Huntington Hammer
{{Short description|US professional indoor football team}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox indoor American football team
| name = Huntington Hammer
| current =
| logo = HuntingtonHammer.PNG
| helmet = Huntington Hammer Helmet Logo.png
| founded = 2010
| folded = 2012
| city = Huntington, West Virginia
at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena
| misc =
| uniform =
| colors = Blue, Orange, and White
{{color box|blue}} {{color box|orange}} {{color box|white}}
| coach = Michael Owens
| owner = Cecil Van Dyke
Bill Nichols
Rick Kranz
Daniel Fisher
| chairman =
| president =
| general manager =
| mascot = Thoran
| dancers = Hammer Girls
| nicknames =
| league = Ultimate Indoor Football League (2011-2012)
| team_history =
- Huntington Hammer (2011-2012)
Sarasota Thunder (2013)
| no_league_champs = 0
| no_conf_champs = 0
| no_div_champs = 0
| league_champs =
| conf_champs =
| div_champs =
| playoff_appearances = 2011
| no_playoff_appearances = 1
| arena_years =
- Big Sandy Superstore Arena (2010-2012)
}}
The Huntington Hammer were a professional indoor football team that began play as a charter member of the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) for its inaugural 2011 season. The Hammer were based in Huntington, West Virginia, with home games played at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena.
The Hammer were the third indoor football team to play in Huntington, succeeding the National Indoor Football League's River Cities LocoMotives (2001) and the American Indoor Football Association's Huntington Heroes (2006–2008). A team called the West Virginia Wild was set to play in the Continental Indoor Football League for 2009, but the franchise was revoked prior to the team's inaugural season.
History
=2011=
{{main|2011 Huntington Hammer season}}
The team was owned by principal owner, Cecil Vandyke, along with co-owners Bill Nichols and Rick Kranz.{{cite web |url=http://www.irontontribune.com/2011/02/21/nichols-happy-with-first-game/ |title=Nichols happy with first game |date=February 21, 2011 |publisher=Ironton Tribune |work=www.irontontribune.com |accessdate=October 14, 2015}} On January 6, 2011, Josh Resignalo was named the first head coach in Hammer history.{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4139033 |title=Hammer Announce Resignalo as Head Coach |date=January 6, 2011 |publisher=OurSports Central |work=www.oursportscentral.com |accessdate=October 14, 2015}} Resignalo was relieved on his coaching duties following an April 9 loss to the Saginaw Sting. Defensive coordinator, Michael Owens, was named the interim head coach. The Hammer experienced and up and down season, but managed to earn a 7–7 record, earning a playoff berth while winning the final game of the season.{{cite web |url=http://www.mlive.com/sports/saginaw/index.ssf/2011/05/saginaw_sting_finish_regular_s.html |title=Saginaw Sting finish regular season with 49-25 loss to Huntington Hammer |author=Kyle Austin |date=May 29, 2011 |publisher=MLive Media Group |work=www.mlive.com |accessdate=October 14, 2015}} However, the Hammer experienced a season-low point total for the season, scoring just four points in a Semifinal matchup with the Eastern Kentucky Drillers.{{cite web |url=http://www.irontontribune.com/2011/06/06/hammer-falls-to-drillers/ |title=Hammer falls to Drillers |author=Ryan Walker |date=June 6, 2011 |publisher=Ironton Tribune |work=www.irontontribune.com |accessdate=October 14, 2015}}
=2012=
The Hammer were set to return to the UIFL in 2012, with the league expanding to 16 teams.{{cite web |url=http://www.irontontribune.com/2011/09/30/uifl-expansion-leads-to-four-divisions/ |title=UIFL expansion leads to four divisions |author=Jim Walker |date=September 30, 2011 |publisher=Ironton Tribune |work=www.irontontribune.com |accessdate=October 14, 2015}} However, before the season started, the UIFL announced that 6 of the 16 teams announced for 2012 would be folding, this included the Hammer.
Notable players
=Roster=
| class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;" |
| colspan="7" style="background-color:#0021A5; color:white; border:2px solid #FF4A00; text-align:center;" | Huntington Hammer roster |
|---|
| style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Quarterbacks
{{playern |
| -|Jermaine Davis}}
{{playern |
| -|Noel Johnson-Alexander}}
Running backs {{playern |
| -|Romiell Dunlap}}
Wide receivers {{playern |
| -|Na Brown}}
{{playern |
| -|Alijah Evans}}
{{playern|80|Hiram Moore}} {{playern |
| -|Mark Littlejohn}}
{{playern |
| -|Jermaine Payton}}
{{playern|81|Victor Smith}} | style="width: 25px;" | | style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Offensive linemen {{playern |
| -|John Burrows}}
{{playern |
| -|Jesse Carmon}}
{{playern |
| -|John Johnson}}
{{playern |
| -|Michael Jones}}
{{playern |
| -|Drew Robinson}}
{{playern |
| -|Nigil Wells}}
Defensive linemen {{playern |
| -|Ryan Miller}}
{{playern |
| -|LaRonn Zimmerman}}
| style="width: 25px;" | | style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Linebackers {{playern |
| -|Taurean Charles}}
{{playern |
| -|Courtney Dailey}}
{{playern |
| -|Phillip Gamble}}
{{playern |
| -|Martino Montague Jr.}}
{{playern|9|Andre Portis}} {{playern |
| -|Kaleb Slaughter}}
Defensive backs {{playern |
| -|Dominique Darden}}
{{playern |
| -|Ashton Hall}}
{{playern |
| -|Andre Moore}}
{{playern |
| -|Christopher Royal}}
{{playern |
| -|Enrique Shaw}}
Kickers {{playern |
| -|Rob Avriett}}
{{playern |
| -|Merf Trout}}
| style="width: 25px;" | | style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Injured reserve
Exempt list
Practice squad
{{ubl |Rookies in italics |[http://huntingtonhammer.com/team/roster Roster] updated October 3, 2011 |30 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS }} |
=All-League selections=
- RB Dray Mason
- DL Michael Robinson
- DB Jaret Sanderson
- KR Dray Mason
Head coaches
| class="wikitable" |
| rowspan="2" style="width:140px;"|Name
! rowspan="2" | Term ! colspan="4" | Regular season ! colspan="2" | Playoffs ! rowspan="2" | Awards |
|---|
| W
! L ! T ! Win% ! W ! L |
| style="text-align:center;"|Josh Resignalo
| style="text-align:center;"|2011 | style="text-align:center;"|4 | style="text-align:center;"|3 | style="text-align:center;"|0 | style="text-align:center;"|{{winperc|4|3}} | style="text-align:center;"|0 | style="text-align:center;"|0 | style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;"|Michael Owens
| style="text-align:center;"|2011 | style="text-align:center;"|3 | style="text-align:center;"|4 | style="text-align:center;"|0 | style="text-align:center;"|{{winperc|3|4}} | style="text-align:center;"|0 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"| |
Season-by-season results
| class="wikitable" style="margin:center; font-size:75%;" |
| style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|League Champions
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|Conference Champions | style="text-align:center; background:#d0e7ff;"|Division Champions | style="text-align:center; background:#96cdcd;"|Wild Card Berth | style="text-align:center; background:#c8a2c8;"|League Leader |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" | ||
| rowspan="2" | Season
!rowspan="2" | Team !rowspan="2" | League !rowspan="2" | Conference !rowspan="2" | Division !colspan="4" | Regular season !rowspan="2" | Postseason results | ||
|---|---|---|
| Finish
!Wins !Losses !Ties | ||
| background:#fcc;" | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 2011
| style="text-align:center;"| 2011 | style="text-align:center;"| UIFL | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;background:#96cdcd;"| 4th | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| 0 |Lost Semifinal 4–20 (Eastern Kentucky) | ||
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5" colspan="6"|Totals
! style="text-align:center;"|7 ! style="text-align:center;"|7 ! style="text-align:center;"|0 ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|All-time regular season record (2011) | ||
| style="text-align:center;" | 0 | 1
| |
| colspan="3"|All-time postseason record (2011) | ||
| style="text-align:center;"|7
! style="text-align:center;"|8 ! style="text-align:center;"|0 ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|All-time regular season and postseason record (2011) |
References
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External links
- [http://www.huntingtonhammer.com/ Official website]
- [http://theuifl.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73:the-ultimate-indoor-football-league-is-coming-to-huntington-wv&catid=13:featured-news&Itemid=84 UIFL press release announcing the team]
{{Huntington Hammer seasons}}
{{UIFL}}
Category:2010 establishments in West Virginia
Category:2012 disestablishments in West Virginia
Category:American football teams established in 2010
Category:American football teams disestablished in 2012
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