PHILADELPHIA SOUL 2016 MEDIA GUIDE 2016 PHILADELPHIA SOUL SCHEDULE TABLE of CONTENTS Philadelphia Soul Directory 1 WK DATE TIME OPPONENT BROADCAST
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PHILADELPHIA SOUL 2016 MEDIA GUIDE 2016 PHILADELPHIA SOUL SCHEDULE TABLE OF CONTENTS Philadelphia Soul Directory 1 WK DATE TIME OPPONENT BROADCAST Ownership 3 1 4/1 7:00 PM CLEVELAND Front Office 16 2 4/11 7:00 PM JACKSONVILLE CBSSN Football Operations 25 3 4/17 4:00 PM PORTLAND ESPN2 Medical Staff 29 Alphabetical Roster 38 4 4/23 4:00 PM CLEVELAND CBSSN Numerical Roster 39 5 5/2 10:00 PM LOS ANGELES Players 40-69 6 5/9 7:00 PM TAMPA BAY History of the Soul 70-71 7 5/14 6:30 PM ARIZONA CBSSN Yearly Breakdowns (2004-2014) 72-98 8 5/21 7:30 PM ORLANDO CBSSN 2015 Season in Review 99 2015 Game Recaps 100-139 9 5/28 7:00 PM CLEVELAND CBSSN 2015 Statistics 140-160 10 6/4 7:00 PM JACKSONVILLE CBSSN All-Time Coaches 161 11 6/11 3:00 PM LOS ANGELES All-Time Roster 161-162 12 6/17 10:00 PM ARIZONA EPSN2 Arena Football League 163 Commissioner Scott C. Butera 164 13 6/27 10:00 PM PORTLAND 2016 Arena Football League Schedule 165 14 BYE WEEK ESPN / CBS Sports Network Schedule 165 15 7/9 6:00 PM CLEVELAND Rules of the Game 166-167 16 7/16 4:00 PM TAMPA BAY ESPN2 AFL Mission Statement 168 17 BYE WEEK Fans’ Bill of Rights 168 Postseason Procedures 168 18 7/30 7:30 PM ORLANDO AFL Staff Directory 169 All Times listed are Eastern Time and are subject to change For current schedule go to philadelphiasoul.com/schedule Team Directory 169 League Officials 169 Soulmates 170 Soulman 171 Community Relations 172 Media Policies 173 Wells Fargo Center 174 PHILADELPHIA SOUL DIRECTORY OWNERSHIP: MARKETING: Ron Jaworski Jessica DeVito, Director of Operations Craig Spencer Pete Ciarrocchi PUBLIC RELATIONS: Cosmo DeNicola Kristen Van Iderstine, Communications Manager Marty Judge Marques Colston TICKETING: Phil Jaurgiue David Beck, Vice President, Ticket Sales & Service Jahri Evans Marc Zamarin, Sr. Director of Ticket Sales Nick Giuffre Mark Schieber, Director of Group Sales Dick Vermeil Kelsey Coyne, Sales Coordinator Gil Peter Corinne Kolesinskas, Group Sales Manager Stewart Anmuth Alex Boory, Ticket Sales Manager Hal Brunson Michael Phipps, Ticket Sales Manager Joe Bartlett, Group Sales Manager ADMINISTRATION: Terry Bradford, Group Sales Manager John Adams, COO Phil Bogle, General Manager TEAM PHOTOGRAPHER: Carly Adler, Controller Todd Bauders, Contrast Photography CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS: CREDITS: Robyn Colajezzi, Vice President, Corporate Partnerships The 2016 Philadelphia Soul Media Guide was created by Phil Bernstein, Sr. Account Manager, Corporate Partnerships Executive Editor Kristen Van Iderstine and David Crilly. Brenna Mason, Client Fulfillment, Corporate Partnerships Edited by Alyssa Cziryak, Nicole Linder, Billy Reardon and Allie Palermo, Operations Manager, Corporate Partnerships Hailey Fuzak. Photographs by: Todd Bauders Patent & Trademark Notice AFL, arenafootball2 & design, Arena Football Championship Game, Hometown Football and all the names, symbols, emblems, logos and colors of the AFL and the AFL Operator Members are trademarks owned by AFL, Chicago, Illinois. Arena, Arena Football, The 50-Yard Indoor War, Football with a Bite, In Your Face Football, War on the Floor, Don’t Blink, The Fastest Game on Turf, High Scorin! Heart Stoppin! Helmet Poppin! Brawl Inside the Wall, and Wall 2 Wall Brawl are trademarks owned by Arena Football League, Chicago Illinois and are under license. IRONMAN is a trademark of World Triathlon Corporation, Tarpon Springs, FL and is used under license. The Arena Football Game System and Method of play is protected under the U.S. Patent No. 4991143 and used under license. 2016 MEDIA GUIDE 1 OWNERSHIP AND FRONT OFFICE OWNERSHIP CRAIG A. SPENCER Founder, President & CEO, Arden Group Principal of the General Partner Arden Real Estate Partners [I – II], L.P. Craig A. Spencer is the Founder and CEO of Arden Group, established in 1989, as a fully integrated real estate company, focusing on acquiring, developing and managing high quality real estate assets throughout the U.S. The company has purchased and developed more than $3 billion of real estate and Arden’s asset management group has managed more than $5 billion in assets. Craig is a principal of the general partner of Arden Real Estate Partners I and II LP’s (“AREP”), Arden’s discretionary fund platform. AREP acquires core assets in core locations under non-core circumstances in the top 20 U.S. markets and major college towns. In addition to leading Arden, Craig has participated in several non-real estate ventures including the acquisition and subsequent sale of Admiralty Bank to Royal Bank of Canada in February 2003. He is also a founding board member of Anchor Commercial Bank based in Palm Beach, Florida. Craig was Founder/Co-Owner with Jon Bon Jovi of the Philadelphia Soul Arena Football Team. In its five-year history, Craig helped build it into the most successful team in the league and the 2008 World Championships. Craig and Jon also established and are the Co-Chairmen of the JBJ Soul Foundation, which has provided over 500 housing units along with educational programs to homeless men and women and opened its first Soul Kitchen in Red Bank, NJ in 2011, which has now served over 46,000 meals. The second Soul Kitchen opens in Toms River, NJ in early 2016. Spencer is a licensed attorney who specialized in real estate, banking and bankruptcy law. 2016 MEDIA GUIDE 3 OWNERSHIP RON JAWORSKI Majority Owner After a 17 year distinguished career as an NFL quarterback, today Jaworski is coaching football fans on TV with a multiplatform NFL analyst role that includes appearances on Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, NFL Matchup, NFL-branded specials, Mike & Mike in the Morning, Pardon the Interruption, and other platforms and shows throughout the year. ESPN’S Mike Tirico said, “If you made a list of 10 guys on TV in any sport as an analyst who you’d want to have a beverage with and watch a game, he’s [Ron Jaworski] high on that list.” Before switching to his current multiplatform analyst role with ESPN, Ron spent five seasons in the booth with Mike Tirico and Jon Gruden as the color commentator for Monday Night Football. Jaworski’s passion for football can be traced back to his days as a kid growing up in the gritty steel town of Lackawanna, NY. A three-sport stand out in high school (football, basketball and baseball), Jaworski was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals out of high school. He wanted to go play baseball immediately, but his father pushed for college first, and Jaworski’s football talents brought him to Youngstown State where he excelled as the quarterback for the Penguins. The Los Angeles Rams drafted Jaworski in the second round of the 1973 NFL Draft. After four years with the Rams, Jaworski joined the Philadelphia Eagles in 1977. Under head coach Dick Vermeil and behind Jaworski’s ability and field leadership, the Eagles advanced to their first-ever berth in a Super Bowl vs. the Oakland Raiders. Jaworski finished the 1980 season as the No. 1-rated passer in the NFC and was the 1980 NFL MVP. Along the way, Ron became known as Jaws. The name was hung on him by his next-door neighbor at the time, Doug Collins, who was a star guard for the Philadelphia 76ers and today is their coach. “He didn’t come up with Jaws because of that shark movie, though.” Jaws says, “Doug said it was because my mouth was always open, talking.” Until Ron suffered a broken leg at St. Louis during the 13th game of the 1984 season, he had started 116 straight NFL games, a record for most consecutive starts. Jaws held that record until 1999, when Brett Favre broke it. Today, Jaworski lives in Southern New Jersey and is civically active. Jaworski is committed to the Jaws Youth Playbook, which focuses on a mission to improve the overall health and wellness of at-risk youth, primarily in the Greater Philadelphia Region. To date, the Jaworski family is proud to have donated over $4 million to at-risk youth. Ron owns an exclusive business development company called Business Clubs America as well as owning four Signature Golf courses in South Jersey- RiverWinds Golf & Tennis Club, Valleybrook Country Club, Running Deer Golf Club, Blue Heron Pines, Downington Country Club, and Ramblewood Country Club. Jaworski also serves as the President of the Maxwell Football Club, Co-Majority Owner of the Philadelphia Soul and sits on the boards of PNC Bank and NFL Alumni Association. 4 PHILADELPHIA SOUL OWNERSHIP PETE CIARROCCHI Chairman and CEO, Chickie’s and Pete’s Pete Ciarrocchi enters his seventh season as a proud member of the Philadelphia Soul ownership group. Pete Ciarrocchi is the Chairman and CEO of Chickie’s & Pete’s Crab House and Sports Bar---the landmark Philadelphia restaurant chain recognized as the No. 1 sports bar in America. Chickie’s & Pete’s has become part of the fabric of the city of Philadelphia. For any avid sports fan, it is a “must stop” before, during, or after the game. Chickie’s & Pete’s began in 1977 as a comfortable, family-oriented, corner taproom where Pete experimented with and perfected his winning concept. Pete’s infectious, befriending enthusiasm, love of sports, and unique menu had the neighborhoods of the Great Northeast flocking. With the invention of Crabfries®, the world of Chickie’s & Pete’s was never the same. In 1998, Chickie’s & Pete’s became the first-ever private restaurant to operate within Veterans Stadium. The team and press-friendly environs were chosen as the site of Eagles Head Coach Andy Reid’s day-after-the-game press conferences.