1974 Birmingham Americans Roster
World Football League (WFL)
Team Record: 15-5
Finishing 2nd in the WFL's Central Division
Won Championship
Coach: Jack Gotta (15-5-)
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Attendance: 408,484, Avg. 37,135 in 11 home dates
1974 Birmingham Americans StatisticsTeam Record: 15-5
Finishing 2nd in the WFL's Central Division
Won Championship
Coach: Jack Gotta (15-5-)
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Attendance: 408,484, Avg. 37,135 in 11 home dates
1974 Birmingham Americans Results
The Birmingham Americans of the World Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 15 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the WFL's Central Division.
Birmingham moved the ball well, scoring 500 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 394. Paul Robinson rushed for a team-best 599 yards for the Americans, while Jimmy Edwards, Art Cantrelle and Charlie Harraway each additionally aided the ground game.
George Mira threw for 2,248 yards, and Matthew Reed played quarterback, too. Dennis Homan paced all receivers, catching 61 passes, while Alfred Jenkins accumulated 1,326 receiving yards.
Ross Brupbacher, Warren Capone, Larry Willingham and Gerard Williams each seized 4 opponent throws.
Jack Gotta coached the team. The 1974 Birmingham Americans won the Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | John Andrews | DT/DE | November 7, 1951 | 6'5" | 251 | Morgan St. | Detroit, MI USA | ||
| 32 | Chris Arnold | CB | January 26, 1953 | 6'2" | 203 | Virginia State | Darby, PA | ||
| 62 | John Baker | DE/DT | August 15, 1942 | 6'5" | 260 | Norfolk St. | Detroit, MI USA | ||
| 21 | Steve Barrios | WR | February 25, 1950 | 6'0" | 180 | Tulane | New Orleans, LA | 1 | |
| 33 | Carl Bartles | RB | November 18, 1948 | 6'1" | 212 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Camp Creek, NC | ||
| 72 | Eddie Biggs | DT | March 22, 1950 | 6'3" | 245 | Appalachian State | |||
| 84 | Jim Bishop | TE | January 24, 1949 | 6'5" | 229 | Tennessee Tech | Albertville, AL | ||
| 61 | Butch Brezina | DE/DT | May 12, 1950 | 6'5" | 245 | Houston | El Campo, TX | ||
| 73/71 | Buddy Brown | OG/DT | June 9, 1950 | 6'1" | 250 | Alabama | Florala, AL | ||
| 88 | Robert Brown | TE | January 1, 1943 | 6'2" | 225 | Alcorn St. | Pace, MS USA | ||
| 76/74 | Ross Brupbacher | LB | April 7, 1948 | 6'3" | 215 | Texas A&M | Lafayette, LA USA | 19 | |
| 34 | Bill Bryant | S | January 15, 1951 | 5'9" | 195 | Grambling State | Shreveport, LA | ||
| 33 | Cannonball Butler | RB | May 4, 1943 | 5'9" | 194 | Edward Waters | Quincy, FL USA | ||
| 22 | Art Cantrelle | RB | July 25, 1948 | 6'0" | 210 | LSU | Thibodeau, LA | ||
| 55 | Warren Capone | LB | August 14, 1951 | 6'1" | 218 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | ||
| 57 | Jay Casey | C/OG | September 16, 1951 | 6'1" | 234 | Auburn | Selma, AL | ||
| 50 | Gary Champagne | LB | January 19, 1952 | 6'1" | 212 | LSU | Brownsville, TX | ||
| 51/45 | Edgar Chandler | LB | August 31, 1946 | 6'3" | 225 | Georgia | Cedartown, GA USA | ||
| 88 | Steve Conley | LB/TE/RB | March 9, 1949 | 6'2" | 225 | Kansas | Chicago, IL USA | ||
| 79 | Paul Costa | OT | December 7, 1941 | 6'6" | 268 | Notre Dame | Yonkers, NY USA | ||
| 62 | Gary Crane | DT | May 19, 1946 | 6'5" | 230 | Arkansas St. | Dexter, MO USA | ||
| Ron Curl | DT | July 6, 1949 | 6'2" | 250 | Michigan State | Chicago, IL | |||
| 66 | Grant Cvitanich | DT | March 21, 1950 | 6'3" | 252 | San Francisco State | San Francisco, CA | ||
| 66 | Nate Dorsey | DE/DT | December 6, 1950 | 6'4" | 240 | Miss. Valley St. | Tampa, FL USA | ||
| 7 | Denny Duron | QB/WR | August 24, 1952 | 6'1" | 195 | Louisiana Tech | Angleton, TX | ||
| 20 | Jimmy Edwards | RB | September 19, 1952 | 5'9" | 185 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 16 | |
| 67 | Phil Engle | DT/DE | May 7, 1950 | 6'2" | 265 | South Dakota State | Hutchinson, KS | ||
| 72 | Larry Estes | DE | December 9, 1946 | 6'6" | 255 | Alcorn St. | Louisville, MS USA | ||
| 40 | Ron Foxx | LB | May 2, 1951 | 6'3" | 205 | Alabama A&M | Gainesville, FL | ||
| 68 | Gary Gennerich | OG | August 25, 1951 | 6'4" | 256 | Clemson | Yonkers, NY | ||
| 35 | Grant Guthrie | K | February 9, 1948 | 6'0" | 210 | Florida St. | Waynesboro, PA USA | ||
| 31 | Charlie Harraway | FB | September 21, 1944 | 6'2" | 215 | San Jose St. | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 18 | |
| 21 | George Haynes | DB | August 20, 1951 | 6'0" | 185 | Tulsa | St. Louis, MO | ||
| 66 | Mel Holmes | OG | January 22, 1950 | 6'3" | 251 | North Carolina A&T | Miami, FL USA | ||
| 25 | Dennis Homan | WR | January 9, 1946 | 6'1" | 181 | Alabama | Muscle Shoals, AL USA | ||
| 23 | Charles Hummings | WR | June 21, 1953 | 6'1" | 175 | Morris Brown | Woodbine, GA | ||
| 80 | Alfred Jenkins | WR | January 25, 1952 | 5'10" | 170 | Morris Brown | Hogansville, GA USA | 20 | |
| 60 | Jim Kregel | OG | May 26, 1952 | 6'2" | 250 | Ohio State | Toledo, OH | 20 | |
| 32 | Randy Lee | S | February 17, 1951 | 6'3" | 195 | Tulane | Oklahoma City, OK | ||
| 32 | Cecil Leonard | CB/S | July 20, 1946 | 5'11" | 160 | Tuskegee | Sylacauga, AL USA | ||
| 35 | Dicky Lyons | S | August 11, 1947 | 6'0" | 191 | Kentucky | Louisville, KY USA | ||
| 59 | Steve Manstedt | LB | December 3, 1951 | 6'2" | 213 | Nebraska | Wahoo, NE | 10 | |
| 53 | John Matlock | C | October 19, 1944 | 6'4" | 249 | Miami (FL) | Louisville, KY USA | ||
| 10 | George Mira | QB | January 11, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | Miami (FL) | Key West, FL USA | 18 | |
| 51 | Mike Mullen | LB | February 4, 1950 | 6'2" | 220 | Tulane | Dallas County, TX | ||
| 67 | Joe O'Donnell | OG | August 31, 1941 | 6'2" | 262 | Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI USA | ||
| 85 | Jim Owings | TE/WR | November 27, 1951 | 6'2" | 220 | Georgia Tech | |||
| 82 | Ted Powell | TE | January 24, 1949 | 6'2" | 220 | Ohio State | Newport News, VA | ||
| 5 | Joe Profit | RB | August 13, 1949 | 6'0" | 213 | La-Monroe | Lake Providence, LA USA | ||
| 45 | Charlie Reamon | CB | July 14, 1949 | 5'11" | 185 | Maryland - Eastern Shore | Newport News, VA | ||
| 11 | Matthew Reed | QB | November 30, 1951 | 6'4" | 235 | Grambling State | Winnfield, LA | 19 | |
| 18 | Paul Robinson | RB | December 19, 1944 | 6'0" | 198 | Arizona | Tucson, AZ USA | 20 | |
| 9 | Earl Sark | K/P | March 7, 1952 | 6'0" | 180 | New Mexico State | Columbus, OH | 20 | 0 |
| 34 | Drane Scrivener | DB | January 28, 1951 | 6'0" | 190 | Tulsa | Louisville, KY | 1 | |
| 68 | Al Sitterle | OG/OT | April 14, 1952 | 6'4" | 265 | North Carolina State | Pittsburgh, PA | ||
| 68 | John Skladany | DE/DT | September 24, 1950 | 6'5" | 250 | Central Connecticut State | Lexington, MA | ||
| 42 | Willie Smith | CB | July 29, 1951 | 5'11" | 185 | Morris Brown | Conyers, GA | ||
| 70 | Bob Tatarek | DT | July 3, 1946 | 6'4" | 270 | Miami (FL) | Greensburg, PA USA | ||
| 58 | Jim Teal | LB | May 14, 1950 | 6'3" | 225 | Purdue | Baltimore, MD USA | ||
| 77 | Dick Trower | DE/DT | September 30, 1949 | 6'4" | 245 | Miami | Norfolk, VA | ||
| 58 | Mike Truax | LB | April 16, 1952 | 6'2" | 217 | Tulane | New Orleans, LA | 3 | |
| 63 | Clarence Washington | DT | December 23, 1946 | 6'3" | 264 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Little Rock, AR USA | ||
| 70 | Bill Wideman | DT/DE | September 15, 1951 | 6'3" | 265 | North Carolina A&T | Greenwood, SC | ||
| 30 | Gerard Williams | CB | May 25, 1952 | 6'1" | 184 | Langston | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 9 | |
| 30 | Steve Williams | CB | March 25, 1950 | 5'11" | 175 | Alabama | Moline, IL | ||
| 28 | Larry Willingham | S/CB | December 22, 1948 | 6'0" | 190 | Auburn | Cullman, AL USA | ||
| 72/66 | Richard Winther | C | October 22, 1947 | 6'4" | 261 | Mississippi | Charles City, IA USA | ||
| 68 | Jessie Wolf | DT | March 4, 1952 | 6'6" | 270 | Prairie View A&M | Tyler, TX | ||
| 71 | Bob Wolfe | OT/OG | July 6, 1951 | 6'6" | 260 | Nebraska | Omaha, NE | ||
| 66 | James Wright | OG | September 12, 1951 | 6'1" | 250 | Southern |
