1975 Shreveport Steamer Roster
Team Record: 5-7
Finishing 3rd in the WFL's West Division
Coach: Marshall Taylor (5-7-)
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Attendance: 105,492, Avg. 15,070 in 7 home dates
1975 Shreveport Steamer Results
The Shreveport Steamer of the World Football League ended the 1975 season with a record of 5 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the WFL's West Division.
The Steamer racked up 276 points, but the porous defense surrendered 313. Edd Hargett tossed for 2,100 yards. Johnny Odom grabbed 37 passes, while Ricky Scales accumulated 505 receiving yards, while Rick Eber provided receiving help as well.
Jim Nance carried the ball for a team-best 767 yards for Shreveport.
Leon Jenkins picked off 6 opponent throws.
Marshall Taylor coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP |
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83 | Allen Aldridge | DE | April 27, 1945 | 6'6" | 250 | Prairie View | Eagle Lake, TX USA | |
84 | Bob Barber | DE | December 26, 1951 | 6'3" | 240 | Grambling St. | Ferriday, LA USA | 12 |
53 | Charlie Battle | LB | August 26, 1953 | 6'4" | 240 | Grambling State | Shreveport, LA | |
86 | Rory Best | TE/C | October 10, 1951 | 6'2" | 235 | Southern Methodist | Dallas, TX | |
71 | Bon Boatwright | DT | October 28, 1951 | 6'5" | 262 | Oklahoma St. | Henderson, TX USA | |
52 | Garland Boyette | LB | March 22, 1940 | 6'1" | 238 | Grambling St. | Rayville, LA USA | |
36 | Henry Brandon | FB | August 13, 1949 | 5'11" | 215 | Southern | Mer Rouge, LA | |
51 | Don Buck | OG | November 7, 1953 | 6'2" | 240 | Missouri | ||
82 | Mike Burnop | TE | March 13, 1951 | 6'1" | 230 | Virginia Tech | Roanoke, VA | |
12 | Roger Cox | CB | March 1, 1953 | 5'11" | 177 | Prairie View A&M | ||
58 | Bob Creech | LB | January 26, 1949 | 6'3" | 236 | TCU | Corpus Christi, TX USA | |
28 | Melvin Daniels | CB/S | January 30, 1952 | 5'11" | 179 | Middle Tennessee State | Murfreesboro, TN | |
88 | Donnie Davis | TE | September 18, 1940 | 6'3" | 225 | Southern | Opelousas, LA USA | |
59 | Marvin Davis | LB | May 25, 1952 | 6'4" | 235 | Southern | Shreveport, LA USA | |
76 | Bill Dulin | OT | August 22, 1952 | 6'6" | 250 | Johnson C. Smith | Clover, SC | |
33 | Dennis Duncan | FB | January 24, 1945 | 6'2" | 225 | Northwestern State | Anderson, TX | |
15 | Rick Eber | WR | April 17, 1945 | 6'0" | 185 | Tulsa | Torrance, CA USA | |
12 | Jimmy Edwards | RB | September 19, 1952 | 5'9" | 185 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 3 |
68 | Bill Ellenbogen | OT/OG | December 8, 1950 | 6'5" | 258 | Buffalo | Glen Cove, NY USA | |
44 | Richmond Flowers | S | June 13, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Tennessee | Montgomery, AL USA | |
42 | Rene Garnett | CB | April 19, 1953 | 5'10" | 175 | Idaho State | Fort Worth, TX | |
0 | Paul Gipson | RB | March 21, 1946 | 6'0" | 210 | Houston | Jacksonville, TX USA | |
10 | Edd Hargett | QB | June 26, 1947 | 5'11" | 185 | Texas A&M | Marietta, TX USA | 12 |
26 | Steve Hatch | S | August 4, 1949 | 6'2" | 195 | Akron | Akron, OH | |
78 | Kirk Heyer | DT | October 6, 1953 | 6'5" | 260 | Nebraska - Kearney | Norfolk, NE | 8 |
79 | Sam Holden | OT/OG | February 24, 1947 | 6'3" | 258 | Southern Illinois | Magnolia, MS USA | |
61 | Glen Holloway | OG | September 16, 1948 | 6'3" | 250 | North Texas | Corpus Christi, TX USA | |
70 | Rick Howe | LB/DT/DE | October 5, 1952 | 6'3" | 245 | Iowa State | Marshalltown, IA | |
57 | Al Humphrey | LB | August 29, 1953 | 6'3" | 228 | Tulsa | Denver, CO | |
81 | Mark Ilgenfritz | DT | September 9, 1952 | 6'4" | 250 | Vanderbilt | Honolulu, HI USA | 6 |
19 | Leon Jenkins | CB | August 26, 1950 | 5'11" | 165 | West Virginia | Columbus, OH USA | 12 |
23 | Daryl Johnson | CB | August 11, 1946 | 5'11" | 190 | Morgan St. | Richmond, VA USA | |
72 | Willie Jones | DE | May 28, 1942 | 6'1" | 260 | Kansas St. | Moro, AR USA | |
66 | Sheldon Joppru | OG/TE | August 16, 1951 | 6'4" | 235 | North Dakota | Pennington County, MN | |
55 | Kenny Lambert | LB | September 10, 1951 | 6'3" | 200 | Virginia Tech | ||
20 | John Mallory | S | July 24, 1946 | 6'0" | 184 | West Virginia | Summit, NJ USA | |
75 | Joe Miller | OT/OG | February 6, 1952 | 6'5" | 258 | Villanova | Baltimore, MD | |
35 | Jim Nance | FB | December 30, 1942 | 6'1" | 235 | Syracuse | Indiana, PA USA | 12 |
3 | D.C. Nobles | QB | November 9, 1951 | 6'2" | 175 | Houston | Angelina County, TX | |
80 | Johnny Odom | WR/P | January 23, 1949 | 6'3" | 198 | Texas Tech | Fort Worth, TX | |
74 | Willie Parker | DT/DE | March 12, 1945 | 6'3" | 275 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Bastrop, LA USA | |
47 | Virgil Robinson | RB | November 2, 1947 | 5'11" | 195 | Grambling St. | Inverness, MS USA | |
81 | Ron Rydalch | DT | January 1, 1952 | 6'4" | 260 | Utah | Tooele, UT USA | 5 |
1 | Ricky Scales | WR | May 30, 1953 | 6'0" | 180 | Virginia Tech | ||
6 | George Smith | HB/WR | September 25, 1948 | 6'0" | 183 | Texas Tech | ||
00 | Dave Strock | K/P | February 15, 1948 | 6'1" | 200 | Virginia Tech | Pottstown, PA | 12 |
73 | Mike Taylor | OT | May 5, 1945 | 6'4" | 255 | USC | San Francisco, CA USA | |
45 | Durfey Thompson | LB | December 5, 1951 | 6'2" | 235 | Prairie View A&M | Poteau, OK | |
22 | Rocky Thompson | RB | November 8, 1947 | 5'11" | 200 | West Texas A&M | Paget, Bermuda | |
Dave Urie | C | November 19, 1947 | 6'5" | 240 | Montana | Chico, CA | ||
62 | Brian Vertefeuille | OG | April 4, 1951 | 6'3" | 252 | Idaho St. | Willimantic, CT USA | |
51 | Cleo Walker | C/LB | February 7, 1948 | 6'3" | 219 | Louisville | Columbus, GA USA | |
77 | Mike Walker | DE | November 7, 1949 | 6'4" | 235 | Tulane | Texarkana, AR USA | |
63 | Clyde Williams | OG/OT/C | July 27, 1940 | 6'3" | 250 | Southern | Shreveport, LA USA | |
21 | Doug Winslow | WR | July 19, 1951 | 6'0" | 185 | Drake | Des Moines, IA USA | |
18 | Bubba Wyche | QB | April 4, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Tennessee | 1 |