Event Date: April 17th, 1984
Event Description: Ralston Replaced
Source: United Press International
John Ralston has been fired as coach of the 1-7 Oakland Invaders, his replacement will be Chuck Hutchison, brought down from the Invaders' front office just last week to take over the offensive line.
Hutchison now replaces Ralston and, at 35, the former Ohio State and St. Louis Cardinals offensive lineman becomes USFL's youngest head coach.
Ralston, former Denver Broncos coach who became the spring league's first full-time employe when hired as Invaders' coach and general manager in '82, also is being relieved of the front office duties, though he can hang on in an undisclosed capacity.
Oddly, he was dismissed one day after supervising a quarterback tryout for Dan Pastorini, the 13-year NFL veteran, and saying, "He's got a surprisingly strong arm with a lot of zip.
Hutchison said Fred Besana, ranked among the top three quarterbacks in the USFL last season, will continue to start despite the teams’ acquisition of second-year man Tom Ramsey from Los Angeles.
Story-(UPI Modified)
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