United States Football League on the radio
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[edit] Local coverage
[edit] 1983
| Team | Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | Flagship station |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Ray Scott | John Moynihan | KOY-AM[1] |
| Birmingham | Jim Fyffe | Herb Winches and Dick James | WAPI-AM[2] |
| Boston | Gil Santos | Gino Cappelletti | WBZ-AM[3] |
| Chicago | Bill Berg | Doug Buffone | WCFL [4] |
| Denver | Mike Nolan | Irv Brown and Ben Martin | KLZ-AM |
| Los Angeles | Tom Kelly | Rich Marotta | KNX-AM[5] |
| Michigan | Bob Sherman | WXYZ-AM | |
| New Jersey | Charlie Steiner | Dave Herman and Robert Casciola | WOR-AM[6] |
| Oakland | Joe Starkey | Lee Grosscup and Bob Murphy | KGO-AM[7] |
| Philadelphia | Harry Donahue | Vince Papale | WFIL-AM |
| Tampa Bay | Gene Deckerhoff[8] | Vic Prinzi | WFLA-AM[9] |
| Washington |
[edit] 1984
| Team | Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | Flagship station |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Ray Scott | Bob Buck | KOY |
| Birmingham | Jim Fyffe | Herb Winches and Dick James | WAPI |
| Chicago | Duane Dow | Jim Grabowski | WAIT |
| Denver | Mike Nolan | Ben Martin | KLZ |
| Houston | John Greer | Ed Biles and Bob Fiscella | KRBE-FM |
| Jacksonville | Larry Munson | Glenn Fisher | WIVY-FM |
| Los Angeles | Tom Kelly | Kermit Alexander | KLAC |
| Memphis | Lindsey Nelson | Gary Wyant and Mike Lawhead | WHBQ |
| Michigan | Bob Sherman | Dan Follis | WXYZ |
| New Jersey | Charlie Steiner | Dave Herman and Robert Casciola | WOR |
| New Orleans | WNOE-FM | ||
| Oakland | Joe Starkey | Bob Lee and Bob Murphy | KGO |
| Oklahoma | Jerry Webber | Jack Nixon | KRMG |
| Philadelphia | Harry Donahue | Vince Papale | WSNI |
| Pittsburgh | Sam Nover | Jack Ham | WAMO-FM |
| San Antonio | |||
| Tampa Bay | Gene Deckerhoff | Vic Prinzi | WFLA |
| Washington | WMAL |
[edit] 1985
| Team | Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | Flagship station |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Gary Bender | John Moynihan | KJJJ-FM |
| Balitmore | Scott Garceau | Tom Matte | WCAO |
| Birmingham | Jim Fyffe | Herb Winches and Dick James | WAPI |
| Denver | Mike Nolan | Irv Brown | KLZ |
| Houston | John Greer | Ed Biles | KRBE-FM |
| Jacksonville | |||
| Los Angeles | Tom Kelly | Rich Marotta | KNX |
| Memphis | |||
| New Jersey | Charlie Steiner | Dave Herman and Robert Casciola | WOR |
| Oakland | Joe Starkey | KGO | |
| Orlando | David Steele | Tom Korun and Sam Behr | WKIS |
| Portland | Ray Scott | Greg Barton | KEX |
| San Antonio | |||
| Tampa Bay | Gene Deckerhoff | Vic Prinzi | WFLA |
[edit] National coverage
On December 9, 1982, the USFL and ABC Radio Networks[10][11] jointly announced that ABC would do 39 national broadcasts of USFL games, including two playoff games and the league's championship game. ABC agreed to cover two games per week during regular season. Fred Manfra served as one of the commentators for ABC Radio's USFL coverage.
[edit] References
- ^ The Wranglers could be heard on KOY-AM 570 in the Phoenix area.
- ^ The Stallions could be heard in Birmingham on WAPI-AM
- ^ In Boston, Breakers games were aired on WBZ radio, with Gil Santos doing play by play and Gino Cappelletti doing color commentary.
- ^ NewspaperARCHIVE.com - Search old newspaper articles online
- ^ Express games could be heard locally on KNX-AM 1070, Los Angeles
- ^ 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.
- ^ The Oakland Invaders could be heard locally in the Oakland area on KGO radio. Joe Starkey, Lee Grosscup and Bob Murphy provided the action via the "Invaders Radio Network," which included KFBK in Sacramento and KJOY in Stockton, California.
- ^ Deckerhoff even handled play-by-play for the Tampa Bay Bandits of the USFL in the mid-80s and is a former sports director at WCTV-TV in Tallahassee.
- ^ The Bandits could be heard locally on WFLA-AM 970, and pre-season games were broadcast on WTOG, Channel 44.
- ^ December 9, 1982: USFL and ABC Radio Networks jointly announce that ABC will do 39 national broadcasts of USFL games, including two playoff games and the league's championship game. ABC agrees to cover two games per week during regular season.
- ^ ABC held the exclusive network radio rights for the USFL's first two years of play at a cost of $1.25 million ("Riding Gain," Dec. 13, 1982). ABC still remains the most interested in USFL, said Simmons.
[edit] Sources
| United States Football League Coaches | Players | Radio coverage | Seasons | Television coverage | Venues |
| Arizona Wranglers (1983-84) | Birmingham Stallions (1983-85) | Boston/New Orleans/Portland Breakers (1983-85) | Chicago Blitz (1983-84) | Denver Gold (1983-85) | Los Angeles Express (1983-85) | Michigan Panthers (1983-84) | New Jersey Generals (1983-85) | Oakland Invaders (1983-85) | Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars (1983-85) | Tampa Bay Bandits (1983-85) | Washington Federals/Orlando Renegades (1983-85) | Houston Gamblers (1984-85) | Jacksonville Bulls (1984-85) | Memphis Showboats (1984-85) | Oklahoma/Arizona Outlaws (1984-85) | Pittsburgh Maulers (1984) | San Antonio Gunslingers (1984-85) |
