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Giants crush Falcons 24-2 in NFC Wildcard

Radio Professor — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:33:05 +0000

Giants crush Falcons 24-2 in NFC Wildcard

Big Blue rushes for 172 yards and Manning throws 3 TD's in 24-2 shutdown over Atlanta! Continue reading →

Dave Lapham

Radio Professor — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 19:03:06 +0000

Dave Lapham was a member of the Cincinnati Bengals before joining the New Jersey Generals in 1984. Lapham joined the Generals because Trump gave the veteran offensive lineman a 10-year guaranteed personal services contract. “I looked at the move as … Continue reading →

Kelvin Bryant

Radio Professor — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 23:15:00 +0000

Kelvin Bryant rushed for more than 100 yards in six of Philadelphia’s eight playoff games as the Stars were 7-1 in the post-season. The Stars ran a ball-control offense that was centered around Bryant. In the 1985 USFL Championship, Bryant … Continue reading →

Gary Anderson

Radio Professor — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:03:22 +0000

A photo of Gary Anderson hangs in coach Steve Spurrier’s office at the University of South Carolina. “He’s one of my favorite players of all-time,” says Spurrier, who brought the Fun and Gun offense to the Tampa Bay Bandits as head coach … Continue reading →

Steve Spurrier

Radio Professor — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 17:34:42 +0000

Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder paid Steve Spurrier $5 million a season to coach his team in 2002. Twenty years earlier, Spurrier was offered only $50,000 to coach the Tampa Bay Bandits of the USFL by owner John Bassett. Bassett … Continue reading →

Reggie White

Radio Professor — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 17:27:05 +0000

Reggie White – Memphis Showboats Reggie White was the greatest defensive player in the USFL, and is considered the greatest defensive lineman in NFL history — recording 198 sacks and making 13 consecutive Pro Bowls. Known as the “Minister of … Continue reading →

Kent Hull

Radio Professor — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 17:14:42 +0000

Kent Hull came out of Mississippi State to the New Jersey Generals in 1983. Hull’s blocking abilities helped RB Herschel Walker gain more than 5,500 yards in his three-year stint in the USFL. In 1986, Hull joined several former USFL … Continue reading →

JIm Kelly

Radio Professor — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 16:19:09 +0000

The USFL’s future was in doubt in the summer of 1986 and Jim Kelly’s professional football career was at a crossroads: He was the property of the New Jersey Generals after the merger with the Houston Gamblers, but the league’s … Continue reading →

Anthony Carter

Radio Professor — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 15:33:17 +0000

Anthony Carter was nothing less than sensational in his three years in the USFL and was spectacular in 11 seasons in the NFL. The man nicknamed “AC,” finished in the Top-10 of Heisman voting three times in his NCAA career … Continue reading →

Herschel Walker

Radio Professor — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 17:21:38 +0000

After winning the Heisman Trophy award in 1983, Herschel Walker came out of the University of Georgia as a junior to sign with the USFL’s New Jersey Generals. This created a stir in pro and college football, because the NFL had … Continue reading →

Ray Bentley

Radio Professor — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 16:58:51 +0000

Ray Bentley came out of Central Michigan and chose to play with the Panthers to be close to his ailing father, Rahn. Most collegiate players signed with USFL teams because the money was better, but Bentley wanted to remain in … Continue reading →

Bart Oates – C for Philadelphia Stars

Radio Professor — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:44:50 +0000

Bart Oates joined the USFL out of BYU to play for the Philadelphia Stars in 1983. Oates got a phone call from the Stars with no knowledge of what the league was about or that they would play in the spring. Bart’s brother, … Continue reading →

Bobby Hebert

Radio Professor — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:30:07 +0000

LB Cokley gives Championship Game MVP Hebert a hug Michigan Panthers Bobby Hebert was known as the “Cajun Cannon” when he came to the USFL’s Michigan Panthers in 1983. “I remember there were 13 quarterbacks when I went to training … Continue reading →