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Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?

In 1983 the upstart United States Football League (USFL) had the audacity to challenge the almighty NFL. The new league did the unthinkable by playing in the spring and plucked three straight Heisman Trophy winners away from the NFL. The 12-team USFL played before crowds that averaged 25,000, and started off with respectable TV ratings. But with success came expansion and new owners. This included a certain high profile and impatient real estate baron whose vision was at odds with the league's founders. Soon, the USFL was reduced to waging a desperate anti-trust lawsuit against the NFL. This yielded an ironic verdict that effectively forced the league out of business. Now, almost a quarter of a century later, Academy Award-nominated and Peabody Award-winning director Mike Tollin, himself once a chronicler of the league, will showcase the remarkable influence of those three years on football history and attempt to answer the question, "Who Killed the USFL?"

English
  • Originally Aired October 20, 2009
  • Runtime 50 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network ESPN
  • On Other Sites IMDB
  • Created April 12, 2020 by
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Name Type Role
Steve Young Guest Star
Donald Trump Guest Star
Ivana Trump Guest Star
Lee Majors Guest Star
Dan Rather Guest Star
Burt Reynolds Guest Star
Bill Simmons Guest Star
Michael Tollin Director