New Orleans Thunder
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| Founded | 1999 |
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| League | Regional Football League (1999) |
| Based in | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Arena | Tad Gormley Stadium |
| Head coach | Buford Jordan |
The New Orleans Thunder was a professional American football team that played during the 1999 season as part of the Regional Football League. They played their home games at Tad Gormley Stadium in New Orleans' City Park. The team was announced as one of the league's charter members on February 25, 1999. For their lone season, Rex Stevenson would serve as head coach for the preseason and first two games before being replaced with former Saints' player Buford Jordan who completed the season as the Thunder's head coach.
Although the team was scheduled to play a 14 game season, poor attendance and sagging revenues would prove too much for the new league. As a result, the team would finish with a record of 2-6 for its lone season. After the season was completed, the team looked at relocating to Birmingham, Alabama, however the move never came to fruition and the team was disbanded.
The Thunder played in the only RFL game ever televised, on May 8, 1999, at Mobile against the eventual-champion Admirals. The contest was shown on WHNO, a mainly-religious station in New Orleans.
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