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INVADERS
TRIVIA |
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| The
Invaders played in the only tie game in the
history of the USFL, a 17-17 split with the
Baltimore Stars on March 3, 1985. |
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| The
game would turn out to be a preview of the 1985
USFL Championship Game, which was just as close
but ultimately won by the Stars, 28-24. |
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| The
Invaders were not among the teams that would
have carried on had the USFL played in the fall
of 1986. |
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| Despite
being in a market that had recently been
abandoned by an NFL franchise for reasons
unrelated to fan interest, Invaders owners Tad
Taube and A. Alfred Taubman had had enough of
the financial losses involved in operating in
the USFL. |
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| While
the Invaders would merge with the Michigan
Panthers after the 1984 season, initially the
team was to merge with the Oklahoma Outlaws. |
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merger fell through reportedly because of
demands made by Outlaws minority owner (and son
of the majority owner) Bill Tatham, Jr. |
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The
men who would bring pro football back to
the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum:
Jim Joseph (L) and Tad Taube (R).
Initially, Joseph
was to be the team's majority owner, but
when
the USFL's Los Angeles franchise came
available,
the two flipped a coin to decide who would
stay
in Oakland and who would go. Taube
"lost" and
stayed in Oakland, taking control of the
Invaders. |
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Invaders
head coaches John Ralston (1983-84, at
left), and Charlie Sumner (1985). |
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Left
to Right: Invaders chief
signal-callers Fred
Besana (L, 1983-84), and Bobby Hebert
(center,
1985); wideout Anthony Carter (1985,
right). |
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Running
back Art Whittington goes over the top
against the Baltimore Stars in the
1985 USFL Championship Game. |
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