Pori Bears

Pori Bears is a Finnish american football club based in Pori, Finland. The team was established in 1982 and it plays in the second tier league of american football in Finland.[1][2][3]

Bears
Team logo
Established1982
Head coachGraham Thorpe
League1st Division
Colours   
Spagettimalja1986, 2002

History

Bears have competed in the top-tier league of Finland, Vaahteraliiga, three times (1982, 1987–88, 2003–2004)[3][2]

Mike Leach (American football coach) served as the Bears head coach in the 1989 season in the Finnish 1st Division (American football) of Finland. Leach went on to become a very successful head football coach at the college level in the USA.

Honours

1st Division (2nd highest level in Finland)

1st place, gold medalist(s) Spagettimalja bowl champion (2): 1986, 2002

References

  1. "Porin Bears ei jatka Vaahteraliigassa". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 2004-10-05. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  2. "Pori Bears - vahvaa juniorityötä". Veikko Lehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  3. "Edustus" (in Finnish). 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
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