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1997 Roster
| # | Player | Position | Height | Weight | Birthday | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gary Berry | DB, FS | 6'0" | 205 | 10/24/1977 | Columbus, OH | DeSales |
| 2 |  Rolland Steele | CB, DB | 5'11" | 160 | 8/18/1977 | Dublin, OH | Scioto |
| 3 |  David Mitchell | CB, DB | 6'1" | 195 | 10/18/1979 | Westerville, OH | South |
| 4 |  Ken-Yon Rambo | WR | 6'2" | 190 | 10/04/1978 | Cerritos, CA | Long Beach Poly |
| 5 |  Michael Wiley | TB | 6'0" | 195 | 1/15/1978 | Spring Valley, CA | Monte Vista |
| 6 |  Jimmy Redmond | WR | 6'0" | 165 | 8/18/1977 | Lee's Summit, MO | Blue Springs South |
| 7 |  Joe Germaine | QB | 6'2" | 205 | 11/16/1975 | Mesa, AZ | Mountain View |
| 8 |  Stanley Jackson | QB | 6'1" | 203 | 3/24/1975 | Paterson, NJ | Catholic |
| 9 |  David Boston | WR | 6'3" | 215 | 8/19/1978 | Humble, TX | Humble |
| 10 |  Joe Cooper | OLB, ST, SS | 6'2" | 225 | 1/22/1979 | Columbus, OH | Independence |
| 10 |  Tom Hoying | QB, ST, TE | 6'4" | 221 | 2/9/1975 | St. Henry, OH | St. Henry |
| 11 |  Antoine Winfield | CB, ST | 5'9" | 180 | 6/24/1977 | Akron, OH | Garfield |
| 12 |  Austin Moherman | QB | 6'5" | 215 | 12/02/1977 | Mission Viejo, CA | Capistrano Valley |
| 13 |  Chad Cacchio | WR | 5'10" | 190 | 8/10/1978 | Columbus, OH | Upper Arlington |
| 13 | Steve Gehlert | QB | 6'2" | 209 | - | Worthington, OH | Thomas Worthington |
| 13 |  Damon Moore | FS, S | 5'11" | 200 | 9/15/1976 | Fostoria, OH | Fostoria |
| 14 | David Priestley | QB | 6'4" | 200 | 7/11/1979 | Los Alamitos, CA | Brethren Christian |
| 15 |  Dee Miller | FL, WR | 6'1" | 200 | 12/4/1975 | Springfield, OH | South |
| 16 |  Mark Garcia | QB | 6'4" | 215 | 5/7/1976 | Modesto, CA | Grace Davis |
| 17 |  Percy King | DB, FS | 6'4" | 210 | 1/31/1977 | Columbus, OH | Marion-Franklin |
| 17 |  Andy Stamp | K | 6'1" | 200 | 1/6/1977 | West Chester, OH | Lakota |
| 18 | Tate Johnson | QB | 6'5" | 214 | - | Cincinnati, OH | Lakota |
| 18 |  Che’ Bryant | DB | 6'1" | 180 | 1/8/1975 | Canton, OH | McKinley |
| 19 | Demetrious Jones | WR | 6'1" | 181 | - | Youngstown, OH | Rayen |
| 19 |  Ahmed Plummer | CB | 6'0" | 193 | 3/26/1976 | Wyoming, OH | Wyoming |
| 20 |  Central McClellion | CB, ST, SS | 5'11" | 190 | 9/15/1975 | Delray, FL | Boca Raton Olympia |
| 21 |  Charlie Sanders | FB, TB | 5'9" | 215 | 9/22/1976 | Rochester Hills, MI | Adams |
| 23 |  Matt Keller | FB | 6'0" | 238 | 12/2/1976 | Mason, OH | Moeller |
| 24 |  Scott Fulton | FB | 6'0" | 225 | 2/05/1979 | Hyattsville, MD | DeMatha |
| 25 |  Jermon Jackson | TB | 5'11" | 205 | 9/20/1975 | Ironton, OH | Ironton |
| 26 |  Ashanti Webb | CB | 5'11" | 180 | 12/13/1978 | Tampa, FL | Leon King |
| 27 |  Jerry Westbrooks | DB, FB, OLB, ST, TB | 6'2" | 235 | 8/27/1977 | Boca Raton, FL | Pope John Paul II |
| 28 |  Mike Burden | DB, ST, SS | 6'1" | 205 | 9/21/1976 | Palatine, IL | Palatine |
| 28 |  Leandre Liggins | CB | 6'2" | 183 | 3/20/1970 | Cleveland, OH | John Marshall |
| 29 |  Pepe Pearson | TB | 5'10" | 206 | 12/11/1975 | Euclid, OH | Euclid |
| 30 |  Brent Johnson | ILB, OLB, ST | 6'1" | 218 | 6/24/1969 | Columbus, OH | Bexley |
| 30 |  Jason Ott | MLB | 6'4" | 240 | 1/23/1979 | Cincinnati, OH | Elder |
| 32 |  Na’il Diggs | OLB | 6'4" | 235 | 7/8/1978 | Los Angeles, CA | Dorsey |
| 33 |  Joe Montgomery | TB | 5'11" | 216 | 6/8/1976 | Robbins, IL | Oak Lawn Richards |
| 34 |  Greg Simpson | DB, FS | 6'1" | 205 | 12/31/1978 | Worthington, OH | Dublin Scioto |
| 35 |  Jerry Rudzinski | ILB, OLB | 6'1" | 220 | 7/16/1975 | Centerville, OH | Kettering Alter |
| 36 |  Sean Penny | FB, TB | 6'2" | 215 | 11/13/1978 | Youngstown, OH | Ursuline |
| 37 |  Nick Goings | RB | 6'0" | 205 | 1/26/1978 | Dublin, OH | Scioto |
| 41 | Keith Walker | DB | 5'11" | 180 | - | Martins Ferry, OH | Martins Ferry |
| 41 |  Brent Bartholomew | P | 6'2" | 210 | 10/22/1976 | Apopka, FL | Apopka |
| 42 |  Kevin Griffin | CB, SE, ST, TB | 5'10" | 183 | 2/8/1976 | Redmond, WA | Kirkland Juanita |
| 43 |  Derek Combs | TB | 6'2" | 197 | 2/28/1979 | Grove City, OH | Grove City |
| 44 |  Chris Kirk | ILB | 6'3" | 235 | 11/9/1976 | Westerville, OH | South |
| 44 | Collins Huitger | FB | 6'2" | 211 | - | Columbus, OH | Bishop Watterson |
| 45 |  Andy Katzenmoyer | ILB | 6'4" | 255 | 12/2/1977 | Westerville, OH | Westerville South |
| 46 |  Marcel Willis | OLB, ST | 6'3" | 235 | 5/12/1975 | Phoenix, AZ | South Mountain |
| 47 |  Dan Stultz | K, P | 6'0" | 205 | 6/16/1978 | Orrville, OH | Orrville |
| 48 |  Matt LaVrar | DE, OLB | 6'3" | 270 | 10/4/1976 | Maumee, OH | Maumee |
| 49 |  Tim Cheatwood | DB, OLB, ST, TE | 6'4" | 250 | 11/08/1978 | Cleveland, OH | Benedictine |
| 50 |  Eric Gohlstin | OG, OT | 6'4" | 305 | 10/29/1975 | Cleveland, OH | St. Ignatius |
| 52 |  Kevin N. Johnson | OLB | 6'2" | 220 | 12/27/1973 | Athens, GA | Clark Central |
| 53 | Sean Colosimo | ILB | 5'11" | 225 | - | Las Vegas, NV | Eldorado |
| 55 |  Tam Hopkins | OG, OT | 6'5" | 305 | 3/22/1978 | Winter Park, FL | Lake Howell |
| 56 |  Rob Murphy | OG | 6'5" | 300 | 1/18/1977 | Cincinnati, OH | Moeller |
| 58 |  Courtland Bullard | OLB | 6'3" | 227 | 9/02/1978 | Miami, FL | Southridge |
| 59 |  Paris Long | DT, OG | 6'5" | 320 | 8/27/1978 | Columbus, OH | Beechcroft |
| 61 |  Kevin Loadman | LS, OG | 6'1" | 245 | 10/13/1976 | Worthington, OH | Bishop Watterson |
| 62 | Jason Kozar | C | 6'0" | 270 | - | Amherst, OH | Steele |
| 63 |  Kurt Murphy | C | 6'4" | 290 | 4/27/1978 | Columbus, OH | DeSales |
| 64 |  Ben Gilbert | OG | 6'5" | 295 | 6/5/1978 | Lancaster, OH | Lancaster |
| 65 |  Mike Gurr | OG, TE | 6'7" | 290 | 8/1/1977 | Hamilton, OH | Hamilton |
| 67 |  Brooks Burris | OG, OT | 6'7" | 286 | 10/31/1975 | Logan, OH | Logan |
| 68 |  Winfield Garnett | DT | 6'6" | 305 | 7/24/1976 | Riverdale, IL | Thornton Township |
| 68 | Nick Spiess | OT | 6'5" | 265 | - | Columbus, OH | Bishop Watterson |
| 69 |  Jim Massey | OT | 6'5" | 290 | 9/01/1979 | Brecksville, OH | St. Ignatius |
| 70 | William Pawlikowski | C | 6'3" | 251 | - | Elyria, OH | Elyria |
| 71 |  John Bates | OG, OT | 6'4" | 279 | 9/12/1978 | Cherry Hill, NJ | East |
| 71 |  Ben Pulfer | DT, OT | 6'6" | 270 | 11/03/1978 | Sidney, OH | Sidney |
| 72 |  Marcus Perez | DE | 6'3" | 250 | 12/8/1977 | Medina, OH | Medina |
| 73 |  Joe Brown | DE, DT | 6'7" | 285 | 3/5/1977 | Tucson, AZ | Catalina Foothills |
| 74 |  Eric Smith | OT | 6'6" | 330 | 11/13/1976 | Columbus, OH | Walnut Ridge |
| 75 |  Henry Fleming | OT | 6'7" | 305 | 7/25/1978 | Manning, SC | Manning |
| 76 |  Jefferson Kelley | OT | 6'6" | 305 | 9/18/1977 | Cincinnati, OH | Colerain |
| 77 |  Tyson Walter | OT | 6'5" | 300 | 3/17/1978 | Chagrin Falls, OH | Kenston |
| 78 |  Drew Elford | C, OG, OT | 6'5" | 300 | 4/2/1977 | Garfield, NJ | St. Mary's |
| 79 |  Larry Waldon | OT | 6'6" | 340 | 2/4/1975 | Detroit, MI | MacKenzie |
| 80 |  Reggie Germany | WR | 6'1" | 195 | 3/19/1978 | Hazelwood, MO | East |
| 81 |  Darik Warnke | DB, ST, WR | 6'1" | 196 | 9/12/1977 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Walsh Jesuit |
| 82 |  Mike Furrey | SE, ST | 6'0" | 170 | 5/12/1977 | Hilliard, OH | Hilliard |
| 83 |  Vanness Provitt | WR | 6'3" | 200 | 1/20/1977 | Warren, OH | Warren G. Harding |
| 84 |  Steve Wisniewski | TE | 6'6" | 265 | 7/16/1977 | Timberlake, OH | Eastlake North |
| 85 |  John Lumpkin | TE | 6'8" | 260 | 12/31/1975 | Dayton, OH | Trotwood-Madison |
| 86 | Mike Pulsfort | K | 5'11" | 170 | - | Dublin, OH | Bishop Watterson |
| 87 |  Kevin Houser | DE, LS, TE | 6'4" | 250 | 8/23/1977 | Westlake, OH | Westlake |
| 89 |  Darnell Sanders | TE | 6'6" | 265 | 3/16/1979 | Warrensville Heights, OH | Warrensville Heights |
| 90 |  Clinton Wayne | DE, DT, NG, OLB | 6'4" | 275 | 5/17/1977 | Brampton, Ontario | Centennial |
| 91 |  Jeff Wilson | DE | 6'3" | 255 | 1/14/1975 | Deerfield Beach, FL | Deerfield Beach |
| 92 | Paul Breed | DT | 6'7" | 305 | 8/08/1975 | San Francisco, CA | Galileo |
| 93 |  Randy Homa | DT, ILB, NG | 6'2" | 285 | 12/24/1975 | Pottsvile, PA | Pottsville Area |
| 94 |  Rodney Bailey | DE | 6'5" | 260 | 10/07/1979 | Cleveland, OH | St. Edward |
| 95 | Scott Simindinger | FL | 6'3" | 185 | - | Spencerville, OH | Spencerville |
| 95 |  Jim Bell | DE, DT, NG, OLB | 6'5" | 251 | 11/20/1973 | Liberty, OH | Ursuline |
| 96 |  Tony Eisenhard | DE, ST, TE | 6'7" | 265 | 10/28/1976 | Tiffin, OH | Columbian |
| 97 |  John Day | DE, DT | 6'3" | 265 | 5/20/1975 | Independence, OH | St. Ignatius |
| 98 |  Kevin Johnson | DE | 6'7" | 240 | 6/1/1977 | Washington, DC | Dunbar |
| 98 |  Mike Collins | DT | 6'4" | 290 | 1/19/1978 | Newark, OH | Newark |
| 99 |  Heath Queen | DT | 6'5" | 275 | 2/06/1979 | Medina, OH | Lodi-Cloverleaf |
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: John Cooper
Offensive Coordinator: Mike Jacobs
Defensive Coordinator: Fred Pagac
Tight Ends: Bill Conley
Defensive Tackles & Nose Guards: Jim Heacock
Quarterbacks: Tim Salem
Defensive Ends: Shawn Simms
Running Backs: Tim Spencer
Wide Receivers: Chuck Stobart
Defensive Backs: Jon Tenuta