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(Top) 1 Offseason 1.1 Free agent draft 2 Personnel 2.1 Staff 2.2 Roster 3 Schedule 4 Standings 5 Game summaries 5.1 Week 3: vs Amsterdam Admirals 5.2 Week 6: at Amsterdam Admirals 6 Notes 7 References

1999 Rhein Fire season

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1999 Rhein Fire season
General manager	Alexander Leibkind
Head coach	Galen Hall
Home field	Rheinstadion
Results
Record	6–4
Division place	3rd
Playoff finish	did not qualify
← 1998 Rhein Fire 2000 →

The 1999 Rhein Fire season was the fifth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Galen Hall in his fifth year, and played its home games at RheinstadioninDüsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in third place with a record of six wins and four losses.

Offseason[edit]

Free agent draft[edit]

1999 Rhein Fire NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Pick	Player name	Position	College
1	6	Kez McCorvey	WR	Florida State
2	12	Jonathan Himebauch	C	Southern California
3	13	Anthony McKinney	WR	Connecticut
4	24	Mike Lowery	LB	Mississippi
5	25	Carl Powell	DE	Louisville
6	36	Dell McGee	CB	Auburn
7	37	Jeremy Akers	T	Notre Dame
8	48	Ben Hanks	LB	Florida
9	49	Walter Scott	DT	East Carolina
10	60	Marvin Bagley	WR	North Carolina A&T
11	61	Chris Sanders	WR	Texas A&M
12	72	Hardy Mitchell	DT	Buffalo
13	73	Marcus Williams	P	Arizona State
14	84	Andy Russ	P	Mississippi State
16	96	Jeff Miller	T	Mississippi
17	97	David Terrell	CB	Texas-El Paso
18	108	Lamar Lyons	S	Washington
19	109	Kevin Huntley	WR	Wisconsin
20	117	Jeff Sauve	K	Clemson
21	118	Leonard Green	RB	Southern California
22	121	Dialleo Burks	WR	Eastern Kentucky
23	122	Chad Bates	G	Florida State
24	123	Rodrick Johnson	RB	UNLV
25	124	Louis Adams	LB	Oklahoma State

Personnel[edit]

Staff[edit]

**1999 Rhein Fire staff**

	Front office General manager – Alexander Leibkind Head coaches Head Coach/running backs – Galen Hall Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Ken Karcher Wide receivers – Mike Jones Offensive line – Whitey Jordan			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Pete Kuharchek National Coach/defensive line – Walter Rohlfing Defensive backs/special teams – Jeff Reinebold Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Sammy Cribb

Roster[edit]

**1999 Rhein Fire roster**

	Quarterbacks 14 Jim Arellanes 18 Mike Cherry Running backs 30 Kenny Bynum 43 Derrick Clark Wide receivers 86 Dialleo Burks 84 Kez McCorvey 80 Larry Ryans 87 Jason Tucker Tight ends 89 Andy Haase 89 Lamont Hall 88 Anthony McKinney		Offensive linemen 65 Jeremy Akers T 66 Chad Bates G/C 67 Chris BrymerG 73 Mike Halapin G 61 Jonathan HimebauchC 78 Scott Whittaker T 79 Clay Williams T Defensive linemen 90 Reggie Lowe DE 97 Hardy Mitchell DT/DE 91 Carl PowellDE 75 Walter Scott DT 93 Mike SuttonDE 99 Tyrone WilliamsDT		Linebackers 53 Jaime Baisley MLB/OLB 55 Ben Hanks OLB 56 Richard Hogans OLB 51 Michael Lowery OLB 59 Robert Thomas MLB Defensive backs 29 Terry Billups CB 28 Cedric Donaldson CB 44 Charles EmanuelS 33 Nick FergusonS 20 Kenny Harris S 45 Vance JosephS 24 Dell McGee CB 25 David TerrellCB Special teams 2 Jeff Sauve K 9 Marcus Williams P		National players 10 Manfred BurgsmüllerK 50 Anthony Doghmi OLB 1 Marc EllgeringWR 95 Ole Meine DE 8 Babek Movassaghi WR 21 Tamon Nakamura RB 40 Oyeniran Olalere Odunayo OjoRB 12 Jan SeiffQB 52 Mathias Ude OLB 96 Jens ÜberschärDT Rookies in italics

Schedule[edit]

Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site	Attendance
1	Sunday, April 18	3:00 p.m.	atScottish Claymores	L 20–21	0–1	Murrayfield Stadium	9,086
2	Sunday, April 25	4:00 p.m.	Barcelona Dragons	L 10–19	0–2	Rheinstadion	25,281
3	Saturday, May 1	7:00 p.m.	Amsterdam Admirals	W 30–20	1–2	Rheinstadion	23,883
4	Saturday, May 8	7:00 p.m.	atFrankfurt Galaxy	L 7–13	1–3	Waldstadion	39,485
5	Saturday, May 15	7:00 p.m.	Scottish Claymores	W 37–6	2–3	Rheinstadion	22,171
6	Saturday, May 22	7:00 p.m.	at Amsterdam Admirals	W 36–25	3–3	Amsterdam ArenA	14,056
7	Saturday, May 29	7:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	L 20–21	3–4	Rheinstadion	40,143
8	Saturday, June 5	7:00 p.m.	atBerlin Thunder	W 29–0	4–4	Jahn-Sportpark	10,683
9	Saturday, June 12	8:00 p.m.	at Barcelona Dragons	W 59–14	5–4	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	10,155
10	Saturday, June 19	7:00 p.m.	Berlin Thunder	W 38–10	6–4	Rheinstadion	31,350

^[1] ^[2]

Standings[edit]

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Barcelona Dragons	7	3	0	.700	263	246	4–1	3–2	W1
Frankfurt Galaxy	6	4	0	.600	239	223	3–2	3–2	L1
Rhein Fire	6	4	0	.600	286	149	3–2	3–2	W3
Amsterdam Admirals	4	6	0	.400	236	243	3–2	1–4	W2
Scottish Claymores	4	6	0	.400	270	298	2–3	2–3	L4
Berlin Thunder	3	7	0	.300	173	308	2–3	1–4	L3

^[3]

Game summaries[edit]

Week 3: vs Amsterdam Admirals[edit]

Week Three: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	0	0	7	13	20
Rhein	14	3	10	3	30

at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany

Date: Saturday, May 1
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 23,883
^[1]

Week 6: at Amsterdam Admirals[edit]

Week Six: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	16	10	10	0	36
Amsterdam	3	13	0	9	25

atAmsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Date: Saturday, May 22
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 14,056
^[2]

Notes[edit]

^ All times local to where the game was played.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Rhein 30, Amsterdam 20". CNNSI.com. Time Warner. May 1, 1999. Retrieved May 1, 2013.

^ ^a ^b "Rhein 36, Amsterdam 25". CNNSI.com. Time Warner. May 22, 1999. Retrieved May 22, 2013.

^ "Final NFL Europe Standings". CNNSI.com. Time Warner. June 20, 1999. Retrieved June 20, 2013.

v t e Rhein Fire
Founded in 1995 Folded in 2007 Based in Düsseldorf, Germany
The Franchise	Franchise Coaches
Stadiums	Rheinstadion Arena AufSchalke LTU arena
Head coaches	Galen Hall Pete Kuharchek Jim Tomsula Rick Lantz
World Bowl appearances (5)	'97 '98 2000 X XI
League championships (2)	1998 2000
Seasons	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

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