Detroit Fury

Detroit Fury
Detroit Fury
	Established 2001; Folded 2004; Played in The Palace of Auburn Hills; in Auburn Hills, Michigan
League/conference affiliations
	Arena Football League (2001–2004) American (2001–2002, 2004) Central Division (2001–2002, 2004); ; National (2003) Eastern Division (2003); ;
Team colors	Black, purple, silver, and burgundy;
Personnel
Owner(s)	William Davidson and William Clay Ford, Jr.
Head coach	Mouse Davis (2001–2002); Al Luginbill (2003); Tom Luginbill (2004)
Team history
	Detroit Fury (2001–2004);
Championships
	League championships (0);
	Conference championships (0); Prior to 2005, the AFL did not have conference championship games
	Division championships (0); Prior to 1992, the AFL did not have division
Playoff appearances (2)
	2001, 2003;
Home arena(s)
	The Palace of Auburn Hills (2001–2004);

The Detroit Fury were an arena football team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

History[]

The team was a member of the Arena Football League from 2001 to 2004 and played at The Palace of Auburn Hills, also the home of the NBA's Detroit Pistons. The team was co-owned by William Davidson, who owned the Pistons, along with William Clay Ford, Jr., son of the owner of the National Football League Detroit Lions.^[1] On September 20, 2004, the AFL announced the termination of this franchise,^[2] and that its players would be made available to the remaining teams in a dispersal draft. The Fury made the playoffs in their first season and again in 2003.

Season-by-season[]

Season records
Season	W	L	Finish	Playoff results
2001	7	7		Lost Wild Card Round (Arizona) 52–44
2002	1	13
2003	8	8		Won Wild Card Round (Grand Rapids) 55–54 Lost Quarterfinals (Tampa Bay) 52–48
2004	5	11
Totals	22	41	(including playoffs)

Notable players[]

Individual awards[]

Season	Player	Position
Rookie of the Year
2001	R-Kal Truluck	OL/DL

Season	Player	Position
Lineman of the Year
2002	R-Kal Truluck	OL/DL

All-Arena players[]

The following Fury players were named to All-Arena Teams: OL/DL R-Kal Truluck (2)

All-Rookie players[]

The following Fury players were named to All-Rookie Teams: OL/DL R-Kal Truluck

References[]

^ "Detroit lands Arena Football team". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. December 2, 1999. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
^ "Detroit Fury announces it will fold after failing to find buyer". The Argus-Press. September 21, 2004. Retrieved March 14, 2014.

External links[]

Detroit Fury at ArenaFan.com

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[1] "Detroit lands Arena Football team". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. December 2, 1999. Retrieved March 14, 2014.

[2] "Detroit Fury announces it will fold after failing to find buyer". The Argus-Press. September 21, 2004. Retrieved March 14, 2014.

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Detroit Fury
Established 2001 Folded 2004 Played in The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan


League/conference affiliations
Arena Football League (2001–2004) American (2001–2002, 2004) Central Division (2001–2002, 2004) National (2003) Eastern Division (2003)

Team colors	Black, purple, silver, and burgundy
Personnel
Owner(s)	William Davidson and William Clay Ford, Jr.
Head coach	Mouse Davis (2001–2002) Al Luginbill (2003) Tom Luginbill (2004)
Team history
Detroit Fury (2001–2004)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0) Prior to 2005, the AFL did not have conference championship games
Division championships (0) Prior to 1992, the AFL did not have division
Playoff appearances (2)
2001, 2003
Home arena(s)
The Palace of Auburn Hills (2001–2004)