Q 01/05

Which real-estate developer bought the USFL's New Jersey Generals in 1983 and pushed for fall games?

A) Harry Helmsley

B) Ted Turner

C) Donald Trump

D) George Steinbrenner

Answer · why

C) Donald Trump

Donald Trump argued that playing in the fall would force a merger with the NFL. The owners voted his way in 1984, but the league never played a fall g...

Q 02/05

A jury sided with the USFL in its 1986 antitrust suit against the NFL but awarded what sum in damages?

A) One dollar

B) One thousand dollars

C) One million dollars

D) One billion dollars

Answer · why

A) One dollar

One dollar was the whole award, tripled to three under antitrust law. The league had asked for $567 million to fund its move to the fall and never pla...

Q 03/05

Which Hollywood actor, a former Florida State football player, was a part-owner of the USFL's Tampa Bay Bandits?

A) Clint Eastwood

B) Burt Reynolds

C) Tom Selleck

D) Sylvester Stallone

Answer · why

B) Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds fronted the team's early marketing. Many assumed the name came from his Bandit films, but the managing owner said it came from his daugh...

Q 04/05

Which Mississippi Valley State receiver was the top pick of the 1985 USFL draft but signed with the NFL instead?

A) Andre Reed

B) Jerry Rice

C) Al Toon

D) Eddie Brown

Answer · why

B) Jerry Rice

Jerry Rice chose the San Francisco 49ers, who took him in the first round. Only one of the four top overall picks in USFL draft history ever played in...

Q 05/05

Which BYU quarterback signed a 10-year, $40 million contract with the USFL's Los Angeles Express in 1984?

A) Jim McMahon

B) John Elway

C) Steve Young

D) Dan Marino

Answer · why

C) Steve Young

Steve Young agreed to take the record deal as an annuity paid out over forty years to help the struggling team. The Express collapsed anyway, and he l...