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INVADERS
TRIVIA |
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| The
Invaders made diligent efforts to sign one
player they chose in the 1983 territorial draft
- Stanford quarterback John Elway. |
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| Elway,
who was sure to be the NFL's #1 draft choice,
didn't want to play for the team that intended
to draft him (the Baltimore Colts), desiring
instead to play near the west coast. |
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| The
Invaders saw this as a perfect opportunity to
land what many considered the greatest college
quarterback of the past quarter century. |
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| Elway
wouldn't sign with the Invaders, however, opting
instead to let the NFL draft run its course and
see what transpired. The Colts drafted him
as expected, but Elway announced he'd play pro
baseball instead. |
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| Finally
the Colts relented and traded his rights to the
Denver Broncos, who signed him. Had Elway
signed with the Invaders, he'd have had his wish
of playing on the coast - less than 100 miles
from where he played college ball. |
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| Player,
Position |
College/University |
| Steve
Booker, LB |
Cal
Poly San Luis Obispo |
| Gill
Byrd, DB |
San
Jose State |
| Reggie
Camp, DE |
California |
| Steve
Clarkson, QB |
San
Jose State |
| Scott
Darrow, K |
Fresno
State |
| Rich
Dixon, LB |
California |
| Mike
Dotterer, RB |
Stanford |
| Chris
Dressell, TE |
Stanford |
| John
Elway, QB |
Stanford |
| Henry
Ellard, WR |
Fresno
State |
| Mariet
Ford, WR |
California |
| Wes
Howell, WR |
California |
| Brian
Hawkins, DB |
San
Jose State |
| Kevin
Jones, LB |
Fresno
State |
| Tim
Kearse, WR |
San
Jose State |
| Tim
Lucas, LB |
California |
| Maomao
Niko, OL |
San
Jose State |
| Stephon
Paige, WR |
Fresno
State |
| Gary
Plummer, LB |
California |
| Chris
Rose, T |
Stanford |
| Harvey
Salem, T |
California |
| Rich
Stachowski, DE |
California |
| Ken
Thomas, DB |
San
Jose State |
| Vincent
White, RB |
Stanford |
| Fred
Williams, DB |
California |
| Gary
Wimmer, LB |
Stanford |
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