1974 Florida Blazers Roster

World Football League (WFL)
Team Record: 14-6
Finishing 1st in the WFL's East Division
Lost Championship
Coach: Jack Pardee (14-6-)
Location: Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 134,081, Avg. 14,898 in 9 home dates
1974 Florida Blazers Statistics
1974 Florida Blazers Results

The Florida Blazers of the World Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 14 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the WFL's East Division.

The Blazers ran up 419 points, while the defensive squad allowed 280. Tommy Reamon carried the ball for a team-best 1,576 yards for Florida.

Bob Davis threw for 3,079 yards. Jim Strong hauled in 47 passes, while Matt Maslowski accumulated 850 receiving yards. Tommy Reamon and Greg Latta provided receiving help also.

Billie Hayes and Miller Farr each seized 6 opponent throws.

Jack Pardee coached the team. The 1974 Florida Blazers lost in the Championship.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
73Richard AmmanDE/DTSeptember 21, 19506'5"245Florida St.Seattle, WA USA8
71Roger AndersonDTNovember 11, 19426'5"265Virginia UnionBedford, VA USA
61Rick AnthonyOG/OTDecember 18, 19516'2"243South CarolinaPickens, SC
44Chuck BeattySFebruary 8, 19466'2"200North TexasWaxahachie, TX USA20
58Boice BestDTMay 23, 19516'0"245Texas A&MPasadena, TX
62Tim BrannanOGOctober 18, 19506'1"237MarylandBaltimore, MD 2020
23Henry BrownWR/PSeptember 13, 19476'2"206MissouriMiddletown, PA 2
42Hubie BryantWRFebruary 10, 19465'10"170MinnesotaPittsburgh, PA USA
22Leonard BryantCBDecember 11, 19496'0"180Morris BrownPompano Beach, FL
77Rich BuzinOTJanuary 25, 19466'5"255Penn St.Youngstown, OH USA
78Ernie CallowayDEJanuary 1, 19486'6"255Texas SouthernOrlando, FL USA
86Gary CollinsWR/PAugust 20, 19406'5"215MarylandWilliamstown, PA USA3
47Lonnie CrittendenWRMarch 31, 19516'0"180Texas - El PasoNewport News, VA
10Eric CroneQB/DBJuly 19, 19506'3"197HarvardMeriden, CT
12Bob DavisQBSeptember 15, 19456'2"205VirginiaNeptune, NJ USA2020
73Tommy DavisDE/DTSeptember 11, 19456'0"259Tennessee StateSan Augustine, TX
59Larry ElyLBDecember 19, 19476'1"230IowaIowa City, IA USA20
20Miller FarrCBApril 8, 19436'1"190Wichita St.Beaumont, TX USA
39Rod FosterS/CBApril 28, 19516'0"200HarvardDallas, TX
35Bill GattiRBApril 25, 19496'0"217LouisvilleMelrose Park, IL
60Larry GranthamLBSeptember 16, 19386'0"210MississippiCrystal Springs, MS USA
46Rickie HarrisSMay 15, 19435'11"182ArizonaSt. Louis, MO USA
15Billie HayesCBJune 22, 19476'1"175San Diego St.Riverside, CA USA20
33W.K. HicksSJuly 14, 19426'1"195Texas SouthernTexarkana, AR USA
89John HiltonTEMarch 12, 19426'5"225RichmondAlbany, NY USA
55Bill HobbsLB/PSeptember 18, 19466'0"218Texas A&MMount Pleasant, TX USA
40Dickie JamesRBMarch 22, 19516'2"196CincinnatiDayton, OH
64Mitch JohnsonTMarch 1, 19426'4"251Los Angeles St.Chicago, IL USA2020
85Michael KaczmarekLBOctober 31, 19516'4"235Southern IllinoisGary, IN USA12
57Ted LachowiczC/OGAugust 2, 19506'1"235SyracuseShenandoah, PA
88Greg LattaTEOctober 13, 19526'3"227Morgan St.Newark, NJ USA20
74Ron MareeOTDecember 31, 19496'5"286PurdueSumter, SC
83Matt MaslowskiWRSeptember 10, 19496'3"210San DiegoChicago, IL USA
76Mike McBathDTMay 29, 19466'4"251Penn St.Woodbury, NJ USA
42Cliff McClainRBDecember 29, 19476'0"217South Carolina St.Orlando, FL USA
8Buddy PalazzoQBMarch 31, 19516'0"199Southern MississippiGulfport, MS
38Luther PalmerTE/KJuly 20, 19496'2"225Virginia UnionChambersburg, PA
79Mel ParkerDEMay 7, 19516'2"228DukePortsmouth, VA
62Dan PeifferCMarch 29, 19516'3"252SE Missouri St.Sigourney, IA USA2020
36Les PerryKDecember 20, 19486'0"228ConcordiaAppleton, WI 0
85Don RatliffDEJuly 18, 19506'5"250MarylandBaltimore, MD USA73
21Tommy ReamonRBMarch 12, 19525'10"192MissouriVirgilinia, VA USA20
82John RiccaDE/DTMarch 3, 19526'6"253DukeWashington, DC
80Eddie RichardsonWRJuly 23, 19526'3"195HowardMonroe, LA 10
67Walt RockOTNovember 4, 19416'5"255MarylandCleveland, OH USA
81Louis RossDEAugust 31, 19476'6"248South Carolina St.Orlando, FL USA17
53Bob RushLB/TEJune 26, 19516'3"233Boston CollegePoughkeepsie, NY
84Eddie SheatsLBFebruary 28, 19516'2"224KansasAtlanta, GA 20
9Dave StrockK/PFebruary 15, 19486'1"200Virginia TechPottstown, PA 90
28Jim StrongRBDecember 12, 19466'1"215HoustonSan Antonio, TX USA20
42Richard TrappWRSeptember 21, 19466'1"175FloridaLynwood, CA USA32
Cecil TurnerKRApril 2, 19445'10"176Cal Poly-San Luis ObispoWashington, DC USA
72Paul VellanoDTMarch 10, 19526'3"250MarylandSchenectady, NY
9Billy WalikWRNovember 8, 19475'11"180VillanovaNew Haven, CT USA50
25A.D. WhitfieldRBSeptember 2, 19435'10"200North TexasRosebud, TX USA
24Clancy WilliamsCBSeptember 24, 19426'3"194Washington St.Deweyville, TX USA
70Del WilliamsGNovember 9, 19456'2"240Florida St.Live Oak, FL USA
33Larry WillisCBJuly 18, 19485'11"171Texas-El PasoPhoenix, AZ USA
63Billy YoestOG/OTNovember 26, 19516'0"251North Carolina StatePittsburgh, PA



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