1972 Tampa Spartans Football Roster

Season

Roster
No.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	Hometown	High School	Previous College
3	Freddie Solomon	Pos.: Quarterback	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 175	Cl.: So.	Hometown: Sumter, S.C.	High School:	Previous College:
10	Rick Sadecki	Pos.: Quarterback	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 185	Cl.: Sr.	Hometown: Toronto, Ont.	High School:	Previous College:
11	Bob Cooper	Pos.: Kicker	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 185	Cl.: Jr.	Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.	High School:	Previous College:
12	Tommy Sasser	Pos.: Quarterback	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 180	Cl.: Jr.	Hometown: Viadalia, Ga.	High School:	Previous College:
18	Buddy Carter	Pos.: Quarterback	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 185	Cl.: Sr.	Hometown: Waycross, Ga.	High School:	Previous College:
20	Alan Pittman	Pos.: Running Back	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 175	Cl.: So.	Hometown: Largo, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
20	Mike Waters	Pos.: Wide Receiver	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 180	Cl.: Jr.	Hometown: Miami, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
22	Tommy Thomas	Pos.: Defensive Back	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 170	Cl.: So.	Hometown: Stone Mountain, Ga.	High School:	Previous College:
23	David Gaffney	Pos.: Running Back	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 180	Cl.: So.	Hometown: Haines City, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
24	Greg Pieper	Pos.: Wide Receiver	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 180	Cl.: So.	Hometown: Dunwoody, Ga.	High School:	Previous College:
25	Ed Caldwell	Pos.: Defensive Back	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 160	Cl.: Sr.	Hometown: Hialeah, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
26	C. K. Ryan	Pos.: Defensive Back	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 170	Cl.: So.	Hometown: Daytona Beach, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
27	Morris LaGrand	Pos.: Running Back	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 235	Cl.: So.	Hometown: Tampa, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
30	Buddy Raburn	Pos.: Defensive Back	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 170	Cl.: Jr.	Hometown: Brandon, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
31	Bob Stringer	Pos.: Wide Receiver	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 175	Cl.: Jr.	Hometown: Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
32	Dave Tomeo	Pos.: Defensive Back	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 180	Cl.: Sr.	Hometown: Boston, Mass.	High School:	Previous College:
33	Frank Pitts	Pos.: Fullback	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 188	Cl.: So.	Hometown: Tarpon Springs, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
35	Frank Smalls	Pos.: Defensive Back	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 170	Cl.: So.	Hometown: Beverly, Mass.	High School:	Previous College:
36	Terry Grantham	Pos.: Linebacker	Ht.: 6-4	Wt.: 200	Cl.: So.	Hometown: Florence, S.C.	High School:	Previous College:
38	Joe Clark	Pos.: Defensive Back	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 175	Cl.: Sr.	Hometown: Ft. Myers, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
39	Mike Burnett	Pos.: Defensive Back	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 180	Cl.: Jr.	Hometown: Brandon, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
40	Paul Orndorf	Pos.: Fullback	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 205	Cl.: Sr.	Hometown: Brandon, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
41	Randy True	Pos.: Linebacker	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 200	Cl.: So.	Hometown: St. Petersburg, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
42	Ken Moorehead	Pos.: Running Back	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 185	Cl.: Jr.	Hometown: Indiana, Pa.	High School:	Previous College:
45	Ernie DuBose	Pos.: Fullback	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 210	Cl.: Sr.	Hometown: Sarasota, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
48	Dave Bankston	Pos.: Linebacker	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 190	Cl.: Sr.	Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.	High School:	Previous College:
52	Fletcher Carr	Pos.: Center	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 215	Cl.: Sr.	Hometown: Erie, Pa.	High School:	Previous College:
54	Lonnie Tingle	Pos.: Offensive Guard	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 220	Cl.: Sr.	Hometown: Dayton, OH.	High School:	Previous College:
55	Jim Dooley	Pos.: Center	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 210	Cl.: Jr.	Hometown: Arlington Heights, Ill.	High School:	Previous College:
56	Dave Grantham	Pos.: Offensive Guard	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 190	Cl.: Sr.	Hometown: Tampa, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
57	Bob Olson	Pos.: Center	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 228	Cl.: Sr.	Hometown: Chicago, Ill.	High School:	Previous College:
58	Tom Witmer	Pos.: Linebacker	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 190	Cl.: Jr.	Hometown: Sayre, Pa.	High School:	Previous College:
62	Ron Herbein	Pos.: Guard	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 205	Cl.: Sr.	Hometown: Seminole, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
63	Bob Parker	Pos.: Offensive Guard	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 200	Cl.: Jr.	Hometown: Miami, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
64	Junior Nelson	Pos.: Offensive Tackle	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 225	Cl.: Jr.	Hometown: Tampa, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
65	Adrian Questa	Pos.: Offensive Guard	Ht.: 5-10	Wt.: 195	Cl.: So.	Hometown: Tampa, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
69	Randy Corvino	Pos.: Guard	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 200	Cl.: Jr.	Hometown: Erie, Pa.	High School:	Previous College:
70	Darryl Carlton	Pos.: Offensive Tackle	Ht.: 6-5	Wt.: 250	Cl.: So.	Hometown: Ft. Meade, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
71	Bubba Smith	Pos.: Defensive Tackle	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 285	Cl.: So.	Hometown: Auburndale, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
74	Ron Spoerlein	Pos.: Defensive Tackle	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 235	Cl.: So.	Hometown: Lakeland, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
76	Ray Poteet	Pos.: Offensive Tackle	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 220	Cl.: So.	Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
77	Robbie Roberson	Pos.: Offensive Tackle	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 250	Cl.: So.	Hometown: Jesup, Ga.	High School:	Previous College:
79	Ervin Smith	Pos.: Defensive Tackle	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 195	Cl.: So.	Hometown: Riverview, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
80	Alex Edlin	Pos.: Tight End	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 195	Cl.: Sr.	Hometown: Miami, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
81	Decoven McCarty	Pos.: Wide Receiver	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 170	Cl.: Jr.	Hometown: Auburndale, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
82	John Matuzak	Pos.: Defensive Tackle	Ht.: 6-7	Wt.: 275	Cl.: Sr.	Hometown: Oak Creek, Wi.	High School:	Previous College:
83	Wilbur Grooms	Pos.: Defensive End	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 218	Cl.: Sr.	Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
84	Nehemiah Small	Pos.: Tight End	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 203	Cl.: So.	Hometown: Tarpon Springs, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
85	Mark Wakefield	Pos.: Wide Receiver	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 185	Cl.: Jr.	Hometown: Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
86	Bob Bissell	Pos.: DB	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 195	Cl.: Sr.	Hometown: Andrews AFB, Md.	High School:	Previous College:
87	Harry Smith	Pos.: Linebacker	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 225	Cl.: Jr.	Hometown: East Point, Ga.	High School:	Previous College:
89	Vin Hoover	Pos.: Tight End	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 195	Cl.: So.	Hometown: Corbin, Ky.	High School:	Previous College:
90	Tom Watson	Pos.: Defensive Tackle	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 205	Cl.: Jr.	Hometown: Miami, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
92	Mike Hernandez	Pos.: Defensive End	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 225	Cl.: Sr.	Hometown: Halifax, N.C.	High School:	Previous College:
96	Tom Aerts	Pos.: Defensive End	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 200	Cl.: So.	Hometown: St. Petersburg, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:
99	Don Brogley	Pos.: Defensive End	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 190	Cl.: So.	Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.	High School:	Previous College:

Head Coach: Earle Bruce
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