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| | This is the USFL 1984 Chicago Blitz |
 | | Blitz owner Ted Diethrich was equally displeased with his situation in Chicago, but proposed a rather peculiar idea to his fellow league owners. |
 | | New Chicago owner James Hoffman exhausted all of his funds prior to the start 1984 season, and through a contractual agreement with ABC stating that the USFL would field teams in New York (New Jersey), Los Angeles, and Chicago, the league was forced to take ownership of the franchise. |
 | | The Blitz would drop their first 5 games of the 1984 season, and attendance that was a disappointing 18,000 in 1983, would fall to a league low of nearly 7,500 on average in 1984. |
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