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The Blitz finished in a tie for the Central Division title with the Michigan Panthers. However, the Panthers were awarded the division title after sweeping the Blitz in the regular season, and would go on to become the league's first champions. In the playoffs, the Blitz blew a 21-point lead over the Philadelphia Stars, losing 44–38 in overtime.
On September 20, 1983, Diethrich sold the Blitz to Hoffman for $7.2 million, then bought the Wranglers from Joseph. Hoffman and Diethrich then engineered a swap of assets in which Allen, the Blitz coaching staff and most of the Blitz players moved to Phoenix while most of the Wranglers roster moved to Chicago. Over 100 total players changed hands.
This USFL subcategory is for American football players who played for the Chicago Blitz of the USFL. (1983-1984) (1983-1984) Pages in category "Chicago Blitz players"
On December 20, 1983, he was signed by the Chicago Blitz of the United States Football League. [9] In 1984, he led the league with a 42.5-yard average on 85 punts, including downing 18 punts inside the 20-yard line.
In 1983, Cannavino signed with the Michigan Panthers in the newly formed USFL; he played for the 1983 Panthers team that won the first USFL championship game played in Denver, Colorado. [12] In April 1984, the Panthers traded Cannavino to the Chicago Blitz , also of the USFL, in exchange for an undisclosed draft choice.
He then moved to the USFL and played one season each with the Chicago Blitz (1983) and the Arizona Wranglers (1984). He was an emergency starter for the Bears — against Detroit — in 1984.
He finished his career with the Baltimore Colts (1979-81) before a stint in the USFL, with the Chicago Blitz (1983) and Arizona Wranglers (1984), brought a return to the NFL for one game with the ...
In 1984, the Chicago Blitz and the Arizona Wranglers engineered a swap of assets in which Allen, the Blitz coaching staff and most of the Blitz players moved to Phoenix, while most of the Wranglers roster moved to Chicago, with the exception of Alan Risher, who stayed in Arizona to back up Greg Landry. The agreement allowed the team to move ...