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Arizona Outlaws




  • 1985
  • Arizona Outlaws 1985

    Teaming Up with the Outlaws

    Ultimately, Diethrich agreed to merge the Wranglers with the Outlaws. The merged team was to be known as the Arizona Outlaws and would take the Wranglers’ place at Arizona State University’s Sun Devil Stadium. Initially, the Tatham’s owned 75 percent of the merged team, with Diethrich retaining 25 percent. However, Diethrich quickly decided to get out altogether. Since the Tatham’s ...
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History of the Outlaws

The Arizona Outlaws were a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League in the mid-1980s. They were owned by Fresno banker and real estate magnate William Tatham, Sr., who had briefly owned the Portland Thunder of the World Football League.

During their first season, the team played as the Oklahoma Outlaws. They became the Arizona Outlaws for their second season.





Established
1983

City
Tempe – Oklahoma City – Tempe

League History
1983 – 1986 / United States Football League

Team History
1985 / Arizona Outlaws
1983 – 1984 / Arizona Wranglers
1984 / Oklahoma Outlaws

Nickname
Outlaws – The Outlaws name comes from the gunslingers known as "Outlaws that is from in the Oklahoma region. When the Arizona Wranglers and the Oklahoma Outlaws merged together, the team carry over the Outlaws' nickname from Oklahoma.

Original USFL Team
No

Final USFL Team
Yes

Team’s Final Outlook
The Outlaws were one of eight teams slated to play in 1986. After the Portland Breakers folded while the antitrust trial was still underway, the Outlaws were the only team west of the Mississippi River left in the league.

Championship
USFL Championship 0

Stadium
1983 – 1985 / Sun Devil Stadium

*Oklahoma*
1984 / Skelly Stadium

Owner
1984 – 1986 / William R. Tatham Sr., William R. Tatham Jr.
1984 / Dr. Ted Diethrich
1983 / Jim Joseph

Coaches
1985 / Frank Kush (8 wins – 10 losses)
1984 / Woody Widenhofer (6 wins – 12 losses)
1984 / George Allen (12 wins – 9 losses)
1983 / Doug Shivley (4 wins – 14 losses)

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Accomplishments
Averaged 17,881 fans (40,235 seat stadium)

*Blue is this team’s history

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