Houston Gamblers Throwback T-Shirt

Product Details:

• Officially licensed
• 100% Cotton (52% Cotton 48% Polyester for heather colors)
• 4.2 oz combed and ring-spun cotton
• Extra soft, lightweight
• Unisex classic fit
• Pre-shrunk, side-seamed
• Printed graphics
• Ships in 3–5 business days

Team: Houston Gamblers
Years Active: 1984–1985 (USFL) · 2022–2023 (USFL)
Home: Houston Astrodome — Houston, TX (1984–1985) · Protective Stadium — Birmingham, AL (2022) · Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium — Memphis, TN (2023)

The original Houston Gamblers introduced the high-flying Run-and-Shoot offense, engineered by coordinator Mouse Davis under head coach Jack Pardee. With future Hall of Famer Jim Kelly at quarterback throwing to Richard Johnson, Ricky Sanders, and Gerald McNeil — the "Mouseketeers" — the Gamblers averaged 33 points a game in 1984 and went 13–5. Kelly's 5,219 passing yards and 44 touchdowns that season were the highest single-season total in pro football history at the time. Houston returned to the playoffs in 1985 before a planned merger with the New Jersey Generals never took the field, and the Gamblers' Run-and-Shoot influence reshaped passing offenses across college and pro football.

The name was revived for the USFL's 2022–2023 seasons as a traveling team hosted in Birmingham and Memphis, before merging into a new Houston-based UFL franchise in 2024.