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Teaching An Old Dog New Tricks
Paul Zimmerman
March 14, 1983
Among the things Herschel Walker learned in his losing USFL debut was how to sit on the bench
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March 14, 1983

Teaching An Old Dog New Tricks

Among the things Herschel Walker learned in his losing USFL debut was how to sit on the bench

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"A phone call like that," Boddie said, "would have sold me on the NFL."

L.A. Raiders owner Al Davis, in evaluating the emergence of the USFL, decried the "country club mentality" and " Rip Van Winkle approach" of the NFL. Maybe he has something. For a new league, 40,000 fans per game isn't too bad—for openers.

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