1984 Denver Gold Roster
United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 9-9
Finishing 3rd in the USFL's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Craig Morton (9-9)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 305,573, Avg. 33,953 in 9 home dates
1984 Denver Gold StatisticsTeam Record: 9-9
Finishing 3rd in the USFL's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Craig Morton (9-9)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 305,573, Avg. 33,953 in 9 home dates
1984 Denver Gold Results
The Denver Gold of the United States Football League ended the 1984 season with a record of 9 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the USFL's Pacific Division of the Western Conference.
The Gold racked up 356 points, but the defensive squad surrendered 413. Craig Penrose passed for 1,984 yards. Harry Sydney caught 44 balls, while Leonard Harris added 657 receiving yards, while Elmer Bailey, Kevin Williams and Vincent White each provided receiving help also.
Harry Sydney rushed for a team-leading 961 yards for Denver.
Tom Sullivan and David Martin each seized 5 opponent throws. Dave Stalls topped pass rushers with 12.5 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 51 sacks.
Craig Morton coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Anthony Allen | CB | January 13, 1961 | 6'0" | 175 | Texas Christian | Houston, TX | 15 | 3 |
| 84 | John Arnold | WR | October 5, 1955 | 5'10" | 175 | Wyoming | Shizuoka, Japan | 16 | 0 |
| 83 | Elmer Bailey | WR | December 13, 1957 | 6'0" | 196 | Lincoln (MO) | Evanston, IL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 82 | Neil Balholm | WR | January 23, 1957 | 6'2" | 180 | Brigham Young | Yakima, WA | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Biestek | FB | June 7, 1961 | 6'2" | 235 | Boston College | ||||
| 57 | John Bungartz | LB | September 16, 1958 | 6'3" | 220 | Fullerton State | Glendale, CA | 15 | 13 |
| 71 | Mike Call | DT/DE/G | January 28, 1960 | 6'5" | 270 | Colorado State | Boulder, CO | 5 | 0 |
| 52 | Tom Davis | C | July 31, 1955 | 6'2" | 260 | Nebraska | Omaha, NE | 18 | 18 |
| 21 | Dave Dumars | S | January 21, 1957 | 5'10" | 170 | Northeastern Louisiana | Natchitoches, LA | 18 | 18 |
| 68 | Dennis Edwards | DE/DT | October 6, 1959 | 6'4" | 253 | USC | Stockton, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 75 | Greg Feasel | T/G | November 7, 1958 | 6'7" | 300 | Abilene Christian | Barstow, GA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 10 | Bob Gagliano | QB | September 5, 1958 | 6'3" | 200 | U.S. International | Los Angeles, CA USA | 8 | 1 |
| 50 | Greg Gerken | LB | April 30, 1959 | 6'4" | 230 | Northern Arizona | Denver, CO | 16 | 14 |
| 64 | Jamie Giles | DT | May 5, 1959 | 6'2" | 265 | Texas Tech | 0 | ||
| 9 | Steve Gortz | P | May 23, 1956 | 6'2" | 205 | UNLV | Inglewood, CA | 0 | |
| 55 | Jeff Harper | LB | January 31, 1962 | 6'0" | 220 | Colorado State | Phoenix, AZ | 18 | 7 |
| 80 | Leonard Harris | WR | November 27, 1960 | 5'8" | 162 | Austin | McKinney, TX USA | 18 | 18 |
| 25 | Darryl Hemphill | S | March 29, 1960 | 6'0" | 195 | West Texas A&M | San Antonio, TX USA | 17 | 2 |
| 87 | Victor Hicks | TE | January 19, 1957 | 6'3" | 250 | Oklahoma | Lubbock, TX USA | 15 | 9 |
| John Higgins | S/CB | January 26, 1959 | 6'1" | 200 | UNLV | Oklahoma City, OK | |||
| 88 | Mike Hirn | TE | May 20, 1960 | 6'3" | 235 | Central Michigan | Escanaba, MI | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | Ken Hobart | QB | January 27, 1961 | 6'0" | 210 | Idaho | Cairo, GA | 6 | 3 |
| 54 | Kevin Hood | LB | June 7, 1961 | 6'2" | 210 | Colorado | Denver, CO | 17 | 2 |
| 59 | Bruce Huther | LB | July 23, 1954 | 6'1" | 221 | New Hampshire | Paterson, NJ USA | 4 | 3 |
| Robert Johnson | RB | August 5, 1961 | 6'0" | 210 | Texas - Arlington | ||||
| 72 | Steve Johnson | DE | January 6, 1961 | 6'5" | 225 | Oregon | Longview, WA | 18 | 2 |
| 34 | Bill Johnson | RB | October 31, 1960 | 6'2" | 230 | Arkansas St. | Poughkeepsie, NY USA | 13 | 1 |
| 58 | Jon Kimmel | LB | July 21, 1960 | 6'4" | 240 | Colgate | Binghamton, NY USA | 12 | 3 |
| Bob Knapton | LB | May 22, 1960 | 6'2" | 225 | Northern Colorado | Bitburg Air Force Base, West Germany | 1 | 0 | |
| Oudious Lee | DT | June 14, 1956 | 6'1" | 253 | Nebraska | Omaha, NE USA | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | David Martin | CB | March 15, 1959 | 5'9" | 191 | Villanova | Philadelphia, PA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 51 | Bill Matthews | LB | March 12, 1956 | 6'2" | 235 | South Dakota St. | Santa Monica, CA USA | 12 | 8 |
| 41 | Bo Matthews | RB | November 15, 1951 | 6'4" | 230 | Colorado | Huntsville, AL USA | 17 | 3 |
| 76 | Matt Miller | T | July 30, 1956 | 6'6" | 270 | Colorado | Durango, CO USA | 11 | 10 |
| 23 | Nate Miller | CB | March 21, 1958 | 5'10" | 185 | Cameron | Railto, CA | 18 | 18 |
| 62 | Tim Moore | DE/DT | September 27, 1960 | 6'3" | 270 | Southern | New Orleans, LA | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Fred Mortensen | QB | March 24, 1954 | 6'2" | 195 | Arizona State | Safford, AZ | 7 | |
| 33 | Calvin Murray | RB | October 18, 1958 | 5'11" | 185 | Ohio St. | Middle Township, NJ USA | 8 | 0 |
| 53 | Kelvin Newton | LB | April 20, 1959 | 6'0" | 220 | Texas Christian | Beaumont, TX | 17 | 0 |
| 89 | Bob Niziolek | TE | June 30, 1958 | 6'4" | 220 | Colorado | Chicago, IL USA | 15 | 9 |
| 70 | Harold Norfleet | T | June 3, 1957 | 6'6" | 280 | Prairie View A&M | Baytown, TX | 14 | 4 |
| 79 | Pat Ogrin | DT | February 10, 1958 | 6'5" | 265 | Wyoming | Butte, MT USA | 18 | 17 |
| 62 | Doug Payton | G | July 22, 1952 | 6'4" | 255 | Colorado | Colorado Springs, CO | 18 | 4 |
| 12 | Craig Penrose | QB | July 25, 1953 | 6'3" | 211 | Colorado | Woodland, CA USA | 16 | 11 |
| 46 | Dave Preston | RB | May 29, 1955 | 5'10" | 195 | Bowling Green | Dayton, OH USA | 7 | |
| 11 | Ron Reeves | QB | March 4, 1960 | 6'2" | 215 | Texas Tech | Lubbock, TX | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | Steve Rogers | T | January 9, 1959 | 6'4" | 260 | Oregon St. | Escondido, CA USA | 18 | 17 |
| 73 | Mark Shoop | DE | April 8, 1961 | 6'7" | 265 | Colorado | Greeley, CO | 3 | |
| 3 | Brian Speelman | K/P | March 18, 1957 | 5'11" | 185 | Capital | Columbus, OH | 18 | 0 |
| 77 | Dave Stalls | DE | September 19, 1955 | 6'5" | 250 | Northern Colorado | Madison, WI USA | 17 | 16 |
| 22 | James Stewart | CB | June 28, 1957 | 6'0" | 194 | Memphis State | Memphis, TN | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Tom Sullivan | S | December 10, 1960 | 5'11" | 190 | UCLA | South Bend, IN | 15 | 10 |
| 24 | Harry Sydney | RB | June 26, 1959 | 6'0" | 217 | Kansas | Petersburg, VA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 30 | Derrick Taylor | CB | January 29, 1960 | 6'0" | 187 | Purdue | 1 | 0 | |
| 60 | Bruce Thornton | DE | February 14, 1958 | 6'5" | 263 | Illinois | Detroit, MI USA | 12 | 2 |
| 47 | Steve Trimble | S/CB | May 11, 1958 | 5'10" | 181 | Maryland | Cumberland, MD USA | 16 | 9 |
| 99 | Calvin Turner | DE | April 10, 1960 | 6'4" | 270 | West Virginia | Fairmont, WV USA | 18 | 17 |
| 78 | Ray Wagner | T | November 15, 1957 | 6'4" | 290 | Kent St. | Altoona, PA USA | 11 | 4 |
| 44 | Vincent White | RB | August 26, 1961 | 5'8" | 190 | Stanford | Kansas City, MO | 17 | 10 |
| 86 | Kevin Williams | WR | January 7, 1958 | 5'8" | 164 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 17 | 3 |
| 66 | George Yarno | G/C | August 12, 1957 | 6'2" | 260 | Washington St. | Spokane, WA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 56 | John Yarno | C | December 17, 1954 | 6'5" | 251 | Idaho | Spokane, WA USA | 17 | 1 |
