![]() ![]() ![]() However, for the short time we had it, the USFL was as enthralling as it was revolutionary, and the tale of its creation remains one of the craziest stories in sports history. The league sadly failed after its third full season, mainly due to pressures for direct competition with the NFL that were led by notable businessman and eventual “political-job-haver-for-revenge-reasons-only” Donald Trump. In the end, the USFL collapsed under its own weight. The United States Football League (1983-1985) was a bold undertaking of a separate professional football league that could not only keep football fans satisfied with a pro game in the Spring, but could attract new television deals and exciting new player talent. Soon, there was an upstart football league that came to represent an incorporation of all three of these elements. ![]() Tech industry advancements, hostile corporate takeovers, and mountains of sweet sweet cocaine were developing in the hearts, minds, and noses of the general public. In the 1980s, anything and everything was up for grabs. ![]()
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