1984 Tampa Bay Bandits Roster
United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 14-4
Finishing 2nd in the USFL's South Division of the Eastern Conference
Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Steve Spurrier (14-4)
Location: Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 415,425, Avg. 46,158 in 9 home dates
1984 Tampa Bay Bandits StatisticsTeam Record: 14-4
Finishing 2nd in the USFL's South Division of the Eastern Conference
Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Steve Spurrier (14-4)
Location: Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 415,425, Avg. 46,158 in 9 home dates
1984 Tampa Bay Bandits Results
The Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League ended the 1984 season with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the USFL's South Division of the Eastern Conference.
The Bandits kept the scoreboard humming with 498 points, and the defensive unit conceded 347. John Reaves directed the offense, passing for 4,092 yards. Marvin Harvey snagged 70 passes, while Eric Truvillion accumulated 1,044 receiving yards, while Gary Anderson and Willie Gillespie contributed to the receiving game as well.
Greg Boone carried the ball for a team-best 1,009 yards for Tampa Bay, and Gary Anderson also aided the ground game.
Warren Hanna picked off 5 opponent throws. Mike Butler topped the defensive unit with 11 quarterback sacks.
Steve Spurrier coached the team. The 1984 Tampa Bay Bandits lost in the Quarterfinal.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Dwayne Anderson | CB/S | December 7, 1961 | 6'0" | 205 | SMU | St. Louis, MD USA | 12 | 10 |
| 43 | Gary Anderson | RB | April 18, 1961 | 6'0" | 185 | Arkansas | Columbia, MO USA | 18 | 18 |
| 9 | Zenon Andrusyshyn | K/P | February 25, 1947 | 6'2" | 210 | UCLA | Gunzburg, Germany | 18 | 0 |
| 25 | Alvin Bailey | S/CB | August 8, 1958 | 5'10" | 183 | Alcorn State | Port Gibson, MS | 12 | 9 |
| 28 | Doug Beaudoin | S | May 15, 1954 | 6'1" | 193 | Minnesota | Dickinson, ND USA | 16 | 8 |
| 54 | John Benson | LB | June 21, 1961 | 6'2" | 225 | Florida A&M | Clewiston, FL | 6 | |
| Joel Blunk | RB | November 16, 1961 | 6'0" | 195 | Duke | Martinsville, IN | |||
| 21 | Greg Boone | RB | January 8, 1962 | 5'9" | 196 | Duke | Aberdeen, MA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 88 | John Brinkman | TE | March 13, 1959 | 6'4" | 220 | Duke | Norwich, CT | 5 | |
| 82 | Larry Brodsky | WR | January 19, 1960 | 6'0" | 190 | Miami | Miami, FL | 10 | |
| 60 | Rufus Brown | T/G | June 19, 1962 | 6'2" | 295 | Florida A&M | Bartow, FL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 77 | Mike Butler | DE | April 4, 1954 | 6'5" | 265 | Kansas | Washington, DC USA | 17 | 17 |
| 70 | John Canei | T/G | November 1, 1959 | 6'5" | 258 | Miami | Steubenville, OH | 18 | |
| 75 | Walter Carter | DE/DT | December 19, 1957 | 6'4" | 276 | Florida St. | Richmond, VA USA | 18 | 12 |
| 35 | Marv Christian | RB | January 18, 1958 | 6'0" | 220 | Tulane | Quincy, FL | 16 | |
| 56 | Keith Clark | LB | July 27, 1958 | 6'4" | 225 | Memphis State | Memphis, TN | 15 | 1 |
| 79 | Mike Clark | DE | March 30, 1959 | 6'4" | 253 | Florida | Dothan, AL USA | 16 | 13 |
| Terry Crouch | G | July 6, 1959 | 6'2" | 278 | Oklahoma | Dallas, TX USA | |||
| 63 | Fred Dean | G/T | March 30, 1955 | 6'3" | 253 | Texas Southern | Gainesville, FL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 73 | Dan Fike | T | June 16, 1961 | 6'7" | 280 | Florida | Mobile, AL USA | 18 | 18 |
| 83 | Jim Fitzpatrick | WR | August 28, 1959 | 5'11" | 183 | Illinois State | Omaha, NE | 4 | |
| 62 | Chris Foote | C | December 2, 1956 | 6'3" | 256 | USC | Louisville, KY USA | 15 | 14 |
| 32 | Carl Franks | RB | December 1, 1960 | 6'1" | 220 | Duke | |||
| 33 | Jeff George | CB | December 24, 1957 | 6'1" | 185 | Illinois St. | Atchison, KS USA | 18 | 18 |
| 86 | Lewis Gilbert | TE | May 24, 1956 | 6'4" | 225 | Florida | Naples, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 89 | Willie Gillespie | WR | October 24, 1961 | 5'9" | 170 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Starkville, MS USA | 18 | 17 |
| 27 | Mike Grayson | RB | January 24, 1961 | 5'5" | 170 | Duke | Washington, DC | 2 | |
| 20 | Warren Hanna | CB/S | July 17, 1961 | 5'11" | 175 | Florida State | Miami Beach, FL | 18 | 12 |
| 50 | James Harrell | LB | July 19, 1957 | 6'1" | 224 | Florida | Tampa, FL USA | 14 | 13 |
| 87 | Marvin Harvey | TE | October 17, 1959 | 6'3" | 220 | Southern Miss | Donalsonville, GA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 26 | Zac Henderson | S | October 14, 1955 | 6'1" | 190 | Oklahoma | Jena, LA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 88 | Spencer Jackson | WR | March 5, 1961 | 6'0" | 180 | Florida | Boynton Beach, FL | 13 | 4 |
| 58 | Alonzo Johnson | LB/DE | November 12, 1959 | 6'3" | 222 | Florida A&M | Tallahassee, FL | 18 | 18 |
| 15 | Jimmy Jordan | QB | February 11, 1958 | 6'1" | 200 | Florida State | Tallahassee, FL | 3 | |
| 38 | Tim King | S | March 7, 1960 | 6'2" | 190 | Delaware St. | New York, NY USA | 6 | 4 |
| 51 | Kelly Kirchbaum | LB | June 14, 1957 | 6'2" | 240 | Kentucky | Fort Knox, KY USA | 17 | 17 |
| 46 | Fred McCallister | LB | February 17, 1962 | 6'1" | 250 | Florida | Melbourne, FL USA | 17 | 0 |
| 42 | Kevin McClelland | LB | September 21, 1961 | 6'1" | 219 | Kentucky | Canton, OH | 2 | 1 |
| Lee McGriff | WR | October 3, 1953 | 5'9" | 165 | Florida | Tampa, FL USA | |||
| 71 | Rick Mohr | DE | July 27, 1957 | 6'3" | 255 | California - Davis | San Francisco, CA | 0 | |
| 45 | Wilford Morgan | WR/TE | January 31, 1961 | 6'1" | 200 | Bethune-Cookman | Belle Glade, FL | 14 | |
| 61 | Nate Newton | T/G | December 20, 1961 | 6'3" | 318 | Florida A&M | Orlando, FL USA | 18 | 18 |
| 68 | Fred Nordgren | DT | December 11, 1959 | 6'0" | 240 | Portland St. | Hillsboro, OR USA | 18 | 14 |
| 66 | Lee North | C | February 27, 1960 | 6'1" | 258 | Tennessee | Atlanta, GA | 18 | 3 |
| 10 | Wayne Peace | QB | November 3, 1961 | 6'2" | 215 | Florida | Gainesville, FL | 8 | |
| 72 | Larry Pfohl | T/G | June 2, 1958 | 6'3" | 270 | Miami | Buffalo, NY | 3 | 3 |
| 64 | Chuck Pitcock | G/C/T | February 20, 1958 | 6'4" | 272 | Tulane | Homestead, FL USA | 12 | 7 |
| 53 | Paul Piurowski | LB | March 16, 1959 | 6'3" | 230 | Florida State | Danville, IL | 15 | 9 |
| Sam Platt | RB | August 19, 1958 | 6'0" | 195 | Florida State | Jacksonville, FL | 0 | 0 | |
| 74 | David Pyles | T/TE | September 3, 1960 | 6'5" | 275 | Miami (OH) | Portsmouth, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
| George Ragsdale | RB | December 4, 1952 | 5'11" | 185 | North Carolina A&T | Dinwiddie, VA USA | |||
| 78 | Jim Ramey | DE | March 9, 1957 | 6'4" | 261 | Kentucky | Louisville, KY USA | 18 | 5 |
| 7 | John Reaves | QB | March 2, 1950 | 6'3" | 210 | Florida | Anniston, AL USA | 18 | 16 |
| Carey Reid | RB | March 6, 1959 | 5'11" | 189 | Morehead State | Tampa, FL | |||
| 90 | Charles Riggins | DE | November 9, 1959 | 6'5" | 295 | Bethune-Cookman | Sanford, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 74 | Ron Simmons | DT/G | May 15, 1959 | 6'1" | 260 | Florida State | Perry, GA | 17 | 4 |
| 65 | Reggie Smith | T | August 29, 1961 | 6'5" | 295 | Kansas | Chicago, IL USA | 15 | 0 |
| 84 | Eric Truvillion | WR | June 18, 1959 | 6'4" | 205 | Florida A&M | New York, NY USA | 15 | 15 |
| Bob Van Duyne | C/G | May 15, 1952 | 6'5" | 243 | Idaho | San Bernardino, CA USA | |||
| 30 | Bruce Vaughan | CB | January 27, 1960 | 5'11" | 176 | Florida | Cherry Point, SC | 10 | 3 |
| 59 | Russ Washington | LB | August 23, 1959 | 6'0" | 220 | Southern Methodist | Memphis, TN | ||
| 22 | Leon Williams | CB | March 23, 1959 | 5'10" | 180 | Louisville | Tampa, FL | 5 | |
| 44 | Ricky Williams | RB | March 28, 1961 | 5'10" | 173 | Florida State | Griffin, GA | 16 | |
| Bill Winters | C/G/T | July 22, 1954 | 6'5" | 270 | Princeton | Asbury Park, NJ |
