▁who ▁were ▁later ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Pro ▁Football ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁and / or ▁the ▁College ▁Football ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁The ▁Michigan ▁Pan thers ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁US FL ▁championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁The ▁Philadelphia ▁Stars ▁won ▁the ▁second ▁US FL ▁championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁and ▁after ▁re loc ating ▁to ▁Baltimore , ▁won ▁the ▁final ▁US FL ▁championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁as ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Stars ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁effectively ▁a ▁rem atch ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁US FL ▁title ▁game . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁the ▁US FL ▁voted ▁to ▁move ▁from ▁a ▁spring ▁to ▁a ▁fall ▁schedule ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁comp ete ▁directly ▁with ▁the ▁NFL . ▁This ▁was ▁done ▁at ▁the ▁ur ging ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Gener als ▁majority ▁owner ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁and ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁other ▁own ers ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁force ▁a ▁mer ger ▁between ▁the ▁le agues . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁strategy , ▁the ▁US FL ▁file d ▁an ▁ant it rust ▁law suit ▁against ▁the ▁National ▁Football ▁League ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁and ▁a ▁j ury ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁NFL ▁had ▁viol ated ▁anti - mon opol y ▁laws . ▁However , ▁in ▁a ▁victory ▁in ▁name ▁only , ▁the ▁US FL ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁judgment ▁of ▁just ▁$ 1 , ▁which ▁under ▁ant it rust ▁laws , ▁was ▁triple d ▁to ▁$ 3 . ▁This ▁court ▁decision ▁effectively ▁ended