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1983 Football Roster

Players

  • LB 5'10" 195 lbs
    Jr. Manchester, CT East Catholic H.S.
    Junior Manchester, CT East Catholic H.S.
  • TE 6'2" 195 lbs
    Jr. Wallingford, CT Lyman Hall H.S.
    Junior Wallingford, CT Lyman Hall H.S.
  • LB 6'0" 170 lbs
    Fr. Guilford, CT Guilford
    Freshman Guilford, CT Guilford
  • RB 5'6" 165 lbs
    So. Franklin, MA Sharon
    Sophomore Franklin, MA Sharon
  • OL/DL 5'10" 210 lbs
    Fr. Hornell, NY Hornell
    Freshman Hornell, NY Hornell
  • LB 5'10" 190 lbs
    Fr. Hornell, NY Hornell
    Freshman Hornell, NY Hornell
  • FB 5'9" 175 lbs
    Fr. Johnson City, NY Johnson City
    Freshman Johnson City, NY Johnson City
  • TE 6'2" 205 lbs
    So. Trenton, NJ Hamilton
    Sophomore Trenton, NJ Hamilton
  • DB 5'11" 190 lbs
    Jr. Quincy, MA Quincy
    Junior Quincy, MA Quincy
  • DB 5'8" 150 lbs
    So. No. Bayshore, NY Brentwood
    Sophomore No. Bayshore, NY Brentwood
  • WR 5'11" 160 lbs
    Jr. Staten Island, NY New Dorp
    Junior Staten Island, NY New Dorp
  • OT 6'2" 255 lbs
    Fr. Staten Island, NY Tottenville
    Freshman Staten Island, NY Tottenville
  • FB 5'9" 205 lbs
    So. Mastic Beach, NY Wm. Floyd
    Sophomore Mastic Beach, NY Wm. Floyd
  • WR/DB 6'2" 185 lbs
    Fr. Gloversville, NY Gloversville
    Freshman Gloversville, NY Gloversville
  • WR/S 6'2" 150 lbs
    Fr. Newburgh, NY Newburgh Free Ac.
    Freshman Newburgh, NY Newburgh Free Ac.
  • DL 6'2" 210 lbs
    Fr. Summit Hill, PA Marion
    Freshman Summit Hill, PA Marion
  • RB 6'0" 185 lbs
    Fr. Summit Hill, PA Marion
    Freshman Summit Hill, PA Marion
  • TE 6'2" 210 lbs
    Fr. Naugatuck, CT Naugatuck
    Freshman Naugatuck, CT Naugatuck
  • DE 6'1" 230 lbs
    Jr. East Haven, CT East Haven
    Junior East Haven, CT East Haven
  • DL/LB 6'2" 210 lbs
    Fr. Utica, NY Notre Dame
    Freshman Utica, NY Notre Dame
  • DT 6'3" 240 lbs
    Sr. East Haven, CT East Haven
    Senior East Haven, CT East Haven
  • DT 6'3" 195 lbs
    Jr. E. Patchogue, NY Bellport
    Junior E. Patchogue, NY Bellport
  • OC/LB 6'1" 195 lbs
    Fr. Westbury, NY East Meadow
    Freshman Westbury, NY East Meadow
  • FB 6'0" 210 lbs
    Sr. Sparta, NJ Pope John XXIII
    Senior Sparta, NJ Pope John XXIII
  • RB 6'1" 205 lbs
    Sr. Old Saybrook, CT Old Saybrook Sr.
    Senior Old Saybrook, CT Old Saybrook Sr.
  • DB 5'11" 180 lbs
    Sr. Malverne, NY Malverne
    Senior Malverne, NY Malverne
  • RB 5'11" 200 lbs
    So. West Haven, CT West Haven
    Sophomore West Haven, CT West Haven
  • DT 6'4" 235 lbs
    So. Johnstown, NY Bishop Scully
    Sophomore Johnstown, NY Bishop Scully
  • OL 6'6" 260 lbs
    Fr. Quincy, MA Quincy
    Freshman Quincy, MA Quincy
  • LB 6'3" 230 lbs
    So. Mahwah, NJ Mahwah
    Sophomore Mahwah, NJ Mahwah
  • QB-K 6'1" 205 lbs
    Fr. Salem, NH Salem
    Freshman Salem, NH Salem
  • DE 6'0" 225 lbs
    Jr. South Heights, NJ Ambridge Area H.S.
    Junior South Heights, NJ Ambridge Area H.S.
  • QB 6'1" 180 lbs
    So. Lake Hopatcong, NJ Pope John XXIII
    Sophomore Lake Hopatcong, NJ Pope John XXIII
  • OL/DL 6'2" 195 lbs
    Fr. Old Saybrook, CT Old Saybrook
    Freshman Old Saybrook, CT Old Saybrook
  • OC 6'4" 230 lbs
    Jr. Milford, CT Jonathan Law
    Junior Milford, CT Jonathan Law
  • TE 6'0" 210 lbs
    Fr. Middletown, CT Xavier
    Freshman Middletown, CT Xavier
  • LB 6'0" 205 lbs
    Fr. Peekskill, NY Peekskill
    Freshman Peekskill, NY Peekskill
  • WR/DB 5'10" 185 lbs
    Fr. Natick, MA Natick
    Freshman Natick, MA Natick
  • WR 6'0" 185 lbs
    Fr. Ronkonkoma, NY St. John Baptist
    Freshman Ronkonkoma, NY St. John Baptist
  • WR 6'0" 165 lbs
    Sr. Lewes, DE Cape Henlopen H.S.
    Senior Lewes, DE Cape Henlopen H.S.
  • DB 5'10" 140 lbs
    So. Lewes, DEL Henlopen
    Sophomore Lewes, DEL Henlopen
  • RB 5'9" 160 lbs
    Jr. Patchoque, NY Bellport
    Junior Patchoque, NY Bellport
  • LB 6'0" 215 lbs
    So. West Islip, NY St. Anthony's
    Sophomore West Islip, NY St. Anthony's
  • RB 5'8" 185 lbs
    Jr. Ledyard, CT Ledyard
    Junior Ledyard, CT Ledyard
  • LB 5'8" 180 lbs
    So. Poughkeepsie, NY Ketcham
    Sophomore Poughkeepsie, NY Ketcham
  • QB 5'10" 170 lbs
    So. Naugatuck, CT Naugatuck
    Sophomore Naugatuck, CT Naugatuck
  • RB 5'8" 175 lbs
    Fr. Flushing, NY Holy Cross
    Freshman Flushing, NY Holy Cross
  • DB 5'10" 180 lbs
    Jr. New Haven, CT Richard C. Lee
    Junior New Haven, CT Richard C. Lee
  • LB 6'0" 205 lbs
    Fr. Staten Island, NY Moore Catholic
    Freshman Staten Island, NY Moore Catholic
  • LB 5'10" 195 lbs
    Jr. Peabody, MA Bishop Fenwick
    Junior Peabody, MA Bishop Fenwick
  • TB 5'10" 180 lbs
    Sr. Saugus, MA Saugus
    Senior Saugus, MA Saugus
  • DB 5'11" 180 lbs
    Fr. Schenectady, NY Schenectady
    Freshman Schenectady, NY Schenectady
  • RB/DB 6'1" 180 lbs
    Fr. Glen Ridge, NJ Glen Ridge
    Freshman Glen Ridge, NJ Glen Ridge
  • WR 6'0" 180 lbs
    Jr. West Orange, NJ Immaculate Conception H.S.
    Junior West Orange, NJ Immaculate Conception H.S.
  • LB 6'0" 185 lbs
    Fr. Edgewater, NJ Leonia
    Freshman Edgewater, NJ Leonia
  • WR/DB 6'0" 180 lbs
    Fr. West Chester, PA Malvern Prep
    Freshman West Chester, PA Malvern Prep
  • LB 6'0" 205 lbs
    Jr. Bellville, NY Bellville H.S.
    Junior Bellville, NY Bellville H.S.
  • QB 6'5" 195 lbs
    Sr. New Canaan, CT New Canaan H.S.
    Senior New Canaan, CT New Canaan H.S.
  • OT 6'3" 220 lbs
    So. Groton, CT Fitch Sr.
    Sophomore Groton, CT Fitch Sr.
  • TE/DE 6'2" 195 lbs
    Fr. Centereach, NY Centereach
    Freshman Centereach, NY Centereach
  • FB 5'10" 190 lbs
    Sr. West Haven, CT West Haven
    Senior West Haven, CT West Haven
  • OL 6'8" 255 lbs
    Fr. No. Dartmouth, MA Dartmouth
    Freshman No. Dartmouth, MA Dartmouth
  • LB 5'11" 195 lbs
    Fr. College Point, NY Holy Cross
    Freshman College Point, NY Holy Cross
  • DB 5'9" 150 lbs
    Fr. Scarboro, ME Cheverus
    Freshman Scarboro, ME Cheverus
  • OG 6'2" 200 lbs
    Jr. New Bedford, MA New Bedford Voke
    Junior New Bedford, MA New Bedford Voke
  • OC 5'11" 215 lbs
    Sr. New Haven, CT Richard c. Lee
    Senior New Haven, CT Richard c. Lee
  • OL 6'0" 230 lbs
    Fr. Torrington, CT Torrington
    Freshman Torrington, CT Torrington
  • DB 5'9" 165 lbs
    Fr. Bridgeport, CT Bassick
    Freshman Bridgeport, CT Bassick
  • OT 6'4" 240 lbs
    So. Nutley, NJ Nutley
    Sophomore Nutley, NJ Nutley
  • DB 5'10" 175 lbs
    Sr. North Haven, CT North Haven
    Senior North Haven, CT North Haven
  • DL 6'1" 220 lbs
    Fr. Duxbury, MA Duxbury
    Freshman Duxbury, MA Duxbury
  • DB 5'11" 170 lbs
    Sr. Manchester, CT Manchester
    Senior Manchester, CT Manchester
  • OT 6'2" 255 lbs
    So. Guilford, CT Guilford
    Sophomore Guilford, CT Guilford
  • LB 6'0" 190 lbs
    Jr. Prospect, CT Silby
    Junior Prospect, CT Silby
  • RB 5'8" 150 lbs
    So. Philadelphia, PA Card. Dougherty
    Sophomore Philadelphia, PA Card. Dougherty
  • RB 6'0" 170 lbs
    Fr. New Haven, CT Richard Lee
    Freshman New Haven, CT Richard Lee

Staff Roster

1983 Football Roster
# Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown / Previous School
1 Robert Palmer - /
3 Michael Fobian - /
4 Jose Rojas - /
6 Keith Russo - /
7 Roger Zimmerman - /
8 Nicolas Calle - /
9 Armindo Santos - /
10 Sayeh Diggs - /
11 Edi Bogdanovic - /
12 Mike Juliano - /
13 Peter Tadrick - /
14 Erneste Geloso - /
15 Antonio Bogat - /
18 Hilario Gimon - /
20 Boniface Uche - /
23 Errol Smith - /
John Alosky LB Jr. 5-10 195 Manchester, CT / East Catholic H.S.
Chris Angelone TE Jr. 6-2 195 Wallingford, CT / Lyman Hall H.S.
Vincent Basilicato LB Fr. 6-0 170 Guilford, CT / Guilford
Ron Brown RB So. 5-6 165 Franklin, MA / Sharon
Shaun Brown OL/DL Fr. 5-10 210 Hornell, NY / Hornell
Tim Brown LB Fr. 5-10 190 Hornell, NY / Hornell
Tim Brozovic FB Fr. 5-9 175 Johnson City, NY / Johnson City
Ken Bruning TE So. 6-2 205 Trenton, NJ / Hamilton
Mark Buchanan DB Jr. 5-11 190 Quincy, MA / Quincy
Derek Bullock DB So. 5-8 150 No. Bayshore, NY / Brentwood
Pete Campbell WR Jr. 5-11 160 Staten Island, NY / New Dorp
Richard Cantirino OT Fr. 6-2 255 Staten Island, NY / Tottenville
Bill Clancy FB So. 5-9 205 Mastic Beach, NY / Wm. Floyd
Jesse Coger WR/DB Fr. 6-2 185 Gloversville, NY / Gloversville
Charles Cotton WR/S Fr. 6-2 150 Newburgh, NY / Newburgh Free Ac.
John Coury DL Fr. 6-2 210 Summit Hill, PA / Marion
Mark Coury RB Fr. 6-0 185 Summit Hill, PA / Marion
Steven Crose TE Fr. 6-2 210 Naugatuck, CT / Naugatuck
Steve DeGrand DE Jr. 6-1 230 East Haven, CT / East Haven
John Deperno DL/LB Fr. 6-2 210 Utica, NY / Notre Dame
Joe Devlin DT Sr. 6-3 240 East Haven, CT / East Haven
Norm Dillon DT Jr. 6-3 195 E. Patchogue, NY / Bellport
Nick DiMarinis OC/LB Fr. 6-1 195 Westbury, NY / East Meadow
Fred DiRenzo FB Sr. 6-0 210 Sparta, NJ / Pope John XXIII
Royce Fontes RB Sr. 6-1 205 Old Saybrook, CT / Old Saybrook Sr.
Brian Francis DB Sr. 5-11 180 Malverne, NY / Malverne
Bill Gambardella RB So. 5-11 200 West Haven, CT / West Haven
Tom Geroge DT So. 6-4 235 Johnstown, NY / Bishop Scully
Joe Harte OL Fr. 6-6 260 Quincy, MA / Quincy
Dave Haubner LB So. 6-3 230 Mahwah, NJ / Mahwah
Tom Holmes QB-K Fr. 6-1 205 Salem, NH / Salem
Tim Jones DE Jr. 6-0 225 South Heights, NJ / Ambridge Area H.S.
Paul Kelly QB So. 6-1 180 Lake Hopatcong, NJ / Pope John XXIII
Mike Klappholz OL/DL Fr. 6-2 195 Old Saybrook, CT / Old Saybrook
Greg Kopazan OC Jr. 6-4 230 Milford, CT / Jonathan Law
Joe Lentini TE Fr. 6-0 210 Middletown, CT / Xavier
Alan Love LB Fr. 6-0 205 Peekskill, NY / Peekskill
Nick Luisi WR/DB Fr. 5-10 185 Natick, MA / Natick
Mike Maroney WR Fr. 6-0 185 Ronkonkoma, NY / St. John Baptist
Jay Maull WR Sr. 6-0 165 Lewes, DE / Cape Henlopen H.S.
Lionel Maull DB So. 5-10 140 Lewes, DEL / Henlopen
Paul Maurice RB Jr. 5-9 160 Patchoque, NY / Bellport
Matt McLees LB So. 6-0 215 West Islip, NY / St. Anthony's
Tyrone Meyer RB Jr. 5-8 185 Ledyard, CT / Ledyard
Andy Molella LB So. 5-8 180 Poughkeepsie, NY / Ketcham
Kevin Moreland QB So. 5-10 170 Naugatuck, CT / Naugatuck
Phil Morelli RB Fr. 5-8 175 Flushing, NY / Holy Cross
Ray Munroe DB Jr. 5-10 180 New Haven, CT / Richard C. Lee
Robert Murray LB Fr. 6-0 205 Staten Island, NY / Moore Catholic
Jim Nally LB Jr. 5-10 195 Peabody, MA / Bishop Fenwick
Paul Nigro TB Sr. 5-10 180 Saugus, MA / Saugus
Mike O' Neill DB Fr. 5-11 180 Schenectady, NY / Schenectady
Greg Ortman RB/DB Fr. 6-1 180 Glen Ridge, NJ / Glen Ridge
Ralph Pacifico WR Jr. 6-0 180 West Orange, NJ / Immaculate Conception H.S.
David Peterson LB Fr. 6-0 185 Edgewater, NJ / Leonia
Terry Pitt WR/DB Fr. 6-0 180 West Chester, PA / Malvern Prep
Rick Racioppi LB Jr. 6-0 205 Bellville, NY / Bellville H.S.
Matt Ready QB Sr. 6-5 195 New Canaan, CT / New Canaan H.S.
Mark Roddy OT So. 6-3 220 Groton, CT / Fitch Sr.
Martin Ryan TE/DE Fr. 6-2 195 Centereach, NY / Centereach
Ralph Salvatore FB Sr. 5-10 190 West Haven, CT / West Haven
Kurt Santos OL Fr. 6-8 255 No. Dartmouth, MA / Dartmouth
Kevin Schembeck LB Fr. 5-11 195 College Point, NY / Holy Cross
John Silke DB Fr. 5-9 150 Scarboro, ME / Cheverus
Dave Smith OG Jr. 6-2 200 New Bedford, MA / New Bedford Voke
Tony Sparano OC Sr. 5-11 215 New Haven, CT / Richard c. Lee
Rob Stoeckert OL Fr. 6-0 230 Torrington, CT / Torrington
Vincent Taylor DB Fr. 5-9 165 Bridgeport, CT / Bassick
Allan Testa OT So. 6-4 240 Nutley, NJ / Nutley
Hayward Thaxton DB Sr. 5-10 175 North Haven, CT / North Haven
Ralph Thomas DL Fr. 6-1 220 Duxbury, MA / Duxbury
Ray Tilden DB Sr. 5-11 170 Manchester, CT / Manchester
John Volpe OT So. 6-2 255 Guilford, CT / Guilford
Clay Walters LB Jr. 6-0 190 Prospect, CT / Silby
Dion Williams RB So. 5-8 150 Philadelphia, PA / Card. Dougherty
Ricky Wright RB Fr. 6-0 170 New Haven, CT / Richard Lee

Staff Roster