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USFL 1985 Championship Game - RARE Logo/Lapel Pin/Mint/ (Balt Stars) - $25 (Laurel)

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USFL 1985 Championship Game - RARE Logo/Lapel Pin/Mint/ (Balt Stars) 1

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1985 USFL Championship Game - Official & Authentic Logo / Lapel Mint Pin. Oval Shape. Approx 1 inch. Baltimore Stars vs Oakland Invaders. Sunday Night, July 14th at Giants Stadium (The Meadowlands) GAME HISTORY . . . . The Michigan Panthers defeated the Philadelphia Stars in the first USFL Championship Game in 1983 thanks to the sparkling play of two rookies, quarterback Bobby Hebert and wide receiver Anthony Carter. Michigan ended the 1984 season with a triple overtime playoff loss to the LA Express in the Coliseum. The Panthers merged with the Oakland Invaders prior to the 1985 campaign, and Hebert and Carter became starters for Oakland. They helped the Invaders to the USFL Western Conference title and a chance to claim a USFL Championship of their own. The Panthers' opponent would be the Baltimore Stars. Following the announced move to the fall for the 1986 season, the Stars moved from Philadelphia to Baltimore. The Stars used their office space in Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium while playing their games in Maryland. Philadelphia City Officals forced the team out of their offices during the season, taking chalk boards during a practice session.

For the most part, Baltimore ignored the Stars. The Stars had to travel almost three hours to play home games at Byrd Stadium on the University of Maryland campus because Baltimore's Memorial Stadium couldn't accept them until 1986. At one point during the season, the Stars had an uncharacteristic .500 record at 6-6-1 and didn't look close to a championship football club. But Baltimore sneaked into the playoffs and caught fire during the post season to make their third straight USFL Championship Game appearance under Head Coach Jim Mora.

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