Norfolk Nighthawks

Norfolk Nighthawks
Norfolk Nighthawks
	Established 1999; Folded 2003; Played in Norfolk Scope; in Norfolk, Virginia
League/conference affiliations
	af2 (2000–2003) American Conference (2000–2003) Eastern Division (2001); Atlantic Division (2002–2003); ;
	Current uniform
Team colors	Blue, gold, white;
Personnel
Team history
	Norfolk Nighthawks (2000–2003);
Championships
	League championships (0);
	Conference championships (0);
	Division championships (0);
Playoff appearances (1)
	2000;
Home arena(s)
	Norfolk Scope (2000–2003);

The Norfolk Nighthawks are a now-defunct charter member of the AF2. They played their home games at The Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia. After a very impressive inaugural season, the Nighthawks never made it back to the playoffs and ceased all operations after the 2003 Af2 season. The Nighthawks coaches were: Deatrich Wise (2000-01), Mike Buck (2002), and Rick Frazier^[1] (2003). The assistant coaches were: Ron Hill, Offensive Coordinator, Ed Cunningham, Line coach, Keith Easley, Defence and Quality Control. The primary owners were Kenny Easley, Jr. (2000-03) and Bruce Smith (2000-03). Billy Mann served the team as General Manager, Patricia Easley and Adianna Manzella were the front office leaders. Corporate Sales was covered by Don Mears, Sr.

Season-by-season

Season records
Season	W	L	Finish	Playoff results
2000	11	7	2nd AC	Won Round 1 (Norfolk 41, Jacksonville 28) Lost Semifinals (Quad City 75, Norfolk 27)
2001	8	8	3rd AC Northeast	--
2002	8	8	3rd AC Atlantic	--
2003	8	8	3rd AC Atlantic	--
Totals	35	31	(including playoffs)

Season-By-Season

Norfolk Nighthawks on ArenaFan.com

References

^ "Rick Frazier: The Man With A Plan". Eric Pesola. 2003-04-05. Retrieved 2021-07-11.

[1] "Rick Frazier: The Man With A Plan". Eric Pesola. 2003-04-05. Retrieved 2021-07-11.

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