1983 Denver Gold Roster
Team Record: 7-11
Finishing 3rd in the USFL's Pacific Division
Coach: Red Miller (4-7)
Coach: Charley Armey (0-1)
Coach: Craig Morton (3-3)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 375,620, Avg. 41,736 in 9 home dates
1983 Denver Gold Results
The Denver Gold of the United States Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 7 wins and 11 losses, finishing third in the USFL's Pacific Division.
The Gold labored to change the scoreboard with just 284 points, and the defensive squad surrendered 304. Harry Sydney rushed for a team-leading 801 yards for Denver, while Larry Canada also buoyed the ground attack.
Ken Johnson passed for 1,115 yards. Larry Canada topped all receivers, catching 42 balls, while Bob Niziolek added 373 receiving yards. Vic James and Harry Sydney contributed to the receiving game as well.
Dave Dumars picked off 7 opponent throws. Greg Gerken and Calvin Turner each dropped quarterbacks 6.5 times.
Red Miller, Charley Armey and Craig Morton coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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27 | Anthony Allen | CB | January 13, 1961 | 6'0" | 175 | Texas Christian | Houston, TX | 9 | 1 |
60 | George Atiyeh | DT | March 6, 1959 | 6'3" | 255 | LSU | Allentown, PA | 9 | 2 |
80 | Howard Ballage | WR | July 13, 1957 | 6'0" | 183 | Colorado | Fort Polk, LA | 6 | 1 |
58 | John Barefield | LB/S | March 23, 1955 | 6'2" | 224 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Victoria, TX USA | 12 | 11 |
Tony Blount | S | November 5, 1958 | 6'1" | 195 | Virginia | Atlanta, GA USA | 8 | 1 | |
Kenny Brown | WR | June 26, 1956 | 6'0" | 182 | Nebraska | Cincinnati, OH | 3 | 0 | |
57 | John Bungartz | LB | September 16, 1958 | 6'3" | 220 | Fullerton State | Glendale, CA | 1 | 1 |
Joe Campbell | NT | September 15, 1958 | 6'0" | 275 | Baylor | ||||
35 | Larry Canada | RB | December 16, 1954 | 6'2" | 233 | Wisconsin | Chicago, IL USA | 18 | 11 |
51 | Phil Cancik | LB | April 19, 1957 | 6'1" | 228 | Northern Arizona | South Bend, IN USA | 6 | 3 |
55 | Putt Choate | LB | December 11, 1956 | 6'0" | 225 | SMU | Big Spring, TX USA | 18 | 18 |
52 | Tom Davis | C | July 31, 1955 | 6'2" | 260 | Nebraska | Omaha, NE | 18 | 18 |
54 | Mark DeRose | LB | December 8, 1960 | 6'2" | 220 | Southern Colorado | Pueblo, CO | 2 | 0 |
80 | Johnnie Dirden | WR | March 14, 1952 | 6'0" | 188 | Sam Houston St. | Houston, TX USA | 8 | 8 |
Amos Donaldson | G | 6'2" | 268 | Kansas State | |||||
21 | Dave Dumars | S | January 21, 1957 | 5'10" | 170 | Northeastern Louisiana | Natchitoches, LA | 17 | 17 |
73 | Matt Elisara | DT | August 25, 1959 | 6'3" | 256 | Washington State | Pago Pago, American Samoa | 1 | 0 |
75 | Greg Feasel | T/G | November 7, 1958 | 6'7" | 300 | Abilene Christian | Barstow, GA USA | 15 | 3 |
Mike Fisher | QB | April 22, 1958 | 5'11" | 172 | Baylor | Gatesville, TX USA | |||
22 | Glenn Ford | RB | June 30, 1960 | 6'1" | 200 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Greensboro, NC | 15 | 0 |
87 | Earl Gabbidon | TE | January 15, 1958 | 6'4" | 230 | Arizona State | Kingston, Jamaica | 1 | 0 |
Bubba Garcia | WR | October 18, 1957 | 5'11" | 185 | Texas-El Paso | New Braunfels, TX USA | |||
50 | Greg Gerken | LB | April 30, 1959 | 6'4" | 230 | Northern Arizona | Denver, CO | 18 | 18 |
85 | Darryl Goosby | TE | August 28, 1961 | 6'5" | 235 | Cincinnati | Gary, IN | 10 | 2 |
9 | Steve Gortz | P | May 23, 1956 | 6'2" | 205 | UNLV | Inglewood, CA | 18 | 0 |
Sammy Greene | WR | January 28, 1959 | 6'1" | 190 | UNLV | 2 | 0 | ||
27 | Ricky Harr | S | August 8, 1957 | 5'11" | 190 | Colorado State | McPherson, KS | 10 | 3 |
67 | Ron Hausauer | G | August 16, 1959 | 6'4" | 270 | Jamestown | Hazen, ND | 15 | 15 |
72 | Doug Hoppock | T | January 30, 1960 | 6'4" | 280 | Kansas St. | Wichita, KS USA | 16 | 15 |
65 | Glenn Hyde | G/C | March 14, 1951 | 6'3" | 253 | Pittsburgh | Boston, MA USA | 17 | 17 |
81 | Vic James | WR | February 6, 1961 | 6'0" | 190 | Colorado | 18 | 17 | |
Keith Jenkins | S | June 5, 1955 | 6'2" | 185 | Cincinnati | Cleveland, OH | 1 | 0 | |
7 | Ken Johnson | QB | January 5, 1951 | 6'2" | 205 | Colorado | Lansing, MI | 11 | 9 |
Richard Johnson | WR | October 19, 1961 | 5'7" | 182 | Colorado | Los Angeles, CA USA | 1 | 0 | |
Lloyd Jones | WR | January 7, 1958 | 6'3" | 185 | Brigham Young | Detroit, MI | 5 | 0 | |
Tim Jones | WR | May 23, 1957 | 5'11" | 185 | Kansas | ||||
Wayne Jones | G/C | February 10, 1960 | 6'4" | 270 | Utah | Grand Island, NE USA | |||
12 | Jeff Knapple | QB | August 27, 1956 | 6'2" | 200 | UCLA | Wurzburg, Germany | 9 | 2 |
Bob Knapton | LB | May 22, 1960 | 6'2" | 225 | Northern Colorado | Bitburg Air Force Base, West Germany | 8 | 0 | |
20 | Will Lewis | CB | January 16, 1958 | 5'9" | 185 | Millersville | Quakertown, PA USA | 15 | 7 |
Tom Maher | TE | July 12, 1953 | 6'3" | 233 | Los Angeles State | Highland Park, IL | 10 | 2 | |
34/13 | David Martin | CB | March 15, 1959 | 5'9" | 191 | Villanova | Philadelphia, PA USA | 18 | 18 |
Rich Matheney | WR | May 5, 1957 | 6'1" | 185 | Utah State | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | 0 | |
41 | Bo Matthews | RB | November 15, 1951 | 6'4" | 230 | Colorado | Huntsville, AL USA | 18 | 6 |
Bill McClung | C/G | May 4, 1956 | 6'3" | 235 | Carson-Newman | ||||
23 | Nate Miller | CB | March 21, 1958 | 5'10" | 185 | Cameron | Railto, CA | 17 | 11 |
43 | Terry Miller | RB | January 7, 1956 | 5'10" | 196 | Oklahoma St. | Columbus, GA USA | 11 | 2 |
14 | Fred Mortensen | QB | March 24, 1954 | 6'2" | 195 | Arizona State | Safford, AZ | 8 | 3 |
Dennis Mosley | RB | March 19, 1957 | 5'9" | 175 | Iowa | ||||
53 | Kelvin Newton | LB | April 20, 1959 | 6'0" | 220 | Texas Christian | Beaumont, TX | 18 | 4 |
89 | Bob Niziolek | TE | June 30, 1958 | 6'4" | 220 | Colorado | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 15 |
70 | Harold Norfleet | T | June 3, 1957 | 6'6" | 280 | Prairie View A&M | Baytown, TX | 9 | 3 |
Craig Penrose | QB | July 25, 1953 | 6'3" | 211 | Colorado | Woodland, CA USA | 5 | 4 | |
Pete Perry | DE | August 13, 1958 | 6'5" | 246 | Colorado | Denver, CO | 10 | 0 | |
82 | Lonell Phea | WR | September 29, 1958 | 5'10" | 175 | Houston | 9 | 9 | |
68 | Andy Poremba | DE | May 13, 1960 | 6'3" | 245 | Colorado State | Denver, CO | 18 | 10 |
Don Rausch | DE | November 5, 1960 | 6'4" | 269 | NW Missouri State | ||||
Jerry Reese | S | January 7, 1955 | 6'3" | 192 | Oklahoma | New Orleans, LA USA | |||
74 | Steve Rogers | T | January 9, 1959 | 6'4" | 260 | Oregon St. | Escondido, CA USA | 18 | 0 |
Tom Schnabel | LB | March 1, 1960 | 6'0" | 220 | Dakota Wesleyan | 6 | 1 | ||
92 | Laval Short | DT | September 29, 1958 | 6'3" | 250 | Colorado | Nashville, TN USA | 17 | 14 |
66 | Joe Silipo | G/C | December 31, 1957 | 6'3" | 295 | Tulane | Glen Cove, NY USA | 17 | 1 |
37 | Dave Smilo | S/CB | September 22, 1958 | 6'2" | 190 | Eastern Michigan | Chinon, France | 8 | 0 |
Robert Sparks | DB/WR | January 23, 1953 | 5'10" | 188 | San Francisco State | Tulsa, OK | |||
3 | Brian Speelman | K/P | March 18, 1957 | 5'11" | 185 | Capital | Columbus, OH | 18 | 0 |
30 | Scott Stamper | RB | December 29, 1959 | 5'9" | 204 | Fort Lewis | Dayton, OH | 7 | 0 |
Joe Stevens | LB | January 21, 1961 | 6'5" | 230 | Michigan State | ||||
32 | Tom Sullivan | S | December 10, 1960 | 5'11" | 190 | UCLA | South Bend, IN | 14 | 12 |
24 | Harry Sydney | RB | June 26, 1959 | 6'0" | 217 | Kansas | Petersburg, VA USA | 18 | 14 |
Arland Thompson | G/T | September 19, 1957 | 6'4" | 265 | Baylor | Lockney, TX USA | 1 | 1 | |
Steve Turk | QB | November 28, 1957 | 6'4" | 210 | Eastern Illinois | ||||
99 | Calvin Turner | DE | April 10, 1960 | 6'4" | 270 | West Virginia | Fairmont, WV USA | 17 | 16 |
42 | Maurice Tyler | CB/S | July 19, 1950 | 6'0" | 188 | Morgan St. | Karnack, TX USA | 11 | 3 |
Alvin White | QB | March 26, 1953 | 6'3" | 215 | Oregon State | Ontario, CA | 1 | 0 | |
91 | Larry White | DE | October 11, 1961 | 6'3" | 260 | Jackson State | Tuscaloosa, AL | 17 | 13 |
Vincent White | RB | August 26, 1961 | 5'8" | 190 | Stanford | Kansas City, MO | 7 | 2 | |
59 | Kyle Whittingham | LB/DT | November 21, 1959 | 6'0" | 232 | BYU | San Luis Obispo, CA USA | 15 | 14 |
86 | Kevin Williams | WR | January 7, 1958 | 5'8" | 164 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 4 | 1 |