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Arena

Pesavento, Bobby

 

Autograph Memorabilia
Stampede Inaugural Magazine Austin Wranglers
Acquired: Gift 2004

My cousin got me a game program full of autographs back in 2004, that I found recently when digging through some boxes.

Bobby Pesavento was a true rookie in 2004 for the expansion Wranglers,  and after the departure of John Kaleo Bobby won the starting job in a competition against John Fitzgerald in 2005. Four games into the season however, he’d be deposed by Fitzgerald and not regain the starting assignment as the team spiraled to a 6-10 record. Pesavento also spent time in AFL2 with the Colorado Crush where he saw action in 4 contests.

Pesavento is perhaps best known as the quarterback behind the Colorado Buffalos improbable Big 12 Championship run in 2001.

Arena, NFL, WLAF

Bowick, Tony

Autograph Memorabilia
Stampede Inaugural Magazine Austin Wranglers
Acquired: Gift 2004

My cousin got me a game program full of autographs back in 2004, that I found recently when digging through some boxes.

Originally a 12th round selection of the Atlanta Falcons in 1989, Tony Bowick’s 13th and final season was with the Austin Wranglers in a career that spanned 3 professional leagues (WLAF, NFL, and AFL) playing for the Birmingham Fire, Charlotte Rage, Albany Firebirds, Grand Rapids Rampage, and Chicago Rush.

 

Arena

Foster, Skip

 

Autograph Memorabilia
Stampede Inaugural Magazine Austin Wranglers
Acquired: Gift 2003

My cousin got me a game program full of autographs back in 2003, that I found recently when digging through some boxes.

Skip Foster was the Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator of the expansion Austin Wranglers. He led the Wranglers to a 24-24 record in his three seasons, including a 10-6 record during his final season in 2006. Before coaching Austin, Foster served as the Head Coach for the Tulsa Talons of the af2 from 2001-03. He left the team with a combined record of 44-10, an average of almost 15 wins a season, as well as leading the Talons to victory in the 2003 ArenaCup. Foster made history in Tulsa, as he became the only af2 coach to go undefeated at home over three consecutive regular seasons. He continues to coach in the AFL and was named the offensive coordinator of the Kansas City Command in 2010.