Logo of the Birmingham Stallions football team, which played in the United States Football League from 1983 until 1985. The Stallions were one of the USFL’s more successful franchises, posting the second most wins in the league’s short history. They were the first pro football team to draft Jerry Rice, but never signed him. The Stallions had a Pittsburgh Steeler flavor, as their head coach was former Steeler assistant Rollie Dotsch, who served with the NFL club during their Super Bowl years, and their quarterback was former Steeler Cliff Stoudt. Stoudt had replaced Terry Bradshaw as Steeler QB, but fell out of favor with fans and decided to sign with Birmingham. The next year, Pittsburgh’s USFL team, the Maulers, had their only sellout when Stoudt and the Stallions played there, and the fans pelted their former QB with snowballs. Another notable Stallion was former Bills’ running back Joe Cribbs.