Chicago Blitz Pillows

Defunct Chicago Blitz Football 1982-1984

The Chicago Blitz was a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League in the mid-1980s.

The Chicago Blitz was a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League in the mid-1980s. They played at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois.

The Chicago Blitz was a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League in the mid-1980s. Their run was short-lived in Chicago from 1983-85.

The Chicago Blitz was a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League in the mid-1980s. Their run was short-lived in Chicago from 1983-85.

The Blitz were one of the twelve charter franchises of the USFL. The owner was originally slated to be J. Walter Duncan, an Oklahoma oil magnate who had grown up in Chicago. However, league founder David Dixon persuaded Duncan to take on ownership of the New York City franchise–which became the New Jersey Generals–after its original owner, Donald Trump, pulled out.