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GAMBLERS
TRIVIA |
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| Frank
Corral and Luther Bradley came to the Gamblers
in 1985 from the Arizona Wranglers via dispersal
draft. |
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| Bradley,
the USFL's all-time leader in interceptions, was
brought in to shore up a defense that was seen
as somewhat suspect in 1984. Of course,
scoring an average of over 34 points per game as
the Gamblers did in '84 allows the defense to be
less than perfect. |
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| Frank
Corral was brought on to challenge Toni Fritsch
for the kicking job. |
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| Fritsch
would retain his roster spot, leading the team
in scoring in 1985 with 122 points.
Fritsch died September 13, 2005 at the age of 60
of heart failure. |
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| 1984
running back Walter Poole was a 1978 graduate of
Hubbard High School in Hubbard, Ohio. |
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| Richard
Johnson's 115 pass receptions was a pro football
record that lasted well into the 1990's. |
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| Gamblers
head coach Jack Pardee had the distinction of
being the head coach of the Florida Blazers of
the WFL, which lost the 1974 World Bowl, 22-21. |
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| Pardee's
career pro record as a head coach going into his
tenure with the Gamblers was 58-52-0. In
addition to his 14-6-0 record with the Blazers,
he went 20-26-0 as the head coach of the NFL's
Chicago Bears from 1975-77, and 24-24-0 with the
league's Washington Redskins from 1978-80. |
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| The
Houston Gamblers territorial school assignments
for 1984 included the University of Houston,
Rice University, Texas A&I, Texas A&M,
and Texas Southern. |
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| The
San Antonio Gunslingers were admitted into the
league in part because the USFL's owners felt
they would provide a rivalry to the Gamblers. |
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| Player
Name |
Pos. |
College/University |
1984 |
1985 |
| Allen,
Carl |
X |
Cal
State Long Beach |
X |
X |
| Anae,
Brad |
DE |
Brigham
Young |
X |
- |
| Barousse,
Mark |
WR |
McNeese
State |
X |
X |
| Bock,
Joe |
C |
Virginia |
X |
X |
| Boucher,
Scott |
G |
Northeast
Louisiana |
X |
X |
| Bradley,
Luther |
S |
Notre
Dame |
- |
X |
| Brock,
Anthony |
LB |
East
Texas State |
X |
- |
| Browner,
Ross |
DE |
Notre
Dame |
- |
X |
| Catan,
Pete |
DE |
Eastern
Illinois |
X |
X |
| Clark,
Darryl |
RB |
Texas |
- |
X |
| Cooks,
Rayford |
DT |
North
Texas State |
- |
X |
| Corral,
Frank |
P-K |
UCLA |
- |
X |
| Courville,
Vincent |
WR |
Rice |
X |
X |
| Crosby,
Cleveland |
DE |
Arizona |
X |
X |
| Dausin,
Bryan |
T |
Texas
A&M |
X |
X |
| Davidson,
Greg |
C |
North
Texas State |
X |
- |
| DeAyala,
Kiki |
LB |
Texas
- Austin |
X |
X |
| DeBardlabon,
Curtis |
WR |
Mississippi
Valley State |
- |
X |
| DeVaughn,
Dennis |
CB |
Bishop |
- |
X |
| Dillon,
Todd |
QB |
Cal
State Long Beach |
X |
X |
| Dunn,
Mike |
CB |
Southwest
Texas |
X |
- |
| Eason,
Calvin |
CB |
Houston |
X |
X |
| Fitzpatrick,
Tony |
NT |
Miami
(Florida) |
X |
X |
| Fowler,
Todd |
RB |
Stephen
F. Austin |
X |
X |
| Fritsch,
Toni |
K |
None |
X |
X |
| Hall,
Hollis |
CB |
Clemson |
X |
- |
| Harper,
Willie |
LB |
Nebraska |
- |
X |
| Harrell,
Sam |
RB |
East
Carolina |
X |
X |
| Hawkins,
Andy |
LB |
Texas
A&I |
X |
X |
| Hawkins,
Mike |
LB |
Texas
A&I |
X |
X |
| Heath,
JoJo |
CB |
Pittsburgh |
X |
- |
| Hughes,
Van |
DT |
Southwest
Texas |
X |
X |
| Johnson,
Denver |
T |
Tulsa |
X |
- |
| Johnson,
Richard |
WR |
Colorado |
X |
X |
| Kalil,
Frank |
G |
Arizona |
X |
- |
| Kelly,
Jim |
QB |
Miami
(Florida) |
X |
X |
| Kehr,
Rick |
G |
Carthage |
- |
X |
| Kidd,
Billy |
T |
Houston |
X |
X |
| LaBeaux,
Sandy |
S |
Cal
State Hayward |
- |
X |
| Lewis,
Lloyd |
DE |
Texas
A&I |
X |
X |
| Lewis,
Will |
CB |
Millersville |
X |
X |
| Martin,
Donny |
G |
Rice |
X |
- |
| McGee,
Scott |
WR |
Eastern
Illinois |
X |
X |
| McLain,
Kevin |
LB |
Colorado
State |
X |
- |
| McNeil,
Gerald |
WR |
Baylor |
X |
X |
| Mitchell,
Mike |
CB |
Howard
Payne |
X |
X |
| Moser,
Greg |
WR |
Oregon |
X |
- |
| Myers,
Tommy |
S |
Syracuse |
X |
X |
| Pennison,
Jay |
C |
Nicholls
State |
- |
X |
| Philyaw,
Charles |
DT |
Texas |
X |
- |
| Poole,
Walter |
RB |
Southern
Illinois |
X |
- |
| Potts,
Shawn |
WR |
Bowling
Green |
- |
X |
| Reliford,
Ron |
LB |
Northeast
Louisiana |
X |
- |
| Riehm,
Chris |
T |
Ohio
State |
- |
X |
| Robison,
Tommy |
T |
Texas
A&M |
X |
X |
| Rogers,
Ernie |
T |
Rice |
X |
- |
| Roquemore,
Durwood |
S |
Texas
A&I |
- |
X |
| Rosado,
Dan |
G |
Northern
Illinois |
- |
X |
| Sanders,
Ricky |
WR |
Southwest
Texas |
X |
X |
| Scoggins,
Eric |
LB |
Southern
California |
X |
- |
| Searcey,
Bill |
G |
Alabama |
X |
- |
| Simpson,
Adrian |
CB |
Southwest
Texas |
- |
X |
| Smith,
Blaine |
CB |
Southern
Methodist |
X |
- |
| Taylor,
Hosea |
DE |
Houston |
X |
X |
| Taylor,
Rob |
T |
Northwestern |
- |
X |
| Threadgill,
Bruce |
QB |
Mississippi
State |
X |
X |
| Verdin,
Clarence |
WR-KR |
Southwest
Louisiana |
X |
X |
| Vonner,
Reggie |
CB |
Houston |
X |
X |
| Walters,
Dale |
P |
Rice |
X |
- |
| Williams,
Donnie |
RB |
Southwest
Texas |
X |
- |
| Wills,
Ladell |
LB |
Jackson
State |
- |
X |
| Young,
Rickey |
LB |
Oklahoma
State |
X |
X |
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