All three Heisman winners from '83 to '85 played in the USFL.

 

Marcus Dupree signed with the New Orleans Breakers when he was only 19 years old !

 

Anthony Davis played in the USFL, NFL, CFL, WFL, and NCAA.

 

At the conclusion of each ESPN game, the announcers gave out the Mennen MVP award, which awarded $1,000 to the player's college/university of choice.

 

A 1984 game between Houston and San Antonio ended early because the Alamo Stadiukm lights suddenly went out.

 

Donald Trump briefly signed Lawrence Taylor to a "futures contract" that would have gone into effect in 1988.

 

The Wranglers franchise was originally supposed to play in San Diego, but they couldn't play there because they couldn't acquire permission to use Jack Murphy Stadium. After that, plans to move to Los Angeles fell through before they finally landed in Phoenix.