Atlanta Thoroughbreds
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| Founded | 2006 |
| Arena | John H. Lewis Gymnasium John H. Lewis Gymnasium The John H. Lewis Gymnasium is a 7,000 seat venue on the campus of Morris Brown College. It is home to the Atlanta Thoroughbreds National Indoor Football League team, and in the fall of 2007 will be home to the Atlanta Krunk Wolverines Continental Basketball Association team.... |
| Based in | Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... |
| Colors | Brown, gold, black |
| League | National Indoor Football League National Indoor Football League National Indoor Football League was a professional indoor football league in the United States. For their first six years, the league had teams in markets not covered by either the Arena Football League or its developmental league, af2, however, that changed briefly with their expansion into AFL... |
| Head coach | John Mannino |
| President of Football Operations | |
| Cheerleaders | Thoroughbreds Cheer Team |
The Atlanta Thoroughbreds are an indoor football team. They are a 2007 expansion member of the National Indoor Football League
National Indoor Football League
National Indoor Football League was a professional indoor football league in the United States. For their first six years, the league had teams in markets not covered by either the Arena Football League or its developmental league, af2, however, that changed briefly with their expansion into AFL...
. They were scheduled to play their home games at the John H. Lewis Gymnasium
John H. Lewis Gymnasium
The John H. Lewis Gymnasium is a 7,000 seat venue on the campus of Morris Brown College. It is home to the Atlanta Thoroughbreds National Indoor Football League team, and in the fall of 2007 will be home to the Atlanta Krunk Wolverines Continental Basketball Association team....
in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
, but failed to play any home games. Of the 2007 league owned expansion teams, the Thoroughbreds were the only team that was competitive, losing both games before the league collapsed by 14 points or less. After the league collapsed, the team became a primarily fill-in team and many players left.