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Football League season">2002</a>–<a href="/wiki/2008_Arena_Football_League_season" title="2008 Arena Football League season">2008</a>) <ul><li>American Conference (2002–2008) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Division_(AFL)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Division (AFL)">Eastern Division</a> (2002–2008)</li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left;"><div style="width:100%; padding:0.4em 0.1em; text-align:center; background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #3448AB, inset -2px -2px 0 #3448AB;;"><b>Current uniform</b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left;"><div style="width:100%; text-align:center; padding-bottom:0.2em; border-bottom:2px solid #eee"></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Team colors</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:left;">Blue, white, black<br /><style 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style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #3448AB, inset -2px -2px 0 #3448AB;; text-align:center; padding:0.4em 0.2em;">Personnel</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner(s)</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Jones" title="Jerry Jones">Jerry Jones</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">President</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:left;">Shy Anderson</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Head coach</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Will_McClay" title="Will McClay">Will McClay</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #3448AB, inset -2px -2px 0 #3448AB;; text-align:center; padding:0.4em 0.2em;">Team history</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li>Dallas Desperados (2002–2008)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #3448AB, inset -2px -2px 0 #3448AB;; text-align:center; padding:0.4em 0.2em;">Championships</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left;"><b>League championships (0)</b><br /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left;"><b>Conference championships (0)</b><br /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left;"><b>Division championships (0)</b><br /></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #3448AB, inset -2px -2px 0 #3448AB;; text-align:center; padding:0.4em 0.2em;">Playoff appearances (3)</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2003_Arena_Football_League_season" title="2003 Arena Football League season">2003</a>, <a href="/wiki/2006_Arena_Football_League_season" title="2006 Arena Football League season">2006</a>, <a href="/wiki/2007_Arena_Football_League_season" title="2007 Arena Football League season">2007</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #3448AB, inset -2px -2px 0 #3448AB;; text-align:center; padding:0.4em 0.2em;">Home arena(s)</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Center" title="American Airlines Center">American Airlines Center</a> (2002, 2004–2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reunion_Arena" title="Reunion Arena">Reunion Arena</a> (2003)</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Dallas Desperados</b> were a professional <a href="/wiki/Arena_football" title="Arena football">arena football</a> team based in <a href="/wiki/Dallas,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, Texas">Dallas, Texas</a>. They played in the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Division_(AFL)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Division (AFL)">Eastern Division</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_League" title="Arena Football League">Arena Football League</a> from <a href="/wiki/2002_Arena_Football_League_season" title="2002 Arena Football League season">2002</a> to <a href="/wiki/2008_Arena_Football_League_season" title="2008 Arena Football League season">2008</a>. </p><p>The franchise began as an expansion team and posted a winning record in all but one season. It was owned by <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Jones" title="Jerry Jones">Jerry Jones</a>, who also owns the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a>. His <a href="/wiki/Son-in-law" class="mw-redirect" title="Son-in-law">son-in-law</a> Shy Anderson was the <a href="/wiki/Chief_operating_officer" title="Chief operating officer">chief operating officer</a> and oversaw the day-to-day operations. </p><p>The team folded effective August 4, 2009, upon the dissolution of the original AFL. Unlike former owners of most defunct AFL teams, Jones maintains the <a href="/wiki/Intellectual_property" title="Intellectual property">intellectual property</a> rights to the Desperados. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dallas_Desperados&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During a halftime interview at a Cowboys preseason game on August 12, 2000, Jerry Jones revealed to <a href="/wiki/Babe_Laufenberg" title="Babe Laufenberg">Babe Laufenberg</a> that the AFL had granted him an expansion franchise to begin play in 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 14, 2001, Dallas officially joined the AFL.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team was originally going to be named the "Dallas Texans", following in the footsteps of Dallas' former <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Texans_(Arena)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas Texans (Arena)">AFL franchise</a> which existed from 1990 to 1993, when he sold the rights to the name "Texans" for <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">$</a>10 million to the new <a href="/wiki/Houston_Texans" title="Houston Texans">Houston</a> franchise. After a contest in which fans voted via the team's official website, the new Dallas team was eventually named the Desperados. Jones appointed Cowboys special teams coach <a href="/wiki/Joe_Avezzano" title="Joe Avezzano">Joe Avezzano</a> as head coach, and on November 21, 2001, in the AFL expansion draft, they acquired their first player, lineman Aaron Hamilton. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dallas_desperados.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Dallas_desperados.jpg/220px-Dallas_desperados.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Dallas_desperados.jpg/330px-Dallas_desperados.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Dallas_desperados.jpg/440px-Dallas_desperados.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>The Dallas Desperados in action.</figcaption></figure> <p>Avezzano, along with starting <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a> <a href="/wiki/Andy_Kelly_(American_football)" title="Andy Kelly (American football)">Andy Kelly</a>, led the team to a respectable 7–7 record and a playoff appearance in the team's first season of play, and a 10–6 record and a second consecutive playoff berth in 2003 under new quarterback Jim Kubiak. He was fired from the Cowboys staff that season, then resigned as Desperados head coach when he accepted a job with the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Raiders" title="Oakland Raiders">Oakland Raiders</a>. </p><p>Before the 2004 season, Jones hired <a href="/wiki/Will_McClay" title="Will McClay">Will McClay</a> to replace Avezzano, and McClay struggled to a 6–10 record his rookie season as coach. The team improved to 8–7–1 the following season and barely missed making the playoffs, and under the helm of quarterback/offensive coordinator <a href="/wiki/Clint_Dolezel" title="Clint Dolezel">Clint Dolezel</a>, posted a 13–3 record in 2006 and made their first appearance in an AFL conference championship game, losing to the <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Predators" title="Orlando Predators">Orlando Predators</a>. The following season saw the Desperados post an AFL record fifteen wins and the team appeared destined to make their first ArenaBowl appearance, but they were shocked by the <a href="/wiki/Columbus_Destroyers" title="Columbus Destroyers">Columbus Destroyers</a>, who had entered the playoffs with a 7–9 record, in the first round. The upset is ranked by many among the greatest of all time. The following season saw no relief to the postseason failure as the Desperados at 12–4 lost to the 8–8 <a href="/wiki/New_York_Dragons" title="New York Dragons">New York Dragons</a> in <a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Center" title="American Airlines Center">Dallas</a>. After the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_VooDoo" title="New Orleans VooDoo">New Orleans VooDoo</a> folded, the league placed the Desperados in the South Division after the team had spent five seasons as an Eastern Division powerhouse. </p><p>With the exception of one playoff game and the entirety of the 2003 season, the Desperados played all of their home games at <a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Center" title="American Airlines Center">American Airlines Center</a>. The team's official mascot was Kid Coyote.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Memorable_moments">Memorable moments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dallas_Desperados&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Memorable moments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On June 9, 2007, the Desperados faced the 4–9 <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_VooDoo" title="New Orleans VooDoo">New Orleans VooDoo</a>. The 13–1 Desperados found themselves losing late in the game. But Dallas Quarterback <a href="/wiki/Clint_Dolezel" title="Clint Dolezel">Clint Dolezel</a> threw a touchdown with 30 seconds left on the clock to give the Desperados the lead. On the ensuing kickoff, the VooDoo fielded the ball off the net and found themselves looking at a long way to the endzone from their own one-yard line. They managed to put together a lengthy drive and were able to score with 1.7 seconds left to make the score 80–79. Rather than tie the game with an extra point, they elected to go for the win with a two-point conversion. VooDoo Quarterback <a href="/wiki/Steve_Bellisari" title="Steve Bellisari">Steve Bellisari</a> dropped back and was sacked by 2007 AFL lineman of the year <a href="/wiki/Colston_Weatherington" title="Colston Weatherington">Colston Weatherington</a> on the ten. The game was over along with the VooDoo playoff hopes. In the end, Dallas won 80–79. </p><p>The game was voted 2007 "Game of the Year" leaguewide in July 2007. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Season-by-season">Season-by-season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dallas_Desperados&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Season-by-season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Dallas_Desperados_seasons" title="List of Dallas Desperados seasons">List of Dallas Desperados seasons</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coaches">Coaches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dallas_Desperados&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Coaches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"> <tbody><tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Head_coach" title="Head coach">Head coach</a> </th> <th>Tenure </th> <th>Regular season<br />record (W-L) </th> <th>Postseason<br />record (W-L) </th> <th>Most recent coaching staff </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Avezzano" title="Joe Avezzano">Joe Avezzano</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_Arena_Football_League_season" title="2002 Arena Football League season">2002</a> – <a href="/wiki/2003_Arena_Football_League_season" title="2003 Arena Football League season">2003</a> </td> <td>17–13 </td> <td>1–2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_Coordinator" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensive Coordinator">DC</a>: <a href="/wiki/Will_McClay" title="Will McClay">Will McClay</a> (2002–2006) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Will_McClay" title="Will McClay">Will McClay</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_Arena_Football_League_season" title="2004 Arena Football League season">2004</a> – <a href="/wiki/2008_Arena_Football_League_season" title="2008 Arena Football League season">2008</a> </td> <td>54–24–1 </td> <td>1–3 </td> <td>Offensive Line: Steve Criswell<br />Special Teams: Adriel Fenton<br />DC: James Fuller (<a href="/wiki/2007_Dallas_Desperados_season" title="2007 Dallas Desperados season">2007</a> – <a href="/wiki/2008_Dallas_Desperados_season" title="2008 Dallas Desperados season">2008</a>) </td> <td>Continued as DC<br />for three seasons.<br />2006 Arena Football League<br />Coach of the Year </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Players">Players</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dallas_Desperados&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Players"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final_roster">Final roster</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dallas_Desperados&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Final roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" style="background:#0F4D92; border: 2px solid black; color:white; text-align:center;"><b>Dallas Desperados roster</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"><b>Quarterbacks</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: Courier">13</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Clint_Dolezel" title="Clint Dolezel">Clint Dolezel</a></span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier"> 5</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Chris_Sanders_(quarterback)" title="Chris Sanders (quarterback)">Chris Sanders</a></span> </span></li></ul> <p><b>Fullbacks</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: Courier">40</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Josh_White_(Arena_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Josh White (Arena football)">Josh White</a></span> </span></li></ul> <p><b>Wide receivers</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: Courier">17</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Armstrong_(American_football)" title="Anthony Armstrong (American football)">Anthony Armstrong</a></span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">18</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Josh_Bush_(Arena_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Josh Bush (Arena football)">Josh Bush</a></span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">82</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Nash" title="Marcus Nash">Marcus Nash</a></span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier"> 2</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Will_Pettis" title="Will Pettis">Will Pettis</a></span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier"> 7</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Joe Haden </span> </span></li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"><b>Offensive/defensive linemen</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: Courier">96</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Calahan" title="Jeremy Calahan">Jeremy Calahan</a></span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">66</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jeff_Chase_(Arena_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jeff Chase (Arena football) (page does not exist)">Jeff Chase</a></span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">84</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Terrance_Dotsy" title="Terrance Dotsy">Terrance Dotsy</a></span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">90</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Daleroy_Stewart" title="Daleroy Stewart">Daleroy Stewart</a></span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">55</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Colston_Weatherington" title="Colston Weatherington">Colston Weatherington</a></span> </span></li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"><b>Linebackers</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: Courier">50</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Dixon_(linebacker)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="David Dixon (linebacker) (page does not exist)">David Dixon</a></i></span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">45</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Duke_Pettijohn" title="Duke Pettijohn">Duke Pettijohn</a></span> </span></li></ul> <p><b>Defensive backs</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: Courier">37</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Johnnie_Harris_(American_football)" title="Johnnie Harris (American football)">Johnnie Harris</a></span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">20</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><i><a href="/wiki/Pete_Hunter" title="Pete Hunter">Pete Hunter</a></i></span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier"> 7</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Jones_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jermaine Jones (American football)">Jermaine Jones</a></span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier"> 6</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Perry_(Arena_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bobby Perry (Arena football) (page does not exist)">Bobby Perry</a></span> </span></li></ul> <ul><li>3 Leonardo Collins</li></ul> <p><b>Kickers</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: Courier">19</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Remy_Hamilton" title="Remy Hamilton">Remy Hamilton</a></span> </span></li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"><b>Injured reserve</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: Courier"> 2</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Brown_(Arena_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chris Brown (Arena football) (page does not exist)">Chris Brown</a></i> DB</span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">77</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Cyron_Brown" title="Cyron Brown">Cyron Brown</a> OL/DL</span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">21</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dennis_DaShane&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dennis DaShane (page does not exist)">Dennis DaShane</a> DB</span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">11</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jason_Fife" title="Jason Fife">Jason Fife</a> QB</span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">94</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><i><a href="/wiki/Robert_Pollard_(American_football)" title="Robert Pollard (American football)">Robert Pollard</a></i> OL/DL</span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier"> 9</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Andrae_Thurman" title="Andrae Thurman">Andrae Thurman</a> WR</span> </span></li></ul> <p><b>Practice Squad</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: Courier">89</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Troy_Mason&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Troy Mason (page does not exist)">Troy Mason</a> WR</span> </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Courier">10</span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Perry_Patterson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Perry Patterson (page does not exist)">Perry Patterson</a></i> QB</span> </span></li></ul> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul li{list-style:none}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{padding-left:1.6em;text-indent:-1.6em}}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .refbegin{font-size:90%}}</style><div class="refbegin" style=""> <p><i>Rookies in italics</i><br /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=history&team=86&year=2008">Roster</a> updated July 26, 2008<br /> 19 Active, 8 Inactive </p> </div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arena_Football_Hall_of_Famer">Arena Football Hall of Famer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dallas_Desperados&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Arena Football Hall of Famer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="5" style="background: #0F4D92; color: white" align="center"><b>Dallas Desperados Hall of Famers</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th width="60px" style="background: black; color: white">No. </th> <th style="background: black; color: white">Name </th> <th style="background: black; color: white">Year inducted </th> <th style="background: black; color: white">Position(s) </th> <th style="background: black; color: white">Years w/ Desperados </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">13</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clint_Dolezel" title="Clint Dolezel">Clint Dolezel</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;">2013</td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;">2006–08 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Individual_awards">Individual awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dallas_Desperados&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Individual awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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style="width:50px; background:black; color:white;">Season </th> <th style="width:150px; background:black; color:white;">Player </th> <th style="width:100px; background:black; color:white;">Position </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Arena_Football_League_season" title="2003 Arena Football League season">2003</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Briggs_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom Briggs (American football)">Tom Briggs</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Offensive_lineman" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive lineman">OL</a>/<a href="/wiki/Defensive_lineman" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensive lineman">DL</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Arena_Football_League_season" title="2006 Arena Football League season">2006</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colston_Weatherington" title="Colston Weatherington">Colston Weatherington</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Offensive_lineman" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive lineman">OL</a>/<a href="/wiki/Defensive_lineman" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensive lineman">DL</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Arena_Football_League_season" title="2008 Arena Football League season">2008</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colston_Weatherington" title="Colston Weatherington">Colston Weatherington</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_lineman" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensive lineman">DL</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="4" style="background:#0F4D92; color:white;"><b>Ironman of the Year</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:50px; background:black; color:white;">Season </th> <th style="width:150px; background:black; color:white;">Player </th> <th style="width:100px; background:black; color:white;">Position </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Arena_Football_League_season" title="2007 Arena Football League season">2007</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Will_Pettis" title="Will Pettis">Will Pettis</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a>/<a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Arena_Football_League_season" title="2008 Arena Football League season">2008</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Will_Pettis" title="Will Pettis">Will Pettis</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a>/<a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="All-Arena">All-Arena</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dallas_Desperados&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: All-Arena"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following Desperados players were named to <a 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Weatherington</a> (2)</li> <li><b>LB</b> <a href="/wiki/Duke_Pettijohn" title="Duke Pettijohn">Duke Pettijohn</a> (2)</li> <li><b>DB</b> <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Jones_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jermaine Jones (American football)">Jermaine Jones</a> (1)</li> <li><b>K</b> <a href="/wiki/Remy_Hamilton" title="Remy Hamilton">Remy Hamilton</a> (1)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="All-Ironman">All-Ironman</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dallas_Desperados&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: All-Ironman"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following Desperados players were named to All-Ironman Teams: </p> <ul><li><b>FB/LB</b> <a href="/wiki/Duke_Pettijohn" title="Duke Pettijohn">Duke Pettijohn</a> (3)</li> <li><b>WR/DB</b> <a href="/wiki/Will_Pettis" title="Will Pettis">Will Pettis</a> (5)</li> <li><b>OL/DL</b> <a 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