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{{Infobox indoor American football team
| name = Detroit Fury
| logo = Detroit Fury.png
| founded = 2001
| folded = 2004
| city = [[The Palace of Auburn Hills]]<br> in [[Auburn Hills, Michigan]]
| colors = Black, purple, silver, and burgundy<br>{{color box|black}} {{color box|purple}} {{color box|silver}} {{color box|#602018}}
| coach = [[Mouse Davis]] (2001–2002)<br>[[Al Luginbill]] (2003)<br>[[Tom Luginbill]] (2004)
| owner = [[Bill Davidson (businessman)|William Davidson]] and [[William Clay Ford, Jr.]]
| league =
[[Arena Football League]] ({{AFL Year|2001}}–{{AFL Year|2004}})
*American (2001–2002, 2004)
**[[Central Division (AFL)|Central Division]] (2001–2002, 2004)
*National (2003)
**[[East Division (AFL)|Eastern Division]] (2003)
| team_history =
*Detroit Fury (2001–2004)
| league_champs       = 
| playoff_appearances = 
*{{AFL Year|2001}}, {{AFL Year|2003}}
| no_playoff_appearances = 2
| arena_years         = 
* [[The Palace of Auburn Hills]] (2001–2004)
|uniform=}}

The '''Detroit Fury''' were an [[arena football]] team based in [[Auburn Hills, Michigan]].  They were a member of the original [[Arena Football League]] from 2001 to 2004 and played at [[The Palace of Auburn Hills]], also the home of the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]'s [[Detroit Pistons]].  They were the first team to play in Detroit since the [[Detroit Drive]], four-time [[ArenaBowl]] champions, before that franchise relocated to [[Worcester, Massachusetts]], and were rebranded the [[Massachusetts Marauders]].  The team was co-owned by [[Bill Davidson (businessman)|William Davidson]], who owned the Pistons, along with [[William Clay Ford, Jr.]], son of the owner of the [[National Football League]] [[Detroit Lions]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1683&dat=19991202&id=G7MaAAAAIBAJ&pg=4475,2809977 |title=Detroit lands Arena Football team |date=December 2, 1999 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |access-date=March 14, 2014}}</ref>

==History==
Eight years after the departure of the [[Detroit Drive]] to Massachusetts, [[Detroit Pistons]] owner [[Bill Davidson (businessman)|Bill Davidson]] and [[William Clay Ford, Jr.]], son of [[Detroit Lions]] owner [[William Clay Ford, Sr.]], came together to purchase an expansion franchise in the original [[Arena Football League]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1683&dat=19991202&id=G7MaAAAAIBAJ&pg=4475,2809977 |title=Detroit lands Arena Football team |date=December 2, 1999 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |access-date=March 14, 2014}}</ref>  A name the team contest was held in 2000 to generate public interest with over 3000 submissions.  The name '''Detroit Fury''', submitted by teenager Todd Nye, was selected as the winner.  The Fury played their home games at [[The Palace of Auburn Hills]], home of the Pistons at the time and had three coaches in four years: legendary coach [[Mouse Davis]], former [[NFL Europe]] and [[XFL (2001)|XFL]] head coach [[Al Luginbill]] and his son [[Tom Luginbill]], who coached the [[Tennessee Valley Vipers]] in [[af2]].   The Fury made the playoffs in their first season and again in 2003.  Unfortunately, the Fury did not have the same success as its predecessors before them.

The owners were unable to find a buyer for their franchise and, on September 20, 2004, the AFL announced the termination of this franchise,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1988&dat=20040921&id=mk4iAAAAIBAJ&pg=3860,1720145 |title=Detroit Fury announces it will fold after failing to find buyer |date=September 21, 2004 |newspaper=The Argus-Press |access-date=March 14, 2014}}</ref> and that its players would be made available to the remaining teams in a [[dispersal draft]].

==Season-by-season==
{{Start NFL SBS}}
|-
|2001 || 7 || 7 || 0 || || Lost Wild Card Round ([[Arizona Rattlers|Arizona]]) 52–44
|-
|2002 || 1 || 13 || 0 || || 
|-
|2003 || 8 || 8 || 0 || || Won Wild Card Round ([[Grand Rapids Rampage|Grand Rapids]]) 55–54<br> Lost Quarterfinals ([[Tampa Bay Storm|Tampa Bay]]) 52–48
|-
|2004 || 5 || 11 || 0 || ||
|-
!Totals || 22 || 41 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
|}

==Notable players==
{{seealso|Category:Detroit Fury players}}

===Individual awards===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
| colspan="4" style="background:black; color:white;"| '''Rookie of the Year'''
|-
!  style="width:50px; background:purple; color:white;"| Season   
!  style="width:150px; background:purple; color:white;"| Player
!  style="width:100px; background:purple; color:white;"| Position
|-
|{{AFL Year|2001}}||[[R-Kal Truluck]]||[[Offensive lineman|OL]]/[[Defensive lineman|DL]]
|}

{{col-2}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
| colspan="4" style="background:black; color:white;"| '''Lineman of the Year'''
|-
!  style="width:50px; background:purple; color:white;"| Season   
!  style="width:150px; background:purple; color:white;"| Player
!  style="width:100px; background:purple; color:white;"| Position
|-
|{{AFL Year|2002}}||[[R-Kal Truluck]]||[[Offensive lineman|OL]]/[[Defensive lineman|DL]]
|}

{{col-2}}
{{col-end}}

===All-Arena players===
The following Fury players were named to [[All-Arena]] Teams:
'''OL/DL''' [[R-Kal Truluck]] (2)

===All-Rookie players===
The following Fury players were named to All-Rookie Teams:
'''OL/DL''' [[R-Kal Truluck]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=history&team=46 Detroit Fury at ArenaFan.com]

{{Detroit Fury}}
{{Defunct Arena Football League franchises}}

[[Category:Detroit Fury| ]]
[[Category:American football teams in Michigan]]
[[Category:2001 establishments in Michigan]]


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