Event Date: July 6th, 1988
Event Description: League Awards
Quarterback Walter Lewis, who helped lead the Memphis Showboats to back-to-back league championships, won the Most Valuable Player award. It was the second year in a row that Lewis has won the ward.
Lewis finished first in the voting beating out New Jersey tight end Sam Bowers, quarterback Rick Neuheisel as well as team mates Derrick Crawford and Willie Gillespie.
Birmingham defensive back Chuck Clanton was named the outstanding defensive player in the league, and New Jersey head coach Chris Palmer walked away with the Coach of the Year award.
The league also released the first, second and third All-USFL teams which can be seen here.
more to come......
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