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Hawaii Hammerheads
The Hawaii Hammerheads was an indoor American football team in the Indoor Professional Football League (IPFL) during the 1999 season. The team was owned by George Hetherington and played home games at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. The team's official colors were aqua, silver and black. The head coach for the Hammerheads was Guy Benjamin. The Hammerheads brought Hawaii its first ever football championship with a 28–13 win against the Texas Terminators in the 1999 IPFL Championship game played at Austin, Texas. After the season, the team folded after not making any money in the first year and not being able to secure financial backing for the 2000 season.[1] Hammerheads staff and team informationMajority owner/president: George Heatherington 1999 IPFL Hawaii Hammerheads scheduleSaturday, April 17 - Hawaii Hammerheads 27, Mississippi Fire Dogs 24 IPFL Playoff game 1999 IPFL Championship gameOn August 20, 1999, the # 2 Hawaii Hammerheads (10-6) defeated the # 1 ranked Texas Terminators 28–13 at the Travis County Expo Center in front of 4,527 fans. Behind an opportunistic defensive effort, the Hammerheads held the Texas offense, the league's highest-scoring unit, well below its regular-season average of 40.8 points per game. In doing so, Texas finished with just eight first downs and 144 yards of total offense. Aside from recording four turnovers (two fumble recoveries and two interceptions), Hawaii also held the regular-season champion Terminators scoreless for two quarters. Former Los Alamitos HS and University of Hawaii QB, Tim Carey, who later played in the Arena Football League, lead the team to its championship while earning the game's MVP honors. References
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