1997 Rhein Fire Roster
World League of American Football (WLAF)
Team Record: 7-3
Finishing 1st in the WLAF
Lost Championship
Coach: Galen Hall (7-3)
Attendance: 108,323, Avg. 21,665 in 5 home dates
1997 Rhein Fire StatisticsTeam Record: 7-3
Finishing 1st in the WLAF
Lost Championship
Coach: Galen Hall (7-3)
Attendance: 108,323, Avg. 21,665 in 5 home dates
1997 Rhein Fire Results
The Rhein Fire of the World League of American Football ended the 1997 season with a record of 7 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the WLAF.
The Fire racked up 206 points, while the defensive squad yielded 146. Ontiwaun Carter rushed for a team-leading 587 yards for Rhein, and Derrick Clark also aided the ground game.
T.J. Rubley passed for 1,473 yards. Bill Schroeder caught 43 balls for 702 yards.
Aubrey Beavers and Matt Gay each snatched 2 opponent throws. Israel Stanley topped pass rushers with 5.5 sacks.
Galen Hall coached the team. The 1997 Rhein Fire lost in the Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | Dunstan Anderson | DE | December 31, 1970 | 6'3" | 260 | Tulsa | Fort Worth, TX USA | ||
| 19 | John Anderson | DB | November 30, 1971 | 5'11" | 190 | Oklahoma | Sugarland, TX | ||
| 18 | Thomas Bailey | WR | December 6, 1971 | 6'0" | 196 | Auburn | Dallas, TX USA | ||
| 53 | Aubrey Beavers | LB | August 30, 1971 | 6'3" | 234 | Oklahoma | Houston, TX USA | ||
| 56 | Mark Brook | LB | January 26, 1973 | 6'4" | 249 | Wyoming | |||
| 79 | Ethan Brooks | OT | April 27, 1972 | 6'6" | 330 | Williams | Hartford, CT USA | ||
| 52 | Will Brown | LB | May 19, 1972 | 6'0" | 207 | Alabama | |||
| 10 | Manfred Burgsmuller | K | December 22, 1949 | 5'9" | 152 | Essen, West Germany | 0 | ||
| 26 | Ontiwaun Carter | RB | July 3, 1972 | 5'9" | 190 | Arizona | |||
| 43 | Derrick Clark | RB | May 4, 1971 | 6'1" | 235 | Florida St. | Apopka, FL USA | ||
| 22 | Lee Cole | CB | June 25, 1974 | 5'11" | 188 | Arizona St. | Riverside, CA USA | ||
| Herb Coleman | DE | September 4, 1971 | 6'4" | 285 | Trinity College JC | Country Club Hills, IL | |||
| 82 | Martin Driever | TE | October 5, 1969 | 6'5" | 245 | ||||
| 80 | Michael Dritlein | WR | January 14, 1974 | 6'2" | 205 | Washburn (KS) | Olathe, KS | ||
| 50 | Anthony Fieldings | LB | July 7, 1971 | 6'1" | 237 | Morningside | Eustis, FL USA | ||
| 70 | Spencer Folau | OT | April 5, 1973 | 6'5" | 315 | Idaho | Nuku'Alofa, Tonga | ||
| 5 | Sean Foster | WR | December 22, 1967 | 5'11" | 184 | Long Beach State | Los Angeles, CA | ||
| 40 | Matt Gay | DB | April 3, 1970 | 5'11" | 197 | Kansas | Chicago, IL USA | ||
| Myron Glass | DB | February 2, 1972 | 5'11" | 180 | Northern Iowa | Kenosha, WI | |||
| 13 | Michael Groh | QB | December 19, 1971 | 6'3" | 208 | Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | ||
| 75 | Peter Gross-Pass | DE | November 29, 1968 | 6'2" | 264 | ||||
| 71 | Olaf Hampel | OG | June 24, 1967 | 6'6" | 305 | Bonn | Essen, West Germany | ||
| 33 | Artis Houston | DB | November 29, 1972 | 5'8" | 190 | California | |||
| 94 | Takahiro Ikenoue | LB | January 12, 1970 | 6'0" | 235 | Kwansei Gakuin | |||
| 78 | Vladimir Ilic | DE | February 20, 1973 | 6'5" | 270 | ||||
| 62 | John Jones | OG | December 8, 1972 | 6'1" | 301 | Kansas | Los Angeles, CA | ||
| 55 | Bob Kronenberg | C | November 3, 1971 | 6'3" | 300 | St. Cloud State | Menomonee Falls, WI | ||
| 7 | Josh LaRocca | QB | March 9, 1973 | 6'2" | 215 | Rice | |||
| 2 | Atle Larsen | K | March 24, 1973 | 5'11" | 210 | Virginia Tech | 0 | ||
| 51 | David Merritt | LB | September 8, 1971 | 6'1" | 237 | North Carolina St. | Raleigh, NC USA | ||
| 11 | Diriki Mose | WR | July 19, 1973 | 5'9" | 170 | Grand Valley State | |||
| 8 | Babek Movassaghi | WR | September 6, 1971 | 5'10" | 168 | ||||
| A.J. Ofodile | TE | October 9, 1973 | 6'6" | 260 | Missouri | Detroit, MI USA | |||
| 44 | Ricky Powers | RB | November 30, 1970 | 6'0" | 213 | Michigan | Akron, OH USA | ||
| 64 | Leslie Ratliffe | OT | May 22, 1973 | 6'7" | 296 | Tennessee | Newport, AR | ||
| 81 | David Rhodes | WR | March 15, 1972 | 6'1" | 200 | Central Florida | |||
| 3 | Kyle Richardson | P | March 2, 1973 | 6'2" | 210 | Arkansas St. | Farmington, MO USA | ||
| 12 | T.J. Rubley | QB | November 29, 1968 | 6'3" | 212 | Tulsa | Davenport, IA USA | ||
| 84 | Bill Schroeder | WR | January 9, 1971 | 6'3" | 200 | Wisc-LaCrosse | Eau Claire, WI USA | ||
| 77 | Mike Sheldon | OT | June 8, 1973 | 6'4" | 305 | Grand Valley St. | Hinsdale, IL USA | 10 | 10 |
| 30 | Chris Shelling | DB | November 3, 1972 | 5'10" | 180 | Auburn | Columbus, GA USA | ||
| 54 | Pete Shufelt | LB | October 28, 1969 | 6'3" | 241 | Texas-El Paso | Chicago, IL USA | ||
| 90 | Israel Stanley | DE | April 21, 1970 | 6'3" | 260 | Arizona St. | San Diego, CA USA | ||
| 63 | Sylvester Stanley | DT | May 14, 1970 | 6'2" | 286 | Michigan | Youngstown, OH USA | ||
| 68 | Barry Stokes | OT | December 20, 1973 | 6'4" | 310 | East. Michigan | Flint, MI USA | ||
| 29 | Michael Swift | DB | February 28, 1974 | 5'10" | 165 | Austin Peay St. | Dyersburg, TN USA | 10 | 1 |
| Thomas Vollath | OG | February 12, 1975 | 6'5" | 304 | Los Angeles Valley JC | ||||
| Keith Wagner | OT | January 22, 1970 | 6'4" | 300 | Abilene Christian | Corpus Christi, TX | |||
| 99 | Tyrone Williams | DE | October 22, 1972 | 6'4" | 292 | Wyoming | Philadelphia, PA USA | 10 | |
| 74 | James Wilson | DE | January 10, 1970 | 6'2" | 255 | Tennessee |
