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Texas Terror Arena Football

Texas Terror

The Texas Terror were an Arena Football League based in Houston that played two seasons in 1996 and 1997. The team was owned by the management of the Houston Rockets and, like their NBA parent, played at the Compaq Center (formerly the Houston Summit). After a dreadful sophomore season in 1997 that saw the team’s attendance plummet by over 50%, ownership abandoned the “Terror” identity and re-branded the team as the Houston ThunderBears in 1998. The ThunderBears eventually went out of business in 2001, closing the book on this indoor football franchise.

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Quarterback Clint Dolezel on the cover of the 1998 Houston ThunderBears Media Guide from the Arena Football League

Houston ThunderBears

Arena Football League (1998-2001) Born: December 1997 – Re-branded from Texas Terror Folded: 2001 First Game: May 1, 1998 (L 64-40 @ Nashville Kats) Last

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