Following the successes of his trial-run games, Foster moved ahead with his idea for arena football. He founded the Arena Football League with four teams: the Pittsburgh Gladiators, Denver Dynamite, Washington Commandos, and Chicago Bruisers. Foster appointed legendary Darrel "Mouse" Davis, godfather of the "run and shoot" and modern pro offenses, as executive director of football operations. Davis hired the original coaches and was the architect of the league's original wide-open offensive playbooks. COUNT 5
QSN1 How many teams did the Arena Football League originally have? ANS1 four QSN2 Along with the Chicago Bruisers, Denver Dynamite and Pittsburgh Gladiators, what team was one of the original AFL teams? ANS2 Washington Commandos QSN3 What was the title of Darrell Davis in the AFL? ANS3 executive director of football operations QSN4 What was Darrell Davis' nickname? ANS4 Mouse QSN5 Who was responsible for hiring the first coaches of the AFL teams? ANS5 Davis