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Rio Grande Valley Dorados

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Founded
  
2004

Conference
  
National

Arena
  
State Farm Arena

Division titles
  
2,007

League
  
AF2

Playoff berths
  
2005, 2007, 2009

Based in
  
Hidalgo

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Nick hill td pass for the rio grande valley dorados


The Rio Grande Valley Dorados were a professional arena football team. They began play in 2004 as an expansion member of af2, the minor league to the Arena Football League. They played their home games at Obra Homes Field at Dodge Arena in Hidalgo, Texas.

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They have been fairly successful in their existence, having put together a 15 - 1 regular season in 2007 yet fell to Bossier-Shreveport in the American Conference Semifinals.

The team folded in 2009 after af2 folded. The now-defunct Arena Football League owned the rights to the Dorados name and logo as well. They now belong to the new Arena Football 1 league.

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Notable players

  • Mike Duncan - WR/DB
  • Eddie Moten - DS - 2012 member of the Orlando Predators
  • Dustin Bell - K
  • Chris Canty - WR/DB
  • Torry Joubert - WR/DB
  • Dontae Saulter - WR
  • Quincy Carter - QB
  • Ramonce Taylor - WR-left Dorados in 2009 for the CFL. Came back to play the rest of the season with Dorados.
  • Rivalry Between RGV and Corpus Christi

    This rivalry started heating up when Corpus Christi became a team in the af2, in 2007. The Inaugural game for Corpus Christi was on April 7, 2007. They hosted the heavily favored Rio Grande Valley Dorados. The Dorados romped the Sharks 66-28 in the first game ever for the Corpus Christi Sharks.

  • The Dorados lead the series (9-1)against the Sharks
  • 2007

  • RGV won 66-28 April 7, 2007
  • RGV won 45-20 May 11, 2007
  • RGV won 78-17 June 30, 2007
  • 2008

  • CC won 61-54 April 12, 2008
  • RGV won 53-52 May 3, 2008
  • RGV won 48-26 July 14, 2008
  • 2009

  • RGV won 40-33 March 28, 2009
  • RGV won 77-50 April 25, 2009
  • RGV won 51-48 June 13, 2009
  • RGV won 78-51 July 25, 2009
  • 2004

  • Gary Gussman (6-10) REG.Season (0-0) Playoffs----All-time records
  • 2005

  • Kevin Guy (10-6) REG.Season (2-1) Playoffs----All-time records
  • 2006-2009

  • Marty Hammond (38-26) REG.Season (1-1) Playoffs---All-time records
  • References

    Rio Grande Valley Dorados Wikipedia