1974 Detroit Wheels Roster
World Football League (WFL)
Team Record: 1-13
Finishing 4th in the WFL's Central Division
Coach: Danny Boisture (1-13-)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 61,335, Avg. 10,223 in 6 home dates
1974 Detroit Wheels StatisticsTeam Record: 1-13
Finishing 4th in the WFL's Central Division
Coach: Danny Boisture (1-13-)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 61,335, Avg. 10,223 in 6 home dates
1974 Detroit Wheels Results
The Detroit Wheels of the World Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 1 wins and 13 losses, finishing fourth in the WFL's Central Division.
The Wheels ran up 209 points, and the defensive squad conceded 358. Sam Scarber carried the ball for a team-leading 606 yards for Detroit.
Bubba Wyche threw for 1,869 yards. Jon Henderson hauled in 30 passes for 406 yards. Sam Scarber provided receiving help, too.
Terry Hoeppner intercepted 5 opponent throws.
Danny Boisture coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Henry Adolfi | LB | January 6, 1950 | 6'3" | 220 | Amherst | Rome, NY | ||
| 39 | Phil Allen | RB | July 9, 1952 | 6'2" | 215 | Harvard | |||
| 64 | Charlie Battle | LB | August 26, 1953 | 6'4" | 240 | Grambling State | Shreveport, LA | ||
| 59 | Dick Blanchard | LB | January 17, 1949 | 6'3" | 225 | Tulsa | Waukesha, WI USA | ||
| 55 | Sam Britts | LB | February 23, 1950 | 6'0" | 235 | Missouri | 3 | ||
| 2 | Hubie Bryant | WR | February 10, 1946 | 5'10" | 170 | Minnesota | Pittsburgh, PA USA | ||
| 14/11 | Chuck Collins | K/P | September 23, 1951 | 6'0" | 175 | Michigan State | Detroit, MI | 0 | |
| 75 | Jim Coode | OT | October 22, 1951 | 6'4" | 260 | Michigan | Mayfield Heights, OH | ||
| 44 | Lewis Cook | CB | December 5, 1946 | 5'11" | 180 | Idaho State | Tucson, AZ | ||
| 82/85 | Bruce Cullen | TE/RB | August 8, 1947 | 6'3" | 230 | Illinois State | Chicago, IL | ||
| 63 | Norman Davis | OT/OG | August 8, 1945 | 6'2" | 245 | Grambling St. | Cocoa, FL USA | ||
| 61 | Bennett Edwards | OT/OG | November 20, 1949 | 6'1" | 240 | Eastern Michigan | Detroit, MI | ||
| 89 | John Embree | WR | July 13, 1944 | 6'4" | 194 | Compton CC (CA) | St. Louis, MO USA | ||
| 63 | Phil Engle | DT/DE | May 7, 1950 | 6'2" | 265 | South Dakota State | Hutchinson, KS | ||
| 64 | Mark Ferguson | C/OG | December 26, 1951 | 6'2" | 245 | Western Carolina | |||
| 79 | Ron Fernandes | DE | September 11, 1951 | 6'4" | 251 | East. Michigan | Ypsilanti, MI USA | ||
| 42 | Lee Fobbs | RB | July 20, 1950 | 6'3" | 200 | Grambling State | Monroe, LA | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Clyde Glosson | WR/CB | January 22, 1947 | 5'11" | 175 | Texas-El Paso | San Antonio, TX USA | ||
| 32 | Garry Grady | DB | October 11, 1946 | 5'10" | 185 | East. Michigan | Northville, MI USA | ||
| 12 | Eric Guthrie | QB/K/P | April 27, 1947 | 6'1" | 200 | Boise State | Vancouver, BC | ||
| 52 | Ted Hand | C | July 10, 1951 | 6'2" | 250 | Eastern Michigan | Hazel Park, NJ | ||
| 36 | Nate Hawkins | WR | February 8, 1950 | 6'1" | 190 | UNLV | Houston, TX USA | ||
| 75 | Charlie Hayes | OT/OG | December 2, 1947 | 6'4" | 270 | Weber State | East Liverpool, OH | ||
| 47 | George Haynes | DB | August 20, 1951 | 6'0" | 185 | Tulsa | St. Louis, MO | ||
| 10 | Jon Henderson | WR | December 17, 1944 | 6'0" | 200 | Colorado St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | ||
| 38 | Terry Hoeppner | CB/S | August 19, 1948 | 6'3" | 200 | Franklin | Fort Wayne, IN | ||
| 44 | Reggie Holmes | CB/S | September 13, 1945 | 6'1" | 190 | Wisconsin - Stout | Macon, MS | ||
| 80 | Clark Hoss | TE | February 19, 1949 | 6'8" | 235 | Oregon St. | Portland, OR USA | ||
| 34 | Gary Hudson | S | June 27, 1951 | 5'11" | 180 | Boston College | Providence, RI | ||
| 86 | Charlie Johnson | DE | February 17, 1952 | 6'3" | 266 | Colorado | West Columbia, TX USA | ||
| 82 | Sheldon Joppru | OG/TE | August 16, 1951 | 6'4" | 235 | North Dakota | Pennington County, MN | ||
| 73 | Dennis Kemp | OT/OG | March 21, 1946 | 6'3" | 250 | Tulsa | Santa Monica, CA | ||
| Mike Kleinhenz | LB | November 14, 1951 | 6'2" | 231 | Cincinnati | Hillsdale, NJ | |||
| 57 | Mike Kuhn | LB | January 3, 1949 | 6'3" | 220 | Kansas State | Manhatten, KS | ||
| 74 | Andy Kupp | OG | May 25, 1949 | 6'3" | 250 | Idaho | Sunnyside, WA | ||
| 63 | John Levanti | OG | February 10, 1952 | 6'3" | 240 | Illinois | |||
| 52 | Dave Limebrook | C/OG | December 3, 1950 | 6'2" | 235 | San Diego State | Los Angeles County, CA | ||
| 39 | Dan Lintner | S | May 3, 1951 | 6'2" | 190 | Indiana | South Bend, IN | ||
| 9 | Dale Livingston | K/P | March 12, 1945 | 6'0" | 210 | East. Michigan | Plymouth, MI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Rocky Long | S | January 27, 1950 | 5'10" | 180 | New Mexico | Provo, UT | ||
| Booth Lusteg | K | May 8, 1939 | 5'11" | 190 | Connecticut | New Haven, CT USA | 0 | ||
| 80 | Dennis Macholz | TE | August 9, 1951 | 6'3" | 230 | Michigan State | New York, NY | ||
| Herb Marshall | S | August 20, 1949 | 6'3" | 204 | Cameron | Corpus Christi, TX | 1 | ||
| 54 | Rocky Martin | LB | February 16, 1947 | 6'0" | 230 | Colorado | Englewood, CO | 1 | 1 |
| 88 | Mickey McCarty | TE/K | November 15, 1946 | 6'5" | 255 | TCU | Jonesboro, AR USA | ||
| 8 | Charlie McKee | WR | February 2, 1950 | 6'3" | 190 | Arizona | North Little Rock, AR | ||
| 33 | Jesse Mims | RB | August 27, 1948 | 5'11" | 203 | New Mexico State | Alameda, CA | ||
| 39 | Darrell Mossburg | DB | August 12, 1950 | 5'11" | 175 | Eastern Michigan | Temperance, MI | ||
| 74 | Jim O'Connor | OT | September 19, 1950 | 6'4" | 265 | Arizona | Latrobe, PA | ||
| 72 | Jessie Parks | DE | October 20, 1950 | 6'4" | 250 | Jackson State | New Orleans, LA | ||
| 14 | Ken Pengitore | QB | March 27, 1952 | 5'11" | 194 | Clemson | |||
| 65 | Renard Perkins | DT | February 7, 1952 | 6'3" | 250 | California - Riverside | Los Angeles County, CA | ||
| 41 | Terry Phillips | WR | May 4, 1951 | 6'3" | 170 | Northeastern Oklahoma | Houston, TX | ||
| 20 | Floyd Priester | CB | April 11, 1949 | 6'1" | 195 | Boston | |||
| 23 | Larry Radcliff | RB | January 24, 1948 | 6'2" | 200 | Eastern Michigan | Toomsuba, MS | ||
| 84 | Tom Ramsey | DE/DT | January 18, 1950 | 6'5" | 250 | Northern Arizona | Yuma, AZ | ||
| 43 | Jim Rathje | RB | November 7, 1952 | 6'0" | 218 | Northern Michigan | |||
| 83 | Don Ratliff | DE | July 18, 1950 | 6'5" | 250 | Maryland | Baltimore, MD USA | 7 | |
| 74 | Bo Renfrow | DT | June 20, 1949 | 6'5" | 260 | none | Brookhaven, MS | ||
| 60 | Dominic Riggio | LB | September 6, 1951 | 6'0" | 225 | Western Michigan | |||
| 32/36 | Billy Sadler | RB | September 16, 1949 | 5'11" | 200 | Texas Christian | Houston, TX | 13 | |
| 72 | Dan Sartin | OT/OG/DT | June 23, 1946 | 6'1" | 250 | Mississippi | Gulfport, MS USA | ||
| 85 | Joe Scales | TE | April 8, 1949 | 6'3" | 210 | Tennessee State | Chicago, IL | 3 | |
| 35 | Sam Scarber | FB | June 24, 1949 | 6'3" | 230 | New Mexico | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | |
| 12 | Bruce Shaw | QB | May 3, 1952 | 6'2" | 190 | North Carolina State | |||
| 75 | John Skladany | DE/DT | September 24, 1950 | 6'5" | 250 | Central Connecticut State | Lexington, MA | ||
| Bennie Smith | DB | December 19, 1951 | 5'11" | 184 | Brigham Young | Pineland, TX | |||
| 55 | Brian Stenger | LB | January 16, 1947 | 6'4" | 241 | Notre Dame | Euclid, OH USA | ||
| 76 | Carl Taibi | DT/DE | October 20, 1950 | 6'4" | 258 | Colorado | Pueblo, CO | ||
| 50 | Michael Taylor | LB | September 21, 1949 | 6'1" | 230 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | |
| 30 | Eugene Teague | RB | May 11, 1951 | 6'0" | 195 | San Jose State | |||
| 83 | Gene Trosch | DE | June 7, 1945 | 6'7" | 277 | Miami (FL) | Steubenville, OH USA | ||
| 42 | Dave Walker | CB/S | May 4, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | Utah | Royal, AB | ||
| 77 | Mike Walker | DE | November 7, 1949 | 6'4" | 235 | Tulane | Texarkana, AR USA | ||
| 88 | Bob Wallace | TE | October 7, 1945 | 6'3" | 211 | Texas-El Paso | Texarkana, AR USA | ||
| 36/44 | Phil Webb | DB | October 11, 1948 | 6'4" | 209 | Colorado State | Lake Charles, LA | ||
| 78 | Ted Wheeler | OT | September 16, 1945 | 6'3" | 245 | West Texas A&M | Detroit, MI USA | ||
| Bill Wideman | DT/DE | September 15, 1951 | 6'3" | 265 | North Carolina A&T | Greenwood, SC | |||
| 85 | Terry Williams | TE | October 19, 1947 | 6'3" | 225 | Grambling State | Pineville, LA | ||
| 62 | Mike Wilson | G | October 20, 1947 | 6'3" | 245 | Dayton | Wilmington, OH USA | ||
| 53 | Richard Winther | C | October 22, 1947 | 6'4" | 261 | Mississippi | Charles City, IA USA | ||
| 70 | James Wright | OG | September 12, 1951 | 6'1" | 250 | Southern | |||
| 18 | Bubba Wyche | QB | April 4, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Tennessee | 12 |
