Daytona Beach ThunderBirds
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| General information | |||
| Founded | 2005 | ||
| Folded | 2009 | ||
| Headquartered | Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida | ||
| Colors | Light blue, red, white | ||
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| League / conference affiliations | |||
| National Indoor Football League (2005) American Indoor Football League (2006)
World Indoor Football League (2007)
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The Daytona Beach ThunderBirds were an arena football team based in Daytona Beach, Florida. They were founded in 2005 as the Daytona Beach Hawgs playing in the National Indoor Football League. In 2006, they changed their name to the Daytona Thunder and played in three different indoor football leagues over three seasons: the American Indoor Football League in 2006, the World Indoor Football League in 2007, and the AF2, the Arena Football League's developmental league, in 2008 (when their name was changed to the ThunderBirds). They folded after the 2008 season. The Marquee player for the Thurnderbirds was 6'3" 230 pound Left handed Quarterback Matt Bohnet, an Eastern Michigan Graduate, who completed 160 out of 307 passes for 1,890 Yards 28 Touchdowns and 17 interceptions.