Ohio Valley Greyhounds
| Ohio Valley Greyhounds | |||
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| General information | |||
| Founded | 1999 | ||
| Folded | 2007 | ||
| Headquartered | Wheeling, West Virginia at the WesBanco Arena | ||
| Colors | Black, Red, Grey | ||
| Mascot | Blitz | ||
| Personnel | |||
| Head coach | Mark Bonar 2002–2003–2004–2005 (partial year) – Record 49–6 | ||
| President | Sharon Stephan | ||
| Team history | |||
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| League / conference affiliations | |||
| Indoor Football League 1999–2000 National Indoor Football League 2001–2004 | |||
| Championships | |||
| League championships: 2 2002, 2003 | |||
| Playoff appearances (5) | |||
| 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 | |||
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The Ohio Valley Greyhounds were a professional indoor football team. They began play in 1999 as the Steel Valley Smash, a charter member of the IFL. After the league folded, they moved to the NIFL, became a charter member, and renamed themselves as the Ohio Valley Greyhounds. After four successful years in the league, they moved to the UIF in 2005 and became a charter member to the new league. However, the Greyhounds failed to reach the same level of success from the NIFL years. Their home games were played at the WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, West Virginia, which is also the home to the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers. After three dismal years in the UIF, the team folded in October 2007.