Racine Raiders

Racine Raiders
Founded1953
League
Team historyRacine Raiders (1953–1975)
North Shore Gladiators (1978)
Racine Gladiators (1979–1985)
Racine Raiders (1986–present)
Based inRacine, Wisconsin
StadiumHorlick Field
ColorsBlack, silver, cardinal    
PresidentMatt Nelson
Head coachWilbert Kennedy
Championships10 (1981, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2012, 2014, 2023)
Division titles21
DancersRaiders Spirit Squad
MascotR.J. Raider

The Racine Raiders are a semi-professional American football club based in Racine, Wisconsin. The team plays in the Gridiron Developmental Football League (GDFL).[1]

Founded in 1953, they are the oldest minor league football team still operating in Wisconsin. They are the second-oldest, non-collegiate sports team in Wisconsin. They own a total of ten national titles, the second most of any semi-pro team in the United States. The Raiders have 667 wins, more wins than any other semi-pro team in the United States.

The Raiders were the first minor league football team to gain 501(c)(3) Not-For-Profit status from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in 1990.[2] The organization is composed entirely of volunteers. The helmet design is a silver background with a cowboy bandit in black with an eye patch on the left eye with a half and half bandanna of cardinal and black.

Staff

  • President: Matt Nelson
  • Vice President of Football Operations/General Manager: Geoffrey Schick
  • Head Coach: Wilbert Kennedy

Franchise history

Summary

William "Wigs" Konicek,[3] a graduate of Horlick High School and local restaurateur, started the Racine Raiders in 1953.[4] The team began in the Central States Football League (CSFL) and won their first league championship as members of the Bi-States Football League (BI-SFL)in 1954.

The team was able to sustain itself until 1975 when it disbanded. Although they did not field a team for the 1976 and 1977 season, they remained organized for those seasons. New owners started the Racine Gladiators in 1978. They paid players and were successful on the field, winning three national championships. The team fell on hard times and disbanded following the 1985 season.

In 1986, Bob Milkie, a retired bearing company executive, Joe Mooney, a police sergeant, Jess Levin, a local banker, and others rebuilt the team, this time as community-owned, non-profit organization.[5]

Perhaps the biggest moment in the team's history, as well as that of minor league football, came in 1989 when the team traveled to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to play in a World Championship game. While the team won the game in five degree weather and a blizzard, just playing the game was the important element. The team was now able to apply for, and received, 501(c)3 Not-For-Profit status from the Internal Revenue Service, setting the tone for dozens of minor league football teams since to be able to do the same.

The Raiders have won ten national championships and have had dozens of players with National Football League (NFL) experience. They also have 38 players, coaches, or staff in the American Football Association (AFA) Semi Pro Hall of Fame, more than any other team.[6]

American Football Association (AFA) Minor League Football Hall of Fame

1982 Harry Gilbert Coach Category
1987 Bob Milkie Player Category
1988 Kurt Kampendahl Player Category
1988 Ed O'Reilly Coach Category
1989 Greg Johnson Player Category
1990 Charlie Bliss Player Category
1994 Norm Killion Coach Category
1996 Ron Hart Player Category
1997 Tom Kohr Coach Category
1999 Arnie Garber Coach Category
1999 Joe Mooney Executive Category
2000 John Scardina Player Category
2001 Phil Micech Player Category
2002 Tony Lombardo Player Category
2003 Jordan Kopac Coach Category
2003 Dennis Galipo Player Category
2004 Brian Forston Player Category
2004 Brian Erickson Player Category
2005 Ron Anton Player Category
2005 Terry Converse Coach Category
2005 Gary Kuykendall Player Category
2005 Mike Willkomm Player Category
2006 Dan Dragan Player Category
2006 Gary Suhr Media Category
2007 Chris Pivovar Coach Category
2007 Scott Smith Player Category
2010 Greg Fictum Player Category
2010 Jerry Kupper Coach Category
2013 Wilbert Kennedy Player Category
2013 Brian Jansen Player Category
2015 Pedro Trevino Coach Category
2016 Adam Walker Player Category
2018 Todd Gorsline Player Category
2018 John Mamerow Player Category
2019 Mark Trudel Player Category
2019 Don Wadewitz Media Category
2022 Greg Erchull Player Category
2022 Matt Nelson Player/Coach/Executive Categories

Minor League Football News Hall of Fame

2007 Brian Forston
2007 Peter Deates
2007 Jordan Kopac
2015 Gary Griffin
2016 Don Wadewitz

Retired numbers

10 Jim May Quarterback 1964–1965
11 Charlie Bliss Quarterback 1980–1989, 1992
23 Tony Lombardo Running back 1962–1966
51 Bob Milkie Center 1957–1971
53 L. Fred Vondra Center 1979–1985
55 Wilbert Kennedy Defensive tackle 1988–2009
74 Kurt Kampendahl Defensive tackle 1982–1993
75 Ron Hart Defensive tackle 1964–1975
82 Ron Anton Tight end 1964–1973
83 Phil Micech Defensive end/Defensive tackle/Tight end 1985–1995, 2001

Players that played professional outdoor football

Head coaches

1953 Don Perkins (1-2-2) .200
1953 Les Kalchik (1-6-0) .143
1954–1962 Frank Schinkowitch (47-47-5) .475 2 League Titles
1963 Jim Haluska (2-8-0) .200
1964–1967, 1982 Harry Gilbert (44-9-2) .800 2 League Titles
1968–1969 Jim Thompson (11-12-0) .478
1970–1972 Bruno Wojtaszek (15-24-0) .385
1973–1974 Warren Greco (16-9-0) .640
1975, 1979 Larry Benjamin (15-12) .556
1978 Jim Perry (2-10-0) .167
1980–81, 1986–90, 1997–2000 Bob Milkie (137-29-0) .825 2 National Championships, 1 World Championship, 3 League Titles
1983–1984 Pete Bock (32-3-0) .914 1 National Championship, 2 League Titles
1985 Rich McClure (9-7-0) .563
1991–1994 Terry Converse (49-3-0) .942 1 National Championship, 3 League Titles
1995–1996 Kurt Kampendahl (29-4-0) .879 1 National Championship, 1 League Title
2001, 2005–2007, 2011 Jordan Kopac (60-20-0) .750 1 National Championship
2002–2004 Gregg Brenner (36-10-0) .783
2008–2010 John Mamerow (24-13-0) .649
2012–2013 Gino Perfetto (28-3-0) .903 1 National Championship, 1 League Title
2014–present Wilbert Kennedy (104-25-0) .806 2 National Championships, 4 League Titles

References

  1. ^ "Racine Raiders Join GDFL,Opens up Midwest".
  2. ^ D'Amato, Gary (13 March 1990). "Racine Raiders gain tax-exempt status". The Journal Times. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Obituaries". The Journal Times. 10 July 1989. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  4. ^ Brehm, Keith (30 March 1953). "Sports, It's this way..." The Journal Times. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  5. ^ Danowski, Jeff (22 June 1986). "'Return of Raiders' to premier this week". The Journal Times. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-22. Retrieved 2011-08-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Blitz Signs DeWitt Kicker". newspaperss.com.
  8. ^ "DeWitt's Cox to St. Louis". newspaperss.com.
  9. ^ "Hall of Fame - Cox kicks way to hall nomination". dewittobserver.com.
  10. ^ "Ron Daughtry". profootballarchives.com.
  11. ^ "Ron Daughtry". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Don Deerwester". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  13. ^ Legacy Obituaries [1], accessed August 4, 2015.
  14. ^ The Milwaukee Sentinel "Berzinski, Haluska sign with Racine", accessed June 23, 2011.
  15. ^ Arizona Star website [2], accessed July 10, 2013.
  16. ^ Tim Rucks, 1960-2015. Carthage College Athletics.
  17. ^ Brehm, Keith (27 August 1953). "Raiders Assembling Topnotch Grid Team". The Journal Times. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  18. ^ Nelson, David (6 July 2016). "Former Red Men Adam Walker Inducted Into the American Football Association Semi-Pro Hall of Fame". carthage.edu. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  19. ^ Sheboygan Press "North Wall of Fame to Induct 3", accessed March 10, 2015.
  20. ^ "Brett Wilson". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 18 June 2021.

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