Reno Barons
| Reno Barons |
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| Founded |
2010 |
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| League |
Independent |
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| Team history |
Reno Barons (2011–present) |
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| Based in |
Reno, Nevada |
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| Arena |
Reno Events Center |
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| Colors |
Green and Gold |
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| Owner(s) |
Cesare (Chez) Jennings |
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| Head coach |
Anthony Bartley |
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| Championships |
0 |
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| Division titles |
0 |
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The Reno Barons are a professional indoor football team that began play in spring 2011. Based in Reno, Nevada, the Barons play their home games at the Reno Events Center.
Their name seems to be a play on Manfred von Richthofen (the World War I pilot colloquially known as The Red Baron), and a reference to the Reno Air Races in the nearby Reno Stead Airport.
Originally set to join the American Indoor Football Association in 2011, the AIFA lost too many teams to field a league that year, prompting two of the remaining three teams—Reno and the Stockton Wolves—to defect from the league, ensuring its demise. Reno and Stockton are playing a schedule comprising independent teams and each other, under the name "Western Indoor Football Association."
With only two weeks left in the 2011 season, the Reno Barons ceased operations.[1] One of the investors in the beginning of the season backed out. The money from an agreement was brought in as a cushion for the team. As the season progressed, the team had to use that cushion. They missed two games, one of which was on the road at the Stockton Wolves. Chez Jennings, team owner, plans on bringing the team back next year stating that he already has sponsors lined up. However, that ended up not being true as there were no other teams to play.
2011 Training Camp Roster
| Name | Position |
Height
Weight | AIFA Exp. | Alma mater' | Other League Exp. |
| DeJoeve Platt | QB | 6'2 235 | R | University of Akron | CFL, CIFL, NIFL |
| Thomas Peregrin | QB | 6'3 200 | R | Western Michigan University | n/a |
| Scott Witter | WR | 6'4 225 | R | Carson High School | n/a |
| Derek Burton | WR | 6'1 185 | R | Reno High School | n/a |
| Glenn Wallin | WR | 6'2 195 | R | University of Saint Mary | n/a |
| Josh Paulman | FB/LS | 5'10 185 | R | Southern Utah University | n/a |
| Mark Parrish | OL/DL | 6'8 310 | R | UTEP | n/a |
| Christopher Henderson | OL/DL | 6'1 250 | R | Lewis and Clark College | n/a |
| Charles Manu | OL/DL | 6'3 300 | R | University of Nevada, Reno | NFL, AFL, IFL |
| Salesi Fifita | OL/DL | 6'1 300 | R | n/a | n/a |
| Dalonte Smith | OL/DL | 6'2 280 | 1 | n/a | AFL, AF2, IFL, NIFL |
| Carl LaGrone Jr. | Line/LB | 6' 330 | R | University of Nevada, Reno | n/a |
| Kika Kaululaau | Line/LB/FB | 6' 330 | R | University of Nevada, Reno | AF2 |
| Del Bates | DB | 6'1 180 | R | University of Nevada, Reno | NFL |
| Shannon Sevor | DB | 5'11 200 | R | University of Nevada, Reno | af2 |
| Ondra Berry | DB | 6'2 195 | R | University of Saint Mary | n/a |
| Eric Turner | DB | 5'10 180 | R | University of West Virginia | n/a |
| Brandon Cotter | DB/WR | 5'10 185 | R | Feather River College | n/a |
| Antoine Barlow | LB | 6'3 220 | R | Merced College | n/a |
| Emerson Dorris | ATH | 6'1 200 | R | Hartnell College | n/a |
| Brandon Ford-Fragger | ATH | 5'9 195 | R | University of Nevada, Reno | NFL |
| Merf Trout | K | 6'1 215 | R | Graceland University | NFL |
2011 Football Operations Staff
| Name |
Title |
| Tim Pierce |
General Manager |
| Anthony Bartley |
Head Coach |
| Freeman Holbrook |
Quality Control Coach |
Season-By-Season
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results
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| 2011 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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