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rsdsharp

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9. He didn't create the USFL. He bought the Generals in their second year.

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #6)

Mon Feb 21, 2022, 03:55 PM

Feb 2022

He did kill it however, by convincing the other owners they needed to play in the fall, and to sue the NFL for “billions.” The judgment was $1.00, which was increased to $3.00 (trebled), leading to the demise of the league.

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