2000 Rhein Fire Roster
National Football League Europe (NFLE)
Team Record: 7-3
Finishing 1st in NFLE
Won Championship
Coach: Galen Hall (7-3)
Attendance: 173,140, Avg. 34,628 in 5 home dates
2000 Rhein Fire StatisticsTeam Record: 7-3
Finishing 1st in NFLE
Won Championship
Coach: Galen Hall (7-3)
Attendance: 173,140, Avg. 34,628 in 5 home dates
2000 Rhein Fire Results
The Rhein Fire of National Football League Europe ended the 2000 season with a record of 7 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in NFLE.
The Fire piled up points with 279 points, while the defense gave up 209. Danny Wuerffel passed for 2,042 yards. Jeff Ogden caught 44 balls for 635 yards, while Kevin Drake and Alonzo Johnson provided receiving help, too.
Pepe Pearson rushed for a team-leading 486 yards for Rhein.
Steve Fisher and DeShone Mallard each picked off 3 opponent throws. Marques Douglas and Derrick Ham each sacked opposing passers 9 times, part of an overall team total of 35 sacks.
Galen Hall coached the team. The 2000 Rhein Fire won the Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Ben Adams | OG | December 27, 1975 | 6'5" | 315 | Texas | Los Angeles County, CA | 10 | 10 |
| 29 | Chris Akins | DB | November 29, 1976 | 5'11" | 200 | Arkansas | Little Rock, AR USA | 10 | |
| 69 | Ken Anderson | DL | October 4, 1975 | 6'3" | 310 | Arkansas | Shreveport, LA USA | 10 | |
| 53 | Jamie Baisley | LB | March 1, 1974 | 6'2" | 246 | Indiana | Evanston, IL | ||
| 58 | Vincent Bradford | LB | January 22, 1973 | 6'2" | 231 | Arkansas | Malvern, AR | 4 | 0 |
| 98 | Ernie Brown | DE | March 14, 1971 | 6'3" | 295 | Syracuse | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 10 | |
| 67 | Chris Brymer | OG | December 29, 1974 | 6'3" | 300 | Southern California | 10 | 9 | |
| 10 | Manfred Burgsmuller | K | December 22, 1949 | 5'9" | 152 | Essen, West Germany | |||
| 25 | Ontiwaun Carter | RB | July 3, 1972 | 5'9" | 190 | Arizona | |||
| 66 | Dan Collins | OL | July 27, 1976 | 6'4" | 300 | Boston College | Raynham, MA | ||
| 88 | Wendell Davis | TE | October 24, 1975 | 6'2" | 246 | Temple | Escatawapa, MS USA | ||
| 50 | Anthony Doghmi | DE | November 29, 1972 | 6'5" | 265 | ||||
| 95 | Marques Douglas | DE | March 15, 1977 | 6'2" | 286 | Howard | Greensboro, NC USA | 10 | |
| 86 | Kevin Drake | WR | January 2, 1975 | 6'3" | 183 | UAB | Birmingham, AL | ||
| 63 | Michael Early | C | June 2, 1977 | 6'2" | 300 | Norfolk State | Brunswick, GA | 9 | 1 |
| 13 | Pete Elezovic | K | June 28, 1971 | 5'11" | 188 | Michigan | Detroit, MI | 0 | |
| 33 | Nick Ferguson | DB | November 27, 1974 | 5'11" | 201 | Morris Brown | Miami, FL USA | 10 | |
| 35 | Steve Fisher | DB | May 20, 1976 | 5'10" | 183 | North Carolina | New Bern, NC | 9 | |
| 99 | Larry Fitzpatrick | DE | August 17, 1976 | 6'4" | 288 | Illinois State | Detroit, MI | ||
| 30 | Derrick Gardner | DB | March 10, 1977 | 6'0" | 185 | California | Oakland, CA USA | 10 | 8 |
| 23 | Sascha Gehloff | DB | March 3, 1972 | 6'0" | 188 | ||||
| 71 | Derrick Ham | DE | March 23, 1975 | 6'4" | 270 | Miami (FL) | Merritt Island, FL USA | 9 | |
| 85 | Lawrence Hart | TE | September 19, 1976 | 6'4" | 271 | Southern | New Orleans, LA USA | 10 | |
| 45 | Wolfgang Hatzky | RB | April 25, 1975 | 6'1" | 272 | ||||
| 75 | Craig Heimburger | C | February 3, 1977 | 6'2" | 314 | Missouri | Belleville, IL USA | 10 | 10 |
| 40 | Matthew Hickl | DB | September 26, 1975 | 6'1" | 201 | Texas A&M | |||
| 1 | Alonzo Johnson | WR | April 18, 1973 | 5'11" | 183 | Central State (OH) | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 10 | |
| 5 | Daniel Jones | WR | October 18, 1976 | 5'10" | 185 | Utah | Blythe, CA | ||
| 12 | Danny Kight | K | August 18, 1971 | 6'1" | 214 | Augusta State (GA) | Atlanta, GA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 72 | Bastian Lano | DT | November 29, 1976 | 6'6" | 281 | ||||
| 81 | Kai-Erik Lyck | WR | October 2, 1969 | 6'4" | 220 | Frankfurt, West Germany | |||
| 8 | Matt Lytle | QB | September 4, 1975 | 6'4" | 225 | Pittsburgh | Wyomissing, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 36 | DeShone Mallard | DB | January 22, 1976 | 5'9" | 187 | Southern Mississippi | Jackson, MS | ||
| 28 | Carl McCullough | RB | November 14, 1973 | 6'2" | 223 | Wisconsin | St. Paul, MN | ||
| 44 | Anthony Mitchell | DB | December 13, 1974 | 6'1" | 198 | Tuskegee | Youngstown, OH USA | 10 | |
| 87 | Ryan Neufeld | TE | November 22, 1975 | 6'4" | 250 | UCLA | Morgan Hill, CA USA | 10 | |
| 79 | Ben Nichols | OG | September 9, 1974 | 6'5" | 314 | Colorado | Springfield, MO | 6 | |
| 18 | Kenny Nord | WR | April 28, 1972 | 6'4" | 215 | Grambling State | Mobile, AL | ||
| 21 | Oyeniran Odunayo Ojo | RB | August 11, 1973 | 5'9" | 216 | ||||
| 84 | Jeff Ogden | WR | February 22, 1975 | 6'0" | 190 | East. Washington | Snohomish, WA USA | 9 | |
| 59 | Kendall Ogle | LB | November 25, 1975 | 6'0" | 231 | Maryland | Hillside, NJ USA | 10 | |
| 55 | Dusty Pearce | LB | January 7, 1975 | 6'2" | 252 | UNLV | Wurzburg, West Germany | ||
| 20 | Pepe Pearson | RB | December 11, 1975 | 5'10" | 211 | Ohio State | Cleveland, OH | ||
| 91 | Carl Powell | DE | January 4, 1974 | 6'2" | 285 | Louisville | Detroit, MI USA | 6 | |
| Dusty Renfro | LB | November 5, 1976 | 6'0" | 239 | Texas | Fort Worth, TX | |||
| 73 | Pete Swanson | OT | March 26, 1974 | 6'5" | 315 | Stanford | Hollister, CA USA | ||
| 78 | Scott Whittaker | OT | May 7, 1974 | 6'7" | 300 | Kansas | Long Beach, CA | 3 | |
| 2 | Rodney Williams | P | April 25, 1977 | 6'0" | 178 | Georgia Tech | Decatur, GA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 7 | Danny Wuerffel | QB | May 27, 1974 | 6'1" | 212 | Florida | Fort Walton Beach, FL USA | 10 |
