AWARDS HISTORY The USFL season awards have finally been released after years of internally struggle within the league offices.
In 1995, the league took steps in preparation for the impending Y2K apocalypse, USFL data was sequestered in an IBM Mainframe located in a bunker in Jefferson City, Montana.
To protect the league and its assets including all the leagues data, a system was established for a one way only data transmission to enter the mainframe. The bunker itself was staffed full time by a small team of 7 led by Denny "Doomsday" Davis.
On January 27th 1997 at 6:37 am, Doomsday Davis initiated lockdown protocol when he heard multiple gunshots through the bunkers surveillance cameras. Doomsday Davis was working alone in the bunker that night as the other 6 team members had attended the World Bowl between the Houston Gamblers & New Jersey Generals. Doomsday remained cut off from the world until finally in October of 2003, a team of engineers managed to breach the last Vault door of the bunker.
This is what they found!
In turns out, the bunker was located near very fertile hunting grounds so what Doomsday thought was Armageddon was actually a father & son hunting Grey Wolf!
OFFENSIVE MVP2002 QB Willie Graham (New Orleans) ×2
2001 QB Willie Graham (New Orleans)
2000 QB Jake Plummer (San Jose)
1999 QB Don Ferguson (New Jersey) ×4
1998 QB Don Ferguson (New Jersey) ×3
1997 QB Don Ferguson (New Jersey).×2
1996 QB Don Ferguson (New Jersey)
1995 QB Tony Dean (Houston) ×4
1994 QB Jon Snow (Baltimore) ×2
1993 WR Mark Hsu (San Jose)
1992 QB John Snow (Baltimore) and WR John Warkentin (Baltimore)
1991 QB Tony Dean (Houston) ×3
1990 WR Nicholas Dorey (New Orleans)
1989 WR Jake Peralta (Denver)
1988 QB Andrew Brewer (Denver)
1987 RB Rudi Johnson (New Jersey)
1986 QB Tony Dean (Houston) ×2
1985.QB Tony Dean (Houston)
1984 QB James Perry (Memphis)
1983.WR James Sheckler (New Orleans)
1982 QB Mario Valencia (Houston) ×2
1981 WR Quincy White (Arizona)
1980 WR Christopher Curtis (Oakland)
1979 QB Luis Gero (Tampa Bay)
1978 WR John Sanders (Portland)
1977 QB Agustin Crook (Birmingham) ×2
1976 QB Mario Valencia (Detroit)
1975 QB Les Lacy (Oakland)
1974 QB Agustin Crook (Denver) and QB Daniel McKee (Chicago)
DEFENSIVE MVP2002 DL Lee Kelley (Pittsburgh)
2001 LB Fred Gargano (Los Angeles) ×2
2000 DB Robert Mosley (Oakland)
1999 DB Christopher Miller (San Jose)
1998 LB Michael Mansfield (San Antonio)
1997 LB Fred Gargano (Los Angeles)
1996 LB Rafeal Powers (Denver)
1995 LB Miguel Lamar (Michigan)
1994 LB Jacob Hills (Baltimore)
1993 LB Victor Thomas (Oakland) ×2
1992 DL John Osbourne (Florida)
1991 DL Wade Whitaker (Tampa Bay)
1990 LB Victor Thomas (Oakland)
1989 DL Mark McKeon (Portland)
1988 DB Gordon Wong (Jacksonville) ×2
1987 LB Dino Perez (Washington)
1986 DB Thomas Welker (Honolulu)
1985 DB Allan Buchanan (Washington)
1984 DB Gordon Wong (Jacksonville)
1983 LB Douglas Oneal (Honolulu)
1982 LB Roderick Carver (Houston)
1981 DL John Broussard (Washington) ×2
1980 DL John Broussard (Washington)
1979 DL Jim Zarate (Cleveland) ×2
1978 DL Jim Zarate (Cleveland)
1977 DL James Lockette (New Jersey)
1976 DL Norman Paulk (Portland)
1975 DL Oscar Rodriguez (Shreveport)
1974 LB John Cintron (Shreveport)
COACH OF THE YEAR2002 Hammond (Pittsburgh)
2001 Armoredgiraffe (Oklahoman)
2000 Smirt211 (San Jose)
1999 Cjfred68 (Houston) ×3
1998 Raidergreg69 (New Jersey) ×4
1997 Raidergreg69 (New Jersey) ×3
1996 Cjfred68 (Houston) ×2
1995 Crazyrazor (Washington) ×2
1994 Cjfred68 (Houston)
1993 raidergreg69 (New Jersey) ×2 and Dogboyuk75 (Philadelphia)
1992 vcr5150 (Denver)
1991 setherick (Portland) ×2
1990 tribewriter (Memphis)
1989 setherick (Portland)
1988 Hellbringer (Michigan) ×2
1987 Infinity on Trial (Memphis) ×3
1986 Infinity on Trial (Memphis) ×2
1985 Infinity on Trial (Memphis)
1984 eyeballll (Detroit) ×2
1983 AlexanDragon (Denver)
1982 Hellbringer (Michigan)
1981 Duval (Baltimore)
1980 CrazyRazor (Washington)
1979 Big Poppa (Oklahoma)
1978 raidergreg69 (New Jersey)
1977 eyeballll (Detroit)
1976 mcarovil (Tampa Bay)
1975 Wolveraider (Oakland)
1974 no award
MOST IMPROVED COACH2002 Crimsonwolfz (Chicago) ×2
2001 Amalric7 (Michigan)
2000 Legendruthless (New Orleans)
1999 Ioanblood (Orlando)
1998 Beercloud (Jacksonville)
1997 Hellbringer (Michigan)
1996 Armoredgiraffe (Oklahoma)
1995 Crimsonwolfz (Chicago)
1994 fhunt3 (Detroit) ×2
1993 Dogboyuk75 (Philadelphia)
1992 fhunt3 (Detroit)
1991 BlindEarth80 (New York)
OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR2002 RB Vic Mackey (New Jersey)
2001 WR Agustin Fiecke (Pittsburgh)
2000 WR Benjamin Jones (New Orleans)
1999 RG Ben Diaz (Washington)
1998 RB Donald Sykes (Tampa Bay)
1997 LT John McDougall (Arizona)
1996 QB Willie Graham (Florida)
1995 RB Anthony Milan (Orlando)
1994 Harvey Williams (Michigan)
1993 Anthony Davis (Honolulu)
1992 OL Mark Frank (Honolulu)
1991 WR Richard Robinson (Portland)
1990 WR Mark Hsu.(San Jose)
1989 WR Joseph Andrews (Washington)
1988 RB Jose Rush (Orlando) and OL Herbert Hunt (Tampa Bay)
1987 WR Timothy Roquemore (Portland)
1986 WR Mark Howe (Cleveland)
1985 WR Nicholas Dorey (Michigan)
1984 RB Nicholas Wittrock (Southern California)
1983 WR Samuel Draper (Cleveland)
1982 WR Gabriel Ahrens (Houston)
1981 RB Ron Boatman (Honolulu)
1980 RB Max Howard (Chicago)
1979 WR Arthur Strickland (Florida)
1978 WR Freddie Mercury (San Antonio)
1977 TE Zachary Powell (Detroit)
1976 WR Lee Rice (Birmingham)
1975 no award
1974 no award
DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR2002 LB Matthew Melvin (New York Stars)
2001 DL Edward Linch (Pittsburgh)
2000 DB Mark Southern (Florida)
1999 LB Lawrence Luebbert (New Orleans)
1998 DB Private Ryan (New Jersey)
1997 DL Patrick Hall (Jaxksonville)
1996 LB Tony Ibarra (Oklahoma)
1995 LB Fred Gargano (Los Angeles)
1994 DL David Hernandez (Tampa Bay)
1993 DB Gregory Parrish (Jacksonville)
1992 DB Alfonso Ballance (Jacksonville)
1991 DB Scott Sliger (Jacksonville)
1990 DB John Osbourne (Florida)
1989 DB Anthony Powell (Oakland)
1988 DL Dan Conner (New Jersey)
1987 LB Kevin Bowen (Portland)
1986 DB Emmett Simmons (Tampa Bay)
1985 QB Ronald Biggs (Georgia)
1984 DB Stephen Harris (Oklahoma)
1983 DB Tim Rodgers (Honolulu)
1982 DB Thomas Franks (Honolulu)
1981 LB Jim Grisby (Tampa Bay)
1980 DB Clifford Blackburn (Michigan)
1979 DL Robert Keese (Pittsburgh)
1978 LB Curtis Bernard (Philadelphia)
1977 DL Jim Zarate (Cleveland)
1976 DL Brandon Kidney (Georgia) and DB Cory Vargas (Houston)
1975, no award
1974, no award
