I am pleased to announce the last of the Hall of Fame electees, the 18th and 19th members of the USFL/WFL Hall of Fame
https://mfnusflwfl.blogspot.com/p/usflwfl-hall-of-fame.html. Joe Richardson and Gordon Wong led all with 23 of 24 votes
Joe Richardson, QB, Washington
Inducted: 1990
Joe Richardson retired as the league’s all-time leader in passing yardage (64,232), touchdown passes (408) and games started (227). Although he played 17 seasons, his 1980 campaign was the most memorable. Richardson threw 54 TD passes, accumulated a 107.81 QBR, and was named All-Pro as the Federals finished with a winning record for the first time after beginning their history with six consecutive losing seasons. Washington qualified for the playoffs seven times and won five Atlantic Division titles during Richardson’s final eight seasons.
• Washington, 1974-87; Georgia, 1988; Birmingham, 1989; Los Angeles, 1990.
• Drafted in first round (No. 6 overall), 1974 allocation draft
• Completed 69.4 percent of 536 passes, 1981
• 408 TDs, 254 INT; Career 84.65 QBR
• Postseason: 16 TDs, 6 INT, 2,198 yards
Gordon Wong, DB, Jacksonville
Inducted: 1990
Gordon Wong spent 10 seasons shutting down the league’s best receivers and giving opposing QBs nightmares while intercepting a league-record 97 passes. Wong was twice named USFL/WFL defensive MVP (1984, ‘88) and was voted All-Pro in 1984, ’88, and’89. He set a league record with 15 interceptions during the 1984 and ‘89 seasons and returned four pickoffs for TDs in 1988, also a single-season record. During his final pro season, with league champion Memphis in 1990, he intercepted a team-high eight passes and was given a World Bowl ring as a retirement gift.
• Jacksonville, 1981-1989; Memphis, 1990.
• Drafted in first round (No. 9 overall), 1981
• 659 tackles, 97 INT (league record), 10 INT returns for TDs (league record)
• 15 interceptions, 1984 and ’89 (league record); 4 INT returns for TDs, 1988 (league record)
• 37 percent completions against, 1984
• 4 interceptions vs. Oklahoma, 1982, and vs. Florida, 1989
• 2 interception returns for TDs vs. Birmingham, 1988 (league record)
• Postseason: 47 tackles, 6 INT
• Six Southeast Division championships in first seven seasons
