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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.