The San Antonio Matadors were a professional football team that played in the

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(SFL) in 2000.Associated Press story on SFL
/ref> The Matadors were undefeated before the league decided to cease operations. The Matadors were named co-SFL Champions along with the

Houston Marshals The Houston Marshals were a professional football team based in Houston, Texas that played in the Spring Football League in 2000. The Marshals were coached by former Denver Broncos player Ray Woodard. They played their home games at Robertson St ...

. The Head Coach for the Matadors was Brian Wiggins and the Director of Football Operations was Mark Ricker. The team operated in

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, and home games were played at

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. Matador players of note: * Keith Rucker DL (Cincinnati Bengals, Arizona Cardinals, Kansas City Chiefs) * Ricky Powers RB (Michigan, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens) * Ronald Humphrey RB (Indianapolis Colts) *Errick Herrin LB (USC, Dallas Cowboys, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos) *Johnny Johnson QB (Illinois, Detroit Lions) *Brandon Harrison WR (Illinois, San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles) Orange bowl sfl

The San Antonio Matadors Cheerleaders were under the direction of Cynthia Trinidad, former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader and

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Dancer.

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Clips of the San Antonio Matadors vs the Miami Tropics
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San Antonio Matadors Cheerleaders
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