![]() ![]() ![]() Trump was bold and brash and dashing, a big figure in a still nascent league. He had purchased the organization earlier that year, and following a whirlwind of big-money signings, helped the team improve from 6-12 in 1983 to 14-4 one season later. Trump.Īt the time, the man who would become America’s 45th president was merely a New York real estate developer and the owner of the USFL’s New Jersey Generals. The note’s destination: The offices of one Donald J. The note’s purpose: To express extreme displeasure. I uncovered it about a year ago, while researching The Useless, my upcoming book about the USFL. It was written by John Bassett, the Canadian businessman who owned the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League, which played its games in the spring and was then in its second year. The greatest letter humanity may ever see is dated August 16, 1984. ![]() You can follow him on Twitter and listen to his podcast, Two Writers Slinging Yang, here. Jeff Pearlman is the author of multiple New York Times bestsellers. Donald Trump on the phone in his car after announcing plans for development of the west side of midtown Manhattan at the Hyatt Hotel on 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue, in New York, NY, November 18, 1985. ![]()
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