Tournament Teams

Who are the Boston Brawlers, Boston Bulldogs, Boston Hancocks, and Boston Longfellows?

The Boston Hancocks, Boston Bulldogs, Boston Brawlers, and Boston Longfellows are tournament teams made up of players of Boston’s FLAG Flag Football League. Each year, these teams play in the annual Gay Bowl. FLAG Flag Football works to foster and augment the self-respect of members of the LGBTQ community through the positive enjoyment of flag football and other community activities.

Boston is one of 24 cities from across the country that make up the National Gay Flag Football League, (NGFFL). Other member cities include: Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, Detroit, Hawaii, Houston, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, South Florida, Toronto and Washington DC.  The Gay Bowl is governed by the NGFFL Board of Directors.

National Tournaments:

• Sin City Shootout (Las Vegas) – January 17-20, 2019
• The Aloha Classic (Honolulu) – February 15-17, 2019
• Florida Sunshine Cup (Ft. Lauderdale) – February 16-17, 2019
• Pride Bowl XI (Chicago) – June 21-24, 2019
• Gay Bowl XIX (New York City) – October 10-13, 2019