Photo Credit: Arena Football League Wiki

By Zane Miller

The first three seasons of the Arena Football League saw the Detroit Drive (pictured above) claim their first two championships in franchise history, while the Denver Dynamite also took their first and only AFL championship.

Pittsburgh Gladiators wide receiver Russell Hairston won the 1987 MVP Award, while Chicago Bruisers quarterback Ben Bennett won the award in 1988 and Detroit Drive wide receiver George LaFrance won it in 1989.