from 1994 to 1995 before relocating to Anaheim and becoming the Anaheim Piranhas and the Las Vegas Gladiators from 2003 to 2007 before they relocated to Cleveland.[1] Neil won approval from the league for the franchise on June 17, 2014. According to reports from ESPN, he asked to name his team the "Las Vegas Outlaws", not to be confused with the former XFL franchise from 2001 of the same name.[2] That wish was granted on August 22, 2014, when the announcement was officially made that the team would indeed be called the Outlaws.[3][4][5]
After initial rumors had the team playing at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, the team actually played at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of UNLV, previous home to the Sting and Gladiators.
- ^ Strip Scribbles: Vince Neil’s arena football team expansion; Jeff Dunham’s $100,000 donation, Robin Leach, Las Vegas Sun, June 18, 2014
- ^ Vince Neil gets AFL approval, ESPN.com, June 20, 2014
- ^ Las Vegas Outlaws To Join Arena Football League in 2015, Adam Markowitz, ArenaFan.com, August 22, 2014
- ^ Rocker Vince Neil Brings Arena Football Back to Las Vegas, AFL Communications, Arena Football League mobile app, August 22, 2014
- ^ Arena Football League tests Vegas waters for third time, Mark Anderson, Las Vegas Review-Journal, August 22, 2014