BIRMINGHAM IRON

Updated 05-May-2020.

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AAF ends season early, suspends football operations: It’s unclear if this mean the Birmingham Iron and the other seven teams Alliance of American Football will simply fold or suspend play while searching for investors.

WERC To Serve As Flagship For Birmingham Iron: Thom Abraham will be the play-by-play voice of Birmingham’s AAF team with Mike Johnson serving as the color commentator.

The Alliance of American Football Unveils its Inaugural Uniforms – Alliance of American Football: By Kareem Yasin New league, new look! The Alliance of American Football has unveiled the uniforms for its inaugural season, kicking off on February 9, 2019.  Designed by Starter and produced by G-III Sports, these uniforms feature color combinations and designs specifically chosen for each Alliance team. Each captures the unique spirit of the cities our teams are representing and the fierce dynamism of the league’s players. The uniforms feature stretch characteristics and twill used in the torso and numbers allowing for a professional, modern fit. They also include helmets and shoulder pads designed by Riddell, whose SpeedFlex and Speed platforms have a proven track-record of exceptional performance and on-field protection. Orlando Apollos: Like the Greek god of the sun, the sunshine state’s Apollos uniform is a testament to power and energy, using navy blue and orange to reflect the warm Florida sunshine. Atlanta Legends: The purple, white, and gold sported by the Legends capture the rich heritage of Atlanta, a city where legends are made. Birmingham Iron: The colors of Birmingham Iron are black, dark grey, and light grey, derived from the three elements used to make steel, namely: iron ore, coal, and flux. Memphis Express: Memphis is the birthplace of rock and roll and home to the nation’s biggest cargo airport. What better colors to represent it than the unmistakably American red, white, and blue? San Antonio Commanders: The state of Texas is represented by the color red, with maroon capturing San Antonio and silver referencing the dress military swords carried by officers. Arizona Hotshots: Inspired by the uniforms worn by many hotshot crews, the Arizona Hotshots uniform colors are a fitting orange, golden yellow, and forest green. San Diego Fleet: The anthracite grey of the San Diego Fleet uniforms represents the U.S. Navy’s Pacific fleet, complemented by the battleship gray of Navy ships and the warm yellows of the California sun. Salt Lake Stallions: You can almost see the silver tips of the Wasatch Mountains amidst the royal blue of Utah’s great salt lake in the Salt Lake Stallions’ uniform, while the team logo resembles a car hood reflecting the city’s fastest and most famous cars. The Alliance of American Football starts February 9, 2019 on CBS.

My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: the Birmingham Iron were a professional american football franchise based in Birmingham, Alabama . they were one of the eight members of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) they played one season from February 2019 to April 2019 at Legion Field the league filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on April 17, 2019 . the team’s first head coach was announced on June 6 as Tim Lewis . on September 20, the league announced four eastern inaugural franchises’ names and logos . the iron clinched a playoff berth with a win against Atlanta on march 31 . the playoffs were never played as the league suspended football operations on April 2 . after a scoreless third quarter, the Iron with the win (their first as a franchise), the Iron started their season 1–0 . the Stallions made it 6–0 when Joel Bouagnon ran for a 3-yard touchdown (with a failed the Iron made it 9–0 at halftime when Taylor Bertolet kicked a 53-yard field goal . Shaheed Salmon recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown . in the fourth quarter the Iron tied it up when Nick Novak kicked a 39-yard field goal to make it 3–3 . they moved into the lead when Trent Richardson ran for a 5-yard touchdown . the Legends however the Legends wrapped up the scoring of the game when Matt Sims found Montay Crockett on a 23-yard pass . with the win, the Iron improved to 3–0 . the Commanders got back into the lead in the third quarter when Trey Williams ran for a 12-yard touchdown (with a failed 2-point conversion) to make it 9–3. The Iron increased their lead on the fourth quarter when Rose in the first quarter, the Apollos scored first when Garrett Gilbert found Scott Orndorff on a 21-yard pass . this would be followed by Keith Reaser returning an interception 40 yards to make it 14– in the third quarter, the Iron drew closer when Keith Price found Brandon Ross on a 30-yard touchdown (with a failed 2-point conversion) to make it 20–14 . the Apollos made it 23–14 the Iron took the lead later on in the quarter when Luis Perez found Trent Richardson on a 13-yard pass (with a failed 2-point conversion) to make it 6–3. In the second quarter, the Iron increased the Fleet would score two straight times to retake the lead . Terrell Watson would run for a 2-yard touchdown to make it 21–17 . Bercovici found Watson on a 12-yard pass (with a the iron scored first when Luiz Perez found Braedon Bowman on an 11-yard pass to make it 8-0 . in the second quarter, the Express tied it up when Terrence Magee ran for perez found wes Saxton on a 4-yard pass (with a failed 2-point conversion) to make it 25-14 . but the Express would score 2 straight times to tie the game up and force overtime . with the Legends scored first when Younghoe Koo kicked a 33-yard field goal to make it 3-0 . in the second quarter, the Iron tied the game up when Nick Novak kicks a 35-yard the Legends came within 5 again when Koo kicked a 35-yard field goal to make it 14-9 . in the fourth quarter, the Iron moved back ahead and eventually won by 8 . the Iron were able to RetrievedApril 3, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019 .