|
Post by 50yardfan on Jul 22, 2011 17:17:46 GMT -5
Pro football: Florida Tarpons' indoor league looking at franchise in Tennesseewww.naplesnews.com/news/2011/jul/22/pro-football-florida-tarpons-indoor-league-looking/SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. — The president of the Ultimate Indoor Football League says he plans to visit Shelbyville, Tenn., to scout the city for an expansion franchise.
Andrew Haines told the Shelbyville Times-Gazette he likely will look at the town's Calsonic Arena as a location for league games.
It's an indoor facility on the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration grounds and is used for various equine and other events year-round.
The league has teams in Canton, Ohio; Pikeville, Ky.; Estero, Fla.; Huntington, W.Va.; Johnstown, Pa.; Rome, Ga., and Saginaw, Mich.
The paper said a proposal is being prepared to rent the arena for games in 2012.
|
|