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Honors
Chuck Green, 1984 NFA Defensive Player of the Year
All-League
Willie Daigle, WR (1983 - 2nd)
Mike Wells, QB (1983 - 2nd)
Keith Duncan, WR (1983, 84)
Alan Magaway, WR (1983 - 1st)
Al Stallworth, C (1983 - 2nd; 1984)
Greg Yeaw, OT (1983 - 1st)
Pat O'Reilly, PK (1983 - 2nd)
Rayford Guice, PR (1983 - 2nd)
Mark McNeal, OG (1983 - 1st)
Jim Whitsett, LB (1983 - 2nd)
Eric McIntyre, LB (1983 - 1st)
Chuck Green, DL (1983 - 1st, 84)
John Chamberlin, DL (1983)
Tim Frisbee, P (1983 - 1st, 84)
Dennis McColins, DT (1984; 1985 - 2nd)
Paul Ratsch, LB (1984; 1985 - 1st)
Mike Fullum, CB (1984)
Tony Byrne, SS (1983 - 2nd; 1984)
Byron Smith, FS (1983 - 3rd; 1984)
Milt Meyers, QB (1984)
Ric Pearson, PK (1984; 1985 - 2nd)
A.D. Graham, KR (1984)
Vic Wallace, WR (1985 -1st) PR (1985 - 2nd)
Tom Kinney, LB (1985 - 1st)
Kevin Shinkle (1983 - 3rd)
Bill Perry (1983 - 3rd)
Chris Anderson (1983 - 3rd)
All-America
Ric Pearson, released by the New York Giants signed
on to kick for the Golden Hawks in 1983. Spokane demolished the
NFA defending champion Grizzlies earning a #1 Northwest Ranking by Pro
Football Weekly.
The board of directors asked Suess to resign after
2 games and bought out his share of the franchise for $400 after
questions arose about commitments being made by Suess on behalf of the
team without board approval. Coach Gary Davis resigned after 4
games to take up his coaching position with Spokane Falls CC.
Byron Smith intercepted 3 passes and recovered a
fumble in the playoff victory over the Raiders.
The Fury made it to the NFA Title game in it's
first two seasons losing to Portland and Auburn. In 1985 they were
bounced from the playoffs by the Salem Stars, a team the Fury beat by 42
to start the season.
Vic Wallace, a former University of Idaho star had
a huge season as a receiver and kick returner earning NFA honors and
climbing the record books for receiving TD's in a season and yards in a
season.
Following the 1985 season, Nancy and Joe Suor
explored interest in moving the team to the Tri-Cities. In January of
1986 it was announced that the Fury Football Team, Inc of Spokane filed
bankruptcy facing debts of $71, 402. The Spokane Chronicle first
wrote about potential problems on Oct 3, 1985
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