Houston Gamblers

Houston Gamblers

The Houston Gamblers were an American football team that competed in the United States Football League in 1984 and 1985.

The team played its home games at the Astrodome.

The Gamblers were coached by former NFL head coach Jack Pardee in both their seasons.

The most notable player on the team was future Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly.

Led by Kelly and employing the run-and-shoot offense, the Gamblers appeared in the playoffs in each of their two seasons, but suffered first-round defeats both times.

The team was to be merged with the New Jersey Generals for the 1986 season, but that season would never be played.

Houston native and famed country singer Kenny Rogers was signed to serve as the official mascot at all Gamblers home games due to his being known as "The Gambler." The original contract called for Rogers to sing during each half time show, but he pulled out of the deal after the Houston Sports Authority refused to allow him to open a Kenny Rogers Roasters franchise in the Astrodome. There were additional reports that Rogers was afraid he would be crushed by "giant King Kong sized dice" that would be dropped from the roof of the Dome during each half time as part of a 7-11 promotion. ("Rogers Folds'em and Walks Away" by Neil Holhfeld, Houston Chronicle, November 18, 1983.) [http://webhosting.web.com/imagelib/sitebuilder/misc/show_image.html?linkedwidth=actual&linkpath=http://www.houston-gamblers.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/USFLPromoAds/85dice711ad1.jpg&target=tlx_pic2nve]

Team colors were black, red, and white.

ingle season leaders

* Rushing Yards: 1009 (1984), Todd Fowler
* Receiving Yards: 1445 (1984), Richard Johnson
* Passing Yards: 5219 (1984), Jim Kelly (also league record)

Season-by-season

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1984 || 13 || 5 || 0 || 1st WC Central || Lost Quarterfinal (Arizona)
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1985 || 10 || 8 || 0 || 3rd WC || Lost Quarterfinal (Birmingham)
-!Totals || 23 || 15 || 0
colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
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External links

*http://www.houston-gamblers.com
* [http://www.remembertheusfl.8m.com/teams/houston.html Gamblers page at RemembertheUSFL.com]


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