There are 9 article(s) tagged John DeFilippo:

• August 2024

  • Memphis Showboats head coach will not return in 2025

    After leading the Showboats to a 2-8 record in his one and only season, Memphis and head coach John DeFilippo have parted ways. The team’s general manager is out too.

    By Tim Buckley August 10, 2024

• June 2024

  • Buckley: Survival in Memphis no easy chore for the Showboats

    What will it take for survival in a Memphis market that tends to spit out its minor-league football franchises like pickled pig tongue? 

    By Tim Buckley June 08, 2024

• April 2024

  • Showboats look to fix second-half woes, end losing streak

    The Memphis Showboats have been outscored in the final two quarters of every game played this season by a combined margin of 45 points. 

    By Frank Bonner II April 28, 2024

  • Buckley: Showboats lose. Don’t blame the quirky rules. Embrace the fun.

    The Memphis Showboats dropped their 2024 UFL home opener by one point, after leading for the first 59 minutes against San Antonio.

    By Tim Buckley April 07, 2024

  • Buckley: Showboats are working to earn Memphis’ trust. It’s a tough job

    “We understand the hesitancy to buy in,” Daryl Johnston said as the new UFL’s Showboats, who play in Memphis but practice in Texas, prepare for their home opener.

    By Tim Buckley April 06, 2024

  • Health condition can’t keep Showboats coach from the sideline

    Coach John DeFilippo battles a severe form of arthritis called ankylosing spondylitis, but he’ll be on the sideline Saturday at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium when the Memphis Showboats host the San Antonio Brahmas in their home opener.

    By Frank Bonner II April 05, 2024

• March 2024

  • Showboats kick off new UFL season against familiar foe Houston

    The Houston Roughnecks will play host to the Memphis Showboats for the only conference matchup in Week 1 of the UFL season.

    By Frank Bonner II March 30, 2024

• January 2024

  • How the USFL-XFL merger landed John DeFilippo with Showboats

    Former Breakers coach John DeFilippo accepted the Memphis Showboats head coaching job after New Orleans wasn’t awarded a spot in the new UFL, whose first dispersal draft is Friday.

    By Frank Bonner II January 04, 2024

  • Showboats part of new UFL league

    The Showboats were announced Monday, Jan. 1, as one of eight teams in the United Football League, a newly formed merger of the USFL and XFL spring pro football leagues.

    By Tim Buckley January 01, 2024