The United States Basketball League (USBL) was a professional men's spring basketball league. The league was formed in 1985 and ceased operations in 2008. The USBL started in 1985 as one of the first basketball leagues to play a late-spring to early-summer schedule. The league quickly became known as a development league for players, with many players moving up to the National Basketball Association (NBA) and many more playing in Europe. In 1996, the league made a stock offering, a rarity among sports leagues. However, in later years, the league declined as rival leagues appeared and USBL had a tougher time replacing teams that folded. In the last two seasons, the league was mainly a midwestern league, with teams mainly in Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. After speculation that the USBL might fold after the 2007 season, the league announced that it would sit out the 2008 season and consider its options for the future. In January 2010, the league expressed hopes to resume play in April 2010. However, no further news has surfaced from the league. The final champions are the Kansas Cagerz, who won the title game on July 1, 2007.
The Gator Bowl was an American football stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. Originally built in 1927, all but a small portion was razed in 1994 in preparation for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars' inaugural season; the reconstructed stadium became Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, now EverBank Stadium. The old stadium and its replacement have hosted the Gator Bowl, a post-season college football bowl game, since its inception in 1946. It also hosted the Florida–Georgia game, an annual college football rivalry game between the University of Florida and the University of Georgia, and was home to several professional sports teams, including the Jacksonville Sharks and Jacksonville Express of the World Football League (WFL), the Jacksonville Tea Men soccer team, and the Jacksonville Bulls of the United States Football League.
Qasim Mitchell is a former American football offensive lineman. He was originally signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at North Carolina A&T.
Siaha Burley is an American former arena football wide receiver and former head coach. He played college football at UCF and was also the head coach of the Jacksonville Sharks from 2017 to 2019 before returning to the team for 2022.
David Michael Richardson is a former American football cornerback.
Michael Shane Hollis is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) from 1994 to 2003. He led the NFL in scoring and becoming the most accurate kicker in NFL history during that time. He spent most of his nine-year NFL career with the Jacksonville Jaguars, kicking for the team from 1995–2001 and setting several team records. He then played for the Buffalo Bills and New York Giants before initially retiring after an injury in 2003. He signed with the Jacksonville Sharks in 2022 after almost 20 years of retirement.
Jeron E. Harvey is a former arena football wide receiver. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Houston.
The Jacksonville Sharks are a professional indoor football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, that competes in the Indoor Football League (IFL). The team plays its home games at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.
Micheaux Robinson is an American former professional football defensive back. He played college football at Otterbein College.
Ryan Moore is a former American football wide receiver. Moore played high school football at Dr. Phillips High School. He played wide receiver for Miami. He was signed as a free agent by the Jacksonville Sharks.
Sale' Key is a former American football player. He played as a wide receiver for Idaho State University. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2005.
Jomo Wilson is a former American football wide receiver. He played for the University of Toledo before transferring to Eastern Oregon University. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Central Valley Coyotes in 2007. In 2009, Wilson signed with the Boise Burn. He then moved on to the Jacksonville Sharks where he played for two years, 2010 and 2011. In 2011, Wilson hauled in 131 receptions for 1,737 yards and 44 touchdowns, helping his team win ArenaBowl XXIV.
Randy Degg is a former American football player. He played as a center for Northwood University. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Fort Wayne Fusion in 2007.
Isaac Morales is a former American football offensive lineman who is currently a varsity offensive line football coach at Allen D. Nease High School. He played guard for the University of Wyoming.
Derrick Morse is a former American football player who played for the Jacksonville Sharks. He played as a guard for the University of Miami. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Sharks in 2010.
Vladimir Richard is a former American football player. He played on the offensive line for the University of Tennessee. He was signed as a free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2010.
Les Moss is an American football coach and current assistant head coach of the Bay Area Panthers in the Indoor Football League (IFL). He was the head coach of the Jacksonville Sharks of the Arena Football League (AFL) from 2010 to 2016 and the assistant head coach of the Albany Empire of the AFL from 2018 to 2019. He was the head coach of the IFL's Iowa Barnstormers for the 2021 season and the head coach of the IFL's Northern Arizona Wranglers from 2022 to 2024. He is the son of former NFL, AFL, CFL and NCAA head football coach Perry Moss, who is enshrined in the AFL Hall of Fame.
Matthew Marcorelle is a former American football defensive end. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at University of Delaware.
Solomon Embra Brannan is a former American football defensive back who played three seasons in the American Football League (AFL) with the Kansas City Chiefs and New York Jets. He played college football at Morris Brown College and attended Tompkins High School in Savannah, Georgia. Brannan has also been a member of the Jacksonville Sharks of the World Football League (WFL). He was a member of the Kansas City Chiefs team that won the 1966 AFL championship.
Patrick McCain is a former American football quarterback. McCain previously played for the Nebraska Danger and Tri-Cities Fever of the Indoor Football League (IFL), and Orlando Predators of the National Arena League (NAL).
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