Posted on 10/20/2009 9:30:56 AM PDT by KevinDavis
ESPN's "30 for 30" -- 30 films by 30 noted filmmakers about the biggest, most important, or most-deeply felt events in sports from 1979 to 2009 -- focuses tonight on that giant of professional sports: Donald Trump.
While you might think he's just a guy obsessed with games (as in gaming) or competition (as in "The Apprentice"), he is also the man credited with -- or, more accurately, accused of -- destroying what seemed like the best chance professional football ever had of being the pure fun sport it was intended to be, as opposed to the NFL which players say stands for "No Fun League."
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I used to like the USFL. In Michigan we had the Michigan Panthers, which won the 1983 USFL “Super Bowl.” They were a welcome alternative to the pitiful loser Detroit Lions of the NFL. My favorite Panthers’ players were LB Ray Bentley, QB Bobby Hebert, WR Anthony Carter, DE John Corker and K Novo Bojovic. The USFL had a chance to succeed but tried to get too big, too fast. I believe Trump owned the New Jersey Generals team if my memory serves me.
ESPN is crap.
ESPN is the MSNBC of sports.
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