Columbus Lions

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Columbus Lions

Founded	2007
League	WIFL 2007 AIFA 2008
Team History	Columbus Lions 2007-present
Arena	Columbus Civic Center
Based in	Columbus, Georgia
Team Colors	blue, black, silver
President of Football Operations	Kevin McDonald Zack McDonald
Head Coach	Jason Gibson
Championships	0
Division Titles	0
Dancers	Columbus Lions Dance Team
Mascot	Beamer

The Columbus Lions are an indoor football team, and were a charter member of the World Indoor Football League. They have moved to the American Indoor Football Association for the 2008 season. They play their home games at the Columbus Civic Center in Columbus, Georgia.

This team should not be confused with the Chattahoochee Valley Vipers, the former indoor team from Columbus, nor the Columbus Wardogs, who played four seasons in Columbus in the af2 league.

The Lions' inaugural game on February 26, 2007 was marred by tragedy when opposing defensive back Javon Camon of the Daytona Beach Thunder was killed after a hard but clean hit by Columbus receiver Cedric Ware during the fourth quarter.^[1]^[2]

For the Lions' impressive inaugural season, Head Coach Jason Gibson won the league's inaugural Coach of the Year Award.[1]

Season-By-Season

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

Season	W	L	T	Finish	Playoff results
Columbus Lions (WIFL)
2007	10	4	0	1st League	Lost World Indoor Bowl I (Augusta)
Columbus Lions (AIFA)
2008	--	--	--	--	--
Totals	10	5	0	(including playoffs)

References

1. ^ Indoor football player dies after head-to-head hit, espn.com; retrieved February 27, 2007
2. ^ Daytona player dies, ledger-enquirer.com; retrieved February 27, 2007

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Baseball	MLB: Atlanta Braves, SAL: Augusta GreenJackets • Columbus Catfish • Rome Braves • Savannah Sand Gnats, SCL: South Georgia Peanuts • Macon Music
Basketball	NBA: Atlanta Hawks, CBA: Atlanta Krunk, ABA: Atlanta Vision • Georgia Gwizzlies • Rome Legions, WBA: Atlanta Hardhats • Marietta Storm • Gwinnett Ravia-Rebels • Rome Gladiators
Football	NFL: Atlanta Falcons, AFL: Georgia Force, af2: South Georgia Wildcats, WIFL: Augusta Spartans • Columbus Lions, IWFL: Atlanta Xplosion
Hockey	NHL: Atlanta Thrashers, ECHL: Augusta Lynx • Gwinnett Gladiators, SPHL: Columbus Cottonmouths
Soccer	USL-1: Atlanta Silverbacks, PDL: Atlanta Silverbacks U23's
Roller Derby	WFTDA: Denim Demons, Sake Tuyas, Toxic Shocks, Apocalypstix'''
(NCAA Division I)	University of Georgia • Georgia Southern University • Mercer University • Georgia State University • Kennesaw State University • Savannah State University • Georgia Institute of Technology

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Sport American football
Founded 2007
CEO Gary Tufford (Commissioner)
No. of teams
Country(ies) United States

Most recent champion(s) Augusta Spartans

Official website Official Site

The
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20th century - 21st century - 22nd century
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2004 2005 2006 - 2007 - 2008 2009 2010

2007 by topic:
News by month
Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun
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Sport Indoor football
Founded 2007
Motto Fast Paced Family Fun
No. of teams 15
Country(ies) United States

Most recent champion(s) Lakeland Thunderbolts

Official website www.aifaprofootball.
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Columbus Civic Center is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Columbus, Georgia, built in 1996. It is home to the Columbus Cottonmouths ice hockey team and the Columbus Lions indoor football team. The venue replaced the Municipal Auditorium.
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Columbus, Georgia
Motto: What Progress Has Preserved
Location in Muscogee County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Georgia
County Muscogee
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State of Georgia

Flag of Georgia Seal of Georgia
Nickname(s): Peach State, Empire State of the South
Motto(s): Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation

Official language(s) English

Capital Atlanta

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Kevin McDonald

Born May 16 1961 (age 46)
Montreal, Quebec

Kevin Hamilton McDonald
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Indoor football is a variation of American football with rules modified to make it suitable for play within ice hockey arenas.

History

Early history

The first major indoor football game was the 1932 NFL Playoff Game, which was played indoors in the Chicago Stadium
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The Chattahoochee Valley Vipers (or the Valley Vipers for short) were a professional indoor football team based out of Columbus, Georgia. Founded by Brian Schwelling of Acworth, Georgia (former owner of the Johnstown Riverhawks), they were a 2006 expansion member of the
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Mississippi Headhunters are a professional indoor football member of the af2. They're currently an inactive member. The franchise began as the Columbus Wardogs and played their home games in the Columbus Civic Center in Columbus, Georgia from 2001-2004.
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Sport Arena Football
Founded 2000
No. of teams 32
Country(ies) United States

Most recent champion(s) Tulsa Talons

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747 BC - Epoch (origin) of Ptolemy's Nabonassar Era.

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The Daytona Beach Thunder was a charter member of the World Indoor Football League that began play in February, 2006 in the American Indoor Football League under coach Ervin Bryson and owners Kevin and Zack McDonald.
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The Augusta Spartans are a professional indoor football team based out of Augusta, Georgia. They are a charter member of the World Indoor Football League, and are the defending WIFL champions.
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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
Season W L T Finish Playoff results
2007 8 7 0 4th Southern Lost SC Week 1 (Lakeland)
Totals 8 8 0 (including playoffs)

2007 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Home/Away Result
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The Fayetteville Guard is a professional indoor football team. They were a member of the National Indoor Football League from 2003-2007, but will join the American Indoor Football Association in 2008. They play their home games at the Cumberland County Crown Coliseum.
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