1974 Memphis Southmen Roster
World Football League (WFL)
Team Record: 17-3
Finishing 1st in the WFL's Central Division
Lost Semifinal
Coach: John McVay (17-3-)
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Attendance: 215,051, Avg. 21,505 in 10 home dates
1974 Memphis Southmen StatisticsTeam Record: 17-3
Finishing 1st in the WFL's Central Division
Lost Semifinal
Coach: John McVay (17-3-)
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Attendance: 215,051, Avg. 21,505 in 10 home dates
1974 Memphis Southmen Results
The Memphis Southmen of the World Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 17 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the WFL's Central Division.
On offense, the Southmen topped the circuit with 629 points. On the other side of the ball, the defensive squad yielded 365 points. J.J. Jennings ran for a team-best 1,524 yards.
John Huarte threw for 2,416 yards. Ed Marshall snagged 60 passes for 1,159 yards. J.J. Jennings provided receiving help, too.
Dave Thomas picked off 10 opponent throws.
John McVay coached the team. The 1974 Memphis Southmen lost in the Semifinal.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Al Andrews | LB | July 10, 1945 | 6'3" | 216 | Laney College (CA) | Oakland, CA USA | |
| 76 | Sylvester Bates | DT | 6'3" | 268 | Grambling State | |||
| 22 | Tim Beamer | WR/RB | April 6, 1948 | 5'11" | 190 | Johnson C. Smith | Galax, VA USA | |
| 99 | Tom Beckman | DE | September 21, 1950 | 6'5" | 250 | Michigan | Saginaw, MI USA | 20 |
| 50 | Tom Beutler | LB | September 29, 1946 | 6'1" | 234 | Toledo | Bluffton, OH USA | |
| 63 | Bracy Bonham | OG/FB | April 10, 1950 | 6'2" | 242 | North Carolina State | Winston-Salem, NC | |
| 81 | Steve Booras | DE | April 29, 1948 | 6'5" | 245 | Mesa J.C. (Colorado) | Billings, MT | |
| 2 | Dave Boyd | CB | May 19, 1952 | 6'1" | 165 | Fisk | Memphis, TN | |
| 58 | Charlie Bray | OG | September 23, 1945 | 6'0" | 255 | Central State (OK) | Pauls Valley, OK | 20 |
| 81 | Dick Bumpas | TE/LB/DE/D | December 19, 1949 | 6'2" | 225 | Arkansas | Ada, OK | |
| 66 | Jake Burkhardt | LB | October 16, 1951 | 6'0" | 205 | Dayton | ||
| 73 | Justin Canale | OG | April 11, 1943 | 6'2" | 250 | Mississippi St. | Memphis, TN USA | |
| 41 | Merl Code | CB | September 8, 1948 | 6'0" | 190 | North Carolina A&T | Seneca, SC | |
| 77 | Fest Cotton | DT | October 18, 1949 | 6'2" | 255 | Dayton | Macon, MS USA | |
| Wally Dempsey | LB | January 19, 1944 | 6'1" | 235 | Washington State | Melrose Park, IL | ||
| 81 | Ben Ellegood | DE | October 13, 1949 | 6'4" | 237 | Kutztown | ||
| 3 | Bob Etter | K | August 8, 1945 | 5'11" | 157 | Georgia | Chattanooga, TN USA | |
| 23 | Jack Ettinger | WR | September 23, 1950 | 6'3" | 185 | Arkansas | ||
| 14 | Jim Ettinger | QB | January 14, 1948 | 6'3" | 195 | Kansas | Lawrence, KS | |
| Rick Ferguson | WR | 6'1" | 195 | Kansas State | ||||
| 91 | Mike Gibbons | OT | January 23, 1951 | 6'4" | 262 | SW Oklahoma St. | Duncan, OK USA | |
| 30 | John Harvey | RB | January 26, 1950 | 6'1" | 185 | Texas - Arlington | Austin, TX | 20 |
| 47 | Emery Hicks | LB | August 10, 1947 | 6'6" | 230 | Kansas | Battlesville, OK | |
| 20 | Sonny Hicks | CB | January 1, 1951 | 6'1" | 192 | North Carolina A&T | Goldsboro, NC | |
| 61 | Buzz Highsmith | OT/C | August 27, 1943 | 6'3" | 247 | Florida A&M | Tampa, FL USA | |
| 63 | Ralph Hill | C | November 10, 1949 | 6'1" | 245 | Florida A&M | Chicago, IL USA | |
| 88 | Bob Houmard | TE | February 1, 1947 | 6'3" | 230 | Ohio | Wooster, OH | |
| 7 | John Huarte | QB | April 6, 1944 | 6'0" | 185 | Notre Dame | Anaheim, CA USA | 17 |
| John Hughes | S | December 8, 1950 | 6'1" | 195 | Ohio State | |||
| 60 | Herman Jackson | LB | October 9, 1952 | 5'10" | 220 | Miami (Ohio) | ||
| 74 | John Jacquot | OG | February 23, 1951 | 6'2" | 235 | Bowling Green State | ||
| 36 | J.J. Jennings | RB | August 16, 1952 | 6'1" | 220 | Rutgers | Holyoke, MA | 20 |
| 68 | Willie Lee Jones | LB | December 26, 1948 | 6'1" | 220 | Tampa | Palmetto, FL | |
| 64 | Tom Kruyer | OG/OT | December 20, 1949 | 6'2" | 245 | Indiana | South Bend, IN | |
| 58 | Bob Lally | LB | February 12, 1952 | 6'2" | 230 | Cornell | Hoboken, NJ USA | 20 |
| 67 | John LeHeup | DT | October 13, 1951 | 6'2" | 260 | South Carolina | Tampa, FL | |
| Brent Longwell | TE | January 15, 1951 | 6'3" | 225 | Nebraska | Sioux City, IA | ||
| 44 | Bobby Majors | S/P | July 7, 1949 | 6'1" | 193 | Tennessee | Lynchburg, TN USA | |
| 89 | Ed Marshall | WR | September 23, 1947 | 6'4" | 199 | Cameron | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 20 |
| 62 | Ron Mikolajczyk | T/G | June 2, 1950 | 6'3" | 275 | Marshall | Passaic, NJ USA | 20 |
| 25 | Paul Miles | RB | March 25, 1952 | 6'0" | 188 | Bowling Green State | ||
| 40 | Seth Miller | S/CB | March 20, 1948 | 6'4" | 215 | Arizona State | Carthage, AR | |
| Chris Morris | OT/OG | October 7, 1949 | 6'3" | 250 | Indiana | Indianapolis, IN USA | ||
| 17 | Gary Powell | CB/WR | January 6, 1952 | 6'0" | 180 | Indiana | ||
| 90 | Cecil Pryor | DE | October 7, 1947 | 6'5" | 227 | Michigan | Corpus Christi, TX | |
| Tom Roussel | LB | January 20, 1945 | 6'3" | 235 | Southern Miss | Thibodeaux, LA USA | ||
| 75 | Dan Sartin | OT/OG/DT | June 23, 1946 | 6'1" | 250 | Mississippi | Gulfport, MS USA | |
| 85 | Bill Schlegel | TE | June 8, 1952 | 6'1" | 212 | Lehigh | ||
| 43 | Tony Schmid | RB | August 10, 1952 | 6'1" | 200 | Ball State | ||
| 98 | Lucious Selmon | DT/LB | March 15, 1951 | 5'11" | 235 | Oklahoma | Muskogee, OK | |
| 87 | Gary Shirk | TE | February 23, 1950 | 6'1" | 220 | Morehead St. | Marysville, OH USA | |
| Larry Smiley | DE | February 16, 1950 | 6'6" | 255 | Texas Southern | Galveston, TX | ||
| 31 | Willie Spencer | RB | January 28, 1953 | 6'3" | 235 | none | Massillon, OH USA | 16 |
| 94 | Bill Stevenson | DE/DT | August 20, 1950 | 6'4" | 273 | Drake | High Prairie, AB | |
| 42 | Billy Taylor | RB | January 7, 1949 | 5'10" | 230 | Michigan | Hoxie, AR | |
| 24 | Dave Thomas | CB | September 11, 1951 | 5'11" | 175 | Texas Southern | Newark, NJ | |
| 45 | Dick Thornton | S | November 1, 1939 | 6'0" | 185 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL | |
| 52 | Charlie Tiblom | C | January 3, 1949 | 6'2" | 250 | Central Connecticut State | New York, NY | |
| Mike Townsend | S | March 10, 1952 | 6'3" | 205 | Notre Dame | Brundidge, AL | 1 | |
| 84 | Roger Wallace | WR | July 22, 1952 | 5'11" | 180 | Bowling Green | Urabana, OH USA | |
| 11 | Danny White | QB/P | February 9, 1952 | 6'2" | 193 | Arizona St. | Mesa, AZ USA |
