United States Football League (1983-1985)
March 8, 2025
Formed: May 11, 1982 Ceased: August 4, 1986 (Suspended Operations) First Games: March 6, 1983 Last Game: July 14, 1985 Seasons: 3 States: 17 including
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Colorado Flames
November 2, 2013
Denver lost its NHL hockey team when the Colorado Rockies were sold and shipped east to become the New Jersey Devils in May of 1982. Two months later, Denver car dealer Douglas Spedding stepped into the pro hockey void, entering the Colorado Flames expansion team into the minor Central Hockey League. The Flames would serve as a farm club for the NHL’s Calgary Flames. They would play at McNichols Arena, the same building just abandoned by the Rockies.
Denver Gold
August 28, 2011
The Denver Gold were – at first – a hugely popular spring football entry in the United States Football League. Debuting in 1983 with ex-Broncos head coach Red Miller at the helm, the Gold led the USFL in attendance, regularly drawing crowds of over 40,000 to Mile High Stadium. The team’s popularity waned during the next two seasons thanks to mediocre performance on the field and an ill-advised effort orchestrated by New Jersey Generals owner Donald Trump to shift the USFL schedule to a fall season that would compete head-to-head with the NFL. Read more…