Chicago Slaughter
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Established 2006 Folded 2013 Played in Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois SlaughterFootball.com |
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Continental Indoor Football League (2007–2009)
Indoor Football League (2010–2013)
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| Team colors | Black, Red, White, Silver |
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| Mascot | Sergeant Slaughter | ||
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| President | Arney Silvestri | ||
| General manager | Mike Barry | ||
| Head coach | Mike Oliver | ||
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| Championships | |||
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League championships (1) 2009 |
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Conference championships (0) |
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Division championships (2) 2008, 2009 |
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| Playoff appearances (5) | |||
| 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 | |||
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Continental Indoor Football League (2007–2009)
Indoor Football League (2010–2013)
The Chicago Slaughter were an American professional football team based in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Having been inactive since 2013, the franchise was a part of the CIFL from 2007 to 2009, winning the championship in 2009. The Slaughter joined the Indoor Football League at the start of the 2010 season. The Slaughter played their home games at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates.
The original team name was considered to be the "Foxes," until Steve McMichael suggested they should have a name which reflected the working people of Chicago like the meatpackers of the old . They play their home games at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The team was originally intended to be a part of United Indoor Football, but did not join due to a dispute with the league.
The team interviewed William "The Refrigerator" Perry and Steve McMichael from the 1985 Chicago Bears Super Bowl XX championship team for the head coaching position. The aim was to appeal to local fans' affinity for McMichael and Perry and to take advantage of McMichael's love of hard-nosed, tough football. McMichael accepted the job as head coach, while Perry rejected the offer as Director of Football Operations (citing no desire to relocate back to Chicago).
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