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The Showboats name and branding is based on the original Memphis Showboats of the original United States Football League.On November 15, 2022, it was announced that the Showboats were joining the United States Football League (USFL) to fill the Tampa Bay Bandits' spot after the team announced their hiatus for the 2023 USFL season. [2]
Memphis food manufacturer Logan Young was awarded an expansion franchise for Memphis on July 17, 1983. However, soon after hiring Memphis native and former college coach Pepper Rodgers as head coach and signing a lease to play in the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, he discovered that most of his assets were tied up in a trust fund that he couldn't access.
The 2023 season was the Memphis Showboats' inaugural season in the United States Football League, their first at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, and their first under the head coach/general manager tandem of Todd Haley and Dave Razzano.
The Memphis Showboats will be part of the new United Football League that is the result of the USFL-XFL merger.
As the new United Football League gets ready for its first weekend, there's one thing many of the Memphis Showboats haven't yet experienced: Memphis.
That means the Showboats are 1-1. Memphis is on the road for the next two weeks before returning to Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium on April 28 against the Michigan Panthers.
Despite this seemingly overwhelming show of support, the NFL ignored Memphis' pleas and the Southmen folded. Owner John Bassett filed a lawsuit against the league, but was unsuccessful. In 1984, the original United States Football League added the Memphis Showboats as an expansion team.
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