UNITED FOOTBALL LEAGUE
United Football League to Debut in October

The United Football League, a new professional outdoor football league slated to debut in October, is ready to call San Francisco home. With league founder Bill Hambrecht and primary investor Paul Pelosi already part of the Northern California landscape, it was only natural for the UFL to announce its premiere season at a press conference at AT&T Park in March. AT&T Park will be the home of the San Francisco franchise. At the press conference UFL Commissioner Michael Huyghue announced former NFL coach Dennis Green as San Francisco's coach.

Bill Hambrecht, Dennis Green (Coach, UFL SF), Jim Haslett (Coach, UFL Orlando), Michael Huyghue (Commissioner, United Football League), Frank Vuono (COO, UFL), Ted Cottrell (Coach, UFL New York), Paul Pelosi, Jim Fassel (Coach, UFL Las Vegas). Photo: courtest UFL.

In the league's premiere season, in addition to San Francisco, the UFL will host teams in Las Vegas, New York and Orlando. There are also plans to play games in Hartford, Los Angeles and Sacramento. In addition to Coach Green, the UFL has attracted three other former NFL coaches with impressive coaching pedigrees. Former NFL Coaches of the Year Jim Fassel and Jim Haslett will coach the Las Vegas and Orlando franchises respectively, while Ted Cottrell will lead the charge in New York.

"When seeking coaches for the UFL we set out to find the most outstanding individuals to lead our teams," said Huyghue. "We sought leaders with successful NFL backgrounds who were excellent communicators and teachers of the game and were excited about building new franchises. We were fortunate to find four individuals who embody these attributes. These men are truly winners in every sense of the word."

The UFL's premiere season will culminate with a championship game tentatively scheduled for Thanksgiving weekend in Las Vegas. VERSUS, a national sports network in more than 75 million homes, will dedicate over three hours weekly for a live national HD broadcast of UFL games, to air primarily on Thursday evenings.

The UFL was developed to fulfill the unmet needs of football fans in major markets currently underserved by professional football by providing a high-quality traditional football league composed of world-class professional football players. The league will serve its communities with pride, dedication and passion, and uphold a leadership role in the development of football worldwide. The UFL will provide every fan with an affordable, accessible, exciting and entertaining game experience.

The UFL was founded by Bill Hambrecht, chairman and CEO of WR Hambrecht + Co., and is being funded by a consortium of investors, including Pelosi, the president of FLS Inc., a diversified investment and consulting company based in San Francisco. For more information on the UFL and how to purchase tickets for the UFL premiere season, visit www.ufl-football.com.