1985 Houston Gamblers Roster
United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 10-8
Finishing 3rd in the USFL's Western Conference
Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Jack Pardee (10-8)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 170,739, Avg. 18,971 in 9 home dates
1985 Houston Gamblers StatisticsTeam Record: 10-8
Finishing 3rd in the USFL's Western Conference
Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Jack Pardee (10-8)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 170,739, Avg. 18,971 in 9 home dates
1985 Houston Gamblers Results
The Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 10 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the USFL's Western Conference.
The Gamblers piled up points with 544 points, while the defense conceded 388. Jim Kelly led the charge, passing for 4,623 yards. Richard Johnson paced the receiving corps, snagging 103 passes for 1,384 yards, while Clarence Verdin and Gerald McNeil provided receiving help, too.
Todd Fowler ran for a team-best 402 yards for Houston, while Sam Harrell also buoyed the ground attack.
Luther Bradley intercepted 12 errant tosses from the opposition. Pete Catan topped the defensive unit with 11 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 54 sacks.
Jack Pardee coached the team. The 1985 Houston Gamblers lost in the Quarterfinal.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Carl Allen | OC | April 26, 1958 | 6'2" | 237 | Long Beach State | San Jose, CA | 18 | 0 |
| 82 | Mark Barousse | WR | January 28, 1961 | 5'9" | 180 | McNeese State | Lake Charles, LA | 15 | 2 |
| Larry Bethea | DE/DT | July 21, 1956 | 6'2" | 251 | Michigan St. | Florence, SC USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 60 | Scott Boucher | G | September 15, 1958 | 6'3" | 260 | La-Monroe | Houston, TX USA | 18 | 14 |
| 27 | Luther Bradley | S/CB | May 7, 1955 | 6'2" | 195 | Notre Dame | Florence, SC USA | 18 | 17 |
| 54 | Anthony Brock | LB | January 15, 1960 | 6'0" | 208 | Texas A&M - Commerce | Houston, TX | 7 | 0 |
| Walter Broughton | RB/WR | October 20, 1962 | 5'10" | 180 | Jacksonville St. | Brewton, AL USA | |||
| 79 | Ross Browner | DE | March 22, 1954 | 6'3" | 262 | Notre Dame | Warren, OH USA | 5 | 4 |
| 77 | Pete Catan | DE | November 12, 1957 | 6'2" | 240 | Eastern Illinois | Rochester, NY | 12 | 12 |
| 40 | Darryl Clark | RB | August 9, 1961 | 5'11" | 204 | Texas | Houston, TX USA | 10 | 4 |
| 76 | Rayford Cooks | DT | August 25, 1962 | 6'3" | 245 | North Texas | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 9 |
| 3 | Frank Corral | P/K | June 16, 1955 | 6'2" | 224 | UCLA | Chihuahua, Mexico | 6 | 0 |
| 83 | Vince Courville | WR | December 5, 1959 | 5'9" | 170 | Texas Southern | Galveston, TX USA | 18 | 1 |
| 78 | Cleveland Crosby | DE | April 3, 1956 | 6'5" | 250 | Purdue | West Point, MS USA | 16 | 9 |
| 72 | Bryan Dausin | T/G | January 28, 1960 | 6'4" | 260 | Texas A&M | San Antonio, TX | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Kiki DeAyala | LB | October 23, 1961 | 6'1" | 225 | Texas | Miami, FL USA | 18 | 18 |
| Curtis DeBardlabon | WR | August 2, 1962 | 6'0" | 170 | Mississippi Valley State | ||||
| 39 | Dennis DeVaughn | CB | October 28, 1960 | 5'10" | 175 | Bishop | Los Angeles, CA USA | 18 | 1 |
| 10 | Todd Dillon | QB | January 6, 1962 | 6'0" | 195 | Long Beach State | Modesto, CA | 13 | 4 |
| 34 | Calvin Eason | S | August 18, 1959 | 5'11" | 193 | Houston | Houston, TX | 15 | 1 |
| 62 | Tony Fitzpatrick | DT | April 10, 1961 | 6'0" | 250 | Miami | Clearwater, FL | 9 | 2 |
| 46 | Todd Fowler | TE/RB | June 9, 1962 | 6'3" | 221 | S.F. Austin | Van, TX USA | 13 | 8 |
| 16 | Toni Fritsch | K | July 10, 1945 | 5'7" | 190 | none | Petronell, Austria | 18 | 0 |
| 52 | Willie Harper | LB | July 30, 1950 | 6'2" | 215 | Nebraska | Toledo, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
| 29 | Sam Harrell | RB | February 7, 1957 | 6'2" | 217 | East Carolina | Ahoskie, NC USA | 18 | 6 |
| 59 | Andy Hawkins | LB | March 31, 1958 | 6'2" | 225 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Bay City, TX USA | 18 | 18 |
| 59 | Mike Hawkins | LB | October 29, 1955 | 6'2" | 235 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Bay City, TX USA | 18 | 16 |
| 97 | Tony Holyfield | DE | November 22, 1960 | 6'3" | 250 | Hawaii | 8 | 1 | |
| 22 | Richard Johnson | WR | October 19, 1961 | 5'7" | 182 | Colorado | Los Angeles, CA USA | 17 | 16 |
| 67 | Frank Kalil | C/G | September 1, 1959 | 6'3" | 260 | Arizona | Ajo, AZ | 12 | 9 |
| 74 | Rick Kehr | G/C/T | June 18, 1959 | 6'3" | 285 | Carthage | Phoenixville, PA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 12 | Jim Kelly | QB | February 14, 1960 | 6'3" | 217 | Miami (FL) | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 61 | Billy Kidd | G/T/C | November 28, 1959 | 6'4" | 270 | Houston | Dallas, TX USA | 18 | 9 |
| Jeff Kiewel | T/G | September 27, 1960 | 6'4" | 270 | Arizona | Tucson, AZ USA | |||
| 36 | Sandy LaBeaux | S | August 22, 1961 | 6'2" | 210 | Cal State-Hayward | San Antonio, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 68 | Loyd Lewis | DE/G | February 23, 1962 | 6'3" | 250 | Texas A&M - Kingsville | Dallas, TX | 15 | 2 |
| 24 | Will Lewis | CB | January 16, 1958 | 5'9" | 185 | Millersville | Quakertown, PA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 88 | Scott McGhee | WR | March 15, 1959 | 5'9" | 172 | Eastern Illinois | Evergreen Park, IL | 18 | 17 |
| 13 | Gerald McNeil | WR | March 27, 1962 | 5'7" | 145 | Baylor | Frankfurt, Germany | 18 | 18 |
| 35 | Michael Mitchell | CB | October 18, 1961 | 5'10" | 180 | Howard Payne | Waco, TX USA | 18 | 18 |
| 35 | Tom Myers | S | October 24, 1950 | 5'11" | 184 | Syracuse | Cohoes, NY USA | 18 | 4 |
| Jay Pennison | C | September 9, 1961 | 6'1" | 276 | Nicholls St. | Houma, LA USA | |||
| 86 | Shawn Potts | WR | September 9, 1960 | 5'10" | 168 | Bowling Green | Kalamazoo, MI | 13 | 0 |
| 75 | Chris Riehm | T | April 14, 1961 | 6'6" | 275 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 8 | 6 |
| 70 | Tommy Robison | T | November 17, 1961 | 6'4" | 290 | Texas A&M | Merkel, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 38 | Durwood Roquemore | S | January 19, 1960 | 6'1" | 183 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Dallas, TX USA | 18 | 13 |
| 65 | Dan Rosado | G | July 6, 1959 | 6'3" | 280 | Northern Illinois | Lawton, OK USA | 14 | 12 |
| 80 | Ricky Sanders | WR | August 30, 1962 | 5'11" | 182 | Texas St. | Temple, TX USA | 10 | 3 |
| Dave Simmons | LB | January 19, 1957 | 6'4" | 221 | North Carolina | Goldsboro, NC USA | |||
| 21 | Adrian Simpson | CB | January 1, 1962 | 5'11" | 182 | SW Texas State | 14 | 2 | |
| 93 | Hosea Taylor | DT/DE | December 3, 1958 | 6'5" | 255 | Houston | Jefferson, TX USA | 17 | 17 |
| 71 | Rob Taylor | T | November 14, 1960 | 6'6" | 293 | Northwestern | St. Charles, IL USA | 16 | 12 |
| 7 | Bruce Threadgill | QB/WR | May 7, 1956 | 6'0" | 190 | Mississippi St. | Nocona, TX USA | 17 | 0 |
| 90 | Van Van Hughes | DT | November 14, 1960 | 6'3" | 280 | Texas Tech | Waco, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Clarence Verdin | WR | June 14, 1963 | 5'8" | 160 | La-Lafayette | New Orleans, LA USA | 18 | 15 |
| 41 | Reggie Vonner | CB/S | April 1, 1961 | 5'11" | 184 | Houston | Waco, TX | 16 | 0 |
| 1 | Dale Walters | P | June 21, 1961 | 6'0" | 200 | Rice | Dighton, KS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 55 | Ladell Wills | LB | May 30, 1962 | 6'3" | 240 | Jackson St. | Flint, MI USA | 6 | 0 |
| 50 | Ricky Young | LB | September 1, 1960 | 6'3" | 250 | Oklahoma State | Chicago Heights, IL | 18 | 0 |
| Wilbur Young | DT | April 20, 1949 | 6'6" | 285 | William Penn | New York, NY USA |
