Flashback to March 1983 when the Michigan Panthers visited the Birmingham Stallions in ESPN's first, live American pro football telecast Saturday in Birmingham, the 2 teams meet again in the UFL's first playoff game (3p ET, ABC, ESPN Deportes & ESPN ) More: bit.ly/3xemeb6 | #UFL2024 | ESPN PR

40 years ago on March 6, 1983, the original USFL debuted, including the New Jersey Generals at the L.A. Express. Two former #UGA players were featured in the USFL’s first televised game: Herschel Walker of the Generals and Eddie “Meat Cleaver” Weaver of the Express: | Georgia Bulldogs

Marlon Williams' USFL Championship Game Performance: 105 receiving yds ✅ 1 Touchdown ✅ USFL Champion ✅ | UCF Football

40 years ago, the Baltimore Stars defeated the Oakland Invaders, 28-24, in the USFL Championship Game—the final game the league would ever play. 30 for 30: ‘Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?’ 🎥 | ESPN Originals

🏈On July 17, 1983 Michigan Panthers quarterback Bobby Hebert hit Anthony Carter with a 48-yard touchdown pass with 3:11 left to beat the Philadelphia Stars 24-22 in the inaugural USFL championship in front of 50,906 fans at Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado. Hebert, named the game's MVP, passed for 314 yards and 3 touchdowns. The win gave the the Detroit area its first pro football championship since the Detroit Lions copped the NFL title in 1957. The Stars went on to win the next 2 USFL ti