Team colors Navy, Goldenrod, White Owner(s) John Seamire President Jon Banks Founded 1988 | Mascot Coby the Cobra Chairman Mike Hunt General manager Mike Hope | |
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The Los Angeles Cobras were a professional arena football team based in Los Angeles, California that played one season (1988) in the Arena Football League.
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- History
- All Arena players
- Head coaches
- Staff
- Media
- References
2017 01 15 los angeles cobras sandstorm vs laxnw rippers 2019
History
On March 16, 1988, it was announced that team would be nicknamed the Cobras, as well as the introduction of head coach Ray Willsey. The Cobras played their home games at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, which they shared with the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association. The team's logo consisted of an interlocking "LA" in which the left upright of the "A" was formed by the hooded head and "neck" of a cobra.
The team debuted April 30, 1988 against the New York Knights. The Cobras started the season 0-3, but finished the season 5-3-1, clinching a playoff spot.
Despite a lineup that featured former NFL all-pro receiver Cliff Branch, ex-UCLA quarterback Matt Stevens and future Arena Football Hall of Famer Gary Mullen, Los Angeles drew dismal crowds: just 7,507 per game, second-worst in the AFL. The Cobras lost in the semifinals to the Chicago Bruisers, 29-16. It turned out to be their last game ever as the Cobras folded after the 1998 season, temporarily cutting the league down
All-Arena players
The following Cobras players were named to All-Arena Teams:
Head coaches
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 1988 Arena Football League season.