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PLEASE
NOTE:
Despite a diligent, mind-numbing effort to complete
the initial USFL.INFO site design, time
constraints and the discovery/acquisition of literally thousands
of pieces of new material prevented completion of the
site by its May 11, 2007 launch date. Rather than
delay the launch however, USFL.INFO went
"live" on May 11 to celebrate the 25th
anniversary of the announcement that professional spring
football was on its way.
The remaining areas will be completed over time, and for
sake of convenience those areas currently unfinished are
indicated in parenthesis in the menu below. We
apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and hope
you enjoy the site! |
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23, 2007 -- In the 10 weeks or so since the launch
of USFL.INFO I've hit a wall in terms of the
amount of time I have been able to dedicate to site
updates. While USFL.INFO is a labor of
love, that labor isn't what pays the bills, and
consequently its taken somewhat of a 'back burner'
status. I have received a number of submissions of
material from a variety of sources however, and assuming
that time permits I anticipate finishing some sections
of the site and adding at least some of this new
material in August. |
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May
11, 2007
On this, the silver anniversary of the press conference
at "21" in New York City announcing the launch
of the United States Football League, USFL.INFO
makes its debut on the world wide web.
USFL.INFO will be perhaps the most comprehensive site
ever to tackle the subject of the league that launched
pro football in the springtime. The goals for USFL.INFO
are fairly simple:
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Not
to espouse Donald Trump-like hyperbole, but USFL.INFO
is probably the largest internet web site ever dedicated
to the United States Football League and its colorful
history. But even still, we want to make it larger
by adding your USFL recollections. Whether
you were a player, coach, member of a team front office,
hot dog vendor, or just a fan, we want to hear from you
- and to hear your USFL story!
Please contact
us and tell us your recollections of the USFL.
We'll be glad to add them to the site, or we may ask to
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- To
analyze the USFL as a business venture, studying
where it went wrong, and speculating how it could
have gone right.
- To
provide an in-depth look at the league both on and
off the field.
- To
collect and share first-hand accounts of those
involved in the league, from team owners and
coaches, players, cheerleaders, hot dog vendors -
anyone who was involved in the USFL during its run.
- To
give exclusive access to confidential information
and documents that had been thought lost to history.
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With
these goals in mind, USFL.INFO will forever be a
"work in progress" - never complete until
everything there is to record about the USFL, both on
and off the field, has been recorded and disseminated.
While over a month and several thousand dollars were
spent collecting myriad information on the league in
advance of its launch, the site admittedly has some
omissions in its content. USFL.INFO is
intended to be a collaborative effort, and to that end
I'm eager to add information to the site from
others: first-hand accounts, commentaries, game
reports, images of team or league memorabilia, anything
that will help chronicle the history of the last true
competitor to the National Football League.
To view the information collected thus far, simply use
the links embedded in the graphics at the top of this
and every page of USFL.INFO. Clicking on
the Denver Gold logo, for example, will take you to that
team's section of the site, while you can get
information about the league's 1984 season by clicking
on "The 1984 Season," and so forth.
I encourage you to contact
us should you have something you think is worth
contributing to the USFL.INFO effort, or just to
say hello and give your thoughts on how we can make the
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USFL.INFO
would like to offer an opportunity for United States
Football League alumni, be they players, coaches, front
office personnel, or anyone affiliated with the league's
teams, to participate in our free "Keep In
Touch" service, giving them a chance to re-connect
with teammates or co-workers with whom you may have lost
touch.
The way it works is simple - you contact
us, sending an e-mail with your name and contact
information (mail address, phone number, and/or e-mail
address), and what team you were affiliated with.
From that point until you tell us to stop, every time
someone else from your team signs up, we'll send you an
e-mail to tell you about it, giving you the chance to
contact us again and ask for their contact information.
To ensure that privacy is respected on all sides, we
then ask the new member if they consent to provide the
information. If they do, we send it to you, and
you're back in touch!
This is a service provided free of charge to anyone
connected with the USFL, and since USFL.INFO is a
small operation, you won't be placed on a spam list or
anything... though we might just ask to interview you as
part of our "Share Your Story" series! |
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D.P. McIntire, Site Coordinator
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