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1983 New Jersey Generals Season
From the beginning, USFL founder David Dixon placed a premium on putting a team in the New York area. Initially, Donald Trump was tapped to own the team. However, he backed out after paying an initial installment on the franchise fee, hoping instead to buy the struggling Baltimore Colts of the NFL. Needing a credible owner with the means to front a team in the nation's biggest market, Dixon persuaded Oklahoma oil magnate J. Walter Duncan to step in. Duncan had originally been slated to own the USFL's Chicago franchise, as he'd grown up in Chicago. However, he readily agreed to shift to New York. Duncan took on former New England Patriots coach Chuck Fairbanks as a minority partner; Duncan knew Fairbanks from his days as head coach at the University of Oklahoma. Fairbanks also served as general manager and head coach. They initially had an uphill battle to get a lease at Giants Stadium, but were able to obtain one on condition that they brand their team as "New Jersey" rather th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Fairbanks
Charles Leo Fairbanks (June 10, 1933 – April 2, 2013) was a football coach who was a head coach at the high school, college and professional levels. He served as the head coach at the University of Oklahoma from 1967 to 1972 and at the University of Colorado from 1979 to 1981, compiling a career college record of . Fairbanks was also the head coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL) from 1973 to 1978, amassing a record of , and for the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL) in 1983, tallying a mark of 6–12. Early career Born in Detroit, Michigan, Fairbanks graduated from Charlevoix High School in 1951 and Michigan State University in 1955, following three years of varsity football with the Spartans under head coaches Biggie Munn and Duffy Daugherty. That fall, he began the first of three years as head coach of Ishpeming High School in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. College assistant In 1958, he accepted an assistant coachi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Buffington
Richard B. Buffington (born April 16, 1945) is an American former football player and coach. After briefly playing college football at BYU, he played for 17–19 different minor league teams in several leagues. He became a coach afterwards, beginning in 1968 with Bristol Community College. Buffington was a scout and assistant coach in the National Football League (NFL) in the late 1970s, and was an administrator and coach in the United States Football League (USFL) from 1982 to 1984. From 1988 to 2000, Buffington was a coach for several teams in the Arena Football League (AFL), including serving as head coach for the Albany Firebirds (1990–1993), Connecticut Coyotes (1995), Charlotte Rage (1996), and Florida Bobcats (1998, 2000). He also coached the New Haven Ninjas (2002) and Albany Conquest (2004) in AF2, the New England Surge (2007) in the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL), and the Boston Blaze (2017) in the Can-Am Indoor Football League. Early life and playing care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Naylor (American Football)
Frank Naylor was a football player in the United States Football League for the New Jersey Generals. He played at the collegiate level at Rutgers University. Early years Naylor was born Frank John Naylor on January 25, 1959, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. College career He played center at Rutgers University and graduated with a degree in communications. In 1981, his senior year, he was named AP All-East and was selected as the team MVP. NFL Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks drafted Naylor in the twelfth round of the 1982 NFL Draft. The Seahawks later released him on August 17, 1982. USFL New Jersey Generals Naylor signed with the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League The United States Football League (USFL) was a professional American football league that played for three seasons, 1983 through 1985. The league played a spring/summer schedule in each of its active seasons. The 1986 season was scheduled to be ... on November 24, 1982, and played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Murtha
Gregory Thomas Murtha (born April 23, 1957) is a former American football tackle. He played for the Baltimore Colts in 1982 and for the New Jersey Generals The New Jersey Generals were a franchise of the United States Football League (USFL) established in 1982 to begin play in the spring and summer of 1983. The team played three seasons from 1983 to 1985, winning 31 regular season games and losing ... from 1983 to 1984. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Murtha, Greg 1957 births Living people Players of American football from Minneapolis American football tackles Minnesota Golden Gophers football players Baltimore Colts players New Jersey Generals players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Millard
Bryan Millard (born December 2, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the United States Football League (USFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns. He began his pro career with the USFL's New Jersey Generals. From 1984 until 1991, Millard played primarily at offensive guard for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks. Career Millard started in 1981 and 1982 for UT-Austin, helping the Longhorns compile two consecutive second-place finishes in the Southwest Conference. In 1981, Millard's team won the Cotton Bowl Classic and received a #2 national ranking in the final AP Poll. His 1982 team lost the Sun Bowl and ranked #17 in the final AP Poll, but Millard won recognition as a first-team all-conference tackle. Millard went undrafted by the NFL in 1983, but the New Jersey Generals of the USFL drafted him in the 12th round. As a rookie, Millard helped Herschel Walker run for 1,812 yards, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent Hull
James Kent Hull (January 13, 1961 – October 18, 2011) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League and United States Football League, more precisely a center for the New Jersey Generals of the USFL and Buffalo Bills of the NFL. Mississippi State University Born in Greenwood, Mississippi, Hull attended Greenwood High School and then Mississippi State University. At Mississippi State, Hull earned four football letters as the Bulldogs' center from 1979 to 1982 before going on to star first in the USFL then in the NFL. New Jersey Generals Hull was the starting center for the Generals from 1983 to 1985 where he blocked for Herschel Walker all three years of the team's existence. Walker broke the pro football record for rushing yards in a single season with 2,411 in 1985 with the Generals – Hull was a key cog in their attack all three seasons together. Buffalo Bills As a rookie for the Buffalo Bills in 1986, Hull immediately became their start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Bowers (American Football)
Samuel Tyrone Bowers (born December 22, 1957) is a former American football tight end who played one season with the Chicago Bears strike team of the National Football League in 1987. He first enrolled at Westchester Community College before transferring to Tennessee State University and lastly Fordham University. He attended White Plains Senior High School in White Plains, New York. Bowers was also a member of the Toronto Argonauts and New Jersey Generals The New Jersey Generals were a franchise of the United States Football League (USFL) established in 1982 to begin play in the spring and summer of 1983. The team played three seasons from 1983 to 1985, winning 31 regular season games and losing .... He was the Generals' all-time leader in receiving yards with 1,739. References External linksJust Sports Stats {{DEFAULTSORT:Bowers, Sam Living people 1957 births Players of American football from New York (state) American football tight ends African-American players of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Tullis
Walter Henry Tullis (born April 12, 1953) is a former wide receiver in the National Football League. He was drafted in the twelfth round of the 1976 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins and later played two seasons with the Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. It .... References People from Americus, Georgia Green Bay Packers players New Jersey Generals players American football wide receivers Delaware State Hornets football players 1953 births Living people Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state) {{widereceiver-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Friede
Michael Gordon Friede (born September 22, 1957) is a former American football wide receiver who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions and New York Giants. He was drafted by the Lions in the third round of the 1980 NFL Draft. He first enrolled at Garden City Community College before transferring to Indiana University Bloomington. Friede attended Goodland High School in Goodland, Kansas. He was also a member of the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League The United States Football League (USFL) was a professional American football league that played for three seasons, 1983 through 1985. The league played a spring/summer schedule in each of its active seasons. The 1986 season was scheduled to be .... References External linksJust Sports Stats {{DEFAULTSORT:Friede, Mike Living people 1957 births Players of American football from Montana American football wide receivers Garden City Broncbusters football players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Brodsky
Larry Brodsky (born January 19, 1960) is a former American football wide receiver in the United States Football League (USFL) for the New Jersey Generals and Tampa Bay Bandits. He played college football at the University of Miami. Early years Brodsky attended Hialeah Miami Lakes High School, Hialeah Miami Lakes high School. He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Miami. He finished his college career with 100 catches for 1,696 yards and 9 touchdowns, ranking fifth on the school's All-time receiving list. Professional career He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL) in the 10th round of the 1982 NFL Draft, but never appeared in a regular season NFL game. He signed and instead played for the New Jersey Generals and Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League (USFL). In his third and final USFL season, he amassed 1,071 receiving yards and seven touchdowns. Personal life His father Joe Brodsky, was a coach in coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwight Sullivan
Dwight Dewitt Sullivan (born April 24, 1959) is a former American football fullback in the United States Football League (USFL) for the New Jersey Generals. He played college football at North Carolina State University. Early years Sullivan attended Hillside High School (Durham, North Carolina), Hillside High School, where he practiced football and track & field. He accepted a football scholarship from North Carolina State University, where he played as a running back and fullback. As a junior in 1979, he helped the Wolfpack win the Atlantic Coast Conference, ACC football championship, leading the team with 150 carries for 665 rushing yards (4.4-yard avg.) and 6 rushing touchdowns, starting in the team's veer, twin-veer offense. He had 131 rushing yards against East Carolina University and 119 rushing yards against Duke University. In 1980, he missed most of the season (only played in 2 games) with an ankle injury and was Redshirt (college sports), redshirted. As a fifth-year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Lott
Thomas Willie Lott Jr. (born August 1, 1957) is an American former college and professional American football, football player who was a running back and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL) and United States Football League (USFL). Lott played college football at Oklahoma Sooners football, Oklahoma, where he was a quarterback. He played two professional seasons, one each in the NFL for the St. Louis Cardinals and the USFL for the New Jersey Generals, where he enjoyed a successful season returning kickoffs for the Generals, totaling over 1,100 yards. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lott, Thomas 1957 births Living people Players of American football from San Antonio American football running backs American football quarterbacks Oklahoma Sooners football players St. Louis Cardinals (football) players New Jersey Generals players John Jay High School (San Antonio) alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |