Here is a unique piece of USFL memorabilia: the first volume and issue of USFL NEWS

If you want to get USFL merchandise and memorabilia then be sure to click the item which interests you the most from the eBay image below:

From Library Journal

The United States Football League began in 1982 with high hopes in lucrative TV contracts, enthusiastic, well-heeled owners, a full 1983 schedule, and predicted fan support. Byrne, the league’s communications director, tells the sad results as the league limped through three spring seasons of falling attendance, waning ABC and ESPN networks ratings, warfare among owners Donald Trump, John Bassett, and others, and failing finances. The Pyrrhic $1 judgment (wit (more…)

Here is a 1987 New York Times review of “The $1 League: The Rise and Fall Of The USFL”:  http://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/15/books/books-of-the-times-071287.html

It is not a favorable review of the book.  Nonetheless at the time you have to remember the New York Times’ influence with its sports section and its affinity for the NFL.  In future posts, items stories mentioned in Jim Byrne’s book will be analyzed.  For now, if you wish to purchase a copy of the book then start your search on Amazon.com by visiting the link below:

The $1 League, The Rise and Fall of the USFL