1997 Frankfurt Galaxy Roster

World League of American Football (WLAF)
Team Record: 4-6
Finishing 5th in the WLAF
Coach: Ernie Stautner (4-6)
Attendance: 175,067, Avg. 35,013 in 5 home dates
1997 Frankfurt Galaxy Statistics
1997 Frankfurt Galaxy Results

The Frankfurt Galaxy of the World League of American Football ended the 1997 season with a record of 4 wins and 6 losses, finishing fifth in the WLAF.

The defense proved to be a force, as the Galaxy surrendered 142 points, lowest in the league. Frankfurt racked up 147 points. Bobby Phillips ran for a team-leading 760 yards.

Chad May threw for 1,016 yards. Travis Hannah snagged 24 passes for 321 yards. Vernon Turner was targeted regularly, too.

Johnny Dixon picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition. David Webb topped the defensive unit with 5 sacks.

Ernie Stautner coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP
56Tuineau AlipateLBAugust 21, 19676'1"245Washington St., Tonga
70David BaileyOTMay 18, 19736'5"280James Madison
81Mario BaileyWRNovember 30, 19705'10"185WashingtonSeattle, WA
Jon BakerDEMarch 6, 19686'7"275PittsburghSan Francisco, CA
50Shawn BanksLBOctober 14, 19726'0"235Texas TechDallas, TX
51Andre BowdenLBApril 4, 19686'2"260Fayetteville State (NC)Fuquay-Varina, NC
Brad BretzQBAugust 17, 19706'4"223California State - Hayward
57Hillary ButlerLBJanuary 5, 19716'2"240WashingtonSan Francisco, CA USA
77Joe CarolloOGAugust 29, 19736'1"295OklahomaSacramento, CA
65Ronald CollinsOTSeptember 30, 19716'5"285Fresno State
42Johnny DixonDBFebruary 13, 19716'0"205MississippiNew Orleans, LA
22Cecil DoggetteDBNovember 15, 19705'8"180West VirginiaQueens, NY
43Greg EvansDBJune 28, 19716'1"217TCUDaingerfield, TX USA
Stefan GamlinOLOctober 30, 19706'7"323Arkansas State
Dani GarciaLBJuly 5, 1973
66Joe GartenCAugust 13, 19686'3"290ColoradoPlacentia, CA
94Raphael GraetzLBJanuary 24, 19726'5"238
32Chris HallDBApril 25, 19706'2"184East CarolinaFort Dix, NJ USA
80Travis HannahWRJanuary 31, 19705'7"161USCLos Angeles, CA USA
71Shawn HarperOTJuly 9, 19686'3"290IndianaColumbus, OH USA
11Jorg HeckenbachWRNovember 28, 19746'3"207Dusseldorf, West Germany
Jon HeidenreichOGJune 28, 19696'6"295Northeast Louisiana StateNew Orleans, LA
Robert HigginsQBMay 23, 1971Rutgers
86Werner HipplerTEJuly 30, 19706'5"270Sacramento StateCologne, West Germany
21Jackie KelloggDBMarch 29, 19716'2"195Eastern WashingtonTacoma, WA
19Jim KittsFBDecember 28, 19726'2"248FerrumPortsmouth, VA USA
9Ralf KleinmannKMarch 13, 19716'1"212
96Scotty LewisDEDecember 30, 19716'3"270BaylorSulphur Springs, TX
85Vince MarrowTEAugust 17, 19686'3"251Youngstown St.Youngstown, OH USA
5Chad MayQBSeptember 28, 19716'2"235Kansas StateLa Verne, CA
99Frank MessmerDEDecember 27, 19706'3"287
39Barron MilesDBJanuary 1, 19725'9"180NebraskaRoselle, NJ
55Nate MillerGOctober 8, 19716'3"310LSUTuscaloosa, AL USA
74Andrew MooreOTDecember 22, 19726'6"320Sonoma State (CA)San Diego, CA
88John MortonWRSeptember 24, 19696'0"185Western MichiganPontiac, MI
16Steve PelluerQBJuly 29, 19626'4"209WashingtonYakima, WA USA
30Bobby PhillipsRBDecember 8, 19695'9"187Virginia UnionRichmond, VA USA8
2Scott PlayerPDecember 17, 19696'1"213FlagerSt. Augustine, FL USA
90Don ReynoldsDENovember 25, 19696'3"295VirginiaMartinsville, VA
Jeff RodgersLBJune 10, 19716'4"260Texas A&M-Kingsville
26Volker SchenkDBFebruary 18, 19765'11"200
24Ingo SeibertRBSeptember 8, 19725'10"200
8Jason ShelleyWRAugust 5, 19746'2"195Central State (OH)Vallejo, CA
97Oscar SturgisDEJanuary 12, 19716'5"280North CarolinaHamlet, NC USA
18Steve TaneyhillQBJuly 21, 19736'2"221South CarolinaAltoona, PA
A.C. TellisonWRSeptember 5, 19716'3"210Miami (FL)Bay City, TX
20Vernon TurnerKRJanuary 6, 19675'8"185Carson-NewmanBrooklyn, NY USA
91Bruce WalkerDTJuly 18, 19726'4"310UCLACompton, CA USA
93David WebbLBJanuary 14, 19696'4"255Southern CaliforniaIrvine, CA