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#
Player
Pos
G
GS
Age
College
25
Nate Allen
/
DB
G:
16
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
30
College:
Texas Southern
DB
16
--
30
Texas Southern
59
Matt Blair
/
LB
G:
16
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
28
College:
Iowa State
LB
16
--
28
Iowa State
20
Bobby Bryant
/
DB
G:
16
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
34
College:
South Carolina
DB
16
--
34
South Carolina
8
Greg Coleman
/
P
G:
9
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
24
College:
Florida A&M
P
9
--
24
Florida A&M
84
Steve Craig
/
TE
G:
16
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
27
College:
Northwestern
TE
16
--
27
Northwestern
7
Rick Danmeier
/
K
G:
16
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
26
College:
Sioux Falls
K
16
--
26
Sioux Falls
81
Carl Eller
/
DE
G:
14
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
36
College:
Minnesota
DE
14
--
36
Minnesota
44
Chuck Foreman
/
RB
G:
14
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
28
College:
Miami
RB
14
--
28
Miami
68
Charlie Goodrum
/
OT
G:
16
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
28
College:
Florida A&M
OT
16
--
28
Florida A&M
61
Wes Hamilton
/
OG
G:
16
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
25
College:
Tulsa
OG
16
--
25
Tulsa
45
Tom Hannon
/
DB
G:
16
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
23
College:
Michigan State
DB
16
--
23
Michigan State
57
Paul Harris
/
LB
G:
1
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
23
College:
Alabama
LB
1
--
23
Alabama
58
Wally Hilgenberg
/
LB
G:
15
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
36
College:
Iowa
LB
15
--
36
Iowa
75
Randy Holloway
/
DE
G:
16
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
23
College:
Pittsburgh
DE
16
--
23
Pittsburgh
51
Jim Hough
/
OG
G:
15
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
22
College:
Utah State
OG
15
--
22
Utah State
48
Sammy Johnson
/
RB
G:
3
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
26
College:
North Carolina
RB
3
--
26
North Carolina
39
Mark Kellar
/
RB
G:
16
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
26
College:
Northern Illinois
RB
16
--
26
Northern Illinois
9
Tommy Kramer
/
QB
G:
4
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
23
College:
Rice
QB
4
--
23
Rice
22
Paul Krause
/
DB
G:
16
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
36
College:
Iowa
DB
16
--
36
Iowa
19
Bob Lee
/
QB
G:
3
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
33
College:
Pacific
QB
3
--
33
Pacific
76
Bob Lingenfelter
/
OT
G:
5
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
24
College:
Nebraska
OT
5
--
24
Nebraska
70
Jim Marshall
/
DE
G:
16
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
40
College:
Ohio State
DE
16
--
40
Ohio State
33
Brent McClanahan
/
RB
G:
13
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
27
College:
Arizona State
RB
13
--
27
Arizona State
54
Fred McNeill
/
LB
G:
16
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
26
College:
UCLA
LB
16
--
26
UCLA
87
Kevin Miller
/
WR
G:
16
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
23
College:
Louisville
WR
16
--
23
Louisville
35
Robert Miller
/
RB
G:
15
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
25
College:
Kansas
RB
15
--
25
Kansas
77
Mark Mullaney
/
DE
G:
15
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
25
College:
Colorado State
DE
15
--
25
Colorado State
74
Frank Myers
/
OT
G:
12
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
22
College:
Texas A&M
OT
12
--
22
Texas A&M
88
Alan Page
/
DT
G:
6
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
33
College:
Notre Dame
DT
6
--
33
Notre Dame
28
Ahmad Rashad
/
WR
G:
16
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
28
College:
Oregon
WR
16
--
28
Oregon
78
Steve Riley
/
OT
G:
5
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
25
College:
Southern California
OT
5
--
25
Southern California
50
Jeff Siemon
/
LB
G:
16
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
28
College:
Stanford
LB
16
--
28
Stanford
79
Lyman Smith
/
DT
G:
11
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
22
College:
Duke
DT
11
--
22
Duke
55
Scott Studwell
/
LB
G:
13
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
24
College:
Illinois
LB
13
--
24
Illinois
69
Doug Sutherland
/
DT
G:
16
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
30
College:
Wisconsin-Superior
DT
16
--
30
Wisconsin-Superior
67
Dennis Swilley
/
C
G:
14
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
23
College:
North Texas
C
14
--
23
North Texas
10
Fran Tarkenton
/
QB
G:
16
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
38
College:
Georgia
QB
16
--
38
Georgia
53
Mick Tingelhoff
/
C
G:
16
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
38
College:
Nebraska
C
16
--
38
Nebraska
38
Bob Tucker
/
TE
G:
16
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
33
College:
Bloomsburg
TE
16
--
33
Bloomsburg
27
John Turner
/
DB
G:
14
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
22
College:
Miami
DB
14
--
22
Miami
83
Stu Voigt
/
TE
G:
15
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
30
College:
Wisconsin
TE
15
--
30
Wisconsin
80
Harry Washington
/
WR
G:
10
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
22
College:
Colorado State
WR
10
--
22
Colorado State
72
James White
/
DT
G:
16
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
25
College:
Oklahoma State
DT
16
--
25
Oklahoma State
85
Sammy White
/
WR
G:
16
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
24
College:
Grambling
WR
16
--
24
Grambling
29
Phillip Wise
/
DB
G:
16
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
29
College:
Nebraska-Omaha
DB
16
--
29
Nebraska-Omaha
5
Mike Wood
/
K
G:
7
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
24
College:
Southeast Missouri State
K
7
--
24
Southeast Missouri State
43
Nate Wright
/
DB
G:
16
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
31
College:
San Diego State
DB
16
--
31
San Diego State
73
Ron Yary
/
OT
G:
16
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
32
College:
Southern California
OT
16
--
32
Southern California
34
Rickey Young
/
RB
G:
16
/
GS:
--
/
Age:
24
College:
Jackson State
RB
16
--
24
Jackson State
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