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BLITZ
TRIVIA |
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| Greg
Landry was among the first players signed by the
Blitz, on August 12, 1982. |
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| Landry
had played 14 years in the NFL prior to coming
to Chicago, spending 11 years with the Detroit
Lions before moving on to the Baltimore Colts. |
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| In
his NFL career, Landry started 102 games,
passing for 15,853 yards and 97 touchdowns. |
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| In
1976, Landry was named the NFL's "Comeback
Player of the Year." |
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| Landry
was the Lions first round draft choice in the
1968 AFL-NFL Draft. |
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| Having
played his college ball at the University of
Massachusetts, Landry's USFL rights initially
were held by the Boston Breakers. |
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| Blitz
chairman/head coach George Allen traded the
rights to four players to Boston in order to get
the opportunity to sign Landry. |
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| Landry
would go on to play for the Blitz in 1983,
moving on to the Arizona Wranglers with most of
his teammates for the 1984 season. |
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| In
1984, Landry led the Wranglers to a 10-8-0
record and the USFL Championship Game. |
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| The
1984 USFL Championship Game would be Landry's
last as a professional. He retired after
the season. |
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| Landry
was born on December 18, 1946 in Nashua, New
Hampshire. |
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Ranked
by yards passing. |
| Player |
Att |
Cmp |
Cmp% |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
| Greg
Landry |
334 |
188 |
56.3 |
2,383 |
16 |
9 |
| Bobby
Scott (Chi/NJ totals) |
374 |
210 |
56.1 |
2,813 |
11 |
19 |
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Ranked
by yards passing. |
| Player |
Att |
Yards |
TD |
| Tim
Spencer |
300 |
1,157 |
6 |
| Kevin
Long |
262 |
1,022 |
12 |
| Mack
Boatner |
45 |
256 |
1 |
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Ranked
by receptions. |
| Player |
Rec |
Yards |
TD |
| Trumaine
Johnson |
81 |
1,322 |
10 |
| Wamon
Buggs |
40 |
493 |
0 |
| Paul
Ricker |
39 |
493 |
5 |
| Tim
Spencer |
38 |
362 |
2 |
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Ranked
by points scored. |
| Player |
XPM |
XPA |
FG |
FGA |
Points |
| Frank
Corral |
37 |
40 |
22 |
41 |
105 |
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Ranked
by punting average. |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg. |
| Frank
Corral |
74 |
2,989 |
40.4 |
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Ranked
by average per return. |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Avg. |
| Lenny
Willis |
54 |
489 |
9.1 |
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Ranked
by average per return. |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Avg. |
| Lenny
Willis |
30 |
626 |
20.9 |
| Jim
Stone |
6 |
102 |
17.0 |
| Doug
Dennison |
4 |
56 |
14.0 |
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Ranked
by interceptions. |
| Player |
INT |
Yards |
Avg. |
| Luther
Bradley |
12 |
167 |
1 |
| Eddie
Brown |
6 |
88 |
1 |
| Ed
Smith |
5 |
8 |
0 |
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Ranked
by sacks. |
| Player |
Sacks |
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| Joe
Ehrmann |
13.5 |
- |
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| Junior
Ah You |
11.5 |
- |
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| Kit
Lathrop |
8.0 |
- |
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