Friday 04/09/1999 3:47:25pm

Name: Dan Brooks  Email:DJBROOKSEE@aol.com   
Website:
Date: 09-Apr-99 03:47 PM

Well, not sure if any of the old Cougar clan remember that I spent a short time at camp in 1990, and I too enjoyed the time there, with many of the players I have seen while playing in the UK forthe past ten years. I guess This is a Thanx for me to you for giving me a tremendous opportunity to experience, every facet of BritBall, it is just a shame I didn't play all 10 years with you..One of my fondess memories is Sacking CT in a 91' games at your place for a touchback, we still (falcons) but hey it was close.........All the best, and thanks for the memoriesDan "DJ" Brooks #44

Monday 03/01/1999 9:48:20pm

Name: John Anderton  Email:john.anderton@virgin.net   
Website:
Date: 01-Mar-99 10:47 PM

Good to see the memory of BAF in the North is still alive. I used to play for the Manchester Allstars and have fond memories of playing (and beating) the Cougars c.1985.PS I'm interested in getting hold of some old copies of Gridiron and First Down from 1984 to 1988. Can anybody help?

Saturday 01/30/1999 5:53:41pm

Name: Stephen Rigby - Editor Delay of Game fanzine  Email:stephenrigby@tesco.net   
Website:
Date: 30-Jan-99 06:52 PM

Great to see a site dedicated to the Britball scene. One of my all time faves was Tiggy Bell - a true star. Message to Greg Thelen: please contact me via e-mail as I would love to interview you for the fanzine. To the person who runs this site: whatever happened to all the old Cougars players once the team folded - would make good reading. Love the site, keep up the good work.Stephen Rigby - Editor Delay of Game.

Wednesday 01/06/1999 9:57:32pm

Name: Gregg Thelen Leeds Couger 89 & 90  Email:   
Website:
Date: 06-Jan-99 10:56 PM

Mark,Sorry to hear that you lost all of the old entries. Keep up the good work, looking forward to all the old First Down news. Sure did have a GREAT stay when I lived in Leeds those two seasons. Hope all is well with all the COOL CATS ! I wish I never had to leave. Even though I went on to play two years in Italy, my heart is still with the COUGARS. From Chuck, to Tiggy, to Keven Trory, to Tim Casy, "Murdock" and of course Mick for making it all happen Thanks for the memories, ten short years later!!!!!!Still COUGAR BLUE,Gregg Thelen

Tuesday 12/29/1998 7:18:02am

Name: David Sheppard  Email:David_Sheppard@iname.com   
Website:
Date: 29-Dec-98 08:18 AM

I enjoyed watching, supporting and vidoeing the Cougar games. It put a zip into the weekends, but where are they now? Is BAF still being played?

Friday 11/05/1999 3:59:12pm

Name: Kevin Holmes  Email:Holmesk@Farnell.co.uk   
Website:
Date: 05-Nov-99 04:58 PM

Just surfing for fun to see if I existed on the Web. What a surprise to find a page with so much history on the cougars. Hello to any old team-mates and any from the Leeds Cobras, my first team. If anyones out there drop me a line, I'd love to hear what your up to these days. Keep the name going Mark. Cheers Kev

Wednesday 11/03/1999 0:31:01am

Name: Drew Roberts  Email:dbrober@erols.com   
Website:
Date: 03-Nov-99 01:30 AM

I can't believe what I just found. A website devoted to the greatest people I've ever known. I was the coach from the very first practise, 1983 through 1986. I kept very good records of the early years including a scapbook of every print article. God bless Leeds players and their families. "Ok ladies, lets get back to work."

Sunday 09/12/1999 10:35:31pm

Name: STEVEN CLIFT  Email:STEVEN@CLIFT18.FREESERVE.CO.UK   
Website:
Date: 12-Sep-99 10:34 PM

I was scanning the american football sites when I came across your Leeds Cougars pages. I can tell you it was quite a supprise! an extremely pleasent one at that.As a founder member of the team (who didn't last long due to a broken leg) I was realy interested in the early matches and to see the names of some of the players I had some great times with. I have some of the orginal programmes still, if you are intrested contact me on the above email. Thanks for an excellent read and hope to hear from you and any other ex players who remember playing and socialising with me. EX PLAYER AND COMMENTATOR STEVE CLIFT

Wednesday 08/04/1999 0:01:44am

Name: Keith Clarkson  Email:keith44@zoom.co.uk   
Website:yorkshirerams.co.uk
Date: 04-Aug-99 12:01 AM

I entered the title of our website wrong in the last entry, this one is correct!Sorry.

Tuesday 08/03/1999 11:57:23pm

Name: Keith Clarkson  Email:keith44@zoom.co.uk   
Website:Yorkshire Rams American Football Club
Date: 03-Aug-99 11:56 PM

Just dropped in to see what's happening as me and my wife used to watch the Cougars in their heyday. I now manage the only American Football Club in Yorkshire - The Yorkshire Rams (used to be the Huddersfield Rams). If anyone would still like to see British American Football in Yorkshire, please visit our website for info.Keep up the good work on your website, Mark. (It's nice to see an old team keeping the name of Britball alive)

Name: Karl Kovac  Email:karlw@kkovac.freeserve.co.uk   
Website:
Date: 19-May-00 12:36 AM

I was just thinking about when I used to play for the cougars, whilst on the internet and I found this site.It was great to see my name there and those of my team mates. It would be great to hear from any of them by email.Karl KovacNo. 47 linebacker

Sunday 05/07/2000 9:22:35am

Name: Simon Dwyer  Email:simond@encoredirect.plc.uk   
Website:
Date: 07-May-00 09:22 AM

Great to see a good team still has a following.

Monday 04/17/2000 1:33:58pm

Name: Mark Fenton  Email:mbfenton@yahoo.com   
Website:
Date: 17-Apr-00 01:30 PM

What a great site. As a former one year alumni, it is great to see in print the names of all the great players I played with. I'll never forget just how close we came to making it to the finals with that heart rendering loss to the Bulls in Brum. Following a move south and a season with the old Brighton B52's, I moved stateside to pursue a collegiate Football career with a Division 1 school in New York. Following unsuccessful tryouts with the Jets and the Monarchs, I now work on Wall Street and live in NYC. None of this crazy ride would have been possible without the experience I gained from the Cougars. Great memories and great times: John Lafleur's acrobatics, Muz's hatred for QB's, Dan Moore's incredible leadership, Coach Chuck leaving Eddie Harry behind for being 1 minute late for the trip to Gateshead, the tenacious hitting from the Pryce brothers, Tiggy's exceptional talents and that oh so agonizing defeat to the Bulls. In retrospect, we could have won it all. Irrespective the experience was memorable and had a profound impact on my life - Thanks to one and all.

Tuesday 02/22/2000 4:00:13pm

Name: Mick Fawcett #29 & 47  Email:fawcetts@ukgateway.net   
Website:
Date: 22-Feb-00 04:59 PM

Woah! what a great afternoon I have just had, browsing the site and travelling down memory lane to those blue & golden times! I played the first 5 seasons with the Cougars and rate them as some of the happiest times of my life! Who could forget beating the Spartans at the start of the 1985 season? Or the AllStars at Elland Road in '86? I guess that the Cougars are no longer up and running, what a shame! Is there any possibility of a reunion with ex players/cheerleaders at a pub in Leeds? We could all wear our kit and scare the hell out of the landlord!!Thanks for putting the site together, I will be a regular visitor.Mick

Sunday 01/30/2000 6:57:15pm

Name: Jeremy Dove  Email:jez.dove@talk21.com   
Website:
Date: 30-Jan-00 07:56 PM

Happy new year former Cougar fans and players.Lets see some more entries in this guestbookJez#84

Name: Mark Sephton  Email:mark_sephton@hotmail.com   
Website:
Date: 20-Jun-00 01:17 PM

Hello to anyone who remembers me. To Mark R, well done for keeping the old name alive, what happened to the game reports etc. from First Down .

Sunday 06/18/2000 7:24:38pm

Name: Dean Glover  Email:deanglover@deansmail.com   
Website:
Date: 18-Jun-00 07:23 PM

What a good site you have for the Leeds Cougars, even though i used to follow the Manchester Allstars, i saw the Cougars play many times, with some very competative games. I used to think Tiggy Bell was a superb Running Back, what ever happend to him?? I don't hear anything about the game in this country anymore, have all the teams folded? There used to be some superb teams such as the London Ravens, Leeds Cougars, Manchester Allstars/Spartans, London Olympians, Leicester Panthers ETC,ETC. I'd love to hear from anyone who could fill me in on how the sport went in the uk.

Thursday 06/15/2000 2:31:28am

Name: PAUL SHIRES  Email:RPS@UCFL-CENTRAL.COM   
Website:UCFL-CENTRAL HOME OF THE UNITED CONTINENTAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Date: 15-Jun-00 02:28 AM

I ALSO SURFED IN DURING MY ON GOING SEARCH FOR AS MUCH INFO ON PAST AND PRESENT LEAGUES, TEAMS FROM THE BRITISH AMERICAN FOOTBALL AND AMERICAN FOOTBALL IN THE U.K. I GUESS YOU COULD SAY I'M ON A RECRUITING TRIP TRYING TO FIND TEAMS FROM ALL FOUR CORNERS OF THE GLOBE. I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR SOME OF THE TEAMS OF THE PAST SINCE 1986. SOME OF THE TEAMSI FOUND AND AM STILL ACTIVELY SEEKING AS WELL AS TEAMS AS THE COUGARS AND THERE POSSIBLE RELATIONSHIP IF ANY? FOR EXAMPLE THE WAKEFIELD WASPS ARE NOW KNOWN AS TH YORKSHIRE RAMS. THAT'S THE KIND OF INFORMATION I'M SEEKING. THE ?SI HAVE IS WHAT LEVEL OF FOOTBALL IS BEING PLAYED COLLLEGE, SEMI-PRO, OR PRO LIKE THE NFL IN AMERICA. HOW MANY LEAGUES ARE THERE AND HOW MANY TEAMS ARE IN THE LEAGUE OR LEAGUES. SOME OF THE TEAMS I HAVE HEARD OF ARE AS FOLLOWS: MANSFIELD EXPRESS, MANCHESTER ALLSTARS, MANCHESTER HERO'S,LONDON RAVENS, NORTHWICH SPARTANS, WAKEFIELD WASPS,MANCHESTER'S SPARTANS, AND COTSWOLD BEARS. I HAVE ADDED THIS PAGE TO MY FAVORITES AND WILL VISIT OFTENAND FEEL FREE TO VISIT MY SITE WHICH IS PRESENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND OUR 2000 SEASON IS IN THE PLAYOFFS AS WE SPEAKLOVE TO READ ANY INFO YOU MAY HAVE TO OFFER. THANKS PAUL SHIRES U.S.A

Saturday 06/10/2000 5:40:08pm

Name: Andy Darley  Email:mail@andydarley.com   
Website:Andy Darley
Date: 10-Jun-00 05:43 PM

Thought I'd have a look to see if there were any relics on the web about the old BAFL and there you were - for a glorious moment I thought the Cougars might still be going strong - alas not.I spent a season with the North Herts Raiders before going off to university and was, if I remember correctly, the lightest registered player in the league - an emergencies only, Oh-God-is-there-no-one-else-we-can-put-on? cornerback.Those were the days...Great site. I wish all the old teams had one.Andy: No. 37

Friday 06/02/2000 1:18:40pm

Name: Richard Daly #39 90-91  Email:richdaly@ukonline.co.uk   
Website:
Date: 02-Jun-00 01:18 PM

Brilliant, just thought I'd try looking for the Cougars on the web, a real trip down memory lane. Shame the sport never really caught on but it was good while it lasted. I've now gone back to playing the more civilised sport of Rugby League, don't think my knees would take anymore pounding on the hard baked summer pitches. Wouldn't it be great to have a reunion match. I'd like to sat thanks to Dan Moore and CT for giving me the oppurtunity to experience the game. Any one remember the Cougar prayer?????

Name: Dan Moore  Email:flyboy505@juno.com   
Website:
Date: 28-Jul-00 04:47 AM

Wow, here's a few names I haven't seen in years! I've been in touch with Daz & Colin Milner pretty much since I let football. Yes Richard Daley, who could forget the Cougar prayer. And Orlando Weeks, I've got the Birmingham game on tape. The ending is still exciting. As many of you know, I married a Yorkshire Lass, we have an 8 yr. old son, Stephen (named after Blue & Stegg) So we visit Leeds often. We now live in Columbus, Indiana, where I am a corporate pilot for the Cummins Engine Company. I hope to here from some of you guys. Catch ya later.........Coach Moore ......55

Sunday 07/23/2000 10:53:33am

Name: colin milner  Email:milner.colin@talk21.com   
Website:
Date: 23-Jul-00 10:53 AM

Me again. I omitted to include my e-ad for anyone wishing to contact me re the youth squad reunion(proposed, subject to enough interest).Apart from Seph. and Daz, who'se ads are already on, you can get me on milner.colin@talk21.com.I have passed this site address to Dan Moore, so you may get a hit from him.regards to all ex cougars, players or fans.colin

Tuesday 07/18/2000 6:20:48pm

Name: Colin Milner  Email:milner.colin@talk21.com   
Website:
Date: 18-Jul-00 06:20 PM

Great site. Good to see some old names amongst the visitors.As Mark sephton has said, we are trying to arrange a reunion of ex Youth squad players and anyone who knows the whereabouts or e-mail ads of any of the lads should contact mark or daz milner, or me, for that matter.Come on guys, you MUST be out there somewhere!! Let's hear from you.

Tuesday 07/18/2000 12:09:33am

Name: Mark Sephton (again)  Email:mark_sephton@hotmail.com   
Website:
Date: 18-Jul-00 12:03 PM

This is an appeal to any ex junior players (or anybody who knows any) to contact me at mark_sephton@hotmail.com or Daz Milner at milner.dl@pg.com We are trying to organise a reunion and have about 20 contacts so far, the more the merrier!

Sunday 07/02/2000 5:45:11pm

Name: orlando weekes  Email:   
Website:
Date: 02-Jul-00 05:47 PM

Great web page. This was a nice trip down the old road of memories. It is good to see all the old names in print,it kind of brings back the faces.I am looking for any pictures of the games between 1988 to 90. At the moment I am Head coach of the Leeds University Celtics American football team. Its a good team in a good league and we have been to the National Championships three times winning once in 9 years. Ex youth Cougar team coach Richard Hanby also was Head coach at the Celtics for a few years. (see bcafl web site.) As it happens I am looking for anyone still interested in the beloved game, either to play, coach or surpport. Has anyone got the game we played at Odsal against the Bulls in which we won, that should have been the championship final but it wasn't.

Name: Scott Allcock  Email:allcock@cytanet.com.cy   
Website:
Date: 23-Oct-00 04:26 PM

Wow - Awesome. Great site, I was blown away when I found it. Particularly when I read all the messages especially from Dan & Greg. You guys rock. All the memories just come flooding back, great times - great trips - gut bustin training sessions and hard hitting games. It would be great to hear from any of the guys from the '88 & '89 seasons. If anyone has a copy of the '89 Panthers game at Saffron Lane on video - get in touch. Hey, what about the cheerleaders in the tub at Birmingham! oh and Mick - your away trip videos were pure filth! Cougars always were and always will be the best. And dont forget the monkey rolls - especially when doing them with Clem Brock!! Mind you the aerobics wheren't bad (least ways the instructor!) Come on - get those memories on the guestbook so we can all remember and have a laugh! Cheers for now - Scott (#35 Tight End)

Sunday 10/08/2000 4:27:20pm

Name: Jez Dove  Email:jez.dove@talk21   
Website:
Date: 08-Oct-00 04:30 PM

Its nice to see so many former Cougars still out there.Colin lets get this reunion thing sorted...drink some beer and have a laugh.Micky Fawcett you still alive ?????Cougar ball will run foreverJezThe original #84 and longest serving commentator ever

Tuesday 08/29/2000 2:28:04am

Name: Rich Harrison  Email:richard@bass100.freeserve.co.uk   
Website:
Date: 29-Aug-00 02:24 AM

I'm new to Leeds and want to know as much as possible about the Cougars. Anyone with anymore info about them could they please email me at the above address? Where do they play? How often etc. Cheers. Rich. Oh yeah, sorry- Great website by the way- will it be updated soon?

Wednesday 08/16/2000 8:46:05pm

Name: Mark Raynor  Email:raynormark@skyMONSTER.com   
Website:This One!!!
Date: 16-Aug-00 08:43 PM

Hi EverybodyWow, It's great to see so many people who were associated with the club coming to this site.It's been up and running for over 3 years now and is finally starting to feel like it's worthwhile.As some of you may know, most of my time is taken up with my other site (Cas Tigers Rugby League) but I WILL get round to adding new stuff here as soon as I can - I've just been through all my back issues of First Down (It takes a hell of a lot of time to get through 600+ copies) and have whittled them down to around 250 which feature news/pictures/match reports of Cougars stuff.As I've already said, I will add them eventually along with all the other programmes and stuff that I have.My excuse for not doing it at the moment is simple, Other website, and lack of time due to getting married a couple of weeks ago and moving house.Hopefully in the next few months, stuff should be added. Please keep filling in the guestbook, it's great to hear from old players/owners etc. and reminisce (sp?) on the past.Boom Boom!!!, Out go the LightsMark

Tuesday 08/15/2000 6:05:53pm

Name: colin milner  Email:milner.colin@talk21.com   
Website:
Date: 15-Aug-00 06:05 PM

great to see #55 has been in touch!.In case anyone is interested, a (very) few ex-Cougar supporters meet on the first Wednesday of each month at the Club at which I am Steward( Bramley Liberal Club, 12 Hough Lane, Bramley,Leeds LS13 3NE).If any other ex fans want to come along give me a call on the e-mail address. At present only Alan and Pam Newton( Steve #50's parents) and Roy and Joan Park are 'keeping the flag flying'(plus Joyce and me, of course!!.I'm away after tomorrow for two weeks, back in harness Sept.4th.Hope to hear from some of you.regards,Colin

Name: colin Milner  Email:milner.colin@talk21.com   
Website:
Date: 22-Nov-00 06:23 PM

Great, more and more old names from the past appearing on the site.But where are all the old supporters? can't all be too old to compute!If I can become a !silver surfer! I'm sure there must be some more out there.I see mike watson occasionally and Alan Newton and Pam call on us every month with Roy and Joan Park.My best memories from Cougars, and there are lots of great memories with great people, are the overtime play off victory at the Dog and Duck against the Storm, and the superb victory over the previously unbeaten Bulls at Odsal, which gave Cougars bragging rites to the '#1 ranking for a couple of weeks.More please, guys, and yes, where is Ambulance Paramedic #70 these days? Haven't seen him for months.

Monday 11/13/2000 1:10:17am

Name: Lt. Dan  Email:flyboy505@juno.com   
Website:
Date: 13-Nov-00 02:09 AM

Bournemnouth in 1987?? Sorry Dave, we can't really put too much value in pre - National Division football, where the big boys played. 1987 was important but just a learning year, Cougar football changed in 1988 - big time! We should hear from #70 soon, you know it takes those old lineman a while to figure out this computer thing!

Wednesday 11/08/2000 3:26:01pm

Name: Dave  Email:dave@bournemouthraiders.co.uk   
Website:
Date: 08-Nov-00 04:24 PM

Great site, but little mention of your 43-6 thrashing by Bournemouth in 1987!

Friday 10/27/2000 9:03:34am

Name: Mike Fawcett  Email:fawcetts@ukgateway.net   
Website:
Date: 27-Oct-00 09:07 AM

Am I still alive Jez? Don’t you know that old Cougars never die, they just…..errr….I forget just what they do but I am sure it had something to do with drinking beer!Come on then, suggest a venue and a date, or are you scared you might sprain something on the way to the boozer!!!!!!!Mike #29/47

Tuesday 10/24/2000 3:42:36pm

Name: orlando weekes "45 /"47  Email:aldowee45@hotmail.com   
Website:
Date: 24-Oct-00 03:46 PM

Again great work,love the site. If anyone would like to come see some football, get in touch.There are some Cougar greats coaching at Leeds Uni. We the Celtics train just behind the YMCA up at Lawnswood and play our games up there.It would bee great to see some of the old faces, I think if you turn up you will be plesently surprised. Dan if you read this ,THANKS. Come taste that old football feeling. Boom Boom. Oh who remembers muzzy and Moo Moo.

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I got all the 1988 programmes scanned in and onto web pages yeaterday (which will be on line soon) I only got the photos done though. The text will follow when I get time/inclination or a scanner for text recognition!!!

Friday 12/08/2000 6:13:54pm

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Hi again :-)

Just to let you all know that I'm currently completely redesigning the website and It'll be up and running shortly - I'm actually getting some time to add stuff and make it better at long last.

I'll keep you posted

Cheers for now

Mark :-)

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Happy Holidays to all!
Keep in touch
Cheers,
Gregg Thelen #5 (Theo)

Sunday 11/26/2000 8:13:48am

Name: Mick old #70  Email:michael.hardaker@btinternet.com   
Website:
Date: 26-Nov-00 09:13 AM

Hi to everyone in Cougarland,it was great to find so many of you with enough mental function to operate a computer,I doubt we could put together one good pair of knees between us[as you all know I was always against cut blocking because it was dangerous].Both myself and Craig Sagar,who is still my sidekick at work are well and will vist the site on a regular basis cheers,remember always be OFFENSIVE ! Mick#70

Saturday 11/25/2000 5:40:26pm

Name: Drew Roberts  Email:dbrober@hotmail.com   
Website:
Date: 25-Nov-00 06:41 PM

Another year goes by and I still look back at the Cougar years as the greatest time in my life.There is a movie which just came out in the States called "Remember the Titans" from Disneystudios. Don't miss it. Everytime I see it, it reminds me of the old gang. Happy holidays toCougar players of all ages.