Autographed Arena Football Iowa Barnstormers Cheerleaders T Shirt Late 1990's

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NOW THIS IS A UNIQUE ARENA FOOTBALL COLLECTIBLE !!
Autographed Arena Football Iowa Barnstormers Cheerleaders T Shirt Late 1990's.
Condition is used but looks new.  10 Team Cheerleader Autographs.  From a non-smoking/ no pet home.  Shipped with USPS Parcel Select Ground.
On April 25, 1994, the
Arena Football League
approved an expansion team to be based in
Des Moines, Iowa
, to begin play in the 1995 season. The team was owned by
Jim Foster
, the inventor/creator of arena football, and the founder of the Arena Football League. On May 12, 1995, the Barnstormers played their first regular season game, on the road against the
Milwaukee Mustangs
. In a wild finish that saw both teams combine to score 24 points in the final 40.4 seconds of the fourth quarter, the Barnstormers won, 69–61. The next weekend, May 20, 1995, the Barnstormers played their first regular season home game against the
Miami Hooters
at Veterans Memorial Auditorium, winning 41–29.
Behind the strength of AFL Coach of the Year
John Gregory
, the Barnstormers raced to a 3–0 start and secured the 5th seed for the playoffs. After upsetting defending
ArenaBowl
champion
Arizona
, 56–52, in their first playoff game, the Barnstormers fell, 56–49, to 6th-seeded
Orlando
in the semifinals.
After an 0–1 start to their second season, the Barnstormers won their first Central Division title on the strength of eight consecutive wins to close the season. After edging
St. Louis
and
Albany
in the first two rounds of the playoffs, the top-seeded Barnstormers lost a 42–38 heartbreaker at home to second-seeded
Tampa Bay
in
ArenaBowl X
.
In 1997, the Barnstormers repeated as Central Division champions with an 11–3 record, including a 61–38 road thrashing of the rival Storm to avenge the previous season's ArenaBowl defeat. With the 2nd seed in the
playoffs
, the Barnstormers avenged a regular season defeat against 7th-seeded
San Jose
, 68–59, before racing past 4th-seeded Orlando 52–34 to reach the franchise's second
ArenaBowl
in three seasons. However, in
ArenaBowl XI
, Arizona used a 42–13 scoring stretch over the 2nd and 3rd Quarters to roll past Iowa, 55–33.