The Oklahoma Thunder are a pro-development American football team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Starting with the 2011 season, the team competes in the Gridiron Developmental Football League, playing in the Midwest-North Division in the GDFL's Impact Conference. Players have included Bacone College alumni, former major college standouts, and former NFL players including Willie Ponder. The team was founded by James "Sonny" Ashford in 2007 and the team's name pre-dates the relocation of the Seattle SuperSonics to Oklahoma City to become the Oklahoma City Thunder. The team's official colors are silver and blue. The team's cheerleaders are known as the Thunder Cats.
From its founding in 2008 through the 2010 season, the Thunder competed in the Central Division of the new World Football League. Team founder Sonny Ashford was also an owner of the new WFL and served as its president. Through these three seasons, the team was undefeated with a 40–0 record and three consecutive league championships. In the GDFL, the team went 9-0 in the 2011 regular season and won 4 consecutive playoff games to win the Impact Conference Championship before losing to the Chambersburg Cardinals in the 2011 GDFL Championship game in Atlanta.
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—M.F.K. Fisher (1908–1992)
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