Hamburg Vikings
| Hamburg Vikings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Founded: | 1980 | |
| Resolved: | 1981 | |
| Greatest successes | ||
| 5th place in the Northwest German Football League 1980 | ||
| League affiliations | ||
| 1981 | 9th place in the Northwest German Football League | |
| 1980 | 5th place in the Northwest German Football League | |
The Hamburg Vikings were the first American football club in Hamburg to take part in regular matches. The association was founded in 1980 and existed until 1981 . The Northwest German Football League was played from 1980 to 1981.
history
The team was founded in July 1980. It was an amalgamation of previously non-playable teams, Harbourtown Buffaloes and Hamburg pirates. As a result of a mix-up, the used car dealer Dieter Ziemann, who was invited to the American consulate in Hamburg and who was with the former HSV manager Dr. Peter Krohn was mistaken, asked by the football-loving Americans to make football acceptable in Hamburg, the first sponsor.
After the foundation, the Hamburg Vikings started in 1980 in the Northwest German Football League . However, after 8 games in the following season, the team was excluded from league operations due to a ban by the association. A few weeks later, the Hamburg Dolphins club was founded and gaming operations resumed under a new name.
Web links
Newspaper article from 1980 about the Vikings ( Memento from July 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive )