If you enjoyed the football helmets and helmet decals of the 1980’s USFL, this link may be of interest:

• https://sites.google.com/site/remembertheusfl/helmets

It gives some very specific differences between helmet variations for the United States Football League teams.  Some of the differences are pretty subtle; and they were not instantly recognized by the fans of the day.

A 1987 video called Pro Football Funnies was a 30 minute video which featured bloopers from the USFL’s 3 years of play. Here is the link to part 1 of the 3 YouTube videos:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU7VRwO0cBE

If you want to buy the actual VHS tape which, obviously, has much better quality then you can order new or used copies here:

• http://www.amazon.com/Pro-Football-Funnies-Sports-Pages/dp/6300230252

A few months ago, someone uploaded the entire 1983 USFL Championship game to YouTube.  If you are interested in the game then you can visit the link here:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu6jWkVPd3o

For those of you who like discussions around “What If” topics, here is one which covers what could have happened if the USFL had started with 8 teams instead of 12 and a few other topics around the league’s origination:

• http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=176579

BleacherReport.com had a “remember the USFL players” type of feature article/slideshow.  There is some interesting post-career information on some of the players:

• http://bleacherreport.com/articles/296663-usfl-supplemental-draft-quiz

This is an interesting resource as it lists the 1984 USFL-NFL supplemental draft picks:

• http://drafthistory.com/supplemental/supplemental-1984.html

That is an impressive first round as at least a dozen players saw action in the NFL during the mid-1980’s and beyond.

This is a pretty intense article from the vault of SI about the jury trial verdict in 1986 between the USFL and the NFL:

• http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1065099/1/index.htm

There are quotes from Paul Brown, NFL attorney Frank Rothman, Joe Robbie, and it even mentions Al Gore as wanting a team in Memphis in this article.  In all it was a helpful article to understand some of the ramifications on the pro football industry as a result of the jury’s verdict and damages punishment.

If you enjoy old photos of the USFL, then here is a great page which should bring back some fun memories:

• http://www.oursportscentral.com/usfl/picsarch.php

Here is a fun article written in 2006 commemorating the 2oth year of the fall of the USFL:

• http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=pearlman/061205

Here is an article from the Houston Chronicle about the 25 year reunion of the Houston Gamblers of the USFL:

• http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/fb/texansfront/7050200.html

The article has some great stories, especially how the team believes that it would have beaten the Houston Oilers of the NFL during the same era.  Jerry Argovitz, part owner of the Gamblers, was quoted as saying that he made a bet with Bud Adams to donate money to the winning team’s owner’s charity of choice.

Enjoy the article as it will give you insight as to how the players felt about their experiences as pro football players