Birmingham Wildfire

This article is about the LCFL team, for the 2008 SFL champions, see Warrior Wildfire.

The Birmingham Wildfire is a minor league professional football team that competes in the newly-established Southern Conference of the LaBelle Community Football League. The team president is former Warrior Wildfire owner Leslie Olive, who also serves as director of the Southern Conference. The Wildfire will play its home games at Legion Field, beginning with an exhibition double-header on June 6. Patti LaBelle, who founded the league in 2003 with business manager Damascene Pierre Paul, will perform the national anthem. She is also scheduled to put on a free concert at Boutwell Auditorium on March 14 to promote the league.

Mike Clements, who played collegiately at the University of Alabama, is the head coach. He is assisted by offensive consultant Dieter Brock, wide receivers coach Tyrone Prothro, offensive line coach Dennis Alexander, defensive backs coach Lewis Sanders and defensive coach Mark Melvin.

The Birmingham Wildfire's dance team is called The Heat.

Schedule

• March 7 & 21: player tryouts at Legion Field
• June 6: Wildfire 38 - Philadelphia Panthers 0 at Legion Field (exhibition)
• June 27: Wildfire 6 - Georgia Tigers 0 at Columbus, Ga (forfeit win)
• July 11: Wildfire 64 - Memphis Panthers 6 at Legion Field
• July 18: Wildfire 69 - Georgia Crush 6 at Legion Field
• July 25: at Louisiana Storm
• August 1: vs. Pensacola Lightning
• August 8: vs. Southern California Steelers (exhibition)
• August 15: vs. unknown opponent
• August 29: at Georgia Crush
• September 13: vs. Louisiana Storm
• September 19: at Pensacola Lightning

Roster

Notable players on the Wildfire roster include:

• Rodney Bivens, quarterback
• Keith Brown, wide receiver
• Eric Jones, wide receiver

References

• Natta, André (February 26, 2009) "Birmingham Wildfire tryouts upcoming." The Terminal

External links

• Birmingham Wildfire website