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GENERALS
TRIVIA |
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| The
Generals first-ever game was played against the
Los Angeles Express at the Los Angeles Coliseum. |
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| The
game was the premiere broadcast of the USFL on
ABC. |
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| Herschel
Walker rushed for 65 yards in the game, seeing
limited action. |
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| The
Los Angeles Express would win the game, 20-15. |
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| Though
attendance at the game was over 30,000, those
watching the game on television got the
impression the game was poorly attended, due in
large part to the size of the L.A. Coliseum,
which held well over 90,000 fans when filled. |
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In
his three years in a New Jersey Generals uniform,
Herschel Walker rushed for 5,562 yards on 1,143
carries, scoring 54 touchdowns. He is the
USFL's all-time leading rusher, as well as the
record holder for most rushing yards in a single
game, 233, accrued on April 7, 1985 against the
Houston Gamblers.
Walker was also the USFL's all-time leading
scorer. His 61 touchdowns were combined with
a pair of two-point conversions, giving him 370
career points, beating out Philadelphia/Baltimore
Stars kicker David Trout for the top spot.
Trout scored 354 points in his three years in the
league.
Linebacker Jim LeClair earned a slot on the All-USFL
team following the 1984 season.
Center Kent Hull, RB Herschel Walker and CB Kerry
Justin each made the All-USFL team for 1985.
The Generals called the University of Central
Florida as their 1983 training camp home.
The Generals could be heard locally on WOR-AM 710
in New York, with Charlie Steiner (later of ESPN
and YES fame) doing play by play, and Dave Herman
and Robert Casciola teaming up on color
commentary.
Generals tickets were priced at $10.00 and $12.50,
respectively.
The administrative offices of the Generals were
located at 3 Empire Boulevard in South Hackensack,
New Jersey. Unlike the NFL's Giants and
Jets, the Generals were exclusively a New Jersey
team in that it both played and had its offices in
the state. |
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