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About the Dallas (DFW)
Diesel Football Club
The Dallas Diesel Football Club, by today’s
minor league standards is considered a success.
The average life span of a minor league team is
3 years. The Diesel is celebrating its 7th
season. Its conception was a result of several
area teams combining to form a powerhouse team
that could compete on a national scale. In
January of 1997, James and David Isenberg,
owners of the Texas Rampage, Marcus Dixon, owner
of the Carrollton Jaguars along with Rodney
Billups and Jewell Portwood, owners of the Metro
Magic football team held a private meeting to
discuss the formation of one club. With everyone
in agreement, the team was born. With limited
resources, the team played its first season in
the old uniforms of the Texas Rampage, which
happen to be red, white and blue. As a tribute
to the Magic, silver was chosen as the color of
the team helmet. It was decided that the team
would call Dallas its home and Jewell Portwood
penned the name “Diesel Train” as the team
mascot and James Isenberg created the logo.
Since then, the name Train has been dropped and
Jewell Portwood has remained as sole owner of
the club. Dallas Diesel
Goal
With the intent of being a national
powerhouse in the minor league ranks still one
of its goals, the Dallas Diesel Football Club
has made community service as its primary goal.
Since 1998, the Diesel has formed a bond with
several non-profit organizations such as the
Salvation Army and the Boys and Girls Clubs.
Jewell Portwood has made it his personal goal to
elevate the Dallas Diesel to a level of
excellence both on the field and in the
community.
It is his dream that the
Diesel be at the forefront as a provider of
inexpensive family entertainment for the less
fortunate in the Dallas Ft Worth community. For
the 2003 season, the Diesel selected the Boys
and Girls Club of Collin County as its first
project. The goal was to invite 50 youth of the
CCBGC to all 6 of their home games.
To pay for their season
passes, the Diesel went to the corporate world
to find sponsorship. They were successful in
getting the Daimler-Chrysler Company to sponsor
those youth. The children really enjoyed the
games while the players worked hard to provide
quality entertainment for those in attendance
and Daimler-Chrysler made the dreams of both
groups come true. It turned out to be a huge
success.
Believing that they can do
more, the Diesel has made a goal of entertaining
no less than 5000 youth for the 2004 season. The
task now is to turn to the corporate world once
again. They intend to successfully secure
sponsorship for those youth prior to the start
of the season.
With your help, 2007 can be a
win-win situation for everyone involved.
For more information about the Diesel, call
972-840-8179
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