Myrtle Beach Freedom

Myrtle Beach Freedom
Founded 2015
Current season 2016
League American Indoor Football (2016)
Division Southern (2016)
Team history Myrtle Beach Freedom (2016)
Based in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Arena Myrtle Beach Convention Center
Colors Navy Blue, Red, Silver, White
                   
Owner(s) Ronnie McCuin
Head coach Terry Foster
General manager Ronnie McCuin
Playoff berths (1)
(2016)
Website MyrtleBeachFreedom.com

The Myrtle Beach Freedom were a professional indoor football team based in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and played their home games at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. They were a member of American Indoor Football for one season until the league ceased operations in the summer of 2016.

The Freedom are the second indoor football team to call Myrtle Beach home, following the Myrtle Beach Stingrays of the National Indoor Football League, which only played part of the 2003 season in Myrtle Beach before moving to Florence, South Carolina the following season.

History

The Freedom had originally joined X-League Indoor Football (X-League), but the Freedom were forced to choose a new league after the X-League ceased operations. The Freedom joined American Indoor Football (AIF) in October, 2015.[1]

On April 19, 2016, the Freedom replaced coach Ryan David with Terry Foster.[2] Coach David, along with two assistant coaches, resigned from the team in protest of what they considered dangerous conditions for their players.[3] Coach Foster came in from the recently defunct travelling team, the Steel City Menace.

Following the conclusion of the 2016 season, the AIF announced that it was ceasing operations, thus leaving the Freedom without a league. The Freedom's assets ended up in the hands of the Myrtle Beach Sharks, who wore the Freedom's uniforms throughout their brief existence in Arena Pro Football.

In March 2017, the Freedom and the AIF were sued for providing unsafe field conditions during their May 23, 2016, home game against the Columbus Lions. Two of the Lions' players, Christopher Donnell Smith and David Toussaint, claim the turf came loose from the floor, which then caught their feet causing permanent damage to their knees and ending their careers.[3]

Roster

Myrtle Beach Freedom roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

  • -- Gerron Bryant
  • 89 Ronnie Moses
  • 10 Dontrelle Sanford
  •  3 Edward Victorian
  •  9 Ty Zimmerman
Offensive Linemen
  • 52 Mark Bechtel
  • -- Dontre Brown
  • 47 Torrance Buie
  • 56 Tim Fowler

Defensive Linemen

  • 60 Henry Collao
  • 50 Deangelio Davis
  • 99 Nate Harris
  • 73 Dyrell Porcha
  • 94 Marco Vereen
Linebackers
  • -- Gabe Ostrow

Defensive Backs

  • 21 Jason Booker
  • 13 Vaughn Cross
  • 23 Jeffery Kassoumis
  •  7 Franklin King
  • 44 Quincy Malloy
  • 25 Shaq McAllister
  • -- John Robertson
  •  4 Lindsey Robertson
  • 14 Shawn Sanders
  • -- Jonathan Sharpe
  • 25 Shaq McAllister
  • 24 Jaa Valentine

Kickers

  • 18 Victor Leventritt
Injured Reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt List

  • 14 Jason Livingston WR
  •  3 Demario Turner DB

Rookies in italics
Roster updated May 25, 2016
30 Active, 3 Inactive

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Coaches of note

Head coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through end of the 2016 American Indoor Football season.

Name Term Regular Season Playoffs Awards
W L T Win% W L
Ryan David 2016 2 2 0 .500 — —
Terry Foster 2016 2 2 0 .500 0 1

Coaching staff

Myrtle Beach Freedom staff
Front Office
  • Owner/General Manager - Ronnie McCuin
  • Director of Marketing/Advertising - Patty Mungo
  • Director of Merchandise - Vickie Gill
  • Director of Ticket Sales - Andre White
  

Head Coach

  • Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator - Terry Foster[4]

Assistant Coaches

  • Defensive Coordinator - Larry Green
  • Offensive/Defensive Linemen - Brian Bashaw
  • Strength and Conditioning -

Statistics and records

Season-by-season results

Note: The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play.

League Champions Conference Champions Division Champions Wild Card Berth League Leader
Season Team League Conference Division Regular season Postseason Results
Finish Wins Losses Ties
2016 2016 AIF Southern 3rd 4 4 0 Lost Northern Semifinals (Ironmen) 37-78
Totals 4 4 0 All-time regular season record (2016)
0 1 — All-time postseason record (2016)
4 5 0 All-time regular season and postseason record (2016)

References

  1. ↑ "Myrtle Beach Freedom indoor football team switches leagues". www.myrtlebeachonline.com. Myrtle Beach Online. October 21, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Myrtle Beach Freedom hire new coach after ugly split with inaugural one". Myrtle Beach Online. April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "After mangling their knees during indoor football games in Myrtle Beach, former players sue team, league". My Horry News. March 20, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Myrtle Beach Freedom hire new coach after ugly split with inaugural one". Myrtle Beach Online. April 19, 2016.
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