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  • Houston Gamblers Jim Kelly

    Gamblers Team Formation

    The Houston Gamblers were one of six expansion teams in the USFL’s second season. They got a big break when they were able to sign Miami Quarterback Jim Kelly, who despite being picked in the first round of the NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills chose the upstart spring league over a reluctance to play in cold weather. Kelly would ...
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  • Houston Gamblers Media Guide

    Run and Shoot Offense

    Run & Shoot advocate and chief refiner Darell “Mouse” Davis was hired by the progressive Pardee to install the offense as the team’s Offensive Coordinator. (Davis was a former head coach at Portland State University where he developed the St. Louis Cardinals 2 time Pro Bowl QB Neil Lomax.) Led by former Miami Hurricanes QB Jim Kelly (who snubbed the ...
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  • Jim Kelly - Gamblers

    Sold To Trump

    While the Gamblers had been a solid draw the year before, area fans were not about to abandon the Houston Oilers. Attendance dropped by almost 9,000 from 1984. The resulting financial problems were so severe that at one point, the Gamblers had trouble making payroll. They needed an advance from the league just to go to the playoffs. Although owner ...
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    The Re-Formation of the Gamblers

    The Houston Gamblers were one of eight teams that were officially announced as a USFL franchise on The Herd with Colin Cowherd on November 22, 2021. On January 6, 2022, it was announced on The Herd with Colin Cowherd that former NCAA Football Head coach Kevin Sumlin was named the Head coach and General manager of the Gamblers.
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History of the Gamblers

The Houston Gamblers are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. They are one of eight members of the United States Football League (USFL).

They currently play their home games at Protective Stadium and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, which also hosts the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers.

The USFL league announced the 2022 season will be played by the following eight teams Birmingham Stallions, Houston Gamblers, Michigan Panthers, New Jersey Generals, New Orleans Breakers, Philadelphia Stars, Pittsburgh Maulers, and Tampa Bay Bandits. All of these teams were a part of the original league play in the 80s'.





Established
1984

City
Houston

League History
1984 – 1985, 2022 - Present / United States Football League

Team History
1984 – 1985, 2022 - Present / Houston Gamblers

Nickname
Gamblers – Gambling requires three elements to be present: consideration, chance, and prize.

Original USFL Team
No

Championship
USFL Championship 0

Stadium
2022 - Present / Protective Stadium/Legion Field (Birmingham, Alabama)
1984 – 1985 / Houston Astrodome

Owner
2022 - Present / National Spring Football League Enterprises Co, LLC, (Fox Sports)
1985 / Alvin Lubetkin, Dr. Jerry Argovitz, Jay Roulier
1984 / Alvin Lubetkin, Bernard Lerner, Dr. Jerry Argovitz, Fred Gerson

Coaches
2022 - Present / Kevin Summon
1984 – 1985 / Jack Pardee (23 wins – 15 losses)

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Accomplishments
1985 / Division Championship Game (vs Birmingham Stallions 20 – 22)
1984 / Division Championship Game (vs Arizona Wranglers 16 – 17)
Averaged 28,152 in 1983 and 19,120 in 1984 (47,690 seat stadium)

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