World Football League Players

Birmingham Americans 1974
Coach: Jack Gotta
Num Name Pos Games Height Weight Birth Date Birth City College
5 Joe Profit RB   6' 0" 213 August 13, 1949 Lake Providence, Louisiana Louisiana Monroe
7 Denny Duron QB   6' 1" 195 August 24, 1952 Arlington, Texas Louisiana Tech
9 Earl Sark K 20 6' 1" 180 March 7, 1952 Columbus, Ohio New Mexico State
10 George Mira QB   6' 0" 195 January 11, 1953 Key West, Florida Miami (Florida)
11 Matthew Reed QB   6' 4" 235 November 30, 1951 Winnfeld, Louisiana Grambling
18 Paul Robinson RB   6' 0" 195 December 19, 1944 Tucson, Arizona Arizona
20 Jimmy Edwards RB   5' 9" 180 September 19, 1952  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Louisiana Monroe
21 George Haynes DB   6' 2" 185 August 20, 1951 St. Louis, Missouri Tulsa
22 Art Cantrelle RB   6' 0" 200 July 25, 1948 Thibodeux, Louisiana LSU
23 Charlie Hummings WR   6' 1" 175 June 21, 1953 Woodbine, Georgia Morris Brown
23 Randy Lee S   6' 3" 195 February 17, 1951 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Tulane
25 Dennis Homan WR   6' 1" 181 January 9, 1946 Muscle Shoals, Alabama Alabama
28 Larry Willingham CB   6' 0" 190 December 22, 1948 Cullman, Alabama Auburn
30 Gerard Williams CB   6' 1" 184 May 25, 1952 Oklahoma  City, Oklahoma Langston
30 Steve Williams CB   5' 11" 175 March 25, 1950 Moline, Illinois Alabama
31 Charley Harraway RB 18 6' 2" 215 September 21, 1944 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma San Jose State
32 Chris Arnold CB   6' 2" 203 January 26, 1953 Darby, Pennsylvania Virginia State
32 Cecil Leonard DB   6' 0" 170 July 20, 1946 Sylacuaga, Alabama Tuskegee
33 Carl Bartles RB   6' 1" 212 November 18, 1948 Rutherford, North Carolina Lenoir-Rhyne
33 Jim Butler RB   5' 9" 194 Mary 4, 1943 Quincy, Florida Edward Waters
34 William Bryant DB   5' 11" 192  February 24, 1951 Shreveport, Louisiana Grambling
34 Duane Scrievener CB   6' 0" 190 January 28, 1951 Louisville, Kentucky Tulsa
35 Grant Guthrie K   6' 0" 210 February 9, 1948 Waynesboro, Pennsylvania Florida State
35 Dicky Lyons S   6' 0" 192 August 11, 1947 Louisville, Kentucky Kentucky
40 Ronald Foxx LB   6' 4" 215 May 2, 1951 Gainesville, Florida Alabama A&M
42 Willie Smith CB   5' 11" 185 July 29,1951 Conyers, Georgia Morris Brown
45 Charlie Reamon CB   5' 11" 185 July 14, 1949 Newport News, Virginia Maryland Eastern Shore
50 Gary Champagne LB   6' 1" 218 June 19, 1952 Brownsville, Texas LSU
51 Edgar Chandler LB   6' 3" 225 August 31, 1946 Cedartown, Georgia Georgia
51 Mike Mullen LB   6' 2" 220 February 4, 1950 Dallas, Texas Tulane
53 John Matlock C   6' 3" 248 October 19,1944 Louisville, Kentucky Miami (Florida)
55 Warren Capone LB   6' 1" 215 August 14, 1951 Baton Rouge, Lousiana LSU
57 Jay Casey C   6' 1" 234 September 6, 1951 Selma, Alabama Auburn
58 Jimmy Teal LB   6' 3" 210 May 14, 1950 Baltimore, Maryland Purdue
58 Mike Truax LB   6' 2" 217 April 16, 1952 New Orleans, Louisiana Tulane
59 Steve Manstedt LB 10 6' 2" 213 December 3, 1951 Wahoo, Nebraska Nebraska
60 Jim Kregel OG   6' 2" 250 May 26, 1952 Toledo, Ohio Ohio State
61 Butch Brezina DE   6' 2" 245 May 12, 1950 El Campo, Texas Houston
62 Steve Reese OG   6' 2" 240 January 7, 1952 Columbus, Georgia Louisville
62 John Baker DE   6' 5" 245 August 15, 1944 Suffolk, Virginia Norfolk State
62 Gary Crane DT   6' 4" 255 May 19, 1946 Dexter, Missouri Arkansas State
63 Clarence Washington DT   6' 3" 270 December 23, 1946 Little Rock, Arkansas Arkansas Pine Bluff
66 Grant Cvitanich DT   6' 3" 252 March 21, 1950 San Francisco, California San Francisco State
66 Nate Dorsey DE   6' 4" 248 December 6, 1950 Tampa, Florida Mississippi Valley State
66 Mel Holmes OG   6' 3" 265 January 22, 1950 Miami, Florida North Carolina A&T
67 Phil Engle DT   6' 2" 265 May 7, 1950 Hutchison, Kansas South Dakota State
67 Joe O'Donnell OG   6' 2" 262 August 31, 1941 Ann Arbor, Michigan Michigan
68 Gary Gennerich OG   6' 4" 256 August 28, 1951 Yonkers, New York Clemson
68 Al Sitterle OG   6' 4" 265 April 14, 1952 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania North Carolina State
68 John Skladany DT   6' 4" 250 September 24, 1950 Lexington, Virginia Central Connecticut State
68 Jessie Wolf DT   6' 6" 275 March 4, 1952 Woodville, Texas Prairie View A&M
70 John Andrews DT   6' 5" 265 November 7, 1951 Detroit, Michigan Morgan State
70 Bob Tatarek DT   6' 4" 270 July 3, 1946 Greensburg, Pennsylvania Miami (Florida)
70 Bill Wideman DT/DE   6' 3" 265 September 15, 1951 Greenwood, South Carolina North Carolina A&T
71 Bob Wolfe OT   6' 5" 265 July 6, 1951 Omaha, Nebraska Nebraska
72 Dick Trower DT   6' 4" 245 September 30, 1949 Norfolk, Virginia Miami (Florida)
72 Larry Estes DE   6' 6" 255 December 9, 1946 Alcorn State Alcorn State
72 Wimpy Winther C   6' 5" 260 October 22, 1947 Charles City, Louisiana Mississippi
73 Buddy Brown OT   6' 1" 250 June 9, 1950 Florala, Alabama Alabama
74 Ross Brupbacher LB   6' 3" 215 April 7, 1948 Lafayette, Louisiana Texas A&M
76 James Wright OG   6' 1" 250 September 12, 1951   Southern
77 Eddie Biggs DE   6' 4" 245 March 22, 1950   Appalachian State
79 Paul Costa OT   6' 6" 268 December 7, 1941 Yonkers, New York Notre Dame
21,80 Steve Barrios WR 1 6' 0" 180 February 25, 1950 New Orleans, Louisiana Tulane
80 Alfred Jenkins WR   5' 10" 170 January 25, 1952  Hogansville, Georgia Morris Brown
82 Ted Powell TE   6' 2" 220 September 27, 1952 Newport News, Virginia Ohio State
84 Jim Bishop TE   6' 2" 225 January 24, 1949 Albertville, Alabama Tennessee Tech
85 Jim Owings TE   6' 3" 200 November 27, 1951   Georgia Tech
88 Bob Brown TE   6' 3" 225 January 1, 1943 Pace, Alabama Alcorn State
88 Steve Conley LB   6' 2" 225 March 9, 1949 Chicago Illinois Kansas
  Ron Curl DT   6' 2" 250 July 6, 1949 Chicago, Illinois Michigan State
Pre-Season
23 Terry Henley RB   6' 0" 190 October 7, 1950 Oxford, Alabama Auburn
  Frank Anderson WR   5' 11" 180     Tulane
  Larry Anding T   6' 3" 250  December 25, 1949 Athens, Texas Kansas State
  Amos Augustine WR   5' 8" 160     Grambling
  James Booth DB   6' 1" 181     Alabama State
  Joe Brunson DT   6' 7" 275 January 1, 1949 Panama  City, Florida Furman
  Larry Burgess LB   6' 0" 236 July 31, 1949   None
  Mike Carosielli G   6' 2" 247     Northeast Oklahoma State
  John Causey DB   6' 4" 201 December 3, 1951 Monroe, Louisiana Louisiana Tech
  Bob Cooper K   6' 1" 185 January 28, 1952 Toledo, Ohio Tampa
  Greg Cureton LB   6' 2" 228 April 14, 1949 Knoxville Tennessee Tennessee
  Freddie Dexter LB   6' 2" 216 December 17, 1949   Alabama A&M
  Dennis Duncan RB   6' 3" 225 January 24, 1943 Henderson, Texas Northwestern Louisiana State
  Bill Emendorfer OL   6' 0" 235 October 2, 1951 Niagara Falls, New York Tennessee
  Wade Evans TE   6' 4" 220   August 23, 1952 Louisiana State
  Del Gehrett LB   6' 2" 230     North Dakota State
  Bill Hanenberg S   6' 0" 185 September 20, 1951   Duke
  Mahlon Harrell OT   6' 4" 250   September 13, 1952 Tulane
  Marvin Harris DT   6' 3" 245     Clark College
  Royce Huffman K   6' 2" 205 April 15, 1951   Texas Christian
  Demetrice Jackson LB   6' 3" 235 July 26, 1951 Birmingham, Alabama Lincoln
  Eddie Johnson DT   6' 2" 255     Alcorn A&M
  Bob Jones K   6' 2" 175   Montgomery, Alabama Kentucky
  Rubin Jones WR   5' 9" 185 January 19, 1950   Northeast Louisiana
  Steve Kenemore K   6' 3" 201     Missouri
  Tom Kevin WR   6' 1" 188     Western Illinois
  Mike Kolling DB   6' 0" 190 April 13, 1950 Graceville, Minnesota South Dakota State
  Skip Kubeliius DT   6' 5" 260 February 2, 1951 Morrow, Georgia Alabama
  David Langner DB   5' 10" 180 November 8, 1953 Birmingham, Alabama Auburn
  Ted Leverenz WR   6' 2" 196     North Carolina
  William Lide WR   5' 11"  190 February 14, 1950 Darlington, South Carolina Johnson C. Smith
  David McKinney DE   6' 4" 240     None
  Joe McNeely LB   5' 10" 210 June 19, 1951 Bossier City, Louisiana Louisian Tech
  Steve Mikez QB   6' 1" 200     Western Illinois
  Bill Montgomery DB   6' 2" 195 April 14, 1951 Florence, South Carolina Morehouse
  Wayne Moseley RB   6' 0" 195 October 6, 1952 Decatur, Alabama Alabama A&M
  Mike Nyberg DB   6' 1" 190     North Dakota
  James Owens RB   6' 2" 215 July 9, 1951 Fairfield, Alabama Auburn
  Roger Pruett P   5' 11" 190     Auburn
  Steve Reese OL           Louisville
  Bill Sadler RB   5' 11" 200 September 16, 1949 Houston, Texas TCU
  Howard Silverstein C   6' 3" 295     Georgia Southern
  Ron Sterling OG   6' 3" 260     North Texas State
  Bob Strickland LB   6' 2" 220 September 20, 1948 Bayou La Batre, Alabama Auburn
  Vern Studdard WR   5' 11" 185 April 30, 1948 Columbus, Mississippi Mississippi
  Mike Stultz DB   5' 10" 185     North Carolina State
  David Taylor OG   6' 4" 255 February 15, 1950 Oneida, Tennessee Weber State
  Spencer Thomas WR   5' 11" 170     McNeese State
  Gene Trosch DT   6' 7" 260 June 7, 1945 Stuebenville, Ohio Miami (Florida)
  Stanley Trott WR   6' 3" 201   Montgomery, Alabama Tennessee
  Archie Turner RB   6' 0" 205     Clark College
  Eddie Weaver LB   6' 2" 228 November 26, 1950   North Carolina A&T
  Gary Whitman LB   6' 1" 215 June 25, 1952   Texas Christian
  Charlie Williams OG   6' 4" 230 August 1, 1949   Florida A&M