Louisville football Coach Howard Schnellenberger filed a...
Louisville football Coach Howard Schnellenberger filed a $1-million suit against hotel magnate Sherwood (Woody) Weiser, who signed him to coach a United States Football League team that never played a game.
He charged that Weiser failed to live up to the terms of the reported $3-million contract he signed in May 1984. The coach claims he was to be paid whether the team played or not. Weiser contends that Schnellenberger owes him $200,000.
Schnellenberger coached the University of Miami to a national championship in the 1983 season, which the Hurricanes capped by defeating Nebraska, 31-30, in the 1984 Orange Bowl. Schnellenberger has coached Louisville the last two seasons.
Weiser had planned to bring a USFL team to Miami but backed out when the league voted to play its games in the fall.
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