Fort Wayne FireHawks

Fort Wayne FireHawks
Established 2009 Folded 2011 Played in Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana
League/conference affiliations
Continental Indoor Football League (2010)
Current uniform
Team colors	Black, red, white
Cheerleaders	Lady Hawks
Personnel
Owner(s)	Championship Sports Enterprises, LLC
President	J. Michael Loomis
General manager	J. Michael Loomis
Head coach	Willie Davis Jr.
Team history
Fort Wayne FireHawks (2010)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Playoff appearances (1)
2010
Home arena(s)
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (2010)

The Fort Wayne FireHawks were a professional indoor football team based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The team joined the Continental Indoor Football League as an expansion team during the 2010 season. The FireHawks were the fourth attempt at indoor football in Fort Wayne after the original Fort Wayne Freedom (NIFL & UIF, 2003–06), Fort Wayne Fusion (af2, 2007), and the second Fort Wayne Freedom (CIFL, 2008–09). The Owner of the FireHawks was Championship Sports Enterprises LLC. The FireHawks played their home games at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.

The team saw financial problems before the season had started, when Co-owner and General Manager, John Christner, was unable to stay with the team. As a result, J. Michael Loomis became the sole owner and only principal of Championship Sports Enterprises. With Christner's departure, Loomis became general manager, handling day-to-day operations of the team. Following the 2010 season, Loomis attempted to find additional investors or buyers of the team, without success. The team sat out the 2011 season. Before the 2011 season ended, Loomis sought to reorganize the CIFL, but when those negotiations broke down, Loomis decided against rejoining the CIFL. There were media reports that the FireHawks, along with several members of the CIFL, were going to form the Stadius Football Association (SFA), to be based in Indianapolis. The SFA was a concept that Loomis originated, but he got no traction with other team owners in his effort to put it together. The new league did not materialize after two teams, Marion and Cincinnati, joined the United Indoor Football League almost as quickly as the press release was floated. Thereafter, the FireHawks did not attempt to re-join the CIFL, nor did it join another league.