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1974 Detroit Wheels


No. Player Pos. Hgt. Wgt. College
58 Adolfi, Henry LB 6-3 220 Amherst
39 Allen, Phil RB 6-2 215 Harvard
64 Battle, Charlie LB 6-4 234 Grambling State
59 Blanchard, Dick LB 6-3 225 Tulsa
55 Britts, Sam LB 6-0 235 Missouri
14 Collins, Chuck K/P 6-0 175 Michigan State
75 Coode, Jim OT 6-4 260 Michigan
44 Cook, Lewis CB 5-11 180 Idaho State
82 Cullen, Bruce TE 6-3 230 Illinois State
63 Davis, Norm OT/OG 6-3 250 Grambling State
61 Edwards, Bennett OT/OG 6-1 240 Eastern Michigan
89 Embree, John WR 6-5 200 Compton JC
63 Engle, Phil DT/DE 6-2 265 South Dakota State
64 Ferguson, Mark C/OG 6-2 245 Western Carolina
79 Fernandes, Ron DE 6-5 248 Eastern Michigan
42 Fobbs, Lee RB 6-0 200 Grambling State
30 Glosson, Clyde WR/CB 6-1 180 Texas-El Paso
32 Grady, Garry DB 6-0 190 Eastern Michigan
12 Guthrie, Eric QB/K/P 6-1 200 Boise State
52 Hand, Ted C 6-2 250 Eastern Michigan
36 Hawkins, Nat WR 6-2 195 Nevada-Las Vegas
75 Hayes, Charlie OT 6-4 270 Weber State
47 Haynes, George CB 6-2 185 Tulsa
10 Henderson, Jon WR 6-1 190 Colorado State
38 Hoeppner, Terry S 6-3 200 Franklin
44 Holmes, Reggie CB/S 6-1 190 Wisconsin-Stout
80 Hoss, Clark TE 6-8 235 Oregon State
34 Hudson, Gary S 5-11 180 Boston College
86 Johnson, Eddie DE 6-5 230 Southern Methodist
82 Joppru, Sheldon TE 6-4 235 North Dakota
73 Kemp, Dennis OT/OG 6-3 250 Tulsa
-- Kleinhenz, Mike LB 6-2 231 Cincinnati
57 Kuhn, Mike LB 6-3 220 Kansas State
74 Kupp, Andy OG 6-3 250 Idaho
63 Levanti, John OG 6-3 240 Illinois
52 Limebrook, Dave C/OG 6-2 235 San Diego State
39 Lintner, Dan S 6-2 190 Indiana
9 Livingston, Dale K/P 6-0 220 Western Michigan
22 Long, Rocky S 5-10 180 New Mexico
-- Lusteg, Booth K 5-10 175 Connecticut
80 Macholz, Dennis TE 6-3 230 Michigan State
-- Marshall, Herb DB 6-3 204 Cameron
54 Martin, Rocky LB 6-0 230 Colorado
88 McCarty, Mickey TE/K 6-5 250 Texas Christian
8 McKee, Charlie WR 6-3 190 Arizona
33 Mims, Jesse RB 5-11 203 New Mexico State
39 Mossburg, Darrell DB 5-11 175 Eastern Michigan
74 O'Connor, Jim OT 6-4 265 Arizona
72 Parks, Jessie DE 6-4 250 Jackson State
14 Pengitore, Ken QB 5-11 194 Clemson
65 Perkins, Renard DT 6-3 250 California-Riverside
41 Phillips, Terry WR 6-3 170 Northeastern Oklahoma
20 Priester, Floyd CB 6-1 195 Boston University
84 Ramsey, Tom DE/DT 6-5 250 Northern Arizona
23 Ratcliff, Larry RB 6-2 200 Eastern Michigan
43 Rathje, Jim RB 6-0 218 Northern Michigan
83 Ratliff, Don DE 6-5 240 Maryland
74 Renfrow, Bo DT 6-5 260 none
60 Riggio, Dominic LB 6-0 225 Western Michigan
32 Sadler, Billy RB 5-11 200 Texas Christian
72 Sartin, Dan OT/OG 6-2 250 Mississippi
85 Scales, Joe TE 6-3 210 Tennessee State
35 Scarber, Sam FB 6-3 230 New Mexico
12 Shaw, Bruce QB 6-2 190 North Carolina State
75 Skladany, John DT 6-4 250 Central Connecticut State
-- Smith, Bennie DB 5-11 184 Brigham Young
55 Stenger, Brian LB 6-4 235 Notre Dame
76 Taibi, Carl DT/DE 6-4 258 Colorado
50 Taylor, Mike LB 6-3 225 Michigan
30 Teague, Eugene RB 6-0 195 San Jose State
83 Trosch, Gene DE 6-7 260 Miami (Florida)
42 Walker, Dave CB 6-0 190 Utah
77 Walker, Mike DE 6-4 240 Tulane
88 Wallace, Bob TE 6-3 220 Texas-El Paso
36 Webb, Phil DB 6-4 209 Colorado State
78 Wheeler, Ted OT 6-4 260 West Texas A&M
-- Wideman, Bill DE 6-3 265 North Carolina A&T State
85 Williams, Terry TE 6-3 225 Grambling State
62 Wilson, Mike OG 6-2 250 Dayton
53 Winther, Wimpy C 6-2 265 Mississippi
70 Wright, James OG 6-1 250 Southern University
18 Wyche, Bubba QB 6-1 195 Tennessee

* Collins also wore #11; Cullen also wore #85; Sadler also wore #36; Webb also wore #44

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