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1974 Jacksonville Sharks

No. Player Pos. Hgt. Wgt. College

60 Abbott, Fred LB 6-3 230 Florida

-- Baker, Sam OG 6-3 245 Georgia

34 Brannan, Solomon S 6-1 190 Morris Brown

-- Brown, Kerry WR 6-2 185 Princeton

41 Buie, Drew WR 6-2 189 Catawba

-- Burnop, Mike TE 6-1 235 Virginia Tech

72 Bushong, Bill DT/DE 6-3 250 Kentucky

18 Carrell, Duane P/K 5-11 190 Florida State

67 Cheek, Richard OG 6-3 255 Auburn

-- Cherry, Stan LB 6-3 225 Morgan State

23 Coppenbarger, Ron S 6-1 198 Kansas State

79 Cornish, Frank OT 6-3 282 Grambling State

64 Creaney, Mike TE/C 6-5 245 Notre Dame

40 Davis, Jeff RB/WR/QB 5-11 202 Mars Hill

22 Davis, Jerry CB 6-0 202 Morris Brown

71 Dunaway, Jim DT 6-4 280 Mississippi

35 Durrance, Tommy RB 6-0 202 Florida

53 Ellison, Glenn LB 6-2 225 Arkansas

78 Foster, Eddie OG/OT 6-6 258 Oklahoma

79 Gagner, Larry OG/OT 6-2 268 Florida

51 Gaspard, Glen LB 6-2 230 Texas

-- Gordon, John DE/DT 6-5 260 Hawaii

14 Guthrie, Grant K 6-1 230 Florida State

70 Haggerty, Mike OT 6-4 255 Miami (Florida)

9 Hammond, Kim QB 6-1 185 Florida State

-- Haywood, Alfred HB 6-1 210 Bethune-Cookman

80 Hughes, Dennis TE/P 6-2 225 Georgia

53 Johnson, Tom C 6-1 235 Tennessee

-- Jones, Wayne RB 5-11 200 Mississippi State

56 Kindig, Howard C 6-6 260 Los Angeles State

86 Krepfle, Keith TE 6-3 222 Iowa State

37 Lake, Ricky RB 6-1 220 Georgia

44 Lamb, Ronnie RB 6-2 225 South Carolina

77 Lassiter, Ike DE 6-5 270 St. Augustine�s

81 Lomax, Tony WR 6-3 190 Washington State

55 Mack, Johnny LB 6-1 220 Central Missouri State

84 May, Art DT/DE 6-4 240 Tuskegee

88 Mayes, Ben DE/DT 6-5 255 Drake

-- McAshan, Eddie QB 6-2 204 Georgia Tech

74 Melby, Russ DT/DE 6-4 260 Weber State

52 Mullen, Mike LB 6-2 225 Tulane

68 Oats, Carleton DE 6-4 255 Florida A&M

12 Oliver, Reggie QB 6-2 185 Marshall

26 Osborne, John CB 5-9 165 Bethune-Cookman

-- Pete, Dennis DB 6-3 186 San Francisco State

6 Scott, Edgar WR/RB 6-2 211 Bethune-Cookman

54 Simonton, Claud LB 6-1 225 Tennessee

-- Smith, Fletcher DB 6-0 185 Tennessee State

-- Smith, Tom RB 6-3 205 Miami (Florida)

10 Stephenson, Kay QB 6-1 205 Florida

15 Stofa, John QB 6-2 205 Buffalo

-- Swierc, Carl WR 6-1 180 Rice

76 Taterak, Bob DT 6-4 270 Miami (Florida)

32 Thomann, Rich LB 6-2 235 Notre Dame

13 Thornton, Bubba WR 6-1 185 Texas Christian

42 Townsend, Mike S 6-3 205 Notre Dame

87 Vanoy, Vern DE 6-7 265 Kansas

63 Walker, Tom OT/OG 6-3 245 Northern Colorado

66 White, O.Z. OG 6-2 245 California

83 Whittier, Tom WR 6-2 185 Texas Southern

41 Wyatt, Alvin CB 5-10 181 Bethune-Cookman

* Brannan also wore #31; Jeff Davis also wore #30; Jerry Davis also wore #33; Gaspard also wore #65; Townsend also wore #29

* The Sharks roster was researched and compiled by Tod Maher and Mark Speck. Used with permission from the World Football League Encyclopedia.