1983 Hall of Fame Ballot

Quarterbacks

Dale Brown, Oklahoma Outlaws
Eight seasons (1974-81)
38,724 yards passing, 56.8 complete
262 TD, 154 INT, 90.6 QBR
0 All-Pro selections
4,000 or more passing yards every year except 1974
7 TD passes, 588 yards vs. Boston, 1979

Running Backs

Curtis Scott, Arizona Wranglers (RB/WR/KR)
Six seasons (1974-79)
572 rushes, 3,569 yards (6.2 per carry), 18 TDs
348 receptions, 4,613 yards (13.3 average), 39 TDs
128 kickoff returns, 34.0 average, 10 TDs; 127 punt returns, 7.1 average
13,447 career total yards
0 All-Pro selections

Cliff Thomas, Pittsburgh Maulers
Nine seasons (1974-82)
1,837 rushes, 9,889 yards (5.4 per carry), 67 TDs
274 receptions, 2,666 yards (9.7 average), 17 TDs
No. 1 USFL all-time in rushing yardage
No. 2 USFL all-time in rushing TDs
All-Pro 1974, 75, 76

Jason Brooks, Oakland Invaders
Nine seasons (1974-82)
Tampa Bay Bandits, 1982
1,774 rushes, 9,116 yards (5.1 per carry), 40 TDs
368 receptions, 3,637 yards (9.9 average), 22 TDs
No. 2 USFL all-time in rushing yardage
All-Pro 1977

Jaime Giles, Florida Blazers
Nine seasons (1974-82)
1,519 rushes, 7,052 yards (4.6 per carry), 24 TDs
279 receptions, 2,577 yards (9.2 average), 10 TDs
Three 1,000-yard rushing seasons
All-Pro 1979

Offensive Line

Charles Bukowski, RT, Boston Breakers
Five seasons (1974-78)
Arizona Wranglers, 1977-78
6,483 plays, 11 sacks allowed, 2,854 pass blocks, 2,196 run blocks
Pass block 100 rating, run block 100 at retirement
All-Pro 1974, 1976

Edward Jackson, C, Cleveland Thunderbolts
Six seasons (1974-79)
Memphis Showboats, 1979
6,562 plays, 11 sacks allowed, 3,369 pass blocks, 2,811 run blocks
0 All-Pro selections

Wide Receivers

Santiago Smith, Los Angeles Express
Six seasons (1974-79)
413 receptions, 8,345 yards (20.2 average), 79 TDs
52.9 career reception percentage
2,065 receiving yards and 26 TDs in 1976
0 All-Pro selections

Rigoberto Gonzales, Detroit Wheels
Eight seasons (1984-81)
490 receptions, 8,145 yards, 65 TD
59.0 career reception percentage
14 TD receptions in 1979
0 All-Pro selections

Marshall Gibson, San Antonio Gunslingers
Nine seasons (1974-82)
748 receptions, 11,996 yards, 70 TD
56.8 career reception percentage
13 or more TDs three times; two 2,000-yard seasons
No. 2 in USFL all-time receiving yardage
0 All-Pro selections

Robert Zapata, Orlando Renegades
Eight seasons (1974-81)
726 receptions, 11,016 yards, 60 TD
57.0 career reception percentage
No. 5 USFL all-time in reception yardage
10 or more TDs four times
All-Pro 1978

John Ayala, WR, Chicago Blitz
Nine seasons (1974-82)
Portland Storm, 1982
657 receptions, 9,135 yards, 50 TD
62.7 career reception percentage
No. 9 USFL all-time in reception yardage
Six consecutive 1,000-yard seasons, 1974-79
0 All-Pro selections

Gerard Hall, Memphis Showboats
Eight seasons (1974-81)
639 receptions, 10,715 yards, 81 TD
58.1 career receptions percentage
No. 10 USFL all-time in reception yardage
No. 5 USFL all-time in TD receptions
0 All-Pro selections

Defensive Linemen

Juan Frigo, RDE, Detroit Wheels
Seven seasons (1974-80)
172 tackles, 75 sacks, 245 hurries, 1 INT
28 sacks in 1976
All-Pro 1976

Cesar Collins, RDE, Chicago Blitz
Eight seasons (1974-81)
San Jose Sabercats, 1974-76
355 tackles, 79 sacks, 228 hurries, 3 INT
22 sacks in 1981
0 All-Pro selections

Middle Linebackers

James Kelley, Southern California Sun
Seven seasons (1974-80)
663 tackles, 41 sacks, 162 hurries, 6 INT
1,300 or more plays each season 1974-79
All-Pro 1976, 1977, 1978

John Cintron, Shreveport Steamer
Eight seasons (1974-81)
Portland Storm, one season
625 tackles, 39 sacks, 124 hurries, 11 INT
1,100 or more plays each season, 1974-80
League defensive MVP, 1974
All-Pro 1974

Outside Linebackers

Ramon Boldt, New Orleans VooDoo
Eight seasons (1974-81)
578 tackles, 21 sacks, 72 hurries, 16 INT
1,100 or more plays each season 1974-80
All-Pro 1980

Roy Edelman, Boston Breakers
Nine seasons (1974-82)
Tampa Bay Bandits, 1974-75; Portland Storm, 1982
720 tackles, 20 sacks, 105 hurries, 10 INT
1,000 or more plays eight times
No. 12 USFL all-time in tackles (No. 3 among LB)
0 All-Pro selections

Marvin Cash, Honolulu Hawaiians
Nine seasons (1974-82)
502 tackles, 15 sacks, 17 hurries, 14 INT
0 All-Pro selections

Defensive Backs

Edward Alston, CB, Oakland Invaders
Five seasons (1974-78)
Memphis Showboats, 1978
319 tackles, 25 INT, 41.3 catch allowed
33.5 catch allowed in 1975
All-Pro 1974, 1975

Barry Litchford, CB, Florida Blazers
Seven seasons (1974-80)
535 tackles, 29 INT, 42.5 catch allowed
No. 2 overall pick in allocation draft
All-Pro 1977

Monte Cherry, CB, Cleveland Thunderbolts
Eight seasons (1974-81)
526 tackles, 28 INT, 42.7 catch allowed
Cleveland's first-round pick in allocation draft
0 All-Pro selections
Two INT returns for TD in the same game and same season;
(both are league records)

Joseph Daughtry, SS, Honolulu Hawaiians
Eight seasons (1974-81)
765 tackles, 25 INT, 43.1 catch allowed
Club's all-time leader in tackles
USFL No. 5 all-time in tackles
0 All-Pro selections
8 INT in 1976 was No. 2 in league

Robert Newton, CB, New Orleans VooDoo
Nine seasons (1974-82)
627 tackles, 34 INT, 46.3 catch allowed
7 INT in 1974
0 All-Pro selections

Robert Gutierrez, CB, Honolulu Hawaiians
Nine seasons (1974-82)
Orlando Renegades, 1974-75
635 tackles, 40 INT, 44.4 catch allowed
11 INT in 1979
All-Pro 1979

Ralph Johnson, FS, Georgia Force
Nine seasons (1974-82)
Orlando Renegades, 1981; Pittsburgh Maulers, 1982
762 tackles, 14 INT, 48.1 catch allowed
No. 6 USFL all-time in tackles
100-plus tackles in 1978, '79
0 All-Pro selections

Richard Glasgow, CB, Georgia Force
Nine seasons (1974-82)
Memphis Showboats, 1980; Houston Gamblers, 1982
531 tackles, 43 INT, 46.6 catch allowed
No. 8 USFL all-time in INT (No. 1 among retired players)
12 INT in 1977
All-Pro 1977

Keith Bernstein, SS, Jacksonville Bulls
Nine seasons (1974-82)
722 tackles, 15 INT, 47.3 catch allowed
80-plus tackles seven times
No. 11 USFL all-time in tackles
0 All-Pro selections

Brady Kizer, CB, Cleveland Thunderbolts
Nine seasons (1974-82)
457 tackles, 30 INT, 41.7 catch allowed
0 All-Pro selections