Pori Bears

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Bears
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Established1982
Head coachGraham Thorpe
League Div. 2
Colours  
Spagettimalja1986, 2002

Pori Bears is a Finnish american football club based in Pori, Finland. The team was established in 1982. [1] [2] The Bears will join the Finnish 2nd Division for the 2024 season.

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History

Bears have competed in the top-tier league of Finland, Vaahteraliiga, three times (1982, 1987–88, 2003–2004) [3] [2] [1]

Mike Leach served as the Bears head coach in the 1989 season in the 1st Division of Finland. Leach went on to become a very successful head football coach at the college level in the USA.

Honours

1st Division (2nd highest level in Finland)

Gold medal icon.svgSpagettimalja bowl champion (2): 1986, 2002

References

  1. 1 2 "Porin Bears ei jatka Vaahteraliigassa". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 2004-10-05. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  2. 1 2 "Pori Bears - vahvaa juniorityötä". Veikko Lehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  3. ↑ "Edustus" (in Finnish). 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
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