Paintball Magazine Paintball Media Magazine April 2019 | Page 109

ALL AMERICANS CLASSIC ROSTER
Frank Connell, Spesh Robinson, Mark Biletnikoff, Tim Jenkins, Jeff Macdonald,
Brice Rhodes, Kevin Rhodes, Hans Semelsberger, Gant MacLellan , Ryan Collette,
Brett Barron, Reeg Allen, Jose Rana, Taylor Kirman
The All Americans formed in 1988 and
throughout the history of the NPPL’s first
incarnation were considered by all to be
one of the “big three” teams in professional
paintball. The All A’s, as they were commonly
called, were a perennial top three team in the
NPPL series rankings and played in the NPPL
ten-man finals more than any other Pro team.
They notched nine NPPL wins in the ten-man
division and actually had a three year streak
where they won every Pro five-man event on
the circuit. They also won the Splat-1 Indoor
Paintball Championships four times and
before the NPPL came into being they won
or placed in the top four in countless Lively,
Skirmish and Euro events.
NXL series title in 1993 and 1994, the first
two years of the league’s existence. The All
Americans roster in its early days featured
legendary players Adam and Billy Gardner,
2E Barber and George Davison as its core.
Later they added such players as the UK’s Phil
Hamm, LD, Chuck Hendsch, Frank Connell,
Spesh Robinson, Todd Hugo, Tim Jenkins
and several players you still see on the circuit
today--guys like Tim Montressor and Ryan
Moorhead.
The classic version of the All Americans for
2019 looks a lot like the second incarnation of
the team with Frank Connell, Spesh Robinson,
Tim Jenkins and a handful of others from
the late 90s and 2000s All Americans/Philly
From 1988 to 2001 the All Americans placed Americans. The team recently finished
first in an incredible 59 tournaments (not second to Tampa Bay Damage at the
all major events), many of them five-man Social Paintball mechanical event and is
events and a handful of “pre-professional” already practicing against teams like the
events. But 59 wins nonetheless. When Florida Annihilators in preparation for the
the NXL formed in 2003 the All Americans ICPL season.
became the Philadelphia Americans, but the
winning didn’t stop. The Americans won the
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