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All Americans: The All Americans formed in 1988 and
throughout the history of the
NPPL’s first incarnation were
considered by all to be one of the “big
three” (All Americans, Aftershock, Ironmen) teams in professional paintball.
The All A’s, as they were commonly
called, were a perennial top three team
in the NPPL series rankings and played
in the NPPL ten-man finals more than
any other Pro team. They notched nine
NPPL wins in the ten-man division and
actually had a three year streak where
they won every Pro five-man event on
the circuit. They also won the Splat-1
Indoor Paintball Championships four
times and before the NPPL came into
being they won or placed in the top
four in countless Lively, Skirmish and
Euro events. From 1988 to 2001 the All
Americans placed first in an incredible
June 2014
59 tournaments (not all major events),
many of them five-man events and a
handful of “pre-professional” events.
But 59 wins nonetheless. When the NXL
formed in 2003 the All Americans became the Philadelphia Americans, but
the winning didn’t stop. The Americans
won the NXL series title in 1993 and
1994, the first two years of the league’s
existence. The All Americans roster in
its early days featured legendary players Adam and Billy Gardner, 2E Barber
and George Davison as its core. Later
they added such players as the UK’s
Phil Hamm, LD, Chuck Hendsch, Todd
Hugo and several players you still see
on the circuit today--guys like Tim Montressor and Ryan Moorhead.
Other All Americans notes of interest: Although you could make the case
that the All Americans have won almost