Tijuana Ring of Honour
Tijuana is a franchise with a long history of success and our current GM's found it fitting to reward some of the many great alumni by forming a ring of honour. The nominated players were voted on by cuarto de guerra with the rules that a player must be retired from the NSFL to be nominated. The voters were advised to consider both the player's Tijuana career as well as their career afterwards in the NSFL, but it was up to the voters discretion on how they weighted each. There were so many worthy candidates but for our initial induction it was decided to limit to five players, but you can be sure there will be more inducted in the seasons to come. Without further ado here are our amazing inaugural inductees:
Verso L’Alto @nunccoepi Max TPE: 1248
Had a short career in Tijuana but won DSFL TE of the year. Went on to become arguably the best TE the NSFL has seen, 2 time Ultimus winner in Baltimore and inducted into their wing of honour. A player who has been a great coach for Tijuana since retiring and who has had a massive impact on the franchise despite not playing for as long as others.
Brian Mills @PaytonM34 Max TPE: 900+
In his one DSFL season he lead the league in tackles, probably won LBOTY if they had it back then. Won an Ultimus in New Orleans, and was inducted into their team hall of fame. Fifth in NSFL career forced fumbles and ninth in recovered. Has been coach/defensive coordinator of Tijuana since retiring. The Luchadore defensive GM bots were named after him for over 15 seasons.
Adriana Falconi @enigmatic Max TPE: 1213
Our quarterback for the historic Ultimini threepeat from S8 to S10. DSFL Offensive rookie of the year. Three time NSFL Pro Bowler. Fourth in NSFL career passing touchdowns, and fifth in yards. Has the third longest run in NSFL history of 84 yards.
Xavier Flash @Leafs4ever Max TPE: 1134
Two time Ultimini winner in S8 and S9. DSFL MVP and two-time DSFL receiver of the year. DSFL receiving season yardage record holder. After his record breaking career as a Luchadore he became an Ultimus champion with San Jose where he was considered a great team player.
Johnny Slothface @slothfacekilla Max TPE:1021
Won DSFL DPotY and LBotY on the back of a 13 sack, 10 TFL season which was at the time the team record for sacks. Added on waivers in S13 where he was a massive part in the defense that won the Ultimini, he went on to play two more seasons in Tijuana. Played for NOLA before tragically he died and his brother played one season in his honour where he won an Ultimus.
(Big thanks to @ckroyal92 for the jersey graphics)
Donatello McTurtle || CB/OL #72 || Tijuana || New York || S33-S44
Ben Alexander-Arnold || CB/FB #66 || TIJ || AUS/NO || S24-S33
Ben Tu'inukuafe || OL/DE #61 || Tijuana || New Orleans || S15-S24
Tana Keïta || LB #53 || Tijuana Luchadores || NO/OCO || S10-S15
Ardie Savea || RB/TE #26 || New Orleans Second Line || S1 - S10
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