2001 Rhein Fire Roster
National Football League Europe (NFLE)
Team Record: 5-5
Finishing 3rd in NFLE
Coach: Pete Kuharchek (5-5)
Attendance: 175,132, Avg. 35,026 in 5 home dates
2001 Rhein Fire StatisticsTeam Record: 5-5
Finishing 3rd in NFLE
Coach: Pete Kuharchek (5-5)
Attendance: 175,132, Avg. 35,026 in 5 home dates
2001 Rhein Fire Results
The Rhein Fire of National Football League Europe ended the 2001 season with a record of 5 wins and 5 losses, finishing third in NFLE.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Fire topped the circuit with just 179 points allowed. Rhein chalked up 174 points. Phil Stambaugh threw for 1,166 yards. Eddie Hardaway topped the receiving corps, catching 33 balls for 398 yards.
Pepe Pearson rushed for a team-leading 597 yards.
Deke Cooper picked off 6 opponent throws. Kelly Gregg dropped quarterbacks 6 times.
Pete Kuharchek coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akihito Amaya | WR | December 11, 1972 | 6'0" | 183 | Tsukuba University | ||||
| 16 | Jim Arellanes | QB | January 30, 1974 | 6'4" | 210 | Fresno State | Pico Rivera, CA | ||
| 75 | Corey Bailey | C | December 9, 1975 | 6'3" | 300 | Fordham | |||
| 65 | John Blick | OT | February 2, 1978 | 6'6" | 315 | Penn State | Hanover, NH | 10 | 10 |
| 44 | Jason Brookins | RB | January 5, 1976 | 6'0" | 235 | Lane | Mexico, MO USA | 5 | |
| 44 | DeMario Brown | RB | March 6, 1977 | 6'1" | 213 | Utah State | Annapolis, MD | ||
| 10 | Manfred Burgsmuller | K | December 22, 1949 | 5'9" | 152 | Essen, West Germany | |||
| 19 | Giovanni Carmazzi | QB | April 14, 1977 | 6'3" | 224 | Hofstra | Sacramento, CA | ||
| 86 | Dwight Carter | WR | September 19, 1977 | 5'9" | 195 | Hawaii | Santa Monica, CA | ||
| 73 | Brian Connolly | OG | September 9, 1976 | 6'4" | 276 | Army | |||
| 80 | Andre Cooper | WR | June 21, 1975 | 6'2" | 210 | Florida St. | Camden, SC USA | 10 | 6 |
| 40 | Deke Cooper | DB | October 18, 1977 | 6'3" | 215 | Notre Dame | Swainsboro, GA USA | 10 | 10 |
| LeShun Daniels | OG | May 30, 1974 | 6'1" | 304 | Ohio St. | Warren, OH USA | |||
| 50 | Anthony Doghmi | DE | November 29, 1972 | 6'5" | 265 | ||||
| 91 | Julian Duncan | DE | October 31, 1976 | 6'3" | 240 | Rice | Humble, TX | 10 | |
| 63 | Michael Early | C | June 2, 1977 | 6'2" | 300 | Norfolk State | Brunswick, GA | ||
| 30 | Derrick Gardner | DB | March 10, 1977 | 6'0" | 185 | California | Oakland, CA USA | ||
| 23 | Sascha Gehloff | DB | March 3, 1972 | 6'0" | 188 | ||||
| 38 | Steve Gleason | LB | March 19, 1977 | 5'11" | 215 | Washington St. | Spokane, WA USA | ||
| 98 | Dan Greer | DT | March 2, 1976 | 6'2" | 285 | Arizona | Salinas, CA | ||
| 99 | Kelly Gregg | DT | November 1, 1976 | 6'0" | 310 | Oklahoma | Wichita, KS USA | ||
| 87 | Eddie Hardaway | WR | October 7, 1977 | 6'0" | 199 | C.W. Post (NY) | Amityville, NY | ||
| 24 | Corey Harris | DB | November 28, 1976 | 5'10" | 187 | The Citadel | Jacksonville, FL USA | ||
| 89 | Johnny Huggins | TE | March 29, 1976 | 6'3" | 245 | Alabama St. | Zachary, LA USA | ||
| 94 | Gaylon Hyder | DT | October 18, 1974 | 6'5" | 290 | TCU | Longview, TX USA | ||
| 51 | Paris Johnson | DB | January 18, 1976 | 6'2" | 213 | Miami (OH) | Chicago, IL | 5 | 4 |
| 93 | Terrell Jurineack | DE | January 11, 1977 | 6'5" | 280 | Missouri | Orlando, FL | ||
| 72 | Bastian Lano | DT | November 29, 1976 | 6'6" | 281 | ||||
| 35 | Clarence LeBlanc | DB | March 26, 1977 | 6'3" | 210 | LSU | River Ridge, LA USA | ||
| 88 | Michael Lewis | WR | November 14, 1971 | 5'8" | 165 | none | New Orleans, LA USA | ||
| 36 | DeShone Mallard | DB | January 22, 1976 | 5'9" | 187 | Southern Mississippi | Jackson, MS | 10 | 10 |
| 79 | Antoine McNutt | OG | July 9, 1976 | 6'4" | 330 | Tennessee State | Chicago, IL | ||
| 82 | Shannon Myers | WR | June 16, 1973 | 6'1" | 185 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Salisbury, NC | ||
| 45 | Adam Newman | TE | December 8, 1977 | 6'5" | 248 | Boston College | Newton, MA | 10 | 8 |
| 54 | Ronnie Nicks | LB | December 18, 1977 | 6'2" | 250 | Notre Dame | |||
| 67 | Nick O'Brien | OG | November 19, 1971 | 6'1" | 330 | Texas A&M - Kingsville | Philadelphia, PA | ||
| 21 | Oyeniran Odunayo Ojo | RB | August 11, 1973 | 5'9" | 216 | ||||
| 20 | Pepe Pearson | RB | December 11, 1975 | 5'10" | 211 | Ohio State | Cleveland, OH | ||
| 83 | Joe Perez | WR | May 21, 1977 | 6'0" | 202 | Murray State | Overland Park, KS | 5 | |
| 95 | James Roscoe | DT | September 25, 1975 | 6'3" | 268 | Clark Atlanta (GA) | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | ||
| 56 | Mike Sands | LB | December 16, 1977 | 6'4" | 235 | Harvard | Cleveland Heights, OH | ||
| 8 | Naoki Sasano | WR | February 12, 1975 | 5'11" | 189 | Seenshu | |||
| 57 | Jamel Smith | LB | July 18, 1977 | 6'1" | 245 | Virginia Tech | Columbia, SC | 10 | 7 |
| 18 | Phil Stambaugh | QB | August 10, 1978 | 6'3" | 218 | Lehigh | Roseto, PA | ||
| 58 | Masaki Tokimoto | LB | December 5, 1974 | 5'10" | 210 | Kinki University | |||
| 14 | James Tuthill | K | March 25, 1976 | 6'2" | 250 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Upland, CA USA | 0 | |
| 2 | Rodney Williams | P | April 25, 1977 | 6'0" | 178 | Georgia Tech | Decatur, GA USA | ||
| 96 | Mark Word | DE | November 23, 1975 | 6'5" | 305 | Jacksonville St. | Miami, FL USA | ||
| 26 | Jordan Younger | DB | January 24, 1978 | 5'10" | 195 | Connecticut | Trenton, NJ | ||
| 53 | Scott Zimmerman | LB | April 29, 1977 | 5'11" | 226 | Northern Colorado | Denver, CO |
