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 StatisticsTeam 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 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.
The Sharks netted 258 points, and the defensive unit conceded 358. Reggie Oliver passed for 1,415 yards. Dennis Hughes grabbed 31 passes for 508 yards. Drew Buie and Edgar Scott provided receiving help also.
Tommy Durrance carried the ball for a team-leading 658 yards for Jacksonville.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Fred Abbott | LB | August 28, 1950 | 6'3" | 230 | Florida | Brooksville, FL | 9 |
| Sam Baker | OT/OG | July 22, 1949 | 6'4" | 260 | Georgia | Pensacola, FL | ||
| 34/31 | Solomon Brannan | S | September 5, 1942 | 6'1" | 188 | Morris Brown | Savannah, GA USA | |
| Kerry Brown | WR | November 6, 1951 | 6'2" | 185 | Princeton | Fort Benning, GA | ||
| 41 | Drew Buie | WR | July 12, 1947 | 6'0" | 185 | Catawba | Council, NC USA | |
| Mike Burnop | TE | March 13, 1951 | 6'1" | 230 | Virginia Tech | Roanoke, VA | ||
| 72 | Bill Bushong | DT/DE | October 25, 1949 | 6'3" | 250 | Kentucky | Louisville, KY | |
| 18 | Duane Carrell | P/K | October 3, 1949 | 5'10" | 185 | Florida St. | Washington, DC USA | 14 |
| 67 | Richard Cheek | OG | January 19, 1948 | 6'3" | 266 | Auburn | Panama City, FL USA | |
| Stan Cherry | LB | November 2, 1950 | 6'5" | 200 | Morgan St. | Baltimore, MS USA | ||
| 23 | Ron Coppenbarger | S | October 6, 1951 | 6'2" | 198 | Kansas State | Stuttgart, Germany | 9 |
| 79 | Frank Cornish | OT | June 20, 1944 | 6'4" | 282 | Grambling St. | New Orleans, LA USA | |
| 64 | Mike Creaney | TE/C | October 15, 1951 | 6'5" | 245 | Notre Dame | Baltimore, MD | |
| 40/30 | Jeff Davis | RB/WR/QB | July 5, 1950 | 5'11" | 202 | Mars Hill | Atlanta, GA | |
| 22/33 | Jerry Davis | CB | February 5, 1951 | 5'11" | 182 | Morris Brown | Macon, GA USA | 14 |
| 71 | Jim Dunaway | DT | September 3, 1941 | 6'4" | 277 | Mississippi | Columbia, MS USA | |
| 35 | Tommy Durrance | RB | February 8, 1950 | 6'0" | 202 | Florida | Daytona Beach, FL | 14 |
| 53 | Glenn Ellison | LB | March 9, 1947 | 6'1" | 215 | Arkansas | Jacksonville, FL USA | |
| 78 | Eddie Foster | OG/OT | June 20, 1951 | 6'6" | 258 | Oklahoma | Waurika, OK | |
| 79 | Larry Gagner | OG/OT | December 30, 1943 | 6'3" | 240 | Florida | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 |
| 51/65 | Glen Gaspard | LB | May 15, 1952 | 6'2" | 230 | Texas | ||
| John Gordon | DE/DT | August 29, 1948 | 6'6" | 260 | New Mexico St. | Detroit, MI USA | ||
| 14 | Grant Guthrie | K | February 9, 1948 | 6'0" | 210 | Florida St. | Waynesboro, PA USA | 14 |
| 70 | Mike Haggerty | OT | October 14, 1945 | 6'4" | 245 | Miami (FL) | Royal Oak, MI USA | |
| 9 | Kim Hammond | QB | October 12, 1944 | 6'1" | 190 | Florida St. | Miami, FL USA | |
| Al Haywood | FB | August 6, 1948 | 5'11" | 215 | Bethune-Cookman | Jacksonville, FL USA | 3 | |
| 80 | Dennis Hughes | TE/P | February 22, 1948 | 6'1" | 225 | Georgia | Seneca, SC USA | |
| 53 | Tom Johnson | C | October 6, 1950 | 6'1" | 235 | Tennessee | Gary, IN | |
| Wayne Jones | RB | September 14, 1951 | 5'11" | 200 | Mississippi State | Kosciusko, MS | ||
| 56 | Howard Kindig | C | June 22, 1941 | 6'6" | 265 | Los Angeles St. | Mexico, MO USA | |
| 86 | Keith Krepfle | TE | February 4, 1952 | 6'3" | 227 | Iowa St. | Dubuque, IA USA | 14 |
| 37 | Ricky Lake | RB | February 16, 1950 | 6'1" | 220 | Georgia | ||
| 44 | Ron Lamb | RB | February 3, 1944 | 6'2" | 225 | South Carolina | New London, CT USA | |
| 77 | Ike Lassiter | DE | November 15, 1940 | 6'5" | 270 | St. Augustine's | Wilson, NC USA | |
| 81 | Tony Lomax | WR | November 8, 1950 | 6'3" | 190 | Washington State | Berkeley, CA | |
| 55 | Johnny Mack | LB | April 12, 1948 | 6'1" | 220 | Central Missouri State | Pittsburg, KS | |
| 84 | Art May | DT/DE | November 16, 1948 | 6'3" | 255 | Tuskegee | Bessemer, AL USA | |
| 88 | Ben Mayes | DE/DT | March 16, 1945 | 6'5" | 265 | Drake | St. Petersburg, FL USA | |
| Eddie McAshan | QB | January 21, 1951 | 6'2" | 204 | Georgia Tech | Gainesville, FL | ||
| 74 | Russ Melby | DT/DE | November 2, 1945 | 6'4" | 260 | Weber State | Chicago, IL | |
| 52 | Mike Mullen | LB | February 4, 1950 | 6'2" | 220 | Tulane | Dallas County, TX | |
| 68 | Carleton Oats | DT/DE | April 24, 1942 | 6'3" | 260 | Florida A&M | Tampa, FL USA | 3 |
| 12 | Reggie Oliver | QB | October 20, 1951 | 6'2" | 185 | Marshall | Tuscaloosa, AL | |
| 26 | John Osborne | CB/S | June 11, 1952 | 5'10" | 175 | Bethune-Cookman | Kingsland, GA | |
| Dennis Pete | CB | August 22, 1949 | 6'4" | 185 | San Francisco State | Oakland, CA | ||
| Gary Potempa | LB | January 30, 1952 | 6'1" | 230 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL | ||
| 6 | Edgar Scott | WR/RB | July 11, 1949 | 6'2" | 211 | Bethune-Cookman | Columbus, GA | |
| 54 | Claud Simonton | LB | August 30, 1950 | 6'1" | 225 | Tennessee | Memphis, TN | |
| Fletcher Smith | CB | October 13, 1943 | 6'0" | 178 | Tennessee St. | Hearne, TX USA | ||
| Thomas Smith | RB | October 4, 1949 | 6'1" | 216 | Iowa | Waterloo, IN USA | 3 | |
| 10 | Kay Stephenson | QB | December 17, 1944 | 6'1" | 210 | Florida | DeFuniak Springs, FL USA | |
| 15 | John Stofa | QB | June 29, 1942 | 6'3" | 210 | Buffalo | Johnstown, PA USA | |
| Carl Swierc | WR | September 23, 1951 | 6'1" | 180 | Rice | Karnes City, TX | ||
| 76 | Bob Tatarek | DT | July 3, 1946 | 6'4" | 270 | Miami (FL) | Greensburg, PA USA | |
| 32 | Rich Thomann | LB | September 6, 1950 | 6'2" | 235 | Notre Dame | Akron, OH | |
| 13 | Bubba Thornton | WR | March 9, 1947 | 6'0" | 174 | TCU | Fort Worth, TX USA | |
| 42/29 | Mike Townsend | S | March 10, 1952 | 6'3" | 205 | Notre Dame | Brundidge, AL | 14 |
| 87 | Vern Vanoy | DE | December 31, 1946 | 6'8" | 275 | Kansas | Kansas City, MO USA | |
| 63 | Tom Walker | OT/OG | December 18, 1951 | 6'3" | 245 | Northern Colorado | Greeley, CO | |
| 66 | O.Z. White | OG | June 23, 1949 | 6'2" | 245 | California | Houston, TX | |
| 83 | Tom Whittier | WR | November 4, 1947 | 6'2" | 185 | Texas Southern | Miami, FL | |
| 41 | Alvin Wyatt | CB | December 13, 1947 | 5'10" | 184 | Bethune-Cookman | Jacksonville, FL USA | 14 |
