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Memphis Showboats

Memphis Showboats

November 27, 2017

The Memphis Showboats were a popular entry that drew strong crowds to the Liberty Bowl in the springtime United States Football League in 1984 and 1985. The Showboats are best remembered today for persuading University of Tennessee star defensive end Reggie White to sign with the USFL rather than enter the 1984 NFL draft. After two seasons with Memphis, White joined the NFL in 1985. He is one of four Pro Football Hall-of-Famer players to begin his career in the USFL, alongside Jim Kelly, Steve Young and Gary Zimmerman.

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1990 Memphis Rockers program from the World Basketball League

Memphis Rockers

August 26, 2012

The Rockers were a minor league basketball team that made a fleeting appearance on the Memphis pro sports scene during the early 1990’s. The team played a summertime schedule in the World Basketball League at the Mid-South Coliseum in 1991 and 1992. Though the Rockers’ lifespan was brief, the club helped position two players – former Memphis State standout Vincent Askew and future New York Knights All-Star John Starks – for lengthy NBA careers during the later 1990’s.

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