Event Date: October 19th, 1986
Event Description: Hadl Terminated
Source: UPI
Los Angeles Express coach John Hadl and his entire staff will be unemployed come November after being fired by USFL commissioner Harry Usher.
“I'll be a free agent after October along with the rest of the staff,” Hadl said via teleconference from team headquarters. “We've been told they won't pay our contracts after that.”
The Express have been financed by Charlotte businessman George Shinn who agreed to try and restructure the teams’ finances along with minority owner Jay Roulier.
Usher said that Shinn and Roulier would both like to remain in the league, but that the situation in Los Angeles was “untenable.”
The decision to terminate Hadl and the Express staff was made last week by Usher during a visit to Los Angeles.
“The situation is pretty bleak,” Hadl said. “We've been told they're going to cut the overhead and turn the lights out until further notice.”
Hadl and his assistants have another year remaining on their contracts. It is considered doubtful that the USFL will honor the contracts.
Story-(UPI Modified)
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