æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn dˈæʃ ˈeɪɾi tˈuː sˈiːzən, dˈʌdli pˈɜːtʃɪst ðə tˈiːm fɹʌm ɡˈʌski fɔːɹ ɹˈʌfli dˈɑːlɚ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ænd tˈʊk ˌoʊvɚ ðə tˈiːm bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ðɪ ˈoʊnɚ, dʒˌiːˈɛm ænd kˈoʊtʃ ʌvðə θˈʌndɚbˌɜːdz.
At the end of the 1981-82 season, Dudley purchased the team from Gusky for roughly $100,000 and took over the team becoming the owner, GM and coach of the Thunderbirds.