1975 Jacksonville Express Roster
World Football League (WFL)
Team Record: 6-5
Finishing 4th in the WFL's East Division
Coach: Charlie Tate (6-5-)
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Attendance: 77,906, Avg. 12,984 in 6 home dates
1975 Jacksonville Express StatisticsTeam Record: 6-5
Finishing 4th in the WFL's East Division
Coach: Charlie Tate (6-5-)
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Attendance: 77,906, Avg. 12,984 in 6 home dates
1975 Jacksonville Express Results
The Jacksonville Express of the World Football League ended the 1975 season with a record of 6 wins and 5 losses, finishing fourth in the WFL's East Division.
The Express racked up 227 points, but the defensive squad conceded 247. Al Haywood rushed for a team-best 687 yards for Jacksonville.
George Mira passed for 1,643 yards. Dennis Hughes caught 36 passes for 545 yards, while Steve Barrios and Witt Beckman contributed to the receiving game, too.
Chip Myrtle, Abb Ansley and Dick Conn each snatched 3 errant tosses from the opposition.
Charlie Tate coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Fred Abbott | LB | August 28, 1950 | 6'3" | 230 | Florida | Brooksville, FL | 4 | |
| 18 | Abb Ansley | S | December 4, 1953 | 6'1" | 185 | Georgia | |||
| 70 | Sam Baker | OT/OG | July 22, 1949 | 6'4" | 260 | Georgia | Pensacola, FL | ||
| 7 | Steve Barrios | WR | February 25, 1950 | 6'0" | 180 | Tulane | New Orleans, LA | 11 | |
| 88 | Witt Beckman | WR | July 14, 1952 | 6'4" | 200 | Miami | Brunswick, GA | 11 | |
| 56 | Ricky Browne | LB | September 18, 1951 | 6'2" | 230 | Florida | Longwood, FL | ||
| 84 | Don Brumm | DE | October 4, 1941 | 6'3" | 245 | Purdue | Chicago Heights, IL USA | ||
| 6 | Dan Callahan | P | April 30, 1951 | 6'3" | 190 | Rhode Island | Englewood, NJ | 11 | 0 |
| 51 | Jay Casey | C/OG | September 16, 1951 | 6'1" | 234 | Auburn | Selma, AL | ||
| 22 | Dick Conn | S | January 9, 1951 | 6'0" | 185 | Georgia | Louisville, KY USA | 5 | |
| 16 | Ron Coppenbarger | S | October 6, 1951 | 6'2" | 198 | Kansas State | Stuttgart, Germany | ||
| 87 | Mike Creaney | TE/C | October 15, 1951 | 6'5" | 245 | Notre Dame | Baltimore, MD | ||
| 30 | Jeff Davis | RB/WR/QB | July 5, 1950 | 5'11" | 202 | Mars Hill | Atlanta, GA | ||
| 14 | Robbie Davis | QB/S | 6'2" | 195 | Florida | ||||
| 32 | Brian Duncan | FB | March 31, 1952 | 6'0" | 201 | SMU | Olney, TX USA | 11 | |
| 5 | Charlie Durkee | K | June 25, 1944 | 5'11" | 165 | Oklahoma St. | Tulsa, OK USA | 0 | |
| 8 | Steve Foley | CB | November 11, 1953 | 6'2" | 189 | Tulane | New Orleans, LA USA | 10 | |
| 12 | David Fowler | QB | July 21, 1953 | 6'2" | 210 | Memphis | Lebanon, KY | 9 | |
| 79 | Larry Gagner | OG/OT | December 30, 1943 | 6'3" | 240 | Florida | Cleveland, OH USA | ||
| 52 | Glen Gaspard | LB | May 15, 1952 | 6'2" | 230 | Texas | |||
| 83 | Clint Griffith | DT | November 19, 1952 | 6'4" | 255 | Florida | 1 | ||
| 72 | Mike Haggerty | OT | October 14, 1945 | 6'4" | 245 | Miami (FL) | Royal Oak, MI USA | ||
| 81 | Charles Hall | DE | October 15, 1952 | 6'6" | 260 | Tulane | Lake Charles, LA | ||
| 23 | Al Haywood | FB | August 6, 1948 | 5'11" | 215 | Bethune-Cookman | Jacksonville, FL USA | 11 | |
| 80 | Dennis Hughes | TE/P | February 22, 1948 | 6'1" | 225 | Georgia | Seneca, SC USA | ||
| 82 | Charlie Hunt | TE | February 1, 1951 | 6'2" | 215 | Florida St. | St. Augustine, FL USA | 4 | |
| 77 | Joey Jackson | DT/DE | May 7, 1949 | 6'4" | 270 | New Mexico St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | ||
| 46 | Willie Jackson | RB/WR | January 6, 1949 | 6'2" | 195 | Florida | Hollindale, MS USA | ||
| 44 | Skip Johns | FB | February 21, 1952 | 5'11" | 235 | Carson-Newman | Nashville, TN | ||
| 57 | Ted Jornov | LB | November 26, 1950 | 6'1" | 220 | Iowa State | Hudson, NY | ||
| 38 | Danny Kimble | WR | January 6, 1952 | 5'11" | 183 | North Alabama | Gadsden, AL | ||
| 54 | Howard Kindig | C | June 22, 1941 | 6'6" | 265 | Los Angeles St. | Mexico, MO USA | ||
| 3 | Lee McGriff | WR | October 3, 1953 | 5'9" | 165 | Florida | Tampa, FL USA | ||
| 59 | Sherman Miller | OT | February 6, 1953 | 6'3" | 234 | Iowa State | |||
| 10 | George Mira | QB | January 11, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | Miami (FL) | Key West, FL USA | 10 | |
| 78 | Ken Moore | DE/DT | August 25, 1952 | 6'2" | 255 | East Carolina | |||
| 58 | Chip Myrtle | LB | February 6, 1945 | 6'2" | 225 | Maryland | Hyattsville, MD USA | ||
| 68 | Carleton Oats | DT/DE | April 24, 1942 | 6'3" | 260 | Florida A&M | Tampa, FL USA | ||
| 2 | John Osborne | CB/S | June 11, 1952 | 5'10" | 175 | Bethune-Cookman | Kingsland, GA | ||
| 24 | Dennis Pete | CB | August 22, 1949 | 6'4" | 185 | San Francisco State | Oakland, CA | 1 | |
| 20 | Jimmy Poulos | RB | March 14, 1952 | 5'10" | 195 | Georgia | Decatur, GA | ||
| 21 | Tommy Reamon | RB | March 12, 1952 | 5'10" | 192 | Missouri | Virgilinia, VA USA | 9 | |
| 42 | Canary Simmons | CB | August 23, 1952 | 5'10" | 180 | Texas Southern | |||
| 31 | Fletcher Smith | CB | October 13, 1943 | 6'0" | 178 | Tennessee St. | Hearne, TX USA | ||
| 76 | Carl Taibi | DT/DE | October 20, 1950 | 6'4" | 258 | Colorado | Pueblo, CO | ||
| 50 | Rich Thomann | LB | September 6, 1950 | 6'2" | 235 | Notre Dame | Akron, OH | ||
| 63 | Tom Walker | OT/OG | December 18, 1951 | 6'3" | 245 | Northern Colorado | Greeley, CO | ||
| 3 | Alvin Wyatt | CB | December 13, 1947 | 5'10" | 184 | Bethune-Cookman | Jacksonville, FL USA | 1 | 1 |
