Memphis Pharaohs
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Established 1995 Folded 2001 Played in Myriad Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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Maroon, Black, Silver, White |
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| Owner(s) | CJ Winkler | ||||
| Head coach | Bob Cortese | ||||
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League championships (0) 0 |
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Conference championships (0) 0 |
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Division championships (0) 0 |
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| Playoff appearances (1) | |||||
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Arena Football League (2000–2001)
Maroon, Black, Silver, White
The Oklahoma Wranglers was a professional arena football team based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They were members of the Central (1996–1997) and Western (1998–2001) of the American Conference of the Arena Football League (AFL). They previously played as the Memphis Pharaohs and Portland Forest Dragons. The team played at the Myriad, now known as the Cox Convention Center, in downtown Oklahoma City.
The Memphis Pharaohs played at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee in 1995 and 1996. The team was named the Pharaohs because the capital of ancient Egypt was Memphis, Egypt, and because they literally played their home games in a pyramid. Memphis saw a return of the sport with the Memphis Xplorers of af2.
After a winless 1996 season, the team relocated to Portland, Oregon where they played for three seasons as the Portland Forest Dragons. In years of 1997, 1998, and 1999, the Forest Dragons compiled records of 2–12, 4–10, and 7–7, never making the playoffs while in Portland. During the 1998 season the team featured receiver Oronde Gadsden, who won the league's Rookie of the Year award, and went on to sign with the NFL's Miami Dolphins. Portland would see a return of the AFL in 2014 with the Portland Thunder, renamed the Portland Steel in 2016.
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