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9-595: Both the Rebels and Renegades were to play in the league, with the Rebels to be renamed as the Carolina Bombers . However, on October 16, 2006, Pierce folded both franchises. Daytona Beach Thunder player Javan Camon, in his second year with the club, died as a result of injuries received during a game against the Columbus Lions on February 26, 2007. Camon was involved in a helmet-to-helmet block during

18-690: A professional indoor football team based out of Raleigh, North Carolina . They played their home games at the Dorton Arena and were members of the American Indoor Football League (AIFL). During the team's inaugural season, they played an all-road schedule as a favor to the league (the Ghostriders were also playing an all-road schedule, since they were a quick formation of the Carolina Sharks ), along with

27-569: The Carolina Bombers on August 24, they would never have a chance to play in the new league, because on October 16, they ceased all operations, along with the Rome Renegades . This American football team article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a sports team in North Carolina is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to Raleigh, North Carolina

36-688: The WIFL in hopes of joining AF2 for either the 2008 or 2009 season. [4] . The World Indoor Bowl was the championship game of the World Indoor Football League. The only World Indoor Bowl was played between the regular season champion Columbus Lions and the Augusta Spartans , who won a semi-final game against the Osceola Ghostriders to earn the berth. Carolina Bombers The Raleigh Rebels were

45-597: The Year, and Danny Burnham of Rome, Georgia. was named Fan of the Year for his efforts assisting the league's PR department. Daytona Beach also made some news in the indoor football ranks when arena football legend Barry Wagner joined the team in March 2007; Daytona Beach had previously attempted such a publicity stunt by signing Terry Bradshaw to a similar contract in 2006. The Osceola Ghostriders also featured former New England Patriot Greg Jefferson for one game. On June 30,

54-701: The fact that they couldn't get a lease for an arena in Raleigh until 2006. During their first year, the Rebels compiled a mediocre record of 3-7, almost beating the Canton Legends for fourth place. Since the league had only six teams, everyone of them (including the Rebels) made the playoffs. Their inaugural year ended with a thud as they lost in the first round to the Legends. The Rebels' second year turned out to be better than their inaugural year. They finished

63-660: The late stages of the game. He was attended by paramedics and doctors at the Ocean Center arena for approximately 25 minutes without recovering. He was pronounced dead on arrival at an area hospital. [1] So, in his honor, the league's MVP award was named after him as the Javan Camon Award. [2] The award was given to Marvin Stone of the Augusta Spartans. Columbus Lions' Jason Gibson was named Coach of

72-636: The league's only championship game, the World Indoor Bowl, took place in Columbus, Georgia with the Augusta Spartans defeating the host Columbus Lions 63-60 before a crowd of 3,529. Two teams – Columbus and Augusta – announced on September 28, 2007, that they were moving to a reformed American Indoor Football Association for 2008. [3] The announcement came after the Daytona Beach Thunder announced they were leaving

81-681: The regular season at 8-6 and automatically went to the Southern Conference championship game, due to the Richmond Bandits ' suspension, making them forfeit. However, a week's worth of rest couldn't prepare them for the top-seeded Rome Renegades , as they fell 63-14. Following their AIFL playoff loss, the Rebels announced their intentions to move to the WIFL with the Rome Renegades . They would have become charters member of this newly formed league. Despite changing their name to

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