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	Rockford Metros - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Rockford Metros were an Arena football team formed by Arena Football League founder Jim Foster for the purposes of playing a "test game" in Rockford, Illinois in the spring of 1986 at the Metro Center.
		The test must have been successful, as the Arena Football League began operation the next spring with four teams and has operated continuously ever since.
		However no team was ever placed in, or apparently even proposed, for Rockford until the initiation of the minor league af2 in 2000, but in 2006, the Rock River Raptors will begin playing football in Rockford's Metro Center.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rockford_Metros (125 words)

	Metro Center (Rockford) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Metro Center is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose (A playing field where sports events take place) arena in (additional info and facts about Rockford, Illinois) Rockford, Illinois.
		It is home to the (additional info and facts about Rockford Lightning) Rockford Lightning (A game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop) basketball (A cooperative unit) team.
		It also hosted the first (additional info and facts about Arena Football League) Arena Football League test match in 1986 between the (additional info and facts about Chicago Politicians) Chicago Politicians and the (additional info and facts about Rockford Metros) Rockford Metros.
	absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/me/metro_center_(rockford)1.htm (120 words)

	Rockford - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Rockford (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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	Arena Football League - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In fact, he had a contract in hand in 1983 to play an exhibition game on the NBC television network, two decades before the first regular season games appeared on that network.
		He abandoned the plan, though, when the USFL was formed, and did not return to his newly created sport until 1986, when he staged a "playtest game" in Rockford, Illinois at the Metro Center between the Rockford Metros and the Chicago Politicians.
		Beginning with the 2003 season, the AFL made a deal with NBC to televise league games.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arena_Football_League (454 words)

	Metro Center (Rockford) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Metro Center is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Rockford, Illinois.
		It is home to the Rockford Lightning basketball team.
		It also hosted the first Arena Football League test match in 1986 between the Chicago Politicians and the Rockford Metros.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/M/Metro-Center-(Rockford).htm (118 words)

	Arena Football League - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In fact, he had a contract in hand in 1983 to play an exhibition game on NBC, 20 years before the first regular season games appeared on that network.
		He abandoned the plan, though, when the USFL was formed, and did not return to his newly created sport until 1986, when he staged a "test game" in Rockford, Illinois between the Rockford Metros and the Chicago Politicians.
		Beginning with the 2003 season, the Arena Football League made a deal with the NBC television network to televise league games.
	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /a/ar/arena_football_league.html (308 words)

	OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News from OSC
		Owner of the team formerly known as TN Valley Raptors, Art Clarkson, had stated he would have a name the team contest due to the Rockford Raptors soccer team.
		The sad part is that Rockford is several years behind this tacky trend.
		They should name the team the Rockford Metros in honor of the first team in Arena Football history.
	www.oursportscentral.com /messageboards/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1977 (346 words)

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	Arena Football League Article, ArenaFootballLeague Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In fact, he had a contract in hand in 1983 to play an exhibition game on NBC, 20 years before the first regularseason games appeared on that network.
		He abandoned the plan, though, when the USFL was formed, and did not return to his newlycreated sport until 1986, when he staged a "test game" in Rockford, Illinois between the Rockford Metros and the ChicagoPoliticians.
		Beginning with the 2003 season, the Arena Football League made adeal with the NBC televisionnetwork to televise league games.
	www.anoca.org /new/game/arena_football_league.html (318 words)

	westword.com \| News & Features \| Sports \| Little Big Men \| 2005-06-02 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		He is said to have sketched his ideas on a spare manila envelope -- like Lincoln committing the Gettysburg Address to his shirt cuff.
		Foster refined the game's rules and quirks for five years before the first "playtest" game was staged in Chicago in 1986 -- pitting the Rockford Metros against, well, the Chicago Politicians.
		It's unlikely that Foster, who landed a U.S. patent on arena ball in 1990, ever envisioned a group of AFL co-owners like Elway, Broncos majordomo Pat Bowlen and Avalanche-Nuggets magnate Stan Kroenke -- the high-powered group that oversees the Crush today.
	www.denverwestword.com /Issues/2005-06-02/news/sports.html (1382 words)

	about af2
		James F. Foster attends indoor soccer game at Madison Square Garden, Feb. 11, 1981, and diagrams outline of miniature football field over hockey rink on manila envelope from the diagram, sport of Arena Football is conceived.
		First "test game" between Rockford Metros and Chicago Politicians April 26, 1986 in Rockford, Ill.
		Detroit Drive and Chicago Bruisers competes in league's first-ever European exhibition game -- Arenaball Transatlantic Challenge -- in London, Nov. 18, 1989.
	www.bestoftulsa.com /tulsatalons/about_af2.shtml (127 words)

	Upcoming.org: Metros: Rockford (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Home Events Friends Tags Metros Users Groups Venues Popular
		Upcoming.org is a collaborative event calendar, completely driven by people like you.
		As Upcoming.org learns more about the events you enjoy, it will suggest new events you never would have heard about.
	upcoming.org /metro/us/il/rkfd (92 words)

	New York Dragons AFL 101 History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In 1985, after the rise and fall of the USFL, Foster began to further develop the game.
		To measure public response, he conducted a "test game" in Rockford, Ill. on April 26, 1986.
		1986, First "test game” between Rockford Metros and Chicago Politicians is played on April 26 in Rockford, Ill.
	www.newyorkdragons.com /afl101/aflhistory.html (4210 words)

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