
1997 Frankfurt Galaxy Roster
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 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 |
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56 | Tuineau Alipate | LB | August 21, 1967 | 6'1" | 245 | Washington St. | , Tonga | |
70 | David Bailey | OT | May 18, 1973 | 6'5" | 280 | James Madison | ||
81 | Mario Bailey | WR | November 30, 1970 | 5'10" | 185 | Washington | Seattle, WA | |
Jon Baker | DE | March 6, 1968 | 6'7" | 275 | Pittsburgh | San Francisco, CA | ||
50 | Shawn Banks | LB | October 14, 1972 | 6'0" | 235 | Texas Tech | Dallas, TX | |
51 | Andre Bowden | LB | April 4, 1968 | 6'2" | 260 | Fayetteville State (NC) | Fuquay-Varina, NC | |
Brad Bretz | QB | August 17, 1970 | 6'4" | 223 | California State - Hayward | |||
57 | Hillary Butler | LB | January 5, 1971 | 6'2" | 240 | Washington | San Francisco, CA USA | |
77 | Joe Carollo | OG | August 29, 1973 | 6'1" | 295 | Oklahoma | Sacramento, CA | |
65 | Ronald Collins | OT | September 30, 1971 | 6'5" | 285 | Fresno State | ||
42 | Johnny Dixon | DB | February 13, 1971 | 6'0" | 205 | Mississippi | New Orleans, LA | |
22 | Cecil Doggette | DB | November 15, 1970 | 5'8" | 180 | West Virginia | Queens, NY | |
43 | Greg Evans | DB | June 28, 1971 | 6'1" | 217 | TCU | Daingerfield, TX USA | |
Stefan Gamlin | OL | October 30, 1970 | 6'7" | 323 | Arkansas State | |||
Dani Garcia | LB | July 5, 1973 | ||||||
66 | Joe Garten | C | August 13, 1968 | 6'3" | 290 | Colorado | Placentia, CA | |
94 | Raphael Graetz | LB | January 24, 1972 | 6'5" | 238 | |||
32 | Chris Hall | DB | April 25, 1970 | 6'2" | 184 | East Carolina | Fort Dix, NJ USA | |
80 | Travis Hannah | WR | January 31, 1970 | 5'7" | 161 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | |
71 | Shawn Harper | OT | July 9, 1968 | 6'3" | 290 | Indiana | Columbus, OH USA | |
11 | Jorg Heckenbach | WR | November 28, 1974 | 6'3" | 207 | Dusseldorf, West Germany | ||
Jon Heidenreich | OG | June 28, 1969 | 6'6" | 295 | Northeast Louisiana State | New Orleans, LA | ||
Robert Higgins | QB | May 23, 1971 | Rutgers | |||||
86 | Werner Hippler | TE | July 30, 1970 | 6'5" | 270 | Sacramento State | Cologne, West Germany | |
21 | Jackie Kellogg | DB | March 29, 1971 | 6'2" | 195 | Eastern Washington | Tacoma, WA | |
19 | Jim Kitts | FB | December 28, 1972 | 6'2" | 248 | Ferrum | Portsmouth, VA USA | |
9 | Ralf Kleinmann | K | March 13, 1971 | 6'1" | 212 | |||
96 | Scotty Lewis | DE | December 30, 1971 | 6'3" | 270 | Baylor | Sulphur Springs, TX | |
85 | Vince Marrow | TE | August 17, 1968 | 6'3" | 251 | Youngstown St. | Youngstown, OH USA | |
5 | Chad May | QB | September 28, 1971 | 6'2" | 235 | Kansas State | La Verne, CA | |
99 | Frank Messmer | DE | December 27, 1970 | 6'3" | 287 | |||
39 | Barron Miles | DB | January 1, 1972 | 5'9" | 180 | Nebraska | Roselle, NJ | |
55 | Nate Miller | G | October 8, 1971 | 6'3" | 310 | LSU | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | |
74 | Andrew Moore | OT | December 22, 1972 | 6'6" | 320 | Sonoma State (CA) | San Diego, CA | |
88 | John Morton | WR | September 24, 1969 | 6'0" | 185 | Western Michigan | Pontiac, MI | |
16 | Steve Pelluer | QB | July 29, 1962 | 6'4" | 209 | Washington | Yakima, WA USA | |
30 | Bobby Phillips | RB | December 8, 1969 | 5'9" | 187 | Virginia Union | Richmond, VA USA | 8 |
2 | Scott Player | P | December 17, 1969 | 6'1" | 213 | Flager | St. Augustine, FL USA | |
90 | Don Reynolds | DE | November 25, 1969 | 6'3" | 295 | Virginia | Martinsville, VA | |
Jeff Rodgers | LB | June 10, 1971 | 6'4" | 260 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | |||
26 | Volker Schenk | DB | February 18, 1976 | 5'11" | 200 | |||
24 | Ingo Seibert | RB | September 8, 1972 | 5'10" | 200 | |||
8 | Jason Shelley | WR | August 5, 1974 | 6'2" | 195 | Central State (OH) | Vallejo, CA | |
97 | Oscar Sturgis | DE | January 12, 1971 | 6'5" | 280 | North Carolina | Hamlet, NC USA | |
18 | Steve Taneyhill | QB | July 21, 1973 | 6'2" | 221 | South Carolina | Altoona, PA | |
A.C. Tellison | WR | September 5, 1971 | 6'3" | 210 | Miami (FL) | Bay City, TX | ||
20 | Vernon Turner | KR | January 6, 1967 | 5'8" | 185 | Carson-Newman | Brooklyn, NY USA | |
91 | Bruce Walker | DT | July 18, 1972 | 6'4" | 310 | UCLA | Compton, CA USA | |
93 | David Webb | LB | January 14, 1969 | 6'4" | 255 | Southern California | Irvine, CA |