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Defensive tackle Kit Lathrop of the Arizona Outlaws on the cover of a 1985 United States Football League program

Arizona Outlaws

The Arizona Outlaws were a pro football team that competed in the third and final season of the United States Football League in the spring of 1985.  The team emerged from the merger of the USFL’s Arizona Wranglers and Oklahoma Outlaws franchises in December 1984.

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Portland Thunder (1975)

The 1975 Portland Thunder were the Rose City’s second and final go-round with the World Football League, a ramshackle mid-70’s start-up that briefly sought to challenge the NFL for top collegiate and veteran stars. The Thunder followed on the feels of the Portland Storm, who played in WFL’s debut season of 1974 before tax problems and bounced checks drove the team out of business. Like the Storm before them, the similarly-named Thunder dressed in green & blue and played at Civic Stadium. The Thunder had a record of 4-7 when the WFL went out of business midway through its second campaign in October 1975.

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Illustration of quarterback Doug Williams on the cover of the 1984 Oklahoma Outlaws media guide from the United States Football League

Oklahoma Outlaws

United States Football League (1984) Born: July 7, 1983 – USFL expansion franchise Died: December 5, 1984 – Merged with Arizona Wranglers First Game: February

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