Las Vegas Outlaws (arena football)
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The Las Vegas Outlaws were a professional Arena Football League (AFL) team based in Las Vegas, Nevada. They played in the AFL's National Conference West Division in 2015. The franchise was recently owned by Vince Neil, lead singer for Mötley Crüe and former minority owner of the Jacksonville Sharks. On September 11, 2014, it was announced that Aaron Garcia was to be the team's first head coach.
Las Vegas Outlaws | |
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Established 2014 Folded 2015 Played in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Thomas & Mack Center | |
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Arena Football League (2015)
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Team colors | Black, Vegas gold |
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Owner(s) | Arena Football League |
President | Scotty Gelt |
Head coach | Aaron Garcia |
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This was the third and most recent attempt at an AFL franchise in Las Vegas since two other teams played briefly, the Las Vegas Sting from 1994 to 1995 before relocating to Anaheim and becoming the Anaheim Piranhas and the Las Vegas Gladiators from 2003 to 2007 before they relocated to Cleveland.[1] Neil won approval from the league for the franchise on June 17, 2014. According to reports from ESPN, he asked to name his team the "Las Vegas Outlaws", not to be confused with the former XFL franchise from 2001 of the same name.[2] That wish was granted on August 22, 2014, when the announcement was officially made that the team would indeed be called the Outlaws.[3][4][5]
After initial rumors had the team playing at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, the team actually played at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of UNLV, previous home to the Sting and Gladiators.