Enschede Warriors
| Established | 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Folded | 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Based in | Enschede | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Dutch 2nd league | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Enschede Warriors were an American football team from Enschede, Netherlands.
History
Founded in 1985 by Marc Kuizenga and some other enthusiasts, the Warriors started playing in the Dutch 2nd league. After beating the Lelystad Lizards in the friendship bowl and the Zaandam Giants in the Runners-up Bowl the Enschede Warriors had the opportunity to play in the highest Dutch league. Most players didn't or couldn't play at such level and the warriors chose to stay in the 2nd league. Many players went to play for other team in the next season. Frank Versteeg (RB, The Hague Raiders), Job Posthumus (OL, Amsterdam Crusaders) and Onno Hinrichs (LB, Utrecht Vikings) went playing in the Dutch highest league. The Warriors stopped in 1993 because of mismanagement and a lack of players.
During active years the Enschede warriors were being coached by several coaches as Robert Poindexter. Under Coach Poindexter the Warriors had an undefeated season in 1988.
In 2003 a new team was founded in Enschede, the Enschede Broncos.
Details
Team colours: Helmet: green with silver/ white W on sides. Jersey: Green with silver/white numbers (home) White with silver/green numbers (away) Pants: Silver/grey with green/white stripes. Socks: Green/white (home) White/green (away)
Motto: If the arm won't get you, the hammer will. (R. Poindexter)