2 0 0 9 MEDIA GUIDE Media Guide Index 2009 Media Guide Index Talons Club Information..................................................................3 2009 Talons Schedule ......................................................................3 Talons Coaching Staff......................................................................4 2009 Talons Roster .........................................................................5 Talons Front Office Staff .................................................................6 2009 Talons Player Bios.................................................................9 2008 Game Summaries..................................................................14 2008 Team Statistics.......................................................................20 2008 Individual Statistics...............................................................21 Talons Record Holders................................................................25 Year by Year Season Results.........................................................26 Media Information .........................................................................28 Tulsa Media Outlets .......................................................................28 af2 Mission Statement....................................................................31 af2 Divisional Alignment...............................................................32 About Arena Football.....................................................................33 af2 Rules of the Game ...................................................................34 2008 Regular Season Team Statistics...........................................35 2009 af2 Game Schedule...............................................................71 2007 MEDIA GUIDE © 2008 TULSA TALONS 2009 Talons Information Tulsa Talons Tulsa Talons Front Office Staff Football Operations 6221 South 107th East Ave. Owners: Henry Primeaux, Paul Ross, Bill Head Coach:Mitch Allner Tulsa, Oklahoma 74133 Cameron, David Box, ???? Offensive Coordinator: Craig Strickland Phone: 918-294-1000 General Manager: Corey MacIntyre Offensive/Definsive Line Coach: Fax: 918-307-2914 Director of Game Day Marty Robinson Web: www.tulsatalons.com Operations/Merchandise: Allison Webb Equipment Managers: Ticket & Community Relations Director: Steve Enlow & John Young Arena Information Megan Gaither Team Trainer: Chris Trobaugh BOK Center Team Assistant: Danny Jones 200 South Denver Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103 918-894-4200 Ticket information BOK Center Box Office 1-866 -7- BOKCTR www.bokcenter.com participating TICKETS.COM outlets Tulsa Talons Office 2009 Game Schedule March 28 Kentucky . .7:00PM June 6 Wilkes Barre . .7:00PM April 4 @ Iowa . .7:05PM /Scranton April 11 Mahoning Valley . .7:00PM June 13 Arkansas . .7:00PM April 18 Iowa . .7:00PM June 19 @ Green Bay . .7:30PM April 25 @ Mahoning Valley . .7:05PM June 27 @ Tennessee Valley . .7:30PM May 2 @ Amarillo . .7:00PM July 11 Rio Grande Valley . .7:00PM May 9 OKC . .7:00PM July 18 @ Arkansas . .7:05PM May 15 @ Milwaukee . .7:05PM July 25 Amarillo . .7:00PM May 30 @ OKC . .7:05PM * All games are subject to change * All home games played at the BOK Center * All time are Central Time * Home games are in RED af2 League Information arenafootball2 LEAGUE OFFICE President: Jerry B. Kurz 200 S. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1200 VP, Business Development: Tiffanie Worsham Chicago, IL 60604 Chief Financial Officer: Nichole Ocepek Telephone: (312) 450-6300 Senior Director, Team Development: Ron Armour Fax: (312) 450-6301 Director, Legal Affairs & Licensing: David Rapasadi www.af2.com Director, Media Services: Marc Lestinsky Director, Football Operations: Scott Wentzel Manager, Finance & Administration: Kristy Durst Manager, Workers’ Compensation & Team Services: Michelle Curtis Manager, Team Services & Operations: David Inman International Development Coordinator: Atsushi Suzuki 2009 MEDIA GUIDE © 2009 TULSA TALONS 2009 Talons Ownership Paul Ross Henry Primeaux Owner Owner Paul Ross is entering his sixth season as Henry Primeaux is entering his sixth season owner of the Tulsa Talons. as owner of the Tulsa Talons. Primeaux was born and educated in New Orleans, LA. Paul also serves on the executive committee of the af2, as well as finance committee. He is the owner of Henry Primeaux's Crown Bristow, a Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep dealership Ross is chairman of the board and CEO of and Primeaux KIA in Tulsa. He is also the PAR III Companies located in Tulsa and president of Primeaux Marketing, a full- Scottsdale, Arizona. Ross is the majority service marketing, advertising and public shareholder of PAR III Companies, which is relations agency. a holding company for the acquisitions and investments made under the various owned companies since 1986. Henry and his wife, Jane, will celebrate their 49th anniversary in July. They have three children, Joann, Lisa and Henry Joseph, and Paul and his wife Laurie have two children, Alexiss and Austin. six grandchildren who enjoy Tulsa Talons football. Bill Cameron David Box Owner Owner Bill Cameron currently serves as Chairman David Box, a native to Oklahoma, founded of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Box Talent Agency in 1987. Box Talent is American Fidelity Assurance Company. He one of the largest entertainment providers in is also Chairman of the Board of First the Midwest. His interests have expanded to Fidelity Bank, N.A. and a director of North include Box Ventures, a holding company American Insurance Agency. containing real estate interests and a consulting division. Box is also the majority Cameron is a part-owner of NBA’s owner of The Green’s Country Club in Oklahoma City Thunder. Additionally Oklahoma City. serves on the boards of Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce and numerous community and civic David currently resides in Oklahoma City. organizations. 2009 MEDIA GUIDE © 2009 TULSA TALONS 2009 Coaching and On-Field Staff Mitch Allner Craig Strickland Head Coach Assistant Coach / Offensive Coordinator Mitch Allner, 31 year-old from Sioux City, Craig Strickland returns to the Talons for his Iowa, kicks off his third season as the Tulsa third season as the Offensive Coordinator. Talons Head Coach and Defensive Strickland’s creative and innovative ideas have Coordinator, after asuccessful 2007 continued to help the Talons offensive game ArenaCup Championship win. He coached since the ArenaCup Championship season in for the Talons’ as an Offensive Coordinator 2007. in both the 05 and 06 seasons. Allner is the first Head Coach in af2 history to have Prior to joining the Talons coaching staff, played and coached for an ArenaCup Strickland spent three years as the Oklahoma Championship. City Yard Dawgz Quarterback. In 2003, he lead the Talons to their ArenaCup Championship win in as their QB. Strickland and Allner served five years in the af2 as top-ranked player. In five Allner are the only coaching duo in the af2, to have both played years, Allner played a year with Quad City Steamwheelers and and coached in an ArenaCup Championship game. Iowa Barnstormers and then three years with the Tulsa Talons. Prior to the 2005 season he held three records in the 2004 season He resides in Tulsa with his wife Jae and daughter Kate. game highs, six career records as a Talon, four records in a single season and two records in a single game. In the 2005 af2 record Marty Robinson book, Allner was the All-Time af2 Leading Scorer, All-Time af2 Offensive Line Coach First Team OS in 2002, Offensive Player of the Year in 2002, Week 6 Offensive Player of the Week for the League in 2002 and Marty Robinson returns to Talons for his fifth the National Conference All-af2 Second Team WR/LB in 2003. season as the Offensive/Defensive Line Coach. He helped lead the 2007 Talons to an ArenaCup As a coach, Allner was the varsity assistant and sophomore head Championship win. In 2008, Robinson’s coach for two years at Sioux City North High School. Once in offensive line gave up the fewest sacks in the Tulsa, Allner was the varsity receiver’s coach at Catoosa High league. School for one year and the varsity receiver’s coach for two years at Jenks High School. Robinson has coached football and baseball locally in Tulsa for the past seventeen years. Allner resides in Tulsa with his wife Brandy and their Shih-Tzu Elly. Robinson completed a degree in Business at Mesabi College in Virginia, Minnesota on an ice hockey scholarship. Robinson resides in Broken Arrow with his wife, Kay, and three children Matt, Lauren and Brady. Steve Enlow Equipment Manager John Young Assistant Equipment Manager Chris Trobaugh - Tulsa Bone & Joint Team Trainer Danny Jones Team Assistant 2009 MEDIA GUIDE © 2009 TULSA TALONS Numeric and Alphabetic Roster Delenell Reid 1 Justin Allgood 16 Carlos Campbell 2 Yancy Boatner 76 Jeff Hughley 3 Anthony Bolden 99 Jermaine Hope 4 Walter Boyd 56 Zac Edwards 5 Carlos Campbell 2 Larico Stevenson 8 Terrance Carter 23 James Welker 12 Maurice Cummings 92 Justin Allgood 16 Zac Edwards 5 Jermaine Landrum 17 Carlese Franklin 80 Michael Shack 18 Antwan Floyd 94 Terrance Carter 23 Roderick Green 79 Luke Phillips 27 Tony Hatfield 33 Tim Murphy 32 Jermaine Hope 4 Tony Hatfield 33 Jeff Hughley 3 Kamau Jackson 42 Kamau Jackson 42 Jamar Ransom 44 Jermaine Landrum 17 Walter Boyd 56 Tim Murphy 32 Yancy Boatner 76 Luke Phillips 27 Roderick Green 79 Brett Rayl 90 Carlese Franklin 80 Jamar Ransom 44 Brett Rayl 90 Delenell Reid 1 Maurice Cummings 92 Michael Shack 18 Antwan Floyd 94 Larico Stevenson 8 Chris Wade 97 Chris