1983 Chicago Blitz Roster

United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 12-6
Finishing 2nd in the USFL's Central Division
Lost Semifinal
Coach: George Allen (12-6)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 162,814, Avg. 18,090 in 9 home dates
1983 Chicago Blitz Statistics
1983 Chicago Blitz Results

The Chicago Blitz of the United States Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 12 wins and 6 losses, finishing second in the USFL's Central Division.

Offensively, the Blitz topped the league with 456 points. Meanwhile, the stingy defense allowed 271 points. Tim Spencer rushed for a team-leading 1,157 yards, and Kevin Long also aided the ground game.

Greg Landry passed for 2,383 yards. Trumaine Johnson hauled in 81 balls for 1,322 yards.

Luther Bradley intercepted 12 opponent throws. Joe Ehrmann led the defensive unit with 13.5 quarterback sacks, helping propel the defense to an overall total of 58 sacks.

George Allen coached the team. The 1983 Chicago Blitz lost in the Semifinal.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
77Junior Ah YouDEDecember 30, 19486'3"233Arizona StateSale Miu, American Samoa1818
32Carl AllenCBDecember 21, 19556'0"185Southern MissHattiesburg, MS USA133
80Marcus AndersonWRJune 12, 19595'11"178TulanePort Arthur, TX USA180
54Robert BarnesG/CApril 20, 19586'4"255Southern MethodistCorpus Christi, TX 140
43Mack BoatnerRB/TEOctober 4, 19586'0"220SE LouisianaWhite Castle, LA USA120
27Luther BradleyS/CBMay 7, 19556'2"195Notre DameFlorence, SC USA1717
59Bruce BranchGAugust 15, 19606'3"258Arizona StateCamden, NJ 20
25Eddie BrownSFebruary 19, 19525'11"187TennesseeJasper, TN USA181
63Mark BubenDT/DEMarch 23, 19576'3"260TuftsAuburn, MA USA180
88Wamon BuggsWRFebruary 4, 19606'2"200VanderbiltMemphis, TN 1818
72Robert CobbDE/DTOctober 12, 19576'4"248CincinnatiCincinnati, OH USA20
Frank CollinsWR/HBJuly 31, 19545'9"192Utah
3Frank CorralP/KJune 16, 19556'2"224UCLAChihuahua, Mexico150
84Doug CozenTE/TJuly 9, 19576'4"241IllinoisPalatine, IL 180
Tim DarlingLBJuly 21, 19596'2"230Central Connecticut
21Doug DennisonRBDecember 18, 19516'1"202Kutztown PennsylvaniaLancaster, PA USA180
82Larry DouglasWRApril 26, 19576'1"187SouthernIndependence, LA 10
31Walt EasleyRBSeptember 8, 19576'2"226West VirginiaCharleston, WV USA10
74Joe EhrmannDTMarch 29, 19496'5"260SyracuseBuffalo, NY USA1818
78Nick EyreTJune 16, 19596'5"276BYULas Vegas, NV USA1818
55Jim FahnhorstLBNovember 8, 19586'4"230MinnesotaSt. Cloud, MN USA1818
51Joe FederspielLBMay 6, 19506'1"230KentuckyLouisville, KY USA30
57Doak FieldLBOctober 8, 19586'2"228BaylorBurnet, TX USA180
5Frank GarciaPJune 5, 19576'0"205Arizona St.Tucson, AZ USA30
58Bruce GheeslingLBApril 5, 19606'1"212FurmanAtlanta, GA 150
76Ken GillenDEApril 4, 19606'4"240IllinoisBaltimore, MD 50
Tim GrovesSFebruary 18, 19596'1"210FloridaSumter, SC
77Tim JamesC/GOctober 25, 19566'2"280ElonGreensboro, NC 10
2Trumaine JohnsonWRNovember 16, 19606'1"196Grambling St.Bogalusa, LA USA1818
14Tim KoegelQBOctober 28, 19586'4"201Notre DameCincinnati, OH 164
50Jack LaffertyCJune 25, 19586'4"235Eastern IllinoisColumbus, OH 20
11Greg LandryQBDecember 18, 19466'4"210MassachusettsNashua, NH USA1212
70Kit LathropDTMay 10, 19566'5"255Arizona St.San Jose, CA USA1818
64John LeeDE/DTFebruary 17, 19536'2"255NebraskaFort Monmouth, NJ USA151
24Virgil LiversCBMarch 26, 19525'8"176West. KentuckyFairfield, KY USA1818
62Jim LohmannT/GMay 18, 19556'5"265Texas - El PasoOakland, CA 51
48Kevin LongRBJanuary 20, 19556'1"212South CarolinaClinton, SC USA1818
Jim LooneyLBAugust 18, 19576'0"225PurdueBastrop, LA USA
71Karl LorchDEJune 14, 19506'3"258USCHonolulu, HI USA1818
Marc MayTEJanuary 1, 19566'4"230PurdueChicago, IL USA
Bill McClungC/GMay 4, 19566'3"235Carson-Newman
53Andrew MelontreeLBDecember 1, 19576'4"228BaylorTyler, TX USA180
1Frank MinnifieldCBJanuary 1, 19605'9"180LouisvilleLexington, KY USA11
79Bob NewtonGAugust 16, 19496'4"257NebraskaPomona, CA USA11
68Tim NormanGJuly 10, 19596'6"270IllinoisWinfield, IL USA1717
65Wally PesuitC/TMarch 4, 19546'4"252KentuckySteubenville, OH USA1818
59Tom PietteCAugust 29, 19606'4"250Michigan StateDetroit, MI 80
34Walter PooleRB/WRMarch 27, 19605'11"185Southern IllinoisYoungstown, OH 10
Tom PorrasQBMarch 28, 19586'3"205WashingtonOxnard, CA
86Paul RickerTESeptember 23, 19566'3"243NorwichBeverly, MA 1818
7John RovetoKFebruary 20, 19586'0"180La-LafayetteFort Lauderdale, FL USA30
15Tom RozantzQBApril 17, 19576'1"195William & MaryErie, PA 30
37Pat SchmidtSJuly 15, 19566'2"190HawaiiWichita, KS 20
28Don SchwartzSFebruary 24, 19566'1"191Washington St.Billings, MT USA1817
10Bobby ScottQBApril 2, 19496'1"201TennesseeChattanooga, TN USA42
22Lance ShieldsCBApril 1, 19606'1"179DrakeBuffalo, NY 1712
56Ed SmithLBMay 18, 19576'2"216VanderbiltKnoxville, TN USA1818
46Tim SpencerRBDecember 10, 19606'1"224Ohio St.Martins Ferry, OH USA1818
73Mark StevensonG/T/CFebruary 24, 19566'3"285MissouriWaukegan, IL USA66
42Jim StoneRBNovember 18, 19586'1"214Notre DameNew Orleans, LA 60
75Rob TaylorTNovember 14, 19606'6"293NorthwesternSt. Charles, IL USA1818
61Tom ThayerGAugust 16, 19616'4"271Notre DameJoliet, IL USA108
79Troy ThomasT/DT/DEOctober 11, 19566'6"250Grambling StateShreveport, LA 103
50Steve TobinPMarch 29, 19576'4"258MinnesotaBreckenridge, MN USA60
20Maurice TylerCB/SJuly 19, 19506'0"188Morgan St.Karnack, TX USA52
29Ted WaltonCB/SAugust 11, 19575'10"200ConnecticutRobersonville, NC 151
52Stan WhiteLBOctober 24, 19496'1"225Ohio St.Dover, OH USA1818
89Lenny WillisWRMarch 4, 19535'11"183Ohio St.Washington, DC USA180
81Tim WrightmanTEMarch 27, 19606'3"237UCLALos Angeles, CA USA90
69Kari Yli-RenkoT/GNovember 17, 19596'5"271CincinnatiSudbury, ON 73



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