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1991 Barcelona Dragons season

1991 Barcelona Dragons season

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The 1991 Barcelona Dragons season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the newly created World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Jack Bicknell, and played its home games at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The three European teams had dominated the North American ones, and in week 9, Barcelona had lost to Frankfurt Galaxy, which had both teams tied at 7-2 for the wild card spot, with Frankfurt having the tie breaker advantage, and Barcelona still having to face the unbeaten London Monarchs. Galaxy lost their last game, though, which gave Barcelona the chance to win the wildcard by beating the Monarchs in Wembley. Which they did, to the surprise of Frankfurt, less so to the surprise of London.

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Thus, the Dragons finished the regular season in second place of the European Division with a record of eight wins and two losses. In the postseason, the Dragons beat the Birmingham Fire in the semifinals before losing to the London Monarchs in a World Bowl '91 shut-out, again at Wembley.

Personnel

Staff

1991 Barcelona Dragons staff
Front office
  • General Manager – Andrew Brandt
  • Director of Player Personnel – Terry McDonough

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Red Kelin
  • Defensive Line – Scott Lustig
  • Defensive Backs – Vaughn Williams


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Roster

1991 Barcelona Dragons roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

  • 82 Tyler Egerton
  • 84 Tyler Norman
  • 80 Tyler Taylor
  • 85 Thomas Woods

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen
  • 72 Scott Adams T
  • 66 Rick Apolskis G
  • 63 John Brandom C
  • 77 Jeff Mickel T
  • 57 Curt Mull G
  • 52 Bobby Sign C
  • 60 Barry Voorhees G

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers
  • 53 Todd Howard
  • 59 John El-Masry ILB
  • 56 Ron Goetz ILB
  • 50 Eric Lindstrom OLB
  • 91 Eric Naposki OLB
  • 55 Brad Quast ILB

Defensive Backs

  • 27 Glenn Cobb S
  • 29 Charles Fryar CB
  • 29 Tim Jackson CB
  • 21 Tyler Greene CB
  • 20 Tyler Jones CB
  • 25 Alex Morris S

Special Teams

Operation Discovery
  • 89 Xisco Marcos WR Spain
  • 78 Mark Pearce DE England


Rookies in italics

Schedule

More information Week, Date ...

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Standings

More information European Division, Team ...

[6] [7]

Game summaries

Week 10: at London Monarchs

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Week Ten: Barcelona Dragons at London Monarchs – Game summary

at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England

  • Date: Monday, May 27
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 50,835
  • [4]

World Bowl '91: vs London Monarchs

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World Bowl '91: Barcelona Dragons vs London Monarchs – Game summary

at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England

  • Date: Sunday, June 9
  • Game time: 5:30 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 61,108
  • [5]

Awards

After the completion of the regular season, the All-World League team was selected by the league's ten head coaches.[8] Overall, Barcelona had six players selected, with two on the first team and four on the second team.[8] The five selections were:

  • Scott Adams, tackle (second team)
  • Bruce Clark, defensive end (first team)
  • Scott Erney, quarterback (second team)
  • Ron Goetz, inside linebacker (second team)
  • Gene Taylor, wide receiver (first team)
  • Barry Voorhees, guard (second team)

References

  1. The Official 1991 World League of American Football Media Guide.
  2. "Bicknell Lands a Job". The New York Times. Manhattan, New York. Associated Press. January 12, 1991. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  3. The Official 1992 World League Fact Book.
  4. "Dragons 20, Monarchs 17". Associated Press News Archive. Associated Press. May 27, 1991. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  5. "London Monarchs Rule the WLAF With 21–0 Victory Over Barcelona". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. June 10, 1991. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  6. Associated Press (May 28, 1991). "WLAF standings". The Item. Sumter, South Carolina. p. 4B. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  7. "1991 WLAF Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  8. "1991 All-World League Team". The News. Boca Raton, Florida. May 25, 1991. p. 5D. Retrieved June 9, 2013.

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