Chicago Blitz Team History
The Chicago Blitz was a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League in the mid-1980s.
Established
1983
City
Chicago
League History
1983 – 1984 United States Football League
Nickname
Blitz – Blitz the QB, a strategy used by a defensive unit in which they will have a player other than a member of the defensive line attempt to pressure the quarterback.
Team History
1983 – 1984 Chicago Blitz
Original USFL Team
Yes
Final USFL Team
No
Team’s Final Outlook
This resulted in one of the most unusual transactions in sports history. Diethrich sold the Blitz to fellow surgeon James Hoffman, then bought the Wranglers from Joseph. Hoffman and Diethrich then engineered a swap of assets in which George Allen, the Blitz coaching staff and most of the Blitz players moved to Phoenix while most of the Wranglers roster moved to Chicago.
Championship
USFL Championship 0
Stadium
1983 – 1984 Soldier Field
Owner
1984 Dr. James Hoffman and United States Football League
1983 Dr. Ted Diethrich
Coaches
1984 Marv Levy (5 wins – 13 losses)
1983 George Allen (12 wins – 7 losses)
Accomplishments
1983 Divisional Championship Game (vs Philadelphia Stars 38 – 44 OT)
Averaged 18,133 in 1983 and 7,455 in 1984 fans (65,720 seat stadium)
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