Post by David on Jul 18, 2022 19:47:02 GMT -8
7.18.22 -
On Thursday, the Indoor Football League announced its Hall of Fame Class of 2022.
Through a combination of voting input from the 14 active IFL franchises, team coaches, a fan poll, and current IFL Hall of Fame members, the league announced the additions of Nate Fluit, Carl Sims, and Charlie Bosselman.
The following contains brief information regarding the newest members of the IFL Hall of Fame.
Nate Fluit (DL)
- Played for the Sioux Falls Storm (2003-2007) of National Indoor Football League and United Indoor Football
- 2006 UIF Defensive Player of the Year
- First-Team All-IFL (2006)
- UIF Western Conference All-Star (2007)
- 2x United Bowl Champion (2006, 2007)
- Ranks 10th all-time in Sioux Falls Storm history in tackles (249.5)
- Ranks 2nd all-time in Sioux Falls Storm history in sacks (62.5) and blocked kicks (23)
- Set Storm single season Sack Record (18.5) in 2006
- Set Storm single season blocked kicks record (10) in 2006.
- #93 retired by the Storm
Carl Sims (WR)
- Played for the Bloomington Extreme (2009), Sioux City Bandits (2010) Billings Outlaws (2010), Sioux Falls Storm (2011-2012), Cedar Rapids Titans (2013-2015), Billings Wolves (2015), Green Bay Blizzard (2015), Spokane Empire (2016-2017) and Nebraska Danger (2017)
- 3x United Bowl Champion (2010, 2011, 2012)
- 2x Intense Conference Champion (2010, 2016)
- 2x United Conference Champion (2011, 2012)
- 2x All-IFL First Team selection (2012, 2013)
- Finished career with 370 receptions, 5,077 yards, 112 TDs
- 5,077 yards was ranked 2nd in IFL history upon his retirement in 2017
Charlie Bosselman (Owner)
- Owner of the Nebraska Danger (2011-2019)
- 2013 Franchise of the Year (10-4 record, Intense Conference Champions)
- 2014 Executive of the Year (10-4 record, Intense Conference Champions)
- Danger reached playoffs 7 of the 9 years of the franchise's existence (7 straight from 2013-2019)
- Danger appeared in 7 straight Conference Championships (including 2018 United & 2019 Intense Semi-Finals)
- 3x Intense Conference Champions (2013-2015)
- 3 straight United Bowl appearances (2013-2015)
- In 9 seasons, the Danger boasted 30 All-IFL selections
- 2x IFL MVP in QB Jameel Sewell (2013, 2015)
- 2x Offensive Rookie of the Year winners in RB Raymond James (2015) and QB Tommy Armstrong Jr. (2019)
- 2x Defensive Rookie of the Year winners in DBs Jabari Gorman (2016) and Trey Wafford (2017)
- 1x Offensive Player of the Year in Jameel Seawell (2013)
Fluit, Sims and Bosselman will join the following members of the IFL Hall of Fame:
2014: Terrance Bryant (QB) - Sioux Falls Storm; Rich Roste (Radio Voice) - Sioux Falls Storm; Tommy Benizio (IFL Commissioner)
2015: LaRon Council (RB) - Lacrosse Spartans, Green Bay Blizzard, Cedar Rapids Titans; B.J. Hill (DB/KR) - Green Bay Blizzard; Chris Dixon (QB) - Billings Outlaws, Sioux Falls Storm
2016: Mark Blackburn (LB) - Sioux Falls Storm; Lionell Singleton (DB) - Tri-Cities Fever; Tom Wigley (Owner) - Colorado Ice/Colorado Crush
2017: James Terry (WR) - Sioux Falls Storm; Robert Fuller (Head Coach) - Omaha Beef, Fairbanks Grizzlies, Green Bay Blizzard, Bemidji Axemen; Cory Johnsen (DL) - Sioux Falls Storm
2018: Cornelius "Pig" Brown (LB) - RiverCity Rage, Omaha Beef, Nebraska Danger; Charlie Sanders (OL) - Billings Outlaws, Sioux Falls Storm; Jameel Sewell (QB) - Green Bay Blizzard, Nebraska Danger
2019: Javicz Jones (LB) - Texas Revolution, Iowa Barnstormers; Bryan Pray (WR) - West Michigan Thunderhawks, La Crosse Spartans, Green Bay Blizzard, Cedar Rapids Titans, Green Bay Blizzard, Iowa Barnstormers, Spokane Empire; Myniya Smith (OL) - Billings Outlaws, Sioux Falls Storm
2020: No Selections - Season cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2021: Fred Jackson (RB) - Sioux City Bandits; Heron O'Neal (Head Coach) - Billings Outlaws, Colorado Ice/Colorado Crush; John Pettit (Front Office Executive) - Iowa Barnstormers; Kurtiss Riggs (Head Coach) - Sioux Falls Storm
The IFL Hall of Fame Class of 2022 will be honored at the Night of Champions on Friday, August 12th, the night before the IFL National Championship game in Henderson, Nevada at the Dollar Loan Center.
- DKH
(All Player Graphics Credited to the Indoor Football League)
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