1974 New York Stars Roster
World Football League (WFL)
Team Record: 8-5
Finishing 2nd in the WFL's East Division
Coach: Babe Parilli (10-10-)
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 75,142, Avg. 10,735 in 7 home dates
1974 New York Stars StatisticsTeam Record: 8-5
Finishing 2nd in the WFL's East Division
Coach: Babe Parilli (10-10-)
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 75,142, Avg. 10,735 in 7 home dates
1974 New York Stars Results
The New York Stars of the World Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 8 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the WFL's East Division.
New York chalked up 304 points, while the solid defense conceded 197. Bob Gladieux ran for a team-leading 690 yards for the Stars, while Don Highsmith also buoyed the ground attack.
Tom Sherman tossed for 2,311 yards. George Sauer topped the receiving corps, hauling in 38 balls for 547 yards, while Kreg Kapitan and Al Young were targeted regularly as well.
Jeff Woodcock intercepted 8 opponent throws.
Babe Parilli coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Angelo | S | June 29, 1950 | 6'0" | 180 | North Carolina | Youngstown, OH | ||
| Bert Askson | TE | December 16, 1945 | 6'3" | 223 | Texas Southern | Houston, TX USA | ||
| Al Barnes | WR | July 4, 1949 | 6'1" | 170 | New Mexico St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | ||
| Charlie Boston | CB | January 9, 1952 | 6'0" | 190 | Western Illinois | Oklahoma City, OK | ||
| Lee Bouggess | HB | January 18, 1948 | 6'2" | 210 | Louisville | Louisville, KY USA | ||
| Jere Brown | LB | August 21, 1952 | 6'2" | 220 | Villanova | Lancaster, PA | ||
| Darrel Bunge | OG | April 25, 1952 | 6'2" | 245 | Minnesota | La Crosse, WI | ||
| Larry Butler | OG | July 10, 1952 | 6'3" | 250 | Appalachian State | Johnson City, IN | 20 | |
| Carter Campbell | DT/DE | September 29, 1947 | 6'4" | 240 | Weber St. | Mobile, AL USA | 10 | |
| Dana Carpenter | LB/DT | November 9, 1951 | 5'11" | 235 | South Carolina | Elmira, NY | ||
| Gary Champagne | LB | January 19, 1952 | 6'1" | 212 | LSU | Brownsville, TX | ||
| Tom Chandler | LB | June 12, 1950 | 6'2" | 225 | Minnesota | Pasadena, TX | ||
| Gary Danielson | QB | September 10, 1951 | 6'2" | 195 | Purdue | Detroit, MI USA | ||
| Bill DeFlavio | DT | February 7, 1950 | 5'9" | 230 | Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | ||
| Steve Dennis | CB/S | July 25, 1951 | 6'4" | 185 | Grambling State | Shreveport, LA | 20 | |
| John Dockery | CB | September 6, 1944 | 6'0" | 185 | Harvard | Brooklyn, NY USA | ||
| Brian Dowling | QB | April 1, 1947 | 6'2" | 210 | Yale | Cleveland, OH USA | ||
| John Elliott | DT | October 26, 1944 | 6'4" | 244 | Texas | Beaumont, TX USA | ||
| Jerry Ellison | DE | July 6, 1950 | 6'3" | 250 | North Texas | Fort Worth, TX | 16 | |
| Larry Estes | DE | December 9, 1946 | 6'6" | 255 | Alcorn St. | Louisville, MS USA | 3 | 3 |
| James Ford | RB | September 11, 1949 | 6'0" | 200 | Texas Southern | Jacksonville, FL USA | ||
| Bob Gladieux | RB | January 2, 1947 | 5'11" | 195 | Notre Dame | Louisville, OH USA | 12 | |
| Bob Grant | LB | October 14, 1946 | 6'2" | 225 | Wake Forest | Jacksonville, NC USA | 3 | |
| Cliff Greenfield | DE | February 16, 1952 | 6'3" | 250 | Morgan State | Trenton, NJ | ||
| Dick Hart | OG | March 4, 1943 | 6'2" | 253 | none | Morrisville, PA USA | ||
| Matt Herkenhoff | OT | April 2, 1951 | 6'4" | 267 | Minnesota | Melrose, MN USA | ||
| Bob Hermanni | WR | December 12, 1951 | 5'7" | 160 | Montclair State | Beachwood, NJ | ||
| Don Highsmith | RB | March 12, 1948 | 6'0" | 210 | Michigan St. | New Brunswick, NJ USA | 10 | |
| Terry Hoeppner | CB/S | August 19, 1948 | 6'3" | 200 | Franklin | Fort Wayne, IN | ||
| Andy Huff | FB | November 27, 1950 | 5'11" | 210 | Notre Dame | Toledo, OH | ||
| Marty Huff | LB | December 19, 1948 | 6'2" | 234 | Michigan | Houston, TX USA | ||
| Joey Jackson | DT/DE | May 7, 1949 | 6'4" | 270 | New Mexico St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | ||
| Bill Jannsen | C | July 17, 1950 | 6'4" | 240 | Nebraska | Pasadena, TX | 2 | |
| Lewis Jolley | RB | November 15, 1949 | 5'11" | 210 | North Carolina | Bostic, NC USA | 1 | |
| Kreg Kapitan | WR | August 22, 1949 | 6'3" | 198 | Minnesota State | Minneapolis, MN | ||
| John King | RB | January 20, 1952 | 6'1" | 225 | Minnesota | Harvest, AL | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Kuziel | C | July 24, 1950 | 6'4" | 255 | Pittsburgh | New Haven, CT USA | 20 | |
| Moses Lajterman | K | June 12, 1953 | 5'9" | 170 | Montclair State | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 0 | |
| Greg Lens | DT | March 11, 1945 | 6'5" | 261 | Trinity (TX) | Marshall, MN USA | ||
| John Moss | LB | February 3, 1950 | 6'4" | 233 | Pittsburgh | Vestal, NY | ||
| Ray Parson | TE | May 30, 1947 | 6'4" | 245 | Minnesota | Uniontown, PA USA | ||
| Gerry Philbin | DE | July 31, 1941 | 6'2" | 245 | Buffalo | Pawtucket, RI USA | ||
| Pete Rajecki | K | October 20, 1949 | 5'9" | 180 | Georgia | Gelsenkirchen, West Germany | ||
| Art Reynolds | LB | February 17, 1952 | 6'1" | 215 | Tennessee | Cincinnati, OH | ||
| Robby Reynolds | P | October 9, 1952 | 6'0" | 200 | South Carolina | Sanford, NC | 20 | 0 |
| Dave Richards | RB/WR | February 14, 1950 | 5'10" | 185 | Miami (Ohio) | Akron, OH | 18 | |
| Ernie Richardson | LB | July 17, 1950 | 6'5" | 225 | Jackson St. | Greenville, MS USA | ||
| George Sauer | WR | November 10, 1943 | 6'2" | 195 | Texas | Sheboygan, WI USA | ||
| Steve Setzler | DE | April 29, 1950 | 6'4" | 250 | St. Johns (Minnesota) | Osseo, MN | 6 | 4 |
| Dave Shaffer | OT | February 24, 1951 | 6'4" | 255 | Tennessee | Big Spring, TX | ||
| Rick Sharp | OT | June 1, 1948 | 6'3" | 265 | Washington | London, England | ||
| Larry Shears | CB | August 1, 1949 | 5'10" | 185 | Lincoln (MO) | Mobile, AL USA | ||
| Tom Sherman | QB | December 5, 1945 | 6'0" | 190 | Penn St. | Bellevue, PA USA | 18 | 18 |
| Jimmy Sims | LB/S | December 18, 1950 | 6'0" | 195 | Southern California | |||
| Tommy Spinks | WR | October 29, 1948 | 6'0" | 190 | Louisiana Tech | Lake Charles, LA | 0 | |
| Len St. Jean | OG | October 27, 1941 | 5'11" | 250 | Northern Michigan | Newberry, MI USA | ||
| Ike Thomas | S | November 4, 1947 | 6'2" | 193 | Bishop | Newton, LA USA | 13 | |
| Lloyd Voss | DT | February 13, 1942 | 6'4" | 256 | Nebraska | Adrian, MN USA | ||
| Bryan White | CB | November 22, 1946 | 6'1" | 190 | Arkansas - Pine Bluff | Houston, TX | ||
| Ed White | RB | June 6, 1951 | 6'1" | 225 | Tulsa | Cason, TX | ||
| Matt Williams | FB | April 11, 1951 | 5'11" | 205 | Louisiana - Monroe | Monroe, LA | 1 | |
| Wendell Wilson | CB | December 26, 1949 | 5'10" | 180 | Yankton | Kingstree, SC | ||
| Jeff Woodcock | S/CB | January 20, 1952 | 6'1" | 185 | Kentucky | Brownsville, KY | ||
| Dave Wooley | RB | August 27, 1952 | 6'2" | 218 | Central Oklahoma | Plainview, TX | ||
| Al Young | WR | August 24, 1949 | 6'1" | 195 | South Carolina St. | Norway, SC USA |
