As part of the ESPN film project 30 for 30, filmmaker Mike Tollin produced a documentary called "Small Potatoes: Who Killed The USFL?" It played a spring/summer schedule in its first three seasons and a traditional autumn/winter schedule was set to commence before league operations ceased. This page lists all 778 USFL players who spent part of their careers in the National Falcons '90-93, Packers '79; Lions '80; Colts Falcons '81, Cards '76-80; Chiefs '80; Bengals '81; While some franchises were primarily seeking veterans, the Michigan Panthers decided to put more emphasis on younger players. With nearly all of its players under contract to the NFL and Canadian Football League, Usher announced the league would stay shuttered in 1987 as well. But the District can be a fickle place. Sources: The Football Encyclopedia, The All-Time United The jury declared the NFL a "duly adjudicated illegal monopoly," and found that the NFL had willfully acquired and maintained monopoly status through predatory tactics. [citation needed]. USFL Teams. This problem has been compounded by minimal promotional and marketing efforts, resulting in season ticket sales below 4,000 at this point. Dixon had been a key player in the expansion of the NFL into New Orleans; the New Orleans Saints began play in 1967.

Offensively, Shively looks to employ a “Bill Walsh-style” passing offense equally mixed with the run. Though he would lead the nation's Division II passers at Northern Colorado in 1979, Knapple went undrafted in 1980 before catching on as a back-up for coach Miller's last Bronco team. Halfway through training camp, the team added a third contributor from the 1980 league champion Raiders in RB Arthur Whittington (5 yrs – OAK/BUF).

You'll also find individual team pages for that season, including the extensive statistics and transactions mentioned above.

Howard Cosell was also a key witness for the USFL.

League Bengals '80; Eagles '81; CFL '83; Jets

Rams '78-79, Bills '74-75; Patriots '75-81; Eagles The first active NFL player to defect to the USFL, White had started 139 consecutive games (1973-82) and stands as the 2nd all-time interceptor among linebackers with 34.

But most of all, this page is dedicated to John Bassett, the late owner of the Tampa Bay Bandits who believed that spring football could succeed. To combat irrelevance, the Express front office made a concerted effort in drafting local stars by selecting six All-Americas and 14 USC seniors in their territorial selections.

The Orlando Renegades were a professional American football team that played in Orlando, Florida, in the United States Football League (USFL) for a single season in 1985. In terms of the individual pages underneath each year, I've spent a lot of time recently reworking the game summaries. American Football Database is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community.

With a foreword by former league official Steve Ehrhart, the book tells the story of the USFL in the words of the players, coaches, owners and administrators who made the league so much fun. The year was 1925. His primary receiving targets expect to be speedster WRs Kevin Williams (1 yr – BAL) and sure-handed WR Kris Haines (3 yrs – WAS/CHI). The Invaders will look to make up for the potential weakness by using Chester to threaten the middle and establishing a consistent running game. Redskins '87-88; Chargers '89, Rams '68-72' Chargers '73-75; With losses of more than $200 million, the league folded before beginning its first fall campaign. The USFL folded after four years yet represented the last major challenge to America’s big four sports leagues—the NFL, National Basketball Association, National Hockey League and Major League Baseball. Though many may consider the inexperience a disadvantage, head coach Jim Stanley sees it as a benefit.“One of the great things about a young team is you can mold your own,” explained Stanley. Cowboys '94-96, Giants '85-93; Rams '93-96; They were again unsuccessful. Carter (3 yrs - KC) and Woodrow Wilson (2 yrs - CFL), will handle the corners. TEAM OVERVIEW:  One of three USFL franchises not based in an NFL city, the Birmingham Stallions have a lot to prove both locally and nationally.

After struggling to lay down roots in Los Angeles, owner Jim Joseph relocated his franchise to Phoenix just three months after the league's initial press conference. The USFL finally received a check for $3.76 in damages in 1990, the additional 76¢ representing interest earned while litigation had continued.

League, USFL Players in the Canadian Football League, Eddie Brown (Browns '74-75; Redskins '75-77; Rams '78-79), Mark Buben (Patriots '79, '81; Browns '82), Allan Clark (Patriots '79-80; Bills '82; Packers '82), Terry Falcon (Patriots '78-79; Giants '80), Dallas Hickman (Redskins '76-81, Colts '81), Trumaine Johnson (Chargers'85-86, Bills '87-88), Bruce Laird (Colts '72-81, Chargers '82-83), Greg Landry (Lions '68-78, Colts '79-81, Bears '84), Kit Lathrop (Broncos '79, Packers '79-80, Chiefs '86, Redskins '87), Aaron Mitchell (Cowboys '79-80, Bucs '81), Lenny Willis (Vikes '76, Saints '77, Bills '77-79), Wilbur Young (Chiefs '71-77, Chargers '78-81, '82, Redskins '81), Jeff Gossett (Chiefs '81-82, Browns '83, 85-87; Oilers '87; Raiders 88-96), Vince Evans (Bears '77-83; Raiders '87, '89-95), Trent Bryant (Redskins '81; Chiefs '82-83, '87), Vagas Ferguson (Raiders '80-82; Oilers '83, Browns '83), Perry Hartnett (Bears '82-83; Packers '87), Glen Hyde (Broncos '76-81, Colts '82; Broncos '85; Seahawks '86; Chiefs '87), Rod Walters (Chiefs '76-80; Dolphins '80; Lions '80), Malcolm Taylor (Oilers '82-83, Oilers '86; Raiders '87-88; Falcons '89), Bruce Thornton (Cowboys '79-81; Cards '82), Kris Haines (Redskins '79; Bears '79-81; Bills '87), Oliver Williams (Colts '85-86; Oilers '87), Joe Federspiel (Saints '72-'80; Colts '81), Don Schwartz (Saints '78-80, Cardinals '81), Wally Pesuit (Falcons '76, Dolphins '77-78, Lions '79-80), Gary Anderson (Lions '77-78; Saints '78, Redskins '80), Gordon Banks (Saints '80-81; Cowboys "85-87), Raymond Chester (Raiders '70-72; Colts 73-77; Raiders '78-81), Cedrick Hardman (49ers '70-79; Raiders '80-81), Mike Livingston (Chiefs '68-79; Vikings '80), Gary Plummer (Chargers '86-93; 49ers '94-97), Ed Taylor (Jets '75-'79; Dolphins '79-'81), Art Whittington (Raiders '78-81; Bills '82), Jerry Wilkinson (Rams '79; Browns '80; 49ers '80), John Sullivan (Packers '86, Chargers '86; 49ers '87), Randy McClanahan (Raiders '77; Bills '78; Raiders '80-82), Jim Leonard (Bucs '80-83; 49ers '85; Chargers '85-86), Lindsey Mason (Raiders '78-81; 49ers '82; Colts '83), Dave Browning (Raiders '78-82; Patriots '83), Morris Bradshaw (Raiders '74-81; Patriots '82), Ron Smith (Rams '78-79; Chargers '80-81; Eagles '81-83), Randy Van Divier (Colts '81; Raiders '82), Anthony Carter (Vikings '85-93, Lions '94-95), Clarence Chapman (Saints '76-80, Bengals '81, Lions '85), Greg Fairchild (Bengals '86-77, Browns '78), Chris Godfrey (Jets '80, Giants '84-87, Seahawks '88), David Greenwood (Bucs '85, Packers '86, Raiders '88), Bobby Hebert (Saints '85-89, '91-92; Falcons '93-96), Herman Weaver (Lions '70-'76; Seahawks '77-'80), John Williams (Cowboys '85, Seahawks '85; Saints '86; Colts '87), Oliver Davis (Brown '77-80; Bengals '81-82), Cleo Miller (Chiefs '74-75; Browns '75-82), Terry Miller (Bills '78-80; Seahawks '81), Tom Moriarty (Falcons '77-79; Steelers '80; Falcons '81), Thom Dornbrook (Steelers '79; Dolphins '80), Ken Dallafior (Chargers '85-88; Lions '89-92), Albert Bentley (Colts '85-91; Steelers '92), Angelo Snipes (Redskins '86, Chargers '86-87; Chiefs '87-89), Steve Wright (Cowboys '81-82; Colts '83-84; Raiders '87-92), Mike Shumann (49ers '78-79; Bucs '80-81; Cards '82-83), Larry Swider (Lions '79; Cards '80; Bucs '81-82), Mike Rozier (Oilers '85-90; Falcons '90-91), Mickey Sutton (CFL '83; Rams '86-88, '90; Packers '89; Bills '89), Jeff Delaney (Rams '80; Lions '81; Bucs '81; Colts '82-83), Jerry Holmes (Jets '80-83, '86-87; Lions '88-89; Packers '90-91), Chuck Correal (Falcons '79-80; Browns '81), Bruce Huther (Cowboys '77-80, '83; Browns '81-82), Don Maggs (Oilers '86-92; Broncos '93-94), Sam Clancy (Seahawks '83; Browns '85-88; Colts '89-93), Eric Schubert (Giants '85; Cards '86; Patriots '87), Loaird McCreary (Dolphins '76-'78; Giants '79), Efren Herrera (Cowboys '74, '76-77; Seahawks '78-81; Bills '82), Doug Williams (Bucs '78-82; Redskins '86-89), Terry Beeson (Seahawks '77-81; 49ers '82), Alvin Powell (Seahawks '87-88; Dolphins '89), Dave Simmons (Packers '79; Lions '80; Colts '82; Bears '83), Mike St. Clair (Browns '76-79; Bengals '80-82), Luis Zendejas (Cowboys '87-88, '89; Eagles '88-89), Gary Anderson (Lions '77-78: Saints '78; Redskins '80), Don Bessillieu (Dolphins '79-81; Cards '82; Raiders '83, '85), Gary Clark (Redskins '85-92; Cards '93-94; Dolphins '95), Joe Costello (Falcons '86-88; Raiders '89), Vaughan Johnson (Saints '86-93; Eagles '94), Aubrey Matthews (Falcons '86-88; Packers '88-89; Lions '90-97), Matt Robinson (Jets '77-79; Broncos '80; Bills '81-82), Van Jakes (Chiefs '83-84; Saints '86-88; Packers '89), Keith Millard (Vikings '85-90; Seahawks '92; Packers '92; Eagles '93), Roy Simmons (Giants '79-81; Redskins '83), J.T.

Dolphins '80; Lions '82, Raiders '70-72; Colts 73-77;

Leading the Bruins to their most wins since 1946, the co-Pac 10 Player of the Year and Rose Bowl MVP will now have the opportunity to guide the same offensive system Campbell used to win five straight Grey Cups in the CFL. In 1984, the league began discussing the possibility of competing head-to-head with the NFL by playing its games in the fall beginning in 1986. This process was adopted from the National Football League, so that the USFL teams could have an equal opportunity to sign eligible players from college.. History.

However, there were franchises in several cities without NFL teams which would later receive them, such as Jacksonville, Florida. But opponents must also be aware of explosive RB Allen Harvin (R – Cincinnati) and the pass-catching prowess of RB David Riley (1 yr – multiple NFL camps).

The USFL had notable successes: three consecutive Heisman Award winners: Georgia running back Herschel Walker and Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie signed with the New Jersey Generals and Nebraska running back Mike Rozier signed with the Pittsburgh Maulers out of college.

'88-89; Lions '90-97, Chargers '74-79; Giants '80-81; The league also inked Jim Kelly, Reggie White, Steve Young and a host of college football's best along with former NFL starters. “The fans here are used to competitive, hard-hitting, exciting and winning football,” explained Sklar. This time around, Bassett has concentrated his efforts on less-expensive, primarily local talent which seems to suit head coach Steve Spurrier just fine.“Our team doesn't have any high priced players and to be quite honest with you, I don't think we need any right now,” stated Spurrier.

TEAM OVERVIEW:  Spring is the season of growth and the Michigan Panthers hope their predominately young roster will do just that and blossom as the football season progresses.

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As a direct result of this decision, the Pittsburgh Maulers folded rather than compete with the Steelers, the sale of the struggling Washington Federals to the Miami ownership group collapsed, the well supported Philadelphia Stars and the New Orleans Breakers had to relocate, and the 1983 champion Michigan Panthers surprised the commissioner with an announcement that they would not be playing in Michigan for the 1985 season. Packers '81, Browns '80; Colts '87-88; Implementing a philosophy of long range planning based on his penchant for developing young players, Jauch laid the foundation for the Edmonton Eskimos epic run of 9 Grey Cup Championship appearances in the last 10 years. Over the next 67 days, Red Grange and the Bears would begin a legendary coast-to-coast 19-game barnstorming tour that brought crowds never before seen at a professional football game. Footage of the games are often shown to represent football. The Stars' most prominent headline this year was the signing of highly-touted RB Kelvin Bryant (R – North Carolina), who rushed for close to 3,500 yards in his career at the University of North Carolina. 1983 United States Football League The 1983 season was the United States Football League's 1st, and 12 teams competed in the league that year.

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