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Pierce County Bengals
1971-'80 (1972-'79?)
Started in 1972 by Ed Bemis, Steve Harshman was head coach
When Bengals quit in 1979/80 most players went to the Burien Vikings.
notable Bengals: WR/QB Ron Baines, WR Kenny Austin
In 1981 the league reformed and the Bengals were a team no one could beat so they weren't invited.
Auburn Panthers
1984-'87
Started by Michael Highsmith and Phil Pompeo - all were business men who
were good recruiters. Ed Bemis was
involved towards the end.
1984 Head Coach Steve Harshman. He pretty much ran the team. D-coordinator
Terry Dion,
Ron Baines was the starting QB.
1985 Head Coach Steve Harshman. D-coordinator Terry Dion, ESPN's Kenny
Mayne was the QB and
Baines played WR
1986 Head Coach Terry Dion, Ron Baines was offensive coordinator. (Dion
retired after the season and is now a
football coach at Shelton High School).
1987 Head Coach Ron Baines
notable Panthers: Mike Oliphant played RB before going onto UPS and the NFL (Redskins, Browns, Seahawks), Kenny Austin was a TE/NG for the team.
The Panthers were another team no one could beat. The league reformed and the Panthers weren't really invited so they folded and Ed Bemis and Ron Baines reformed the Pierce County Bengals.
Steve Matychowiak - played at Olympic College in Bremerton in 1983-84 and was coached by current West Sound Orca coach Wayne Foster. His sister owned a bar that was frequented by Ed Bemis. Steve worked at the bar and that's how he met Ed Bemis. Bemis took him to a Panthers preseason game and he was in uniform the next week for a game against the West Seattle Warhawks. Played MLB for the Panthers from 1985-'87.
Otis Embree
on the Auburn Panthers:
The Panthers in the mid 80's were a dominating franchise. In 1985 they
defeated the San Jose Bandits in the West Coast Championship (played in
San Jose) and then deated the Chicago Cowboys (MFL) 34-0 in a game billed
as Champions Bowl for the American Minor League Football Association's
National Championship.
From 1984 to 1986 the Panthers went 42-0 with three league championships,
one west coast championship and finished 15-0 in 1986 to claim the AMLFA
National Championship.
The team disbanded after the 1987 season, the year the nfl players strike
robbed the team of many of it's players to fill roster spots for it's
replacement teams.
Another interesting note- Kenny Mayne (ESPN Sportscenter anchor) came off the bench and helped the Panthers win their first league championship over the Spokane Fury in 1984. He earned MVP honors for the game. Kenny, released earlier that year by the Seattle Seahawks, played quarterback at Wenatchee Valley C.C. and UNLV.
Pierce
County Bengals 1988 -
The Bengals were restarted by Ed Bemis using all the gear from the Auburn
Panthers. Originally the plan was to move the team to Olympia and call
it the Olympia Capitals. 21 year old Steve Matychowiak did all the leg
work. Matychowiak did not get any respect from the other owners at league
meetings so Bemis asked Ron Baines to attend the meetings as well.
At one meeting the league needed to know each teams GM. The Bengals didn't
have someone with the title "GM" so Baines became the GM at
that meeting. At the next meeting Baines became the Executive Director.
Then he became Head Coach the same way.
After the regular season Bemis didn't want to do it anymore so he turned the team over to Baines just before the playoffs. Baines had everyone pitch in $20 so they could pay the refs and rent the field for the playoffs.
Ron
Baines
Graduated from Lincoln High School in Tacoma in 1965
1965-66 he played for Jack Elway at Grays Harbor Community College. Was the JC All-American QB both years, and also played receiver and safety. In 1966 Grays Harbor played the University of Washington Freshman team and Baines scored from all 3 positions. After the game Seattle Mayor Dan Evans told him that he was the best all around athlete he had ever seen in any sport.
1967, 1968 University
of Montana (Missoula)
Head Coach Jack Sworthow, Offensive Coordinator Jack Elway
Elway took Baines to UM with him - told Baines' mom that he would make
sure that Ron graduated in 4 years. Baines took 20-22 credit hours each
term and did graduate with a double major, PE and Health, a sociology
minor and his teaching certificate.
Played WR, returned punts and filled in at QB
1969 - Buffalo Bills 10th round draft pick, 235th player selected.
'Played for the Pierce County Bengals fron 1972-'80 after giving up a career in the NFL to be with his family. Played WR and was was league MVP five straight years (1972-'76). 1976 Pro Football Weekly Minor League All American.
Baines was banned from the NWFL from 1981-'83 because of his NFL and college experience. He was totally uninvolved with the league during these years.
He returned to the league to play QB for the Auburn Panthers from 1984-'86. He also acted as a player coach. He led the team to a 30-0 regular season record, 6-0 playoff record and 3 NWFL titles. Became the Panthers Head Coach in 1987 and lead team to another undefeated season and NWFL Championship.
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