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From the archives: Jeff Pearlman, author of "Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL." By the way, Donald Trump figures in this story.

Hello Old Sports is part of the https://sportshistorynetwork.com/ (Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear). EPISODE SUMMARY What do Donald Trump, Branch Rickey, Red Grange, Vince McMahon, Burt Reynolds, Gene Tunney, and Babe Ruth's agent have in common? They've all been involved in professional football leagues that rivaled the NFL. Learn more in this episode! We also delve into the NFL's many rounds of expansion that made the league what it is today. Books to complement this episode: https://www.amazon.com/Red-Grange-Legacy-First-Superstar/dp/1538101947/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ZU43QTC4RCDH&keywords=Red+Grange&qid=1663990943&s=books&sprefix=red+grange%2Cstripbooks%2C73&sr=1-1 (Red Grange: The Life and Legacy of the NFL's First Superstar) https://www.amazon.com/League-Rivals-Created-Launched-Sports/dp/1541618645/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1KF7T8C6K3EJY&keywords=the+league&qid=1663991034&s=books&sprefix=the+league%2Cstripbooks%2C74&sr=1-1 (The League: How Five Rivals Created the NFL and Launched a Sports Empire) https://www.amazon.com/Americas-Game-Football-Captured-Nation/dp/0375725067 (America's Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured a Nation) https://www.amazon.com/Best-Show-Football-1946-1955-Browns-Pro-ebook/dp/B004C04ES8/ref=sr_1_12?crid=BR2ES5QWDJPG&keywords=cleveland+browns&qid=1663991325&s=books&sprefix=cleveland+browns%2Cstripbooks%2C63&sr=1-12 (The Best Show in Football: The 1946-1955 Browns) https://www.amazon.com/Best-Show-Football-1946-1955-Browns-Pro-ebook/dp/B004C04ES8/ref=sr_1_12?crid=BR2ES5QWDJPG&keywords=cleveland+browns&qid=1663991325&s=books&sprefix=cleveland+browns%2Cstripbooks%2C63&sr=1-12 (Ten-Gallon War: The NFL's Cowboys, the AFL's Texans, and the Feud for Dallas's Pro Football Future) https://www.amazon.com/Shula-Mark-Ribowsky-audiobook/dp/B07WK8B3G5/ref=sr_1_6?crid=31JSWWON4YPCJ&keywords=don+shula&qid=1663991510&s=books&sprefix=don+shula%2Cstripbooks%2C64&sr=1-6 (Shula: The Coach of the NFL's Greatest Generation) https://www.amazon.com/Football-Buck-Crazy-Crazier-Demise/dp/0544454383/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1663991626&sr=1-1 (Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL) Contact the show at HelloOldSports@gmail.com and find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/HelloOldSports (www.facebook.com/HelloOldSports)

FOX Sports has officially announced the 2022 USFL launch and we have all the latest details including USFL league ownership, management and more. Prolific USFL author Jeff Pearlman joins us to break down the announcement and to give his thoughts and expertise as someone who documented the original USFL through his book - “Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL”. We break down the FOX Sports USFL press release and go through the latest additional rumors and questions involving the USFL and when we might have those answers.We then preview/break down week 16 of the CFL season with Dave Dawson of Sports Spectrum and Aaron Korolnek of TSN Edge and TSN 1050 Toronto. How will the Toronto Argonauts fare heading into the East Division Finals? What more can be done by the BC Lions to get some growth out of this season? Are the Winnipeg Blue Bombers truly unstoppable? we tackle all of these questions and more in regards to the 2021 CFL season.Aaron Korolnek also shares some insights into sports betting, CFL fantasy football and how the CFL league offices need to harness those new ways of thinking to help propel the CFL into growth in a new generation of fans.The XFL is in the news as well, with both Taylor Heinicke and PJ Walker seeing starts for the Washington Football Team and the Carolina Panthers. We discuss the XFL's plan to be “different” in 2023 compared to 2020 and whether or not an eventual partnership with the NFL makes sense. Fenway Sports Management is also back in the news with the rumored acquisition of the Pittsburg Penguins and we chat a little Fan Controlled Football thin-skinnedness.

  Show Notes and Links to Jeff Pearlman's Work On Episode 33,Pete is honored to speak with sportswriter Jeff Pearlman. Jeff is the New York Times best-selling author of nine books, including 2020s Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaw, Phil and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty. He has written for Sports Illustrated as a senior writer, ESPN.com as a columnist and  for Newsday as a staff writer. He contributes to Bleacher Report and CNN.com, and blogs regularly at www.jeffpearlman.com. He hosts the informative podcast "Two Writers Slingin' Yang." Pete and Jeff talk about a range of subjects from Jeff's early days of reading sports page-turners, chill-inducing texts and inspiring writers, his days at Sports Illustrated, some incredible anecdotes from Jeff's writing days, Bo Jackson, Kobe, Magic, Barry Bonds, Shaq, J.R. Rider and many more standout athletes, Tupac, Donald Trump and the USFL, and much more.   Buy Three Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty Jeff Pearlman's Amazon Page Two Writers Slinging Yang Excerpt from Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL.  Excerpt from Three-Ring Circus, via ESPN.com Authors/Books Mentioned and Allusions Referenced During the Episode:   Jeff Pearlman talks about his early days of being a bibliophile and an avid reader of the newspaper and how this early reading was an antidote for parochialism-at around 2:30   Jeff talks about the importance of Zander Hollander's annual sport journals and their outsized impact on Jeff's writing dreams-at around 7:15   Jeff talks about writers who have given him “chills at will,” including University of Delaware's Mike Freeman and his “conversational style of writing” and Pat Jordan and his great masterpiece, A False Spring, one of Jeff's all-time favorites -at around 9:35   Pete embarasses himself by mixing up mascots for University of Delawarwe -at around 12:10   Jeff talks about the transformative power of The Autobiography of Malcolm X-at around 12:30   Jeff talks about the distinction between books that are “good”/”great”/and “important”-at around 13:50    Jeff talks about how his Jets' fandom began-at around 15:00   A nice shout out to Sacramento's own Ken O'Brien-at around 17:00   The discussion moves to Jeff's impressive nine books, starting with his book about the New York Mets, after Jeff gives some background on his earliest writing jobs, including writing for The Nashville Tennessean-at around 18:10   Jeff gives his Sports Illustrated origin story, including his unsuccessful bid at becoming an NBA draftee-at around 20:00   Jeff talks about the personal turning point that was the 2001 World Series-at around 22:55   Jeff and Pete talk about the importance and gravitas of Sports Illustrated, with Jeff telling a story about how overwhelmed he was at being a part of such a legendary writing staff -at around 24:00   Pete and Jeff discuss the singular thrill of the SÍ cover, and Jeff talks about his own work gracing the cover with his story on Ichiro Suzuki-at around 27:10   Jeff discusses Donald Trump's involvement in the USFL, as so skillfully chronicled in Jeff's book, Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL, excerpted here-at around 28:30   Pete and Jeff discuss his Barry Bonds book and Jeff's impressions of Bonds, Love Me, Hate Me: Barry Bonds and the making of an Antihero-at around 35:25   Pete and Jeff discusses Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s, Jeff's incredible book on the late 70s and 80s Lakers juggernaut and the behind-the-scenes imbroglios-at around 38:40 and intermittently throughout   Jeff talks about the idea of a sports writer as a “fan”-at around 38:45   Jeff discusses his detailed research regimen for his writing and the importance of details and description-at around 40:45   Jeff talks about the sometimes complementary players who often make for great storylines and character sketches in his books-at around 42:45   Pete shouts out his high school crush, Vanessa Marcil, mentioned in passing by Jeff in his most recent book-at around 44:30   Jeff discusses his latest book, Three Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty-an incredible read!-and his interesting and successful choice to start the book with Magic Johnson's 1996 comeback that may have set the Lakers back a bit in their development-at around 45:30   Jeff discusses his Author's Note regarding Kobe Bryant's death that begins Three Ring Circus...-at around 46:25   Jeff discusses why he started book with the Epigraph that he did and its connection to young Kobe Bryant-at around 48:10   Jeff and Pete discuss an interesting anecdote from the book, relayed by Jon Finkel, regarding Kobe's being “coached” into social norms-at around 49:10   Jeff discusses how his initial fears about his latest book (he calls it the “hardest book [he's] ever written) not being received favorably have been completely put to rest, still a bit to his surprise-at around 49:50   Jeff talks about the seeming disconnect between the trudging work and not-so-glitzy parts of writing a book and the reviews that come later-at around 50:55   Jeff and Pete hone in on Kobe's personality/history as described in the book and beyond-at around 51:15   Pete asks Jeff what he would have asked Kobe about had Kobe been interviewed for the book and Jeff talks about the human condition of “youth [being] wasted on the young”-at around 51:45   Jeff talks about the reporting regarding Kobe's sexual assault case from 2003-at around 54:00   Jeff and Pete shout out Isaac Fontaine, local hero of Pete's, who makes a cameo in Jeff's recent book-at around 55:30   Jeff shares his mid-1990s NBA Scouting Report-at around 57:30   Jeff shares the incredible story behind interviewing J.R. Rider for the book-at around 58:00   Jeff quotes the great Jack McCallum in talking about writing's great payoff being in the great stories that come with the writing life-at around 1:00:14   Jeff talks about his podcast, “Two Writers Slingin' Yang,” and his belief that writers should not be treated like royalty for being “generous with their appearances” and that he does podcasts and talks writing simply because he loves writing and good conversation -at around 1:10:10   Jeff explains the genesis of the podcast's name-at around 1:03:50   Jeff talks about Bo Jackson and his upcoming book about Bo Jackson-at about 1:06:10   Jeff talks about his desire to write a Tupac biography-at about 1:08:10   Jeff Pearlman's bio, from his website: “I'm the New York Times best-selling author of nine books. My latest release, Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaw, Phil and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty, came out in hardcover in September 2020 and is available now in myriad places. I am a former Sports Illustrated senior writer, a former ESPN.com columnist and a former staff writer for Newsday and The (Nashville) Tennessean. I wrote a weekly column for The Athletic, and contributed to a whole bunch of places, ranging from Bleacher Report to the Wall Street Journal to Sports Illustrated to CNN.com. I also co-host the “Two Writers Slinging Yang Podcast” as a solo artist. I'm a habitual blogger, an addicted Tweeter and a guy who knows how lucky and fortunate he is to make his career as a writer/author/Tom Cruise lookalike. There are plenty of people in this world who hate their jobs; hate starting the day; hate what they do and dream of retirement. That's not me. I'm the luckiest guy in the world. I do what I love.” If you have enjoyed The Chills at Will Podcast, please go to Apple Podcasts to leave me a nice review. LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE! You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Spotify and on Amazon Music. 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Jake is privileged to be joined by Kyle Smith and Tom Cadle of The USFL Project! They talk falling in love with football, how the USFL changed the game, and how The USFL Project continues to breathe life into a league that remains vivid and vital in the hearts and minds of so many people. Stick around to the end for a preview clip of The JBFE's upcoming interview with Head Coach and Director of Player Personnel for the Erie Express Football team, Coach Mark Pilling. This episode also available as a video show on The Jake Bowtell Football Experience Facebook Page and YouTube Channel!  RESOURCE LINKS: LA Express v Houston Gamblers 1985 - the "Greatest Game No One Saw" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rdA-... The $1 League: The Rise and Fall of The USFL - By Jim Byrne https://www.amazon.com/League-Rise-Fa... The United States Football League: 1982 - 1986 - By Paul Reeths https://www.amazon.com/United-States-... Football For A Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL - By Jeff Pearlman https://www.amazon.com/Football-Buck-... The League: The Rise and Decline of the NFL - By David Harris https://www.amazon.com/League-Rise-De...

Jeff Pearlman is this week's guest on The Life of Dad Show. Jeff Pearlman talks with The Life of Dad Show host, Art Eddy about his new book, Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL, his creative process and how he approaches a new project. Pearlman chats with Art about being … Continue reading #436 – Jeff Pearlman →

As Steve recharges, we charge thru “Best Of Week” and enjoy another listen to New York Times best-selling author Jeff Pearlman (JeffPearlman.com) on his book, “Football For A Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL,” a fascinating background on their founding fathers and star players as well as President's Trump's involvement in the league. Then, we go back to March with Philadelphia Phillies Radio Network Analyst Kevin Fransden’s first appearance on our show, breaking down the new lineup and energy that has returned to the team's fan base as well as his own transition from an MLB player to...

As Steve recharges, we charge thru “Best Of Week” and enjoy another listen to New York Times best-selling author Jeff Pearlman (JeffPearlman.com) on his book, “Football For A Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL,” a fascinating background on their founding fathers and star players as well as President's Trump's involvement in the league. Then, we go back to March with Philadelphia Phillies Radio Network Analyst Kevin Fransden’s first appearance on our show, breaking down the new lineup and energy that has returned to the team's fan base as well as his own transition from an MLB player to...

Clayton Trutor - Part 2 Dr. Clayton Trutor stops by on the show to share his opinion of the best books on football.  During the interview, he provides 10 primary categories for the books discussed.  In the first part of this interview, Dr. Clayton covered the categories that he calls League History, Biography, Strategy, A Season in the Life, and Expose'.  If you have not listened to Clayton's first episode covering his first five categories for his best books about football, I suggest you do so. In this episode, Dr. Trutor picks up right where we left off last week.  He covers the rest of the best books on football starting with the Competing Pro Leagues category.  The other four categories are Fiction, Early Pro Football, Franchise History, and rounding it out with a Page Turner.  It's near impossible to pick the best football book in each category, so he also provides some alternative options for you.  These football book recommendations are not a direct endorsement from The Football History Dude podcast, but as a dude, I'm always open to some great reads.  So, strap on your seat belt, and let’s get ready to take this baby up to 88mph. BTW - I reference William James Sidis at the end.  He was considered one of the smartest dudes to ever live.  Listen to see why I compare Dr. Clayton Trutor to this guy. You can reach out to Clayton on Twitter - https://twitter.com/claytontrutor (@ClaytonTrutor) Here you can find the dedicated https://thefootballhistorydude.com/guests/claytontrutor/ (Clayton Trutor page).   https://twitter.com/share (Tweet)   Connect With The Show Visit the show notes for this episode Visit me on the web - my about page Contact the show Follow me on Twitter Subscribe on YouTube Are you interested in sharing your favorite football moment on the show?  This is your chance to share your story with all my listener’s. http://www.myfootballmoment.com (Click here to share your favorite football moment) Please enter your name. Please enter a valid email address. Thanks for subscribing! Please check your email for further instructions. " /> Mash This Subscribe Button For More NFL History Content!!! Something went wrong. Please check your entries and try again. Clayton Trutor Bio He is a historian and sportswriter.  He writes about college football and basketball for SB Nation at Down the Drive and https://www.underdogdynasty.com/ (Underdog Dynasty).  He holds a Ph.D. in U.S. History from Boston College and is the author of a forthcoming book on the history of professional sports in Atlanta.   Free Promotions - I Urge You To Try One Below     AUDIBLE - 2 FREE BOOKS - START TRIAL HERE   Clayton Trutor Best Books On Football Below are the best books about football covered in the first part of the Clayton Trutor interview.  Each category has a main book, and then there are some within the body of the text to give you more options. Note - As an affiliate, I earn a commission on qualifying purchases.     Competing Pro Football Leagues Dr. Trutor stated how Jeff Miller interviewed over 200 former AFL players for this book.  It pretty much goes through the entire timeline of the AFL to show us how the league changed Pro Football forever.  You can learn more about the AFL and the merger with the 3 episodes below: AFL - NFL Merger The Founding of the American Football League American Football League - Road to a Merger The other books he suggested in this category: The League That Didn't Exist: A History of the All-American Football Conference, 1946-1949 by Gary Webster Football For a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL by Jeff Pearlman       Fiction Clayton says this is a pretty funny book and just entertaining overall.  It goes into some of the locker room shenanigans and "just a good book to read on the beach" ~ Dr. Clayton Trutor.  I Support this podcast

Jeff Pearlman will join us to discuss his book:Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL

This week we speak to NY Times bestselling author Jeff Pearlman about his book Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL. We go into the league’s history, why it went under, and lessons to be learned from its eventual demise. We also have ‘Choice Words’ about proposed cuts to the Special Olympics and we have the same person getting the ‘Just Stand Up’ and Just ‘Sit Your Ass Down’ awards! A brand new ‘Kaepernick Watch’ and more! Jeff Pearlman Twitter: @jeffpearlman Football For A Buck Zirin, The Trump Administration’s Ableist Cuts to the Special Olympics https://www.thenation.com/article/trump-devos-ableism-special-olympics/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE) — Music: Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Nas Is Like - Nas | Electric Relaxation - A Tribe Called Quest | Why - Jadakiss Feat. Anthony Hamilton | The Ghetto - Too Short | This Way - Dilated Peoples Feat. Kanye West | The Light ‘08 - Common Feat. Marsha Ambrosius | Super Nova - Dug Infinite & No I.D. | Long Life - Dela Feat. Talib Kweli | The Wire Theme

NOMBERG LAW LIVE: Bernard plans to have a discussion with author, Jeff Pearlman. Jeff is a New York Times best-selling author of eight books. His latest release, “Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL,” hits stores on Sept. 11, 2018 and is available now in a myriad of places. He is a former Sports Illustrated senior writer, a former ESPN.com columnist and a former staff writer for Newsday and The (Nashville) Tennessean. Jeff writes a weekly column for The Athletic, and contributes to a whole bunch of places, ranging from Bleacher Report to the Wall Street Journal to Sports Illustrated to CNN.com. He also co-hosts a fantastic podcast featuring writers, authors and very cool folks, called Two Writers Slinging Yang. #NombergLawFirm #NombergLawLive #JeffPearlman #USFL #TwoWritersSlingingYang #Journalism #SportsWriting #Sports #GregFields #Mahopac #Delaware #WalterPayton #BrettFavre Lawyers Representing the Injured Men and Women of Alabama Since 1967. If you have any questions or concerns about this issue or other issues on the law, please call the Nomberg Law Firm at 205-930-6900. Our website is www.NombergLaw.com. Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/@alabamaworkcomp or like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NombergLawFirm/ Alabama State Bar, Rules of Professional conduct, Rule 7.2 (e), requires the following language in all attorney communications: No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers.

Jeff Pearlman, best selling author of many books, joins Scott to talk about his new book, Football For A Buck, The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL. Jeff tells Scott hilarious stories about the research he did to write the book, including Trump's involvement in the USFL. As Jeff put it, "Past is prologue!"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Author Jeff Pearlman talks about his latest book: "Football for a Buck, The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL"

Author Jeff Pearlman talks about his latest book: "Football for a Buck, The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL"

We take a quick break from the Browns (kind of) this Thanksgiving week and look back on the USFL. Author Jeff Pearlman's book, "Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL" came out earlier this fall and it's full of some of the best football stories you'll hear. Pearlman joined the Orange and Brown Talk podcast to talk about his book. The Orange and Brown Talk podcast is sponsored by Sibling Revelry Brewing. Join Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe for a live event at their taproom in Westlake on December 17 from 8-9:30 p.m. Details and sign up are here. Topics in Dan's interview with Pearlman include: Browns' ties to the USFL, including Brian Sipe. The league, in some ways, being ahead of its time. Some of his favorite stories from the book. Why write about the USFL? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Great episode coming at you. We start things off with the State of the Union including: Trubisky is hot hot hot, the NFC North may be decided in the next two weeks, and the Bucks may be one of the best teams in the NBA. Listeners tweet us their questions about Melo, MLB awards, Nathan Peterman, Lev Bell, Warriors drama and MORE. NYT Best Selling author Jeff Pearlman joins the show to talk about his latest book "Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL" and his other 7 books. We talk Walter Payton, '86 Mets and the HoF case for Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds (33:15-1:02:27). We finish up with "Politician or Blue Devil" and a Derrick Rose Update ft. Guest Host Colton St. Vincent. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/815/support

Jeff Pearlman is the New York Times best-selling author of eight books, including The Bad Guys Won!, Boys Will Be Boys, Showtime, Sweetness and Gunslinger. He is the host of the Two Writers Slinging Yang podcast and blogs regularly at jeffpearlman.com. His new book, Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL, is available for purchase now on Amazon.com.

Steve interviews Jeff Pearlman(00:03:58)the author of several New York Times best-selling books. Steve and Jeff breakdown his new book, Football for a Buck, The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL. Steve and Jeff talk about Jeff writing his passion project, Jeff opens up about working on the book with his son, and the guys debate the many contradictions that made up the USFL. Jeff also talks about editing this year's edition of the Best American Sports Writing Anthology, dreams about a 2 Pac book, and briefly looks ahead to his next project on the Lakers. Also, Adrian Dater (01:11:08)from BSN Denver joins us to basically goof around for an hour. The Lonely End of the Rink partners talk about the #daterjinx trying to kill Steve, Kiss on The Tonight Show, and go on to talk about music and touring. Steve and Adrian get to hockey as Adrain shares a Jack Eichel story and gives us a view into what he has seen around the league so far this season. Steve starts the show with a few plugs and then gets the show going quick. The book club looks ahead to a few books they will be covering in the fall including The Last Days of Letterman, The Big Fella, and Football for a Buck. The show ends with one last thing about Halloween and the quick transition to Christmas season. For more information follow the podcast on twitter @sports_casters Listeners with questions or concerns can email me: thesportscasters@gmail.com

Guests: New York Times best-selling author Jeff Pearlman (JeffPearlman.com) discusses his new book, “Football For A Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL,” a fascinating background on their founding fathers and star players as well as President’s Trump’s involvement in the league. Then, we wrap up the show as Neal Coolong (Senior Editor, NFL Wire) makes his weekly appearance to talk about the Steelers bye week, how number one picks Bud Dupree and T.J. Watt are doing so far this season and the rematch with Cleveland this Sunday.

Guests: New York Times best-selling author Jeff Pearlman (JeffPearlman.com) discusses his new book, “Football For A Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL,” a fascinating background on their founding fathers and star players as well as President’s Trump’s involvement in the league. Then, we wrap up the show as Neal Coolong (Senior Editor, NFL Wire) makes his weekly appearance to talk about the Steelers bye week, how number one picks Bud Dupree and T.J. Watt are doing so far this season and the rematch with Cleveland this Sunday.

Are you living your dream or someone else's? What does it really take to land a promising writing career in 2018? Joining Laurie today is accomplished Sports Journalist and New York Times best-selling author, Jeff Pearlman. They talk about Jeff's amazing journey from screw up to best-selling author, the gig economy and the decline in the journalism industry, and the connection between politics and sports. You’ll discover why it matters that we speak out about important topics. Jeff Pearlman’s "Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL," promptly rose to become a #1 best-seller. The content was drawn from over 400 interviews of unadulterated, unforgettable, and downright scandalous stories. Who wouldn't want a copy? But no one becomes a best-selling author overnight. After all, writing is all about incremental learning. As you work the process, you’re always learning and growing. Jeff talks about his writing roots and how his career came to be. The gig economy is upon us, there seems to be no escape. We have a serious decline in journalism posts in our midst. Legends in the industry laid off replaced with folks who will do the job at either a quarter or half the salary of a seasoned writer. The problem isn't even about companies letting the tenured writers go in favor of the 20-something-year-olds! It's that readers can't seem to tell or feel the difference. Jeff and Laurie weigh in on what the future of work's going to be like for the next generation and how we can prepare them for it. Who would believe that politics and sports share such deep ties? It's evident that the popular opinion is to separate the two as if it were the Church and State, but according to Jeff, you can’t separate the two. Jeff and Laurie dive into the interesting connections and the nitty-gritty that binds the people, sports, and politics together. The DIY HR Handbook Wouldn’t you love to get your hands on Laurie’s no-holds-barred, honest DIY HR Handbook for employees and pros alike? Download it for free! Jeff Pearlman Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL Website Facebook Twitter Books

NY Times best selling author Jeff Pearlman ( https://twitter.com/jeffpearlman ) joins the guys (36:00) to discuss his new book Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL ( https://www.amazon.com/Football-Buck-Crazy-Crazier-Demise/dp/0544454383/ ). Plus, professional juries, Deontay Wilder nearly kills mascot with punch, Tigers announcing team fired after dispute over "the good chair," another white woman loses her job after attempting to bar a black man from entering his own apartment, lyfecoaching, celebrity divorce news, Johnny Depp, couples tattoos, Tara Reid is not ok, Takashi69 and RIP Paul Allen. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-baller-lifestyle-podcast/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hosted by Rob Leonard and Tim Leonard with Kristie Ackert Baseball writer for the New York Daily News and Jeff Pearlman author Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL

Hosted by Rob Leonard and Tim Leonard with Kristie Ackert Baseball writer for the New York Daily News and Jeff Pearlman author Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL

On this week's podcast, John Doyle talks with Jeff Pearlman, author of "Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL".

On this episode we begin by discussing our email courtesies, the fate of arena football, and the lameness of Columbus Day. Then we get into this week's tech news including Facebook's creepy new Portal, the demise of Google+ and why your phone could go back in time. Picks of the week: Puffs (the play) (Colby Rabideau) Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL (Shaun Jennings) dontpanic.io Twitter: @dontpanicshow Proud member of the Coffee & Beer family of podcasts, streaming at coffeeandbeer.tv.

This week on The Bears Talk Underground!! Before we get back to work later this week, Larry D takes advantage of the bye week to have a very special guest on the show - none other than NY Times Best-Selling Author Jeff Pearlman!! Jeff has joined Larry on the show to talk about his new book "Football For A Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL" Jeff and Larry discuss some of Larry's favorite stories in the book and havent even scratched the surface of the stories in the book.  Jeff also wrote the biography on the GOAT himself Walter Payton and he shared a few Sweetness stories.  Take a listen and enjoy this very special edition of The Bears Talk Underground!!!

In the latest episode of Pros & Prose, New York Times Bestselling author Jeff Pearlman joins Micah to talk about his new book, Football for a Buck: the Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL. Together, they talked about what made the league special, why it's been forgotten, and how Donald Trump helped ruin it.

Don Banks and Nick Stevens recap NFL Week 4 and are joined by ESPN NFL Analyst Dan Orlovsky to discuss the NFL QB play around the league and the hot start of Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes. Plus, we talk with New York Times Best Selling Author Jeff Pearlman about his book, 'Football For A Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL.'

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John Feinstein talks about the upcoming Ryder Cup, and Army's stunning overtime loss to Oklahoma. + Jeff Pearlman joins the show to talk about his new book, "Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL"

In this episode Tom Hoffarth and Steve Lowery are joined by Jeff Pearlman, author of Football For A Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL, and longtime LA Times writer Chris Dufresne to talk about Jeff's book covering the USFL, the LA Express, Steve Young, and Donald Trump. You can find Jeff's book in most major bookstores or from Jeff's website. http://www.jeffpearlman.com/football-for-a-buck-the-crazy-rise-and-crazier-demise-of-the-usfl/ Visit Jeff Pearlman's Website: https:/www.jeffpearlman.com/ or Follow him on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/jeffpearlman Follow Chris Dufresne on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dufrankman or visit his website: https://dufrankman.com/ Check out our website - https://www.TheDrillLA.com Like us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheDrillSports Follow us on Instagram - https://www.Instagram.com/TheDrillSports Follow us on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/TomHoffarth https://www.twitter.com/SteveLowery12 https://www.twitter.com/McKLVtheJon

This week on the latest episode of "The Gridiron and Beyond," Bob Socci sits down with sports writer Jeff Pearlman for a chat about the former USFL and his new book, "Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL." Bob also discusses last week's Patriots game versus Jacksonville and the team's acquisition of Josh Gordon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Think the new NFL rules are too stringent? So does host Melissa Jacobs who contemplates how to even tackle anymore. Melissa also shouts into the void: JOSH GORDON NEEDS HELP, NOT FOOTBALL. Then Jeff Pearlman joins to discuss his new book, Football For a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL on the ambitious league that lasted just three seasons (1983-1985), despite producing names like Herschel Walker, Jim Kelly and Steve Young. Pearlman discusses his love of the long defunct league, how Donald Trump ultimately destroyed it and what the new spring leagues can learn from the USFL. Plus, Pearlman on his robust marketing efforts and advice for potential first time authors. Order the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Football-Buck-Crazy-Crazier-Demise/dp/0544454383/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 The Rundown 5:15: Melissa on the NFL taking their tackling rules too far 6:45: Melissa on the Josh Gordon and our obsession with player over person JEFF PEARLMAN JOINS 12:48: Why Pearlman fell in love with the USFL 15:15: The crazy way the USFL developed the combine system 19:15: Pearlman on the best trade of all-time 21:20: Why then NFL commissioner told Donald Trump he'd never be a franchise owner 23:06: Trump's days with USFL epitomizes past is prologue 28:45: What the two new springs leagues can learn from the USFL 32:00: Pearlman on his robust and unique efforts to market his book 39:10: Pearlman's advice to those who want to write their first book.

In Hour 3, the boys are joined by Jeff Pearlman, author of Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL. TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie made is 2018-19 OverDrive debut to touch and the news and notes for the Leafs and across the NHL

On this episode, host Matt Tullis talks with Jeff Pearlman. Pearlman is the author of “Football For A Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL.” The book takes a deep dive into the United States Football League, which existed from 1983 to 1985. The league existed when Pearlman was a kid, and he was in love with it. It’s a book that Pearlman has called a labor of love. Pearlman interviewed 430 people for this book. Only two people with ties to the USFL that he reached out to refused to talk to him. One of those people was Donald Trump. Trump was the owner of the New Jersey Generals in 1984 and 85. Pearlman was doing the reporting for this book during the 2016 election season. One thing he started realizing was the Trump was making the same types of promises as a presidential candidate, as he did as a USFL owner. That includes the time he signed quarterback Doug Flutie to a huge contract, and then sent a letter to the other owners of the league, telling them all that they had to actually pay for Flutie themselves. “Football For A Buck” is Pearlman’s eighth book. He’s written books about the 1986 New York Mets, about Brett Favre, and about the Los Angeles Lakers Showtime years. He currently writes a weekly column for The Athletic, and is a former senior writer for Sports Illustrated. He’s also written for ESPN.com, Bleacher Report, Newsday, the (Nashville) Tennessean, and many others. Pearlman is also the guest editor for this year’s edition of The Best American Sports Writing. The series editor of that annual anthology is Glenn Stout, who has twice been a guest on the podcast.

New York Times Best Selling Author and Author of "Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL" Jeff Pearlman joined the guys to tell us some amazing story of the USFL, which included Trump ruining the league

In "What's Trending", Jimmy Buffet's new business venture will surprise no one. Jeff Pearlman talks "Football For a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL". Tracey has a fantastic story about a school custodian who's making a big difference in "Make Us Feel Good", Matt Granite has a hot deal on an air fryer, and finally, it's Thursday, so you know what that means...!!

5R103- Ethan and Chris are joined by author Jeff Pearlman, who has a new book out called Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL. We talk about the spring football league from the 1980s, the insane characters and stories from those days, Donald Trump's role in the league, and the time Trump nearly hired Don Shula away from the Miami Dolphins. Then, we talk about some of Pearlman's previous books about the Showtime Lakers and 90s Dallas Cowboys and dig into Pat Riley and Jimmy Johnson's role in those books.

Caves and Prater talk to Jeff Pearlman about his new book "Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL"

Jeff Pearlman & Marc Freeman. On this week’s podcast, we talk with Jeff Pearlman about his new book, “Football For A Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL”, and Marc Freeman of The Hollywood Reporter, who looks back at the debut of “Taxi” forty years ago this week.  

Co-hosts Jim Litke and Tim Dahlberg spar over boxing’s greatest pound-for-pound champions ahead of the upcoming rematch between Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez. Then, sportswriting veteran Jeff Pearlman joins them to discuss his new book about the league that got knocked out: ‘Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL.’ On the menu: Is the pepperoni on your pizza trying to tell you something?

Best selling author Jeff Pearlman joins Pat to discuss his new book, Football For A Buck: The Crazy Rise and The Crazier Demise of the USFL. They have a very interesting conversation about the USFL. How it started, what happened during the years it was around, also how and why it folded.After the interview, Pat is joined by Tom for a brand new segment, and then he does his 3 Minute Drill, and gives a few memorable events from This Week in Sports History.Make sure you go out and buy Jeff's new book, and, while you're at it, maybe pick up another one of his books too. You might as well, he's a great writer, and has written about some very interesting people.A WTP Sports Production @wtpsports   

Multiple New York Times bestselling sports book author Jeff Pearlman (Gunslinger; Boys Will Be Boys; The Bad Guys Won!; Sweetness) joins the pod this week to promote his latest literary treasure – a deeply personal devotional about the wild and ultimately misbegotten United States Football League. Crafted from over four hundred interviews and borne of a childhood fascination/obsession, Football For a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL is a narrative tour de force that chronicles the bizarre and often comical story of the erstwhile early 1980s spring league that pugnaciously challenged the pro football establishment with a witches’ brew of ownership bravado, expensive player talent, national TV coverage, wayward franchises, bounced paychecks – and, audaciously, a Hail Mary of a class action federal lawsuit that won the battle, but ultimately lost the war against the supremacy of the NFL.   Thanks to MyBookie, OldSchoolShirts.com, Audible, and SportsHistoryCollectibles.com for sponsoring this week’s episode!

Jeff Pearlman is a New York Times best-selling author and his latest book entitled Football For a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL tells the amazing story of the most successful alternative football league to ever exist. The United States Football League of the 1980s was an amazing experiment that has inspired many … Continue reading "This is the XFL Show Episode 32: : The USFL with Author Jeff Pearlman" The post This is the XFL Show Episode 32: : The USFL with Author Jeff Pearlman first appeared on This is the XFL Show.

Tom Leyden chats with author Jeff Pearlman, who has written a new book called, “Football For a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL” Pearlman, like Leyden, is a self-described USFL geek and remembers the life and death of the league as if it were yesterday.

New York Times bestselling author Jeff Pearlman finally returns to talk to the boys about his new book (Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL) and how Donald Trump paid a pivotal role in the demise of the league, shares the crazy story of Greg Fields and gives his theory as to why we're fixated on years-old tweets and former sitcom actors bagging groceries.

On this episode of the Moran-Alytics Podcast, Patrick Moran interviews multi-time New York Times best-selling author Jeff Pearlman to discuss his new book hitting stores next Tuesday “Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL.” Pearlman reveals the painstaking process of writing the book and interviewing over 400 people while […]

Today's podcast is brought to you by Booking Protect: Any Booking! Any Sector! Any Where! Booking Protect has you covered. To find out how partnering with Booking Protect can offer your guests more peace of mind, a better buying experience, and can gain your organization a new revenue stream, visit www.bookingprotect.com   Today's guest is a little different in that he isn't involved in the day to day business of live entertainment, but he has a great book out called Football For A Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL...Jeff Pearlman.  Jeff is a journalist who took a great deal of risk to get this book out into the world and as someone that grew up watching the USFL, I was fascinated by the story.  This story has it all from bad business decisions, great talent, and Donald Trump telling owners, "I'm going to buy Doug Flutie and you are going to pay me for it." Sound familiar?  We also get into Reggie White, the uniforms, the NFL, Al Davis and a whole lot more.  Visit Jeff at www.jeffpearlman.com  Visit me at www.davewakeman.com 

The author of Football for a Buck: "The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL" (9-11-18 release date) chats about what made and destroyed the league, its best players, its signature moment, how the book and topic started a long time ago and more. Plus, Jeff shares his thoughts on the positives and negatives of Twitter, plays Rapid Fire and gives an update on his son's jersey collection. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mike-lindsley-ml-sports-platter/support This podcast is sponsored by Anchor

We chat with journalist and author Jeff Pearlman about writing profiles, writing about sports and the people who play them, and what it takes to do great research. Jeff has written several books including but not necessarily limited to Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL, Brett Favre: Gunslinger, Showtime, Sweetness, and The Bad Guys Won!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In hour 2 Jeff Pearlman joins to discuss his new book "Football for a Buck, The Crazy Rise, and Crazier Demise of the USFL", Scott presents today's sound wars match up and News Day's New York Yankees Beat Reporter Erik Boland joins to chat the Yankees struggles as of late and much more

Author Jeff Pearlman joins Florio to discuss his new upcoming book, "Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL". Plus, your Twitter questions.

Author Jeff Pearlman joins Florio to discuss his new upcoming book, "Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL". Plus, your Twitter questions.

Reid and Stefan interview New York Times Best Selling Author, Jeff Pearlman! Be sure to buy your copy of his new book, Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and the Crazier Demise of the USFL which is available September 11, 2018! We also welcome Jeff Stusek who is one of the great Saskatchewan football coaches, and the Paranormal And Super Team (PAST Saskatchewan) to talk about their experiences with spooky ghosts! Enjoy!