Donald Trump was always a con man, and that includes his time in the USFL
In this March 8, 1984, file photo, New Jersey Generals owner Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Herschel Walker in New York after Walker agreed to a 4-year contract with the USFL football team. A spring football league, done the right way, could work. The United States Football League came up with the most feasible concept back in the 1980s, only to crumble after just three seasons. Dave Pickoff/AP I knew Donald Trump was a con man long before most people. To begin with, I spent a good part of 1973-75 in New York City as a novice writer, and I occasionally would read in the papers th...