The Warsaw Eagles are an American football team in Warsaw, Poland. They play in the Polish Football League. Paul Kusmierz is the owner of the team.
The team was founded in 1999 by a group of NFL enthusiasts consisting of JÃÂdrzej Staszewski, Piotr Gorzkowski, Jan Kowalski, Grzegorz Mikuà Âa, and Tomasz Kozankiewicz, who are considered to be the founders of the Warsaw Eagles club.
In 2004 the club purchased professional sports gear for the first time to be able to spar with the very first opponent on the Polish arena - Fireballs Wielkopolska. The first game was played on December 17 of 2004 in Suchy Las near Poznaà Â. In 2006 along with 1. KFA Wielkopolska, Pomorze Seahawks (currently Seahawks Gdynia) and The Crew Wrocà Âaw (currently Giants Wrocà Âaw), the Eagles debuted in the very first edition of the Polish American Football League and having dominated each game, won the first Championship title. The Eagles would go on to win the title again in 2008 defeating The Crew Wrocà Âaw 26:14. In 2009 the team signed contracts with its first two import professional players from the United States. In the 2012/2013 season the Eagles signed four American import players.
The Warsaw Eaglesâ navy blue home jersey has orange numbers, letter outlines and vertical stripes on opposite sides. The away kit consists of a white jersey with dark blue letters and numbers that have orange outlines. Players wear white socks, navy blue helmets with an Eagle head, and navy blue pants to all games.
<big>Bernie Dance</big>
Fans of the Warsaw Eagles club have adopted the Bernie Dance (a dance style from the 1993 comedy film Weekend at Bernies II which involves loosely wobbling arms and tilting oneâÂÂs head back) to celebrate each touchdown scored by their players during the game.
<big>Eaglesâ Nest (Orle Gniazdo)<br /></big>
An official fanclub organization called âÂÂEaglesâ Nestâ composed of the teamâÂÂs most devoted fans.
Warsaw Eagles game site locations and stadiums:
Video of Clarence AndersonâÂÂs (WR) 75-yard punt return from Eaglesâ home game against Warsaw Spartans during the 2012/13 season has been prominently featured across all major Polish and American sports media programs including ESPN and ESPN2.
<big>Front Office</big><br /> Owner â Paul Kusmierz<br />
General Manager - Osman Hózman-Mirza-Sulkiewicz<br /> President of the Board - Marek Wà Âodarczyk<br />
<big>Head Coaches</big>
Matt Simion - Head Coach<br /> Terrance Owens - Offensive Coordinator<br /> Deante Battle - Defensive Coordinator<br /> à Âukasz Wojtkowski â Strength and Conditioning <br />