2001 Berlin Thunder Roster
National Football League Europe (NFLE)
Team Record: 6-4
Finishing 2nd in NFLE
Won Championship
Coach: Peter Vaas (6-4)
Attendance: 46,115, Avg. 9,223 in 5 home dates
2001 Berlin Thunder StatisticsTeam Record: 6-4
Finishing 2nd in NFLE
Won Championship
Coach: Peter Vaas (6-4)
Attendance: 46,115, Avg. 9,223 in 5 home dates
2001 Berlin Thunder Results
The Berlin Thunder of National Football League Europe ended the 2001 season with a record of 6 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in NFLE.
Berlin lit up the scoreboard for 270 points, while the porous defense gave up 239, most in the circuit. Jonathan Quinn threw for 2,257 yards. Ahmad Merritt paced the receiving corps, hauling in 39 passes for 582 yards. Dwuane Jones provided receiving help, too.
Madre Hill ran for a team-best 388 yards for the Thunder.
Billy Gustin picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Joe O'Neill topped the defensive unit with 5 sacks.
Peter Vaas coached the team. The 2001 Berlin Thunder won the Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | Ulf Behre | WR | July 25, 1975 | 6'2" | 208 | William Jewell | |||
| 1 | Scott Bentley | K | April 10, 1974 | 6'0" | 203 | Florida St. | Dallas, TX USA | ||
| 20 | Lelan Brickus | DB | February 2, 1978 | 6'1" | 181 | ||||
| 81 | Corey Bridges | WR | June 30, 1974 | 5'8" | 174 | South Carolina | Newnan, GA | ||
| 19 | Demetrius Brown | WR | April 10, 1976 | 6'3" | 210 | Wisconsin | Pahokee, FL | ||
| 38 | Ricky Brown | RB | December 6, 1976 | 5'11" | 225 | Texas | Arlington, TX | ||
| 87 | Kenny Coutain | WR | March 12, 1977 | 6'2" | 205 | Memphis | Miami, FL | ||
| 23 | Wade Davis | DB | July 20, 1977 | 5'11" | 180 | Weber State | Aurora, CO | ||
| 77 | Rome Douglas | OT | October 12, 1976 | 6'6" | 301 | Southern California | Beverly Hills, CA | ||
| Bill Duff | DL | February 24, 1974 | 6'3" | 284 | Tennessee | Delran, NJ USA | |||
| 95 | Lavell Ellis | DE | September 5, 1976 | 6'4" | 265 | Kent State | Warrensville Heights, OH | ||
| 63 | Steve Estes | OT | May 6, 1978 | 6'5" | 305 | Colgate | |||
| Olaf Fischer | WR | October 11, 1974 | 6'6" | 225 | |||||
| 80 | Marico Gregersen | WR | October 2, 1976 | 6'3" | 212 | ||||
| 42 | Billy Gustin | DB | January 27, 1976 | 6'1" | 188 | Purdue | Fort Lauderdale, FL | ||
| 65 | Thomas Guynes | OT | September 9, 1974 | 6'5" | 300 | Michigan | Marion, IN USA | ||
| 60 | Jay Hagood | OT | August 9, 1973 | 6'4" | 306 | Virginia Tech | Easley, SC USA | ||
| 90 | Jon Harris | DE | June 9, 1974 | 6'7" | 300 | Virginia | Inwood, NY USA | 9 | |
| 84 | Jorg Heckenbach | WR | November 28, 1974 | 6'3" | 207 | Dusseldorf, West Germany | |||
| 34 | Madre Hill | RB | January 2, 1976 | 5'11" | 199 | Arkansas | Fort Bragg, NC USA | ||
| 18 | Dwuane Jones | WR | July 11, 1977 | 6'1" | 194 | Richmond | Washington, DC | ||
| 93 | Terrell Jurineack | DE | January 11, 1977 | 6'5" | 280 | Missouri | Orlando, FL | ||
| 62 | Ryan Kalich | OG | November 21, 1976 | 6'2" | 297 | Florida | 10 | 10 | |
| 9 | Axel Kruse | K | September 28, 1967 | 6'0" | 180 | 0 | |||
| 36 | Kim Kuci | RB | October 25, 1973 | 5'11" | 202 | Osnabrueck, Germany | |||
| 46 | Brock McGrew | DB | May 17, 1978 | 6'2" | 210 | North Texas | 5 | ||
| 96 | Marc Megna | LB | July 30, 1976 | 6'2" | 245 | Richmond | Fall River, MA USA | ||
| 83 | Ahmad Merritt | WR | February 5, 1977 | 5'10" | 195 | Wisconsin | Chicago, IL USA | ||
| 10 | Brian Moorman | P | February 5, 1976 | 6'0" | 175 | Pittsburg St. | Wichita, KS USA | ||
| 24 | Dee Moronkola | DB | July 1, 1977 | 5'9" | 195 | Washington State | Richmond, CA | 10 | 1 |
| 16 | Leon Murray | QB | January 10, 1977 | 6'3" | 210 | Tennessee State | Cincinnati, OH | ||
| 89 | Carlos Nuno | TE | October 2, 1975 | 6'4" | 260 | Brigham Young | San Jose, CA | ||
| 53 | Joe O'Neill | LB | December 11, 1976 | 6'1" | 235 | Bowling Green | Twinsburg, OH | ||
| 85 | Scot Osborne | TE | October 30, 1977 | 6'4" | 286 | William & Mary | |||
| 33 | Rodnick Phillips | RB | November 17, 1977 | 5'11" | 215 | Southern Methodist | Galveston, TX | ||
| 75 | Scott Pospisil | DT | November 30, 1976 | 6'2" | 275 | Iowa | Mount Vernon, IA | ||
| 12 | Jonathan Quinn | QB | February 27, 1975 | 6'6" | 243 | Tulane | Turlock, CA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 52 | Dax Strohmeyer | LB | January 31, 1977 | 6'4" | 235 | Rutgers | Upper Saddle River, NJ | ||
| 57 | Kalle Stubbe | LB | April 24, 1980 | 6'1" | 235 | ||||
| 27 | Dwayne Stukes | DB | January 24, 1977 | 5'11" | 195 | Virginia | Portsmouth, VA | ||
| 76 | David Walden | OG | December 11, 1977 | 6'4" | 325 | Stephen F. Austin | 10 | 1 | |
| 94 | Jesse Warren | DE | March 31, 1978 | 6'3" | 269 | Colorado | Dallas, TX | 10 | 10 |
| 67 | T.J. Washington | OT | July 1, 1974 | 6'4" | 340 | Virginia Tech | Nassawadox, VA | 9 | |
| 64 | Thomas Washington | DT | December 12, 1976 | 6'6" | 347 | Winston-Salem State (NC) | Charleston, SC | 10 | 10 |
| 22 | James Watkins | DB | September 22, 1977 | 6'4" | 215 | Tennessee State | 10 | 5 | |
| 56 | Joe Wesley | LB | November 10, 1976 | 6'1" | 234 | LSU | Jackson, MS USA | ||
| Ryland Wickman | LB | October 30, 1975 | 5'10" | 225 | Sacramento State | Silver Springs, FL | |||
| 21 | Payton Williams | DB | November 19, 1978 | 5'7" | 170 | Fresno St. | Riverside, CA USA | ||
| 72 | Sammy Williams | OT | December 14, 1974 | 6'5" | 318 | Oklahoma | Magnolia, MS USA | 8 | |
| 35 | Richard Yancy | DB | January 31, 1979 | 6'0" | 195 | Berlin, West Germany | 10 | ||
| 92 | Antwone Young | DE | January 28, 1977 | 6'2" | 270 | San Diego State | Inglewood, CA |
