1975 Memphis Southmen Roster
World Football League (WFL)
Team Record: 7-4
Finishing 2nd in the WFL's East Division
Coach: John McVay (7-4-)
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Attendance: 137,866, Avg. 19,695 in 7 home dates
1975 Memphis Southmen StatisticsTeam Record: 7-4
Finishing 2nd in the WFL's East Division
Coach: John McVay (7-4-)
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Attendance: 137,866, Avg. 19,695 in 7 home dates
1975 Memphis Southmen Results
The Memphis Southmen of the World Football League ended the 1975 season with a record of 7 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the WFL's East Division.
The Southmen chalked up 254 points, and the defensive squad yielded 206. Willie Spencer ran for a team-best 581 yards for Memphis, while Jim Kiick additionally buoyed the ground attack.
Danny White passed for 1,445 yards. Ed Marshall paced all receivers, snagging 31 passes for 582 yards. Jim Kiick and Paul Warfield provided receiving help also.
Dave Thomas and Seth Miller each snatched 5 errant tosses from the opposition.
John McVay coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Tim Beamer | WR/RB | April 6, 1948 | 5'11" | 190 | Johnson C. Smith | Galax, VA USA | |
| 99 | Tom Beckman | DE | September 21, 1950 | 6'5" | 250 | Michigan | Saginaw, MI USA | 11 |
| Steve Bograkos | DB | September 5, 1953 | 6'0" | 180 | Central Michigan | Bay City, MI | 5 | |
| 98/43 | Bracy Bonham | OG/FB | April 10, 1950 | 6'2" | 242 | North Carolina State | Winston-Salem, NC | |
| 58 | Charlie Bray | OG | September 23, 1945 | 6'0" | 255 | Central State (OK) | Pauls Valley, OK | 11 |
| 81 | Dick Bumpas | TE/LB/DE/D | December 19, 1949 | 6'2" | 225 | Arkansas | Ada, OK | |
| 66 | Jake Burkhardt | LB | October 16, 1951 | 6'0" | 205 | Dayton | ||
| 41 | Tommy Campbell | DB | December 30, 1949 | 6'1" | 188 | Iowa State | Queens, NY | |
| 73 | Justin Canale | OG | April 11, 1943 | 6'2" | 250 | Mississippi St. | Memphis, TN USA | |
| 31 | Merl Code | CB | September 8, 1948 | 6'0" | 190 | North Carolina A&T | Seneca, SC | |
| Dave Costa | DT | October 27, 1941 | 6'2" | 250 | Utah | Yonkers, NY USA | ||
| 77 | Fest Cotton | DT | October 18, 1949 | 6'2" | 255 | Dayton | Macon, MS USA | |
| 39 | Larry Csonka | FB | December 25, 1946 | 6'3" | 237 | Syracuse | Stow, OH USA | 7 |
| Dave Draudt | K | August 25, 1951 | 6'2" | 185 | Miami (Ohio) | Hamburg, NY | ||
| 3 | Bob Etter | K | August 8, 1945 | 5'11" | 157 | Georgia | Chattanooga, TN USA | |
| 63 | Bill Ferguson | LB | July 7, 1951 | 6'3" | 225 | Washington | San Diego, CA USA | |
| 71 | Mike Gibbons | OT | January 23, 1951 | 6'4" | 262 | SW Oklahoma St. | Duncan, OK USA | 10 |
| 46 | Rickie Harris | S | May 15, 1943 | 5'11" | 182 | Arizona | St. Louis, MO USA | |
| 30 | John Harvey | RB | January 26, 1950 | 6'1" | 185 | Texas - Arlington | Austin, TX | 8 |
| 61 | Buzz Highsmith | OT/C | August 27, 1943 | 6'3" | 247 | Florida A&M | Tampa, FL USA | |
| 53 | Ralph Hill | C | November 10, 1949 | 6'1" | 245 | Florida A&M | Chicago, IL USA | 11 |
| 85 | Charlie Hobbs | WR | July 26, 1953 | 6'2" | 225 | Arizona State | Pine Bluff, AR | |
| 7 | John Huarte | QB | April 6, 1944 | 6'0" | 185 | Notre Dame | Anaheim, CA USA | |
| John Hughes | S | December 8, 1950 | 6'1" | 195 | Ohio State | |||
| 9 | Rusty Jackson | P | November 17, 1950 | 6'2" | 193 | LSU | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 1 |
| 20 | Andre Johnson | CB | August 27, 1952 | 5'10" | 180 | Fisk | Memphis, TN | |
| 75 | John Jordan | DT | October 11, 1952 | 6'5" | 265 | Indiana | St. Louis, MO | 11 |
| 21 | Jim Kiick | HB | August 9, 1946 | 5'11" | 214 | Wyoming | Lincoln Park, NJ USA | 11 |
| 64 | Tom Kruyer | OG/OT | December 20, 1949 | 6'2" | 245 | Indiana | South Bend, IN | 11 |
| 59 | Bob Lally | LB | February 12, 1952 | 6'2" | 230 | Cornell | Hoboken, NJ USA | 10 |
| 67 | John LeHeup | DT | October 13, 1951 | 6'2" | 260 | South Carolina | Tampa, FL | 11 |
| 44 | Larry Mallory | S | July 21, 1952 | 5'11" | 185 | Tennessee St. | Memphis, TN USA | 10 |
| 54 | Frank Marion | LB | March 16, 1951 | 6'3" | 227 | Florida A&M | Mount Brook, FL USA | |
| 89 | Ed Marshall | WR | September 23, 1947 | 6'4" | 199 | Cameron | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 11 |
| 47 | Herb Marshall | S | August 20, 1949 | 6'3" | 204 | Cameron | Corpus Christi, TX | |
| 62 | Ron Mikolajczyk | T/G | June 2, 1950 | 6'3" | 275 | Marshall | Passaic, NJ USA | 11 |
| 51 | Richard Miller | LB | February 14, 1953 | 6'3" | 225 | Ashland | ||
| 40 | Seth Miller | S/CB | March 20, 1948 | 6'4" | 215 | Arizona State | Carthage, AR | |
| 17 | Gary Powell | CB/WR | January 6, 1952 | 6'0" | 180 | Indiana | ||
| 90 | Cecil Pryor | DE | October 7, 1947 | 6'5" | 227 | Michigan | Corpus Christi, TX | |
| 87 | Gary Shirk | TE | February 23, 1950 | 6'1" | 220 | Morehead St. | Marysville, OH USA | |
| 63 | Larry Shorty | LB | May 19, 1951 | 6'2" | 220 | Arizona State | Marble Township, AR | |
| 31 | Willie Spencer | RB | January 28, 1953 | 6'3" | 235 | none | Massillon, OH USA | 11 |
| 94 | Bill Stevenson | DE/DT | August 20, 1950 | 6'4" | 273 | Drake | High Prairie, AB | |
| 8 | Lonnie Stewart | QB | March 6, 1952 | 6'2" | 185 | Tennessee State | ||
| 50 | Tom Surlas | LB | July 19, 1950 | 6'0" | 212 | Alabama | Mount Pleasant, PA | |
| Rich Thomann | LB | September 6, 1950 | 6'2" | 235 | Notre Dame | Akron, OH | ||
| 24 | Dave Thomas | CB | September 11, 1951 | 5'11" | 175 | Texas Southern | Newark, NJ | 11 |
| 8 | Ricky Townsend | K/P | December 22, 1952 | 6'1" | 190 | Tennessee | Dalton, GA | 8 |
| 84 | Roger Wallace | WR | July 22, 1952 | 5'11" | 180 | Bowling Green | Urabana, OH USA | |
| 42 | Paul Warfield | WR | November 28, 1942 | 6'0" | 188 | Ohio St. | Warren, OH USA | 10 |
| 11 | Danny White | QB/P | February 9, 1952 | 6'2" | 193 | Arizona St. | Mesa, AZ USA | 10 |
