THE NUMBERS

POSSUMS BY THE NUMBERS

1980

LOOKING AT THESE PLAYERS, NOW, END OF JANUARY 2012, MAKES ME REALIZE HOW FORTUNATE I WAS TO PLAY WITH SUCH A DIVERSE GROUP OF ATHLETES.

I HAD HOPED MANY OF YOU WOULD COMPLETE YOUR BIOGRAPHY - NOT JUST THE BASICS - BUT THE TRUE STORIES ON AND OFF THE PITCH THAT MAKE RUGBY WHAT IT IS: THE BEST SPORT EVER, AT LEAST FROM THE MID-1850s TO NOW, UNLESS OF COURSE YOU WANT TO INCLUDE STAYING ALIVE AS A SPORT FROM SAY, THE DAWN OF TIME UNTIL, OH, 1975.

THE BIOGRAPHIES ARE MOSTLY GUESSWORK UNFORTUNATELY.

THE NUMBERS ARE PRETTY MUCH GUESSTIMATIONS, TOO, THAT COULD LEAVE A PLAYER THAT STARTED IN THE LATE 1990s AND/OR EARLY TO MID-80s AND RETURNED TO THE TEAM A FEW YEARS MISNUMBERED AS I PLAYED FROM 1986-2000 AND NO DOUBT MISSED MANY FROM THE BEGINNING AND LATER YEARS, ALTHOUGH THERE IS A SEPARATE BLOG FOR 2001 TO CURRENT PLAYERS BUT I DOUBT ANYONE HAS STEPPED UP TO BE CARETAKER.              

1-BOB HAMPSTEAD--CLUB FOUNDER

2-MATT KING--CLUB FOUNDER

3-MICHAEL MILLER--CLUB FOUNDER

4-BOB BOGEN--CLUB FOUNDER

5-HARRY VESS--CLUB FOUNDER

6-TROY BURKLOW--CLUB FOUNDER

7-JACK McCONNELL--CLUB FOUNDER

8-PAUL HAMPSTEAD--CLUB FOUNDER

9-BRENT WILLIE--CLUB FOUNDER

10-ANTHONY COOPER

11-RON BOWLING

12-VAL REICH

13-JACK LAIL

14-JIMMY RICHARDSON

15-DENNIS CARMICHAEL

16-JOEY CARMICHAEL

17-PETE CHARLETON

18-BOB NELSON

19-STEVE MOORE

20-MIKE GRAHAM

21-TIM CHAMBERS

22-HOWARD WATSON

23-STEVE AHILEEN

24-BUTCH ROBERTSON
25-MIKE HAMPSTEAD
26-RICHARD SEXTON

1981

27-ART REYNOLDS

28-ROBERT PEAGLER

29-FRANK COSTELLO

30-DOUG BROWN

31-JIM MURRAY

32-BUBBA RALL

33-FRANK BARBER

34-BARRY LAIL

35-MIKE GERARD

36-JERRY GODFREY

37-WALT MONTGOMERY

1982

38-JIM HIMELESKI

39-DANNY BRASWELL

40-GREG WENDT
41-DEAN MENKE
42-MARCUS MORTON

1983

43-JIM WATSON

44-JOHN ROSE

1984

45-BUCK ROGERS

46-STEVE CUNNINGHAM

47-KEN WOLFE

1985

48-KEN KAMPER

1986

49-BIG BOB

50-PAT DORWIN

1987

51-ROBERT BURNETT

52-WALLY BURNETT

53-MARK CLENDENEN

54-DAVE COOPER

55-OSCAR DOSTER

56-RICK OEGEMA

57-PERRY HOFFMAN
58-TOM SUTLIFF
59-STEVE ROADS
60-PAUL ZAWAL

1988

61-MARTY BRADLEY

62-STEVE LINK

63-MARK ALTOONIAN

64-DAVE CHRISTOPHER

65-JACK GEIBIG

66-MIKE JORDAN

67-JOE TRIBENDIS
68-GEORGE KRIEPS
69-BRIAN NIEKERK



70-BARRY RICE

1989

71-TOM WILSON
72-BOB BALL

73-JON PRIODE

74-BOB BROWDER

75-CHIP BUDDE

76-KEVIN CURRIE

77-BOBBY JARRETT
78-DOUG POWELL
79-ANDY KLAEHN

80-JOHN GRAHAM

81-ADAM ASHCRAFT
82-GARY PLEMONS
83-JOHN SHAW
84-TOM KRESSLY
85-MIKE VINTON
86-REX WOLFE

87-MIKE WARD

1990

88-TOMMY BECKLER

89-FRANK BEACHAM
90-STEVE CERNE

91-ROBERT EVANS
92-MIKE GARMAN

93-JACK HEAD
94-BARRY MARTIN
95-BRIAN PAYNE
96-MIKE PULLIN
97-STEVE RAINES
98-WAYNE CRAVENS
99-SCOTT SANDMAN

1991

100-PHIL GRAVES
101-HARRISON AMBROSE
102-PAT BISESE
103-ROB CAMERON
104-FRED DAVIS
105-DON HENNESSEY
106-JOHN McCORD
107-JAY MULLIGAN
108-MARTIN ROBINETTE
109-TOM STEWART
110-KRIS DYE

1992

111-FRANK BENNETT
112-BRENT BLAND

113-KEVIN BLALOCK

114-CRAIG CONNASTER
115-JOHN DAUGHERTY
116-MIKE DULIN
117-JOHN EMERY
118-MIKE FISHER
119-GREGG GIDDISH
120-JAY HAWKINS
121-JOHN HOLLIDAY
122-BARRY MARTIN
123-BILL CADDLE

124-WAYNE SCHACHER
125-LAWRENCE JONES
126-J.K. KAUMOFF
127-CHRIS MOTT
128-GARY PATTERSON
129-MIKE PIERCE
130-GARY SALANSKY
131-BARRY SHURRETT
132-JEFF SULLIVAN
133-JOHN PARRIS
134-SCOTT CALDWELL
135-PHIL GRAVES

1993

136-DAVE ARMSTRONG

137-KIT CRAWFORD
138-BOB FRISCIA
139-DAVID GUNN
140-KARL HOFFMAN
141-PHIL HOPSON
142-BRIAN JOHNSON
143-MIKE WELDON
144-DESTRY YOUNG

1994

145-GEORGE BALAS
146-GREG BROYLES
147-ANDY CLEARY
148-ED EVERETT
149-RICHARD HOLLAND
150-TYLER HUSKEY
151-PHIL McGLAMERY
152-MIKE McSALLY
153-RYAN MILLER
154-JODY MUNIZ
155-TIM RUSCH
156, 157-SOUTH AFRICAN TWINS

1995

158-PERRY DEMPSEY
159-RICKY BLAIR
160-DON CLARDY
161-PAUL CURETON
162-DAVID FOY
163-CAM GARRETT
164-DAVE HOLLAND
165-BRIAN POSTON
166-BRENDAN SCANLAN
167-JOHN SHAFTO
168-MARK SZYDLO
169-SZYDLO'S DAD
170-PHIL THIELKE
171-DAN TOMBLIN
172-DAVID FOY

1996

173-SCOTT ADCOX
174-ERIC BOOTH
175-LYNDON DAILEY
176-JOE BRANDT
177-PETE CAPELL
178-PETE'S FRIEND
179-SKINNY WING
180-JON DAVIES
181-CHRIS DULIN
182-GLYNN HARTWELL
183-MARK HILSENROTH
184-VINCENT JARDRET
185-GREG SALANSKY
186-JIM TARWATER
187-ROB BLACKMON

1997

188-LAINE DYESS
189-EUGENE MUSLIN
190-METU KOROA

1998

191-LEE BARTLETT
192-ERIC JOHNSON
193-RON SILVER
194-SCOTT SPITLER

1999

195-SHAWN VAN DYKE
196-MARTIN SMITH

ADDED (1980-1999)

197-RODNEY BARNES

198-DAVE CHILDRESS

199-ED TAUB

200-KENNY CHRISTIAN

TO NO. 240

2000

JAMES ELLIS-241

ADAM INGLE-242

MIKE MERSCHAT-243

SEAN MOHR-244

2001