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1999 The Beginning


he San Diego Enforcers originally started in 1999 as an offshoot of the now defunct San Diego "Posse." The Posse initially was a football team comprised of members of the San Diego Sheriff's Department. However in 1997 a National League was formed. In order to be most competitive, Deputies "Big Jim" Armand and Mark Ramirez opened up the Posse roster to all sworn public safety personnel within San Diego County. For 2 years, the Posse participated within the National Public Safety Football League (NPSFL) and is on record as one of the founding teams in the league. In 1999, due to philosophical differences, the San Diego "Enforcers" were started by Kurt Debniak (then a California State Dept. of Corrections Officer). In President Debniak's first year, the new team went 5-0 defeating LAPD for the first time in S.D. County law enforcement football history and won the West Coast Championship of the NPSFL.In 2000, Charles and Vernon Kindred of SDPD took over the team and although the season was a success (2-3), the team struggled to maintain sponsorships. As a result of financial difficulties, the San Diego Enforcers played only one game in 2001 and abruptly ended their season. The team failed to maintain its membership within the NPSFL and disbanded.


2006 A New Beginning


Then Five years later, in the Spring of 2006, former players Greg Ellis (of Escondido PD), Jason Sullivan (S.D. Probation) and Ted Henson ( D.A. Investigator) met at the R. O'Sullivans Irish pub in Escondido (no relation to the current team president) to reminisce over their playing days. The three discussed the numerous veterans that still would like to play football and tossed around the the idea of a team comeback. The following June, Ellis and Sullivan hold an exploratory meeting with 15 former players, coaches and volunteers to determine if there would be a sincere interest in rebuilding the program. At this meeting it is agreed that the San Diego Enforcers will once again participate within the NPSFL. In August of 2006, Greg Ellis suggested that the new team participate on behalf of the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund and to donate ticket sales to this charitable cause. One month later, following a meeting with the NPSFL president, Greg Ellis and Jason Sullivan made the decision to invest in a whole new uniform, launching new colors to reflect and honor the San Diego State University Aztecs. The Black and Red is born.



2008-Present Stronger Than Ever


hen in November of 2006, Shane Lynn (the first ever recipient of the coveted Enforcer Award) arranged a meeting with Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet. Following this meeting the dealership commits to a $5,000 sponsorship. This is the program's first sponsorship and without this initial and early commitment from the dealership, we would never have gotten off the ground. In March of 2007 the San Diego Enforcers played their first game against the United States Marine Corps' All-Star football team and the game was coined the "Hero Bowl" by former Marine and Enforcer volunteer Tom Chandler.