1975 Shreveport Steamer Roster

World Football League (WFL)
Team Record: 5-7
Finishing 3rd in the WFL's West Division
Coach: Marshall Taylor (5-7-)
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Attendance: 105,492, Avg. 15,070 in 7 home dates
1975 Shreveport Steamer Statistics
1975 Shreveport Steamer Results

The Shreveport Steamer of the World Football League ended the 1975 season with a record of 5 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the WFL's West Division.

Shreveport racked up 276 points, while the porous defense surrendered 313. Edd Hargett tossed for 2,100 yards. Johnny Odom grabbed 37 passes, while Ricky Scales accumulated 505 receiving yards, while Rick Eber was targeted regularly as well.

Jim Nance carried the ball for a team-best 767 yards for the Steamer.

Leon Jenkins picked off 6 opponent throws.

Marshall Taylor coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP
83Allen AldridgeDEApril 27, 19456'6"250Prairie ViewEagle Lake, TX USA
84Bob BarberDEDecember 26, 19516'3"240Grambling St.Ferriday, LA USA12
53Charlie BattleLBAugust 26, 19536'4"240Grambling StateShreveport, LA
86Rory BestTE/COctober 10, 19516'2"235Southern MethodistDallas, TX
71Bon BoatwrightDTOctober 28, 19516'5"262Oklahoma St.Henderson, TX USA
52Garland BoyetteLBMarch 22, 19406'1"238Grambling St.Rayville, LA USA
36Henry BrandonFBAugust 13, 19495'11"215SouthernMer Rouge, LA
51Don BuckOGNovember 7, 19536'2"240Missouri
82Mike BurnopTEMarch 13, 19516'1"230Virginia TechRoanoke, VA
12Roger CoxCBMarch 1, 19535'11"177Prairie View A&M
58Bob CreechLBJanuary 26, 19496'3"236TCUCorpus Christi, TX USA
28Melvin DanielsCB/SJanuary 30, 19525'11"179Middle Tennessee StateMurfreesboro, TN
88Donnie DavisTESeptember 18, 19406'3"225SouthernOpelousas, LA USA
59Marvin DavisLBMay 25, 19526'4"235SouthernShreveport, LA USA
76Bill DulinOTAugust 22, 19526'6"250Johnson C. SmithClover, SC
33Dennis DuncanFBJanuary 24, 19456'2"225Northwestern StateAnderson, TX
15Rick EberWRApril 17, 19456'0"185TulsaTorrance, CA USA
12Jimmy EdwardsRBSeptember 19, 19525'9"185OklahomaOklahoma City, OK USA3
68Bill EllenbogenOT/OGDecember 8, 19506'5"258BuffaloGlen Cove, NY USA
44Richmond FlowersSJune 13, 19476'0"180TennesseeMontgomery, AL USA
42Rene GarnettCBApril 19, 19535'10"175Idaho StateFort Worth, TX
0Paul GipsonRBMarch 21, 19466'0"210HoustonJacksonville, TX USA
10Edd HargettQBJune 26, 19475'11"185Texas A&MMarietta, TX USA12
26Steve HatchSAugust 4, 19496'2"195AkronAkron, OH
78Kirk HeyerDTOctober 6, 19536'5"260Nebraska - KearneyNorfolk, NE 8
79Sam HoldenOT/OGFebruary 24, 19476'3"258Southern IllinoisMagnolia, MS USA
61Glen HollowayOGSeptember 16, 19486'3"250North TexasCorpus Christi, TX USA
70Rick HoweLB/DT/DEOctober 5, 19526'3"245Iowa StateMarshalltown, IA
57Al HumphreyLBAugust 29, 19536'3"228TulsaDenver, CO
81Mark IlgenfritzDTSeptember 9, 19526'4"250VanderbiltHonolulu, HI USA6
19Leon JenkinsCBAugust 26, 19505'11"165West VirginiaColumbus, OH USA12
23Daryl JohnsonCBAugust 11, 19465'11"190Morgan St.Richmond, VA USA
72Willie JonesDEMay 28, 19426'1"260Kansas St.Moro, AR USA
66Sheldon JoppruOG/TEAugust 16, 19516'4"235North DakotaPennington County, MN
55Kenny LambertLBSeptember 10, 19516'3"200Virginia Tech
20John MallorySJuly 24, 19466'0"184West VirginiaSummit, NJ USA
75Joe MillerOT/OGFebruary 6, 19526'5"258VillanovaBaltimore, MD
35Jim NanceFBDecember 30, 19426'1"235SyracuseIndiana, PA USA12
3D.C. NoblesQBNovember 9, 19516'2"175HoustonAngelina County, TX
80Johnny OdomWR/PJanuary 23, 19496'3"198Texas TechFort Worth, TX
74Willie ParkerDT/DEMarch 12, 19456'3"275Ark-Pine BluffBastrop, LA USA
47Virgil RobinsonRBNovember 2, 19475'11"195Grambling St.Inverness, MS USA
81Ron RydalchDTJanuary 1, 19526'4"260UtahTooele, UT USA5
1Ricky ScalesWRMay 30, 19536'0"180Virginia Tech
6George SmithHB/WRSeptember 25, 19486'0"183Texas Tech
00Dave StrockK/PFebruary 15, 19486'1"200Virginia TechPottstown, PA 12
73Mike TaylorOTMay 5, 19456'4"255USCSan Francisco, CA USA
45Durfey ThompsonLBDecember 5, 19516'2"235Prairie View A&MPoteau, OK
22Rocky ThompsonRBNovember 8, 19475'11"200West Texas A&MPaget, Bermuda
Dave UrieCNovember 19, 19476'5"240MontanaChico, CA
62Brian VertefeuilleOGApril 4, 19516'3"252Idaho St.Willimantic, CT USA
51Cleo WalkerC/LBFebruary 7, 19486'3"219LouisvilleColumbus, GA USA
77Mike WalkerDENovember 7, 19496'4"235TulaneTexarkana, AR USA
63Clyde WilliamsOG/OT/CJuly 27, 19406'3"250SouthernShreveport, LA USA
21Doug WinslowWRJuly 19, 19516'0"185DrakeDes Moines, IA USA
18Bubba WycheQBApril 4, 19466'0"190Tennessee1



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