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 plays its home games at Legion Field, which began with an exhibition double-header on June 6. Patti LaBelle, who founded the league in 2003 with business manager Damascene Pierre Paul, was scheduled to perform the national anthem, but had to cancel because of illness. She previously had 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

Wildfire numerical roster is as follows, including position, stats, and collegiate experience:

• 1 Sherman Black, DB 6’2” 203 Concordia College
• 2 Jeremy Schatz, K/P 5’8” 171 University of Alabama
• 6 Shedrick Baker, QB 6’1” 185
• 10 Demarcus Davis, WR 5’10” 186 UAB
• 11 Jevon Grant, WR 6’1” 198 Concordia College
• 12 Darwin Salaam, WR 6’2” 195 University of Alabama
• 13 Taruean Rhetta, WR 6’ 190 Jacksonville State
• 14 Rodney Bivens, QB 6’1” 200 UAB
• 15 Eric Jones, WR 6’ 189 Miles College
• 16 Daniel Dennis, QB 6’3” 212
• 17 Antoine Powers, WR 5’5” 154 UAB
• 18 Kelvin Todd, QB 6’ 180 Georgia Military
• 19 Cedric Austin, DB 6’ 175
• 20 Eric Gray, RB 6’ 206 University of Alabama
• 21 Mike Stinson, DB 6’1” 182 Jacksonville State
• 22 Quenton Allen, FS 6’3” 200 N.C. State
• 23 Antonio Nelson, DB 6’2” 195 Alabama A&M
• 24 Ellis Burns, RB 5’11” 216 Mississippi State
• 25 Cotra Jackson, OLB 6’ 215 N.C. State
• 26 Shawn Manzano, DB 6’1” 190 North Alabama
• 27 Daris Robinson, OLB 6’2” 237 Tusculum
• 28 Aaron Johns, RB 5’11 200 UAB
• 29 Darian Payne, SS 6’2” 220 Alabama A&M
• 30 Shawn Mercer, FS 5’10” 185
• 31 Leornard Banks, SS 6’2” 206 Kentucky State
• 33 Brandon Brown, OLB 5’7” 225
• 34 Earnest Byrd, RB 5’11 205 Samford University
• 37 Eryck Birtchfield, DB 5’9” 163 Morehouse College
• 38 Korey Steele, FS 6’ 184
• 40 Byron James, DB 6’2” 180 Jacksonville State
• 42 Courtney Dailey, ILB 6' 220
• 45 Demarcus Rodgers, OLB 6'1" 262 UAB
• 52 Tavaurus Doyle, DE 6’3” 254 UAB
• 53 Demarcus Waldrop, OLB 5'11" 215 University of Alabama
• 54 Lamonde Williams, DE 6’4” 263 Miles College
• 55 Pharris Wright, OG 6’ 270 Southern Miss
• 56 Lloyd Blevins, DE 6’5” 255 Etawamba C.C.
• 58 Carlton Perry, ILB 5’11 245 Tennessee State
• 62 Joshua Curry, OG 6’2” 305 University of Alabama
• 63 Randy Farley, C 6’ 300
• 65 Corinthian Hannon, NT 5’10” 270 Faulkner University
• 67 Sean Johnson, OG 6’2” 302
• 74 Carlton Pippen, OT 6’3” 330 Jacksonville State
• 75 Daniel Young, OT 6’3” 320
• 77 Jeffrey Allen, OT 6’5” 314 Jacksonville State
• 81 Keith Brown, WR 6’2” 188 University of Alabama
• 82 Brent Jackson, WR 6’3” 199 Stillman
• 84 Ronal White, WR 5’10” 167 West Alabama
• 90 Lenner Rogers, NT 6’4” 280 Arkansas State
• 95 Drew Lane, LS 6’1” 242 University of Alabama
• 96 Dominic Lee, DE 6’2 255 University of Alabama

References

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

External links

• Birmingham Wildfire website
• LaBelle Community Football League website