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BANDITS
TRIVIA |
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| A
native Canadian, John Bassett split time between
residences in Toronto and Sarasota, Florida. |
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| Burt
Reynolds has lived in Florida most of his life,
today residing in Jupiter. |
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| Stephen
Arky was born in St. Louis, but called Miami
home. |
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| Today,
Bandits minority partner (and later Orlando
Renegades owner) Donald Dizney was in the health
care field when he became involved in the USFL. |
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| Despite
having two in-state rivals in 1985, the Bandits
biggest rivalry was against the Birmingham
Stallions. The Stallions prevented the
Bandits from reaching the playoffs in 1983, then
denied them the Southern Division title in 1984. |
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| Upon
awarding Jacksonville a USFL franchise, Bulls
owner Fred Bullard was required to make a
payment to the Bandits for infringing on its
USFL territorial rights. |
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| Bandits
footage is the most frequently used
"generic" football footage in
television commercials today. |
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| The
Bandits territorial schools in 1983 were
Florida, Florida State, Bethune-Cookman, Florida
A&M, and Albany State. |
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