1984 Houston Gamblers Roster
United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 13-5
Finishing 1st in the USFL's West Division of the Western Conference
Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Jack Pardee (13-5)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 253,372, Avg. 28,152 in 9 home dates
1984 Houston Gamblers StatisticsTeam Record: 13-5
Finishing 1st in the USFL's West Division of the Western Conference
Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Jack Pardee (13-5)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 253,372, Avg. 28,152 in 9 home dates
1984 Houston Gamblers Results
The Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League ended the 1984 season with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the USFL's West Division of the Western Conference.
Jack Pardee coached the team. The 1984 Houston Gamblers lost in the Quarterfinal.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Carl Allen | OC | April 26, 1958 | 6'2" | 237 | Long Beach State | San Jose, CA | 7 | 6 |
| 64 | Brad Anae | DE/DT | October 3, 1957 | 6'5" | 250 | Brigham Young | Compton, CA | 8 | 5 |
| 82 | Mark Barousse | WR | January 28, 1961 | 5'9" | 180 | McNeese State | Lake Charles, LA | 8 | 0 |
| 52 | Joe Bock | C | July 21, 1959 | 6'4" | 256 | Virginia | Rochester, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 60 | Scott Boucher | G | September 15, 1958 | 6'3" | 260 | La-Monroe | Houston, TX USA | 17 | 17 |
| 54 | Anthony Brock | LB | January 15, 1960 | 6'0" | 208 | Texas A&M - Commerce | Houston, TX | 17 | 3 |
| 5 | Jeff Brockhaus | K/P | April 15, 1959 | 6'2" | 218 | Missouri | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| Rodney Brown | CB | March 6, 1962 | 6'1" | 185 | Central Arkansas | ||||
| 77 | Pete Catan | DE | November 12, 1957 | 6'2" | 240 | Eastern Illinois | Rochester, NY | 15 | 10 |
| 40 | Darryl Clark | RB | August 9, 1961 | 5'11" | 204 | Texas | Houston, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 83 | Vince Courville | WR | December 5, 1959 | 5'9" | 170 | Texas Southern | Galveston, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 78 | Cleveland Crosby | DE | April 3, 1956 | 6'5" | 250 | Purdue | West Point, MS USA | 17 | 17 |
| 21 | David Croudip | CB | January 25, 1958 | 5'8" | 183 | San Diego St. | Indianapolis, IN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Bryan Dausin | T/G | January 28, 1960 | 6'4" | 260 | Texas A&M | San Antonio, TX | 14 | 10 |
| 56 | Greg Davidson | C | April 24, 1958 | 6'2" | 250 | North Texas | Independence, IA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 75 | Charles Davis | DT | November 17, 1951 | 6'1" | 269 | TCU | Wortham, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Kiki DeAyala | LB | October 23, 1961 | 6'1" | 225 | Texas | Miami, FL USA | 18 | 18 |
| 10 | Todd Dillon | QB | January 6, 1962 | 6'0" | 195 | Long Beach State | Modesto, CA | 10 | 0 |
| 33 | Mike Dunn | CB | June 25, 1960 | 5'11" | 182 | SW Texas State | Austin, TX | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Donald Dykes | S/CB | August 24, 1955 | 5'11" | 182 | SE Louisiana | Independence, MO USA | 6 | 5 |
| 34 | Calvin Eason | S | September 18, 1959 | 5'11" | 193 | Houston | Houston, TX | 18 | 16 |
| 62 | Tony Fitzpatrick | DT | April 10, 1961 | 6'0" | 250 | Miami | Clearwater, FL | 18 | 18 |
| 46 | Todd Fowler | TE/RB | June 9, 1962 | 6'3" | 221 | S.F. Austin | Van, TX USA | 18 | 10 |
| 16 | Toni Fritsch | K | July 10, 1945 | 5'7" | 190 | none | Petronell, Austria | 15 | 0 |
| Stuart Gaussoin | WR | January 5, 1959 | 5'9" | 165 | Portland State | ||||
| 25 | Hollis Hall | CB/S | May 19, 1960 | 5'10" | 178 | Clemson | Seneca, SC | 18 | 8 |
| 29 | Sam Harrell | RB | February 7, 1957 | 6'2" | 217 | East Carolina | Ahoskie, NC USA | 11 | 8 |
| 59 | Andy Hawkins | LB | March 31, 1958 | 6'2" | 225 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Bay City, TX USA | 13 | 13 |
| 59 | Mike Hawkins | LB | October 29, 1955 | 6'2" | 235 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Bay City, TX USA | 13 | 13 |
| 32 | Jo Jo Heath | CB | March 9, 1957 | 5'10" | 182 | Pittsburgh | Monessen, PA USA | 14 | 1 |
| Jeff Jackson | DE/DT | August 21, 1959 | 6'7" | 265 | Toledo | Toledo, OH | |||
| 71 | Denver Johnson | T | October 17, 1958 | 6'6" | 275 | Tulsa | Seminole, OK | 7 | 1 |
| 22 | Richard Johnson | WR | October 19, 1961 | 5'7" | 182 | Colorado | Los Angeles, CA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 67 | Frank Kalil | C/G | September 1, 1959 | 6'3" | 260 | Arizona | Ajo, AZ | 17 | 13 |
| Rick Kehr | G/C/T | June 18, 1959 | 6'3" | 285 | Carthage | Phoenixville, PA USA | |||
| 12 | Jim Kelly | QB | February 14, 1960 | 6'3" | 217 | Miami (FL) | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 61 | Billy Kidd | G/T/C | November 28, 1959 | 6'4" | 270 | Houston | Dallas, TX USA | 10 | 7 |
| 68 | Loyd Lewis | DE/G | February 23, 1962 | 6'3" | 250 | Texas A&M - Kingsville | Dallas, TX | 6 | 2 |
| 24 | Will Lewis | CB | January 16, 1958 | 5'9" | 185 | Millersville | Quakertown, PA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 63 | Donny Martin | G | April 5, 1961 | 6'2" | 270 | Rice | Brownsville, TX | 7 | 7 |
| 88 | Scott McGhee | WR | March 15, 1959 | 5'9" | 172 | Eastern Illinois | Evergreen Park, IL | 17 | 5 |
| 50 | Kevin McLain | LB | September 15, 1954 | 6'2" | 230 | Colorado St. | Tulsa, OK USA | 18 | 0 |
| 13 | Gerald McNeil | WR | March 27, 1962 | 5'7" | 145 | Baylor | Frankfurt, Germany | 15 | 13 |
| 76 | Mack Mitchell | DE | August 16, 1952 | 6'8" | 246 | Houston | Diboli, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Michael Mitchell | CB | October 18, 1961 | 5'10" | 180 | Howard Payne | Waco, TX USA | 18 | 18 |
| 85 | Greg Moser | WR | May 5, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | Oregon | Fort Collins, CO | 18 | 17 |
| 37 | Tom Myers | S | October 24, 1950 | 5'11" | 184 | Syracuse | Cohoes, NY USA | 11 | 5 |
| 90 | Pete Perry | DE | August 13, 1958 | 6'5" | 246 | Colorado | Denver, CO | 1 | 0 |
| 76 | Charles Philyaw | DE/DT | February 25, 1954 | 6'9" | 276 | Texas Southern | Shreveport, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Walter Poole | RB/WR | March 27, 1960 | 5'11" | 185 | Southern Illinois | Youngstown, OH | 5 | 0 |
| Ernie Price | DE/DT | September 20, 1950 | 6'4" | 248 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Corpus Christi, TX USA | |||
| 53 | Ron Reliford | LB | December 12, 1956 | 6'1" | 232 | Louisiana - Monroe | Shreveport, LA | 8 | 0 |
| 70 | Tommy Robison | T | November 17, 1961 | 6'4" | 290 | Texas A&M | Merkel, TX USA | 17 | 17 |
| 73 | Ernie Rogers | T | February 28, 1957 | 6'6" | 260 | Rice | Cleveland, TX | 14 | 10 |
| 49 | Mark Rush | RB/TE | March 31, 1959 | 6'2" | 220 | Miami | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 5 | 0 |
| John Samuelson | LB | June 26, 1960 | 6'2" | 230 | Azusa Pacific | ||||
| 80 | Ricky Sanders | WR | August 30, 1962 | 5'11" | 182 | Texas St. | Temple, TX USA | 18 | 18 |
| 55 | Eric Scoggins | LB | January 23, 1959 | 6'2" | 235 | USC | Inglewood, CA USA | 9 | 7 |
| 69 | Bill Searcey | G | March 3, 1958 | 6'1" | 281 | Alabama | Savannah, GA USA | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Eric Smith | CB | December 22, 1959 | 5'10" | 190 | SMU | Houston, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 93 | Hosea Taylor | DT/DE | December 3, 1958 | 6'5" | 255 | Houston | Jefferson, TX USA | 17 | 14 |
| 7 | Bruce Threadgill | QB/WR | May 7, 1956 | 6'0" | 190 | Mississippi St. | Nocona, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 90 | Van Van Hughes | DT | November 14, 1960 | 6'3" | 280 | Texas Tech | Waco, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 89 | Clarence Verdin | WR | June 14, 1963 | 5'8" | 160 | La-Lafayette | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 41 | Reggie Vonner | CB/S | April 1, 1961 | 5'11" | 184 | Houston | Waco, TX | 14 | 1 |
| 1 | Dale Walters | P | June 21, 1961 | 6'0" | 200 | Rice | Dighton, KS USA | 18 | 0 |
| 99 | Angelo Wells | DE/DT | January 19, 1954 | 6'3" | 265 | Morgan State | Annapolis, MD | 7 | 0 |
| 27 | Donnie Williams | RB | September 27, 1960 | 5'11" | 197 | SW Texas State | 4 | 0 | |
| 28 | Lee Wilson | CB | July 19, 1959 | 5'9" | 182 | San Diego State | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | 0 |
| 58 | Ricky Young | LB | September 1, 1960 | 6'3" | 250 | Oklahoma State | Chicago Heights, IL | 18 | 6 |
| Daric Zeno | WR | July 1, 1962 | 5'10" | 175 | Central State (Oklahoma) | Dallas, TX |
