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Head coach Vaughn Hebron on the cover of a 2001 Trenton Lightning program from the Indoor Professional Football League

Trenton Lightning

The Trenton Lightning were an indoor football team that managed to play just six games during April and May of 2001. The team, coached by former Denver Broncos running back Vaughn Hebron, lost all six of its contests before financial scandals caused the team to disband. Later investigations revealed that Lightning founder Philip Subhan, an American Express Financial Advisor, funded the team with money embezzled from his clients. He was sentenced to 13 years in prison in 2004.

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1999-00 Trenton Shooting Stars program from the International Basketball League

Trenton Shooting Stars

International Basketball League (1999-2001) Born: 1999 – IBL founding franchise Folded: July 2001 First Game: November 26, 1999 (W 107-95 @ Baltimore BayRunners) Last Game: IBL Championships: None Sovereign

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