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Years
of Operation: 1984-1988
Overall
Record:
First
Game: July 14, 1984 vs Spokane Fury
First
Win: July 14, 1984 vs Spokane Fury
Final
Game: Nov 5, 1988 vs Pierce County Bengals
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League
Affiliation:
Northwest Football Alliance (1984-1987)
Northwest Football League (1988)
Team
Headquarters: Bellevue, WA |
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Owner:
Dee Strong
General
Manager:
Coaches:
Richard Harris (HC 1984-85, Asst 1988); Ron Howard (84, 86); Eddie
McMillan (85); Don Testerman (85); Art Kuehn (85-86); Sherman Smith
(85-86); Steve Meyer (Asst 85, HC 1986, 88); Doug Long (86); Ron East
(86); Dennis Boyd (86); Ron Fitzgerald (HC-1987); Bob Couch (87); Tony
Softli (DC-87); Walt Benz (87); Pat Fitzgerald (87); Scott Fitzgerald
(87); Wayne Dickens (AC-88); Steve Myer (HC-1988)
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Field(s): Renton Stadium, Mariner Stadium |
Titles
Won:
1988 Northwest Football League Champions |
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Honors
Tony Softli - 2011 GNFA Hall of Fame
All-League
All-America
Dee Strong, an ex Iowa Hawkeye and Washington
County Grizzly player purchased the gear from Grizzly owner Dr. Nash in
1984 and used it to start up the Bellevue Express.
The team adopted "Eastside" prior to the 1985
season. Long-time NWFL'er Dave Broussard tied a then-NWFL record
with a 57-yard FG against Spokane. Ironically, a week later,
Spokane's Rik Pearson broke the record with a 59-yard effort.
In a 9/13/1986 matchup with the Blue Knights,
hard-nosed fullback Daryl Brown smashed in for 2 TD's to lead the
Express in a 32-6 victory on 16 carries for 146 yards.
After the Auburn Panthers disbanded, the Northwest
Football League reformed from the ashes of the NFA and Eastside finally
became top dog of the league.
After winning the NWFL Championship in 1988, Worth
Skinner purchased the team and immediately removed it from the NWFL for
the newly formed Minor League Football System (MLFS) which attempted to
become an NFL feeder league. The team became the
Seattle/Tacoma
Express.
Key Players in 1988: QB- AD Stinson, RB-
Marvin Johnson, WR- Donnie Moorhead, WR- Calvin Yarborough, OL- Jake
Moore, OL- Joe Johnson, DB- Lewayne Foster, LB- Matt Reoh
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1984 Schedule/Results (7-6): |
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July 14 - Spokane Fury |
22-13 |
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July 29 - Auburn Panthers |
6-12OT |
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Aug 4 @ Spokane Fury |
0-36 |
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Aug 11 - West Seattle Warhawks |
36-6 |
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Aug 19 - Auburn Panthers |
30-31 |
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Aug 25 - Spokane Fury |
8-28 |
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Sep 1 - Skagit Valley Raiders |
14-26 |
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Sep 9 - Snohomish Blue Knights |
37-7 |
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Sep 22 - Peninsula Pioneers |
42-20 |
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Sep 29 - West Seattle Warhawks |
34-0 |
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Oct 6 - Seattle Cavaliers |
30-8 |
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Oct 13 - Clark County Grizzlies |
45-11 |
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Oct 27 @ Spokane Fury * |
16-32 |
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1985 Schedule/Results (4-2): |
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July 27 - Spokane Fury |
10-3 |
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Aug 3 @ Auburn Panthers |
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Aug 10 - West Seattle Warhawks |
6-2 |
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Aug 24 @ Spokane Fury |
7-20 |
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Sep 15 - Seattle Cavaliers |
9-0 |
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Sep 21 - West Seattle Warhawks |
8-27 |
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Sep 28 - Auburn Panthers |
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Oct 5 - Salem Pioneers |
34-49 |
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1986 Schedule/Results (4-4): |
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July 19 @ Auburn Panthers |
14-33 |
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Aug 3 - Seattle Cavaliers |
41-0 |
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Aug 23 - West Seattle Warhawks |
7-6 |
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Sep 6 - Auburn Panthers |
10-28 |
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Sep 13 - Snohomish Blue Knights |
32-6 |
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Sep 20 @ Seattle Cavaliers |
35-3 |
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Oct 18 - West Seattle Warhawks |
7-10OT |
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Oct 25 - Auburn Panthers * |
0-28 |
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1987 Schedule/Results (1-4): |
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July 25 @ Auburn Panthers |
0-55 |
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Aug 1 @ Seattle Cavaliers |
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Aug 8 - Southside Warhawks |
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Aug 22 - Seattle Cavaliers |
38-0 |
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Sep 5 - Auburn Panthers |
7-42 |
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Sep 12 @ Southside Warhawks |
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Sep 26 @ Seattle Cavaliers |
0-7 |
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Oct 10 @ Auburn Panthers |
10-34 |
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1988 Schedule/Results (12-0): |
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July 30 @ Southside Warhawks (Hi-Yu Cup) |
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Aug 13 NWFL Jamboree |
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Aug 20 @ Snohomish Blue Knights |
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Aug 27 @ Southside Warhawks |
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Sep 3 @ Salem Pioneers |
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Sep 10- -West Seattle Steelers |
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Sep 17 @ Pierce County Bengals |
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Sep 24 - Snohomish Blue Knights |
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Oct 1 @ Southside Warhawks |
L FFT |
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Oct 8 - Salem Pioneers |
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Oct 15 @ West Seattle Steelers |
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Oct 22 - Pierce County Bengals |
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Oct 29 - West Seattle Steelers * |
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Nov 5 - Pierce County Bengals ** |
14-0 |
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*NFA/NWFL
Playoffs |
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** NWFL
Championship |
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