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BLITZ
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buying the Blitz, James Hoffman
spent an enormous amount of money during the
brief four month period he owned the team,
including an extensive "Puttin' on the
Blitz" advertising campaign. The
team's television ad was even aired in the
Chicago area during the airing of Super Bowl
XVIII. |
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| Unfortunately
the team's purchase coupled with the ad campaign
was about all Hoffman was going to spend.
When based on season ticket sales it was evident
that fans would be staying away from Soldier
Field in droves, he threw in the towel. |
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| Depending
on the source, Hoffman either sold his interest
in the Blitz to the team's limited partners, or
the franchise was returned to the league, which
operated the club for the 1984 season, or a
combination of the two. |
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| Hoffman,
unlike most other USFL owners, virtually faded
into oblivion after leaving the Blitz.
There are few if any verifiable public reports
on his actions since his Blitz days. |
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The
men of Chicago Football Club, Inc.,
who were awarded Chicago's first
USFL franchise.
From left to right: Dr. Ted
Diethrich,
George Allen, and Willard (Bill) Harris.
On
September 30, 1984, the group
sold the Blitz to Dr. James F. Hoffman,
then bought the Arizona Wranglers
from Jim Joseph in a pre-arranged
"swap"
of franchises: the '83 Blitz became
the
'84 Wranglers, and vice-versa. |
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Running
back Tim Spencer carrying the
ball against the Denver Gold in 1983. |
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The
two predominate quarterbacks of
the Blitz, Greg Landry (1983) and Vince
Evans (1984). Though leading vastly
different teams in terms of talent level,
they did have one thing in common in
Chicago - playing before lots and lots
of empty seats. |
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