Perhaps most infamously, Trump bought into the upstart United States Football League in the 1980s and sought to compete directly with the NFL, a move widely seen as helping to doom the nascent league.

he owned the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League. Trump had sued to force a merger of the USFL and the NFL. The USFL eventually folded.Friction existed between Trump and the NFL ...

As a New York businessman in the early 1980s, he owned the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League. Trump had sued to force a merger of the USFL and the NFL. The USFL eventually ...

Hendershot credits the Chiefs prioritizing the football product ... Through his work, the NFL has not only become the clear number one sport in the United States, they are taking over territory ...