1974 Jacksonville Sharks Roster

World Football League (WFL)
Team Record: 4-10
Finishing 4th in the WFL's East Division
Coach: Bud Asher (2-4-)
Coach: Charlie Tate (2-6-)
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Attendance: 232,962, Avg. 33,280 in 7 home dates
1974 Jacksonville Sharks Statistics
1974 Jacksonville Sharks Results

The Jacksonville Sharks of the World Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the WFL's East Division.

Jacksonville netted 258 points, while the defensive unit conceded 358. Reggie Oliver passed for 1,415 yards. Dennis Hughes grabbed 31 passes for 508 yards. Edgar Scott and Drew Buie were targeted regularly also.

Tommy Durrance carried the ball for a team-leading 658 yards for the Sharks.

Alvin Wyatt picked off 5 opponent throws.

Bud Asher and Charlie Tate coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP
60Fred AbbottLBAugust 28, 19506'3"230FloridaBrooksville, FL 9
Sam BakerOT/OGJuly 22, 19496'4"260GeorgiaPensacola, FL
34/31Solomon BrannanSSeptember 5, 19426'1"188Morris BrownSavannah, GA USA
Kerry BrownWRNovember 6, 19516'2"185PrincetonFort Benning, GA
41Drew BuieWRJuly 12, 19476'0"185CatawbaCouncil, NC USA
Mike BurnopTEMarch 13, 19516'1"230Virginia TechRoanoke, VA
72Bill BushongDT/DEOctober 25, 19496'3"250KentuckyLouisville, KY
18Duane CarrellP/KOctober 3, 19495'10"185Florida St.Washington, DC USA14
67Richard CheekOGJanuary 19, 19486'3"266AuburnPanama City, FL USA
Stan CherryLBNovember 2, 19506'5"200Morgan St.Baltimore, MS USA
23Ron CoppenbargerSOctober 6, 19516'2"198Kansas StateStuttgart, Germany9
79Frank CornishOTJune 20, 19446'4"282Grambling St.New Orleans, LA USA
64Mike CreaneyTE/COctober 15, 19516'5"245Notre DameBaltimore, MD
40/30Jeff DavisRB/WR/QBJuly 5, 19505'11"202Mars HillAtlanta, GA
22/33Jerry DavisCBFebruary 5, 19515'11"182Morris BrownMacon, GA USA14
71Jim DunawayDTSeptember 3, 19416'4"277MississippiColumbia, MS USA
35Tommy DurranceRBFebruary 8, 19506'0"202FloridaDaytona Beach, FL 14
53Glenn EllisonLBMarch 9, 19476'1"215ArkansasJacksonville, FL USA
78Eddie FosterOG/OTJune 20, 19516'6"258OklahomaWaurika, OK
79Larry GagnerOG/OTDecember 30, 19436'3"240FloridaCleveland, OH USA14
51/65Glen GaspardLBMay 15, 19526'2"230Texas
John GordonDE/DTAugust 29, 19486'6"260New Mexico St.Detroit, MI USA
14Grant GuthrieKFebruary 9, 19486'0"210Florida St.Waynesboro, PA USA14
70Mike HaggertyOTOctober 14, 19456'4"245Miami (FL)Royal Oak, MI USA
9Kim HammondQBOctober 12, 19446'1"190Florida St.Miami, FL USA
Al HaywoodFBAugust 6, 19485'11"215Bethune-CookmanJacksonville, FL USA3
80Dennis HughesTE/PFebruary 22, 19486'1"225GeorgiaSeneca, SC USA
53Tom JohnsonCOctober 6, 19506'1"235TennesseeGary, IN
Wayne JonesRBSeptember 14, 19515'11"200Mississippi StateKosciusko, MS
56Howard KindigCJune 22, 19416'6"265Los Angeles St.Mexico, MO USA
86Keith KrepfleTEFebruary 4, 19526'3"227Iowa St.Dubuque, IA USA14
37Ricky LakeRBFebruary 16, 19506'1"220Georgia
44Ron LambRBFebruary 3, 19446'2"225South CarolinaNew London, CT USA
77Ike LassiterDENovember 15, 19406'5"270St. Augustine'sWilson, NC USA
81Tony LomaxWRNovember 8, 19506'3"190Washington StateBerkeley, CA
55Johnny MackLBApril 12, 19486'1"220Central Missouri StatePittsburg, KS
84Art MayDT/DENovember 16, 19486'3"255TuskegeeBessemer, AL USA
88Ben MayesDE/DTMarch 16, 19456'5"265DrakeSt. Petersburg, FL USA
Eddie McAshanQBJanuary 21, 19516'2"204Georgia TechGainesville, FL
74Russ MelbyDT/DENovember 2, 19456'4"260Weber StateChicago, IL
52Mike MullenLBFebruary 4, 19506'2"220TulaneDallas County, TX
68Carleton OatsDT/DEApril 24, 19426'3"260Florida A&MTampa, FL USA3
12Reggie OliverQBOctober 20, 19516'2"185MarshallTuscaloosa, AL
26John OsborneCB/SJune 11, 19525'10"175Bethune-CookmanKingsland, GA
Dennis PeteCBAugust 22, 19496'4"185San Francisco StateOakland, CA
Gary PotempaLBJanuary 30, 19526'1"230Notre DameChicago, IL
6Edgar ScottWR/RBJuly 11, 19496'2"211Bethune-CookmanColumbus, GA
54Claud SimontonLBAugust 30, 19506'1"225TennesseeMemphis, TN
Fletcher SmithCBOctober 13, 19436'0"178Tennessee St.Hearne, TX USA
Thomas SmithRBOctober 4, 19496'1"216IowaWaterloo, IN USA3
10Kay StephensonQBDecember 17, 19446'1"210FloridaDeFuniak Springs, FL USA
15John StofaQBJune 29, 19426'3"210BuffaloJohnstown, PA USA
Carl SwiercWRSeptember 23, 19516'1"180RiceKarnes City, TX
76Bob TatarekDTJuly 3, 19466'4"270Miami (FL)Greensburg, PA USA
32Rich ThomannLBSeptember 6, 19506'2"235Notre DameAkron, OH
13Bubba ThorntonWRMarch 9, 19476'0"174TCUFort Worth, TX USA
42/29Mike TownsendSMarch 10, 19526'3"205Notre DameBrundidge, AL 14
87Vern VanoyDEDecember 31, 19466'8"275KansasKansas City, MO USA
63Tom WalkerOT/OGDecember 18, 19516'3"245Northern ColoradoGreeley, CO
66O.Z. WhiteOGJune 23, 19496'2"245CaliforniaHouston, TX
83Tom WhittierWRNovember 4, 19476'2"185Texas SouthernMiami, FL
41Alvin WyattCBDecember 13, 19475'10"184Bethune-CookmanJacksonville, FL USA14



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