![]() ![]() The idea was a great one." But thanks in part to an egotistical New York real estate developer (you get three guesses), the league died in 1985.įootball for a Buck tells the league's story in all its doomed glory. "The idea was a good one," Jeff Pearlman writes in his endlessly fascinating history of the league, Football for a Buck. But it's good news for football fans, who have had to endure seven long, gridiron-free months.įor three years in the mid-1980s, sports fans could enjoy football in the Spring, thanks to the United States Football League - which featured colorful players and uniforms, and put an emphasis on fun. ![]() The end of the summer is bad news for students, teachers and masochists who enjoy feeling like they're literally on fire whenever the sun is out. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Football for a Buck Subtitle The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL Author Jeff Pearlman ![]()
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