United Football League
A rival to the NFL ? Nah no way!
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Hambrecht, Google exec to form rival to NFL, report says
REUTERS
7:46 a.m. May 30, 2007
CHICAGO – Well-known investment banker Bill Hambrecht and Google Inc. executive Tim Armstrong plan to launch a competitor to the National Football League next summer, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
The leagues – named the United Football League – already boasts billionaire Mark Cuban, who owns the National Basketball Association's Dallas team, among its owners, the paper said.
Hambrecht, Google and Cuban were not immediately available to comment.
The plan is for eight teams to begin preseason games in August 2008, according to the paper. The UFL would be the latest in a series of leagues since the 1970s, including the World Football League and the United States Football League, that have failed to thrive against the NFL.
Hambrecht, the founder of WR Hambrecht + Co., and Armstrong have each pledged $2 million, the paper said.
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I think that their best bet, would be to take all of that money, and try to get the NFL to expand.
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Last edited by John F; 05-31-2007 at 12:20 PM.
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