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1989 #2 11-1 (IND) Orange Bowl (Nebraska W 23-3) Jimmy Johnson (11-1)
Year Rd Sel# Player Pos. Team
1989 1 21 #54 Bill Hawkins
Height/Weight: 6’6″/268 lbs

2017 Miami’s Top 100 Players All-Time (#62, 247Sports)
2000 University of Miami Hall of Fame
1989 NFL All-Rookie Team
1988 Consensus All-American 1st Team (ESPN, Walter Camp,
Kodak/Coaches, Scripps Howard; 2nd Team- AP, UPI, Football News)
1988 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)
1988 Lombardi Award Finalist
1988 UM Mariuto Scholar-Athlete Award
1988 Preseason All-American (Playboy, Street & Smith)
1988 Preseason All-Deep South Majors 1st Team (Street & Smith)
1983 HS All-American 2nd Team

DE Los Angeles Rams (1989-92)
Los Angeles Rams (1993 Camp)
1989 1 26 #43 Cleveland Gary
Height/Weight: 6’2″/226 lbs

2022 University of Miami Hall of Fame
2017 Miami’s Top 100 Players All-Time (#63, 247Sports)
1992 L.A. Rams Offensive Back of the Year
1989 Senior Bowl MVP
1989 East-West Shrine Classic
1988 All-American 1st Team (The Football News)
1988 All-American Honorable Mention (UPI)
1988 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)
1987 All-American 3rd Team (AP)
1985 Transfer to Miami from Georgia
1983 Parade HS All-American
Also played baseball at Miami^

RB Los Angeles Rams (1989-1993)
Los Angeles Rams (1994 Camp)
Miami Dolphins (1994)
Miami Dolphins (1995 Camp)
Los Angeles Rams – 2nd Stint (1995 Camp)

^Pro Baseball Experience:
Montreal Expos Organization (OF, 1990-91)
California Angels Organization (OF, 1992)
(Offered 6-figure Atlanta Braves contract in ’89 – DNS;
signed instead with Independent League in Miami
in 1989)

Part owner of National Indoor Football League (2000s)

1989 3 77 #48 Leonard “Bubba” McDowell
Height/Weight: 6’1″/206 lbs

2019 Houston/Tenn. Oilers/Titans All-Time Top 100 (#77, USA Today)
1996 Warren Moon Athletic & Community Service Award
(Houston’s United Negro College Fund)
1995 Young African American Achiever Award
(Houston’s Human Enrichment of Life)
1995 Positive Influential African American Male Award
(Houston’s Friends of Friends)
1994 Houston Oilers’ NFL Man of the Year
1991 Ed Block Memorial Courage Award
1991 NFL All-Pro Second Team (AP)
1989 NFL All-Rookie Team
1988 All-American 1st Team (Gannett News Service)
1988 All-American 2nd Team (UPI)
1988 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)
1987 All-American 3rd Team (AP)

DB Houston Oilers (1989-94)
Houston Oilers (1995 Camp)
Carolina Panthers (1995)
Carolina Panthers (1996 Camp)

Prairie View A&M – Head coach (2022– ),
Assistant/Interim head coach (2019–2021)

1989 7 180 #5 Melvin Bratton
Height/Weight: 6’1″/225 lbs

2017 Miami’s Top 100 Players All-Time (#67, 247Sports)
2011 Top 24 Beloved Hurricanes (#23, BleacherReport)
2004 Orange Bowl Hall of Fame
2003 University of Miami Hall of Fame
1987 All-American 2nd Team (Newspaper Ent. Assn.)
1986 All-American Honorable Mention (AP, UPI)
1982 Parade HS All-American

RB/FB Miami Dolphins (1988 Drafted 6th, 153rd overall – DNS)
Denver Broncos (Re-Drafted 7/180 in ’89, 1989-90)
Denver Broncos (1991 Camp)
Atlanta Falcons (1992 Camp)
1989 10 252 #91 Rod Carter
Height/Weight: 6’1″/217 lbs

1989 Japan Bowl College All-Star Game
1988 Preseason All-American Candidate (Street & Smith)
1988 Preseason All-Deep South Majors 1st Team (Street & Smith)

LB Dallas Cowboys (Drafted, 1989 Camp)
1989 11 280 #22 Randy Shannon
Height/Weight: 6’0″/221 lbs

2001 Broyles Award (Top College Asst.)

OLB Dallas Cowboys (Drafted, 1989-90)

Miami Hurricanes Asst. Coach (1991-2006)
Miami Hurricanes HC (2007-10)
Florida Gators Asst. HC/DC (2015-16)
Florida Gators Interim HC/DC (2017)

1989 1 Supp #4 Steve Walsh
Height/Weight: 6’2″/200 lbs

2017 Miami’s Top 100 Players All-Time (#11, 247Sports)
2009 University of Miami Ring of Honor
2001 Orange Bowl Hall of Fame
1999 University of Miami Hall of Fame
1990 Street & Smith’s 50th Anniv. Dream Team Honorable Mention
1988 College Player of Year (The Football News)
1988 Sammy Baugh Trophy
1988 Consensus All-American 1st Team (AP, Football Writers, ESPN,
Football News, Gannett News Service; 2nd Team- UPI)
1988 Heisman Trophy Finalist (4th)
1988 Davey O’Brien Award Runner-up
1988 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)
1988 University of Miami Team MVP
1988 Preseason All-American Candidate (Street & Smith)
1988 Preseason All-Deep South Majors (Street & Smith)
1987 University of Miami Team MVP

QB Dallas Cowboys (Drafted, 1989-90)
New Orleans Saints (1990-93)
Chicago Bears (1994-95)
St. Louis Rams (1996)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1997-99)
Indianapolis Colts (1999)
1989 FA FA #83 Andre Brown
Height/Weight: 6’3″/210 lbs

1988 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)

WR Miami Dolphins (1989-90)
Miami Dolphins (1991 Camp)
Montreal Machine (1992 NFLE)
Ottawa Rough Riders (1993 CFL)
Toronto Argonauts (1993 CFL)
1989 FA FA #75 John O’Neill
Height/Weight: 6’3″/280 lbs

1989 Hula Bowl
1988 All-American Honorable Mention (UPI)
1988 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)

OT Pittsburgh Steelers (1989 Camp)
1989 FA FA #31 Freddy Highsmith
Height/Weight: 6’2″/224 lbs
FB/LB Pittsburgh Steelers (1989 Camp)
Miami Dolphins (1990 Camp)
1989 FA FA #99 Jeff Howard
Height/Weight: 6’3″/249 lbs

1986 Varsity-eligible at Miami
1985 Preseason Top Nat’l. FR. “Cream of the Frosh” (Street & Smith)

DE
1989 FA FA #17 David Lewis
Height/Weight: 6’2″/220 lbs

Transferred from Miami to SUNY at Stony Brook
1983 HS All-American (AP, Kodak)

P Team USA (1991, Goodwill Games Champs,
Frejus, France)
Brooklyn Kings (1992, Nat’l. Minor League Champs)
Miami Tribe (1992 Camp PSFL)
1988 #1 12-0 (IND) Orange Bowl (Oklahoma W 20-14) Jimmy Johnson (12-0)
Year Rd Sel# Player Pos. Team
1988 1 3 #36 Bennie Blades
Height/Weight: 6’1″/221 lbs

2020 All-time All-Florida HS Team Honorable Mention (The Atlantic)
2019 All-Time All-American Honorable Mention (CBS Sports)
2019 Detroit Lions All-Time Best (100th Anniv. 39-man Team,
Lions Org. and #33 of 100, Detroit Free Press)
2019 Fabulous 50: Florida Colleges’ all-time greatest
football players (#18T, Tampa Bay Times)
2017 Named an ACC Legend
2017 Miami’s Top 100 Players All-Time (#6, 247Sports)
2015 Florida Sports Hall of Fame
2013 Broward County Sports Hall of Fame
2010 Orange Bowl Hall of Fame
2009 University of Miami Ring of Honor
2008 USA Today CFB Encyclopedia 250 All-Time College Players
2008 Top 55 Hurricanes: 1953-2007 (USA Today CFB Encyclopedia)
2007 Florida HS All-Century Team (1 of 33, FL. HS Athletic Assn)
2006 College Football Hall of Fame
1998 University of Miami Hall of Fame
1991-92 NFL All-Pro 2nd Team (Newspaper Ent. Assoc.)
1991-92 All-NFC 1st Team (UPI, Pro Football Weekly)
1991 Pro Bowl
1990 Street & Smith’s 50th Anniv. (1940-90) “Dream 2nd Team”
1988 NFL All-Pro 2nd Team (Newspaper Ent. Assoc.)
1988 NFL All-Rookie Team
1987 Consensus All-American 1st Team (AP, UPI, Walter
Camp, Sporting News, Kodak/Coaches, Football Writers,
Football News, Scripps Howard, Newspaper Ent. Assoc.)
1987 Jim Thorpe Award Winner
1987 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)
1987 Preseason All-American Candidate (Street & Smith)
1987 Preseason All-Deep South Majors 1st Team (Street & Smith)
1986 Consensus All-American 1st Team (AP, UPI, Walter
Camp, Sporting News, Scripps Howard, Newspaper Ent. Assoc.)
1986 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)
1984 Preseason Top Freshman “Cream of the Frosh” (Street & Smith)
1984 Olympic Trials (400 meters)

S Detroit Lions (1988-96)
Seattle Seahawks (1997)
Seattle Seahawks (1998 Camp)
1988 1 11 #47 Michael “the Playmaker” Irvin
Height/Weight: 6’2″/207 lbs

2020 Dallas Cowboys All-Time Top 60 (#8, Team for Anniv.)
2020 All-time All-Florida High School Football 1st Team (The Atlantic)
2019 All-Time All-American Honorable Mention (CBS Sports)
2019 NFL 100th Anniversary Top 100 (#83, USA Today)
2019 AP/NFL Network NFL’s 100 Greatest Characters (#41)
2019 Fabulous 50: Florida Colleges’ all-time greatest
football players (#6, Tampa Bay Times)
2020 Dallas Cowboys All-Time Top 100 (#4, USA Today)
2019 Top 25 All-Time NFL Wide Receivers (#11, New Arena)
2017 University of Miami Ring of Honor
2017 Miami’s Top 100 Players All-Time (#2, 247Sports)
2017 NFL Top 300 All-time chosen in 12-selections per
Draft Round with 25 total rounds (23rd Rd, #267 O-all, SI)
2017 Greatest Athletes to Ever Wear #88 (#5 of 6, USA Today)
2011 Orange Bowl Hall of Fame
2011 Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Hall of Champions
2010 The Top 100: NFL’s Greatest Players (#92, NFL Network)
2008 Top 55 Hurricanes: 1953-2007 (USA Today CFB Encyclopedia)
2007 Pro Football Hall of Fame
2007 Texas Sports Hall of Fame
2007 Florida Sports Hall of Fame
2007 Florida HS All-Century Team (1 of 33, FL. HS Athletic Assn)
2005-06 2x Finalist for Pro Football Hall of Fame
2005 Cowboys Ring of Honor
2004 Broward County Sports Hall of Fame
2000 University of Miami Hall of Fame
2000 NFL All-Decade Team for 1990’s (Pro HOF)
1991-95 Pro Bowls
1993 All-Pro 2nd Team (AP)
1992 All-Pro 2nd Team (AP, Newspaper Ent. Assn.)
1992 Pro Bowl MVP
1991 All-Pro 1st Team (AP, Sporting News, Pro Football
Writers, Pro Football Weekly, Newspaper Ent. Assn.)
1991 All-NFC 1st Team (UPI, Pro Football Weekly)
1987 All-American 2nd Team (Newspaper Ent. Assn., Football News)
1987 All-American Honorable Mention (AP)
1987 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)
1987 Preseason All-American Candidate (Street & Smith)
1987 Preseason All-Deep South Majors 1st Team (Street & Smith)
1986 All-American 1st Team (UPI, Newspaper Ent. Assn.)
1986 All-American 2nd Team (AP)
1986 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)
1985 All-American 2nd Team (Newspaper Ent. Assn.)
1985 Freshman All-American 1st Team (Football News)
1985 All-South Independent 2nd Team (AP)

WR Dallas Cowboys (1988-2000)
1988 2 33 #96 Danny Stubbs
Height/Weight: 6’4″/265 lbs

2017 Miami’s Top 100 Players All-Time (#31, 247Sports)
2008 Top 55 Hurricanes: 1953-2007 (USA Today CFB Encyclopedia)
1999 University of Miami Hall of Fame
1988 NFL All-Rookie Team
1987 Consensus All-American 1st Team (AP, UPI, Walter
Camp, Sporting News, Kodak/Coaches, Football Writers,
Football News, Scripps Howard, Newspaper Ent. Assn.)
1987 All-South Independent First Team (AP)
1987 Outland Trophy Finalist (1 of 3)
1987 Preseason All-American Candidate (Street & Smith)
1987 Preseason All-Deep South Majors 1st Team (Street & Smith)
1986 All-American Second Team (UPI)
1986 All-American Honorable Mention (AP)
1986 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)

DE/OLB San Francisco 49ers (1988-89)
Dallas Cowboys (1990-91)
Cincinnati Bengals (1991-94)
Philadelphia Eagles (1995 IR)
Miami Dolphins (1996-99)
1988 2 49 #9 Brian Blades
Height/Weight: 5’11″/190 lbs

2020 All-Time Top 100 Seattle Seahawks (#25, Sports Illustrated)
2015 All-Time Top 40 Seattle Seahawks (Seattle Times)
2010 Seattle Seahawks 35th Anniversary Team
1994 Seattle Seahawks Man of the Year
1994 Steve Largent Award
1989 All-AFC 2nd Team (UPI)
1989 Pro Bowl
1989 Named Seattle Seahawks Team MVP
1988 NFL All-Rookie Team

WR Seattle Seahawks (1988-98)
Seattle Seahawks (1999 Camp)
1988 2 52 #33 Brett Perriman
Height/Weight: 5’9″/180 lbs

2019 Detroit Lions All-Time Top 100 (#56, Detroit Free Press)

WR/PR/KR New Orleans Saints (Drafted, 1988-90)
Detroit Lions (1991-96)
Kansas City Chiefs (1997)
Miami Dolphins (1997)
Miami Dolphins (1998 Camp)
1988 3 64 #71 Matt Patchan
Height/Weight: 6’4″/276 lbs

1988 East-West Shrine Classic
1987 All-American Honorable Mention

T Philadelphia Eagles (Drafted, 1988 IR)
Philadelphia Eagles (1989 Camp)
Miami Dolphins (1990 Camp)
Cleveland Browns (1990 Camp)
Orlando Thunder (1991 NFLE FA Draft
5th Round – DNP)
1988 5 124 #19 Darrell Fullington
Height/Weight: 6’1″/195 lbs
S Minnesota Vikings (Drafted, 1988-90)
Minnesota Vikings (1991 Camp)
New England Patriots (1991)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1992-93)
Minnesota Vikings – 2nd Stint (1993-94)
1988 6 155 #24 Warren Williams
Height/Weight: 6’0″/209 lbs
RB Pittsburgh Steelers (Drafted, 1988-93)
Indianapolis Colts (1993)
1988 8 197 #87 Alfredo Roberts
Height/Weight: 6’3″/250 lbs

2008 Top 55 Hurricanes: 1953-2007 (USA Today CFB Encyclopedia)

TE Kansas City Chiefs (Drafted, 1988-90)
Dallas Cowboys (1991-92)
Dallas Cowboys (1993 IR)
Dallas Cowboys (1994 Camp)
1988 10 269 #86 Derwin Jones
Height/Weight: 6’4″/268 lbs

1988 Senior Bowl

DE Seattle Seahawks (Drafted, 1988 Camp)

^Died from cancer in 1999 at the age of 34

1988 12 331 #45 George Mira Jr.
Height/Weight: 6’0″/230 lbs

2017 Miami’s Top 100 Players All-Time (#84, 247Sports)
2002 University of Miami Hall of Fame
1987 All-American Third Team (AP)
1987 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)
1987 Butkus Award Finalist (1 of 6)
1987 Preseason All-Deep South Majors 1st Team (Street & Smith)
1986 All-American Honorable Mention (AP)
1986 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)
1985 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)

LB San Francisco 49ers (Drafted, 1988 Camp)
Atlanta Falcons (1989 Camp)
1988
3L:’85-87
FA FA #10 Jeff Feagles
Height/Weight: 6’1″/215 lbs

2019 New York Giants All-Time Top 100 (#98, NorthJersey.com)
2009-Current #1 NFL Career Punting Yardage (71,211 yds.)^
2008 University of Miami Hall of Fame
2008 Pro Bowl
2008 MDA Champion of Hope (Muscular Dystrophy Assn.)
1996 Arizona Cardinals NFL Man of the Year
1995 Pro Bowl
1995 All-NFC 1st Team (UPI, Pro Football Weekly)
1988 NFL All-Rookie Team
1980’s All-Decade Fiesta Bowl 1st Team
1985 JUCO Transfer to UM from Scottsdale C.C. (at SCC in ’84)

P/H New England Patriots (1988-89)
New England Patriots (1990 Camp)
Philadelphia Eagles (1990-93)
Arizona Cardinals (1994-1997)
Seattle Seahawks (1998-2002)
New York Giants (2003-09)

^Played in 352 NFL regular season games: 4th most
all-time after Ks Adam Vinatieri (397), Morten
Andersen (382), and Gary Anderson (353).

1988 FA FA #82 Charles Henry
Height/Weight: 6’4″/230 lbs
TE Los Angeles Raiders (1989 PS)
Dallas Cowboys (1990 Camp)
Miami Dolphins (1991)
Frankfurt Galaxy (1992 NFLE)
Green Bay Packers (1992 Camp)
1988 FA FA #32 Selwyn Brown
Height/Weight: 5’11″/205 lbs

2017 All-time Tampa Bay College 2nd Team (S, Tampa Bay
Times
– HS’s in Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco & Hernando counties)
1988 Hula Bowl
1986 Preseason All-Deep South Majors 1st Team (Street & Smith)
1985 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)

S Los Angeles Rams (1988 Camp)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1988)
1988 FA FA #25 Greg Cox
Height/Weight: 6’5″/202 lbs

1987 All-American Second Team
1984 Preseason Top Freshmen “Cream of the Frosh” (Street & Smith)
1983 Parade HS All-American

K Miami Dolphins (1988 Camp)
Miami Tribe (1992 Camp PSFL)
1988 FA FA #18 Tolbert Bain
Height/Weight: 6’2″/205 lbs
DB Pittsburgh Steelers (1988 Camp)
Dallas Cowboys (1989 Camp)
1988 FA FA #76 Scott Provin
Height/Weight: 6’5″/247 lbs

2014 El Camino College Hall of Fame
1987 Toyota National Leadership Award
1985 JUCO Transfer to UM from El Camino College
1984 JUCO All-American

OG/OT
1988 FA FA #63 Bill Cichoke
Height/Weight: 6’7″/247 lbs

1985-86 Varsity-eligible at Miami
1984: “Wearing what may be the biggest shoes in College or Pro
Football, Miami’s ‘Blue Chip’ Freshman Cichoke measures his size
17 football cleats at well over a foot long.” (AP Photo Caption)

DE ^Santa Clara Univ. LB David Cichoke died on the
morning of Nov. 15, 1985 from a head injury incurred
while making a game-saving tackle (1 of 7 tackles) the
day before. Despite the coincidental timeline, David &
his younger brother “Bill Cichoke” were locals from
Santa Clara, CA., while the U’s Bill Cichoke
hailed from Portland, OR.
1988 FA FA #12 Rick (Bootin’) Tuten
Height/Weight: 6’2″/221 lbs

2020 All-time All-Florida HS Team Honorable Mention (The Atlantic)
2010 Seattle Seahawks 35th Anniversary Team
1994 All-Pro 2nd Team (AP)
1994 All-AFC 1st Team (UPI, Pro Football Weekly)
1994 Pro Bowl
1985 Transferred from Miami to Florida State (at UM 1983-84)
1983 Preseason Top Freshmen “Cream of the Frosh” (Street & Smith)

P/QB San Diego Chargers (1988 Camp)
Philadelphia Eagles (1989)
Buffalo Bills (1990)
Buffalo Bills (1991 Camp)
Seattle Seahawks (1991-97)
St. Louis Rams (1998-99)

^Died unexpectedly in Costa Rica on June 13, 2017
at the age of 52.

1987 #2 11-1 (IND) Fiesta Bowl (Penn State L 14-10) Jimmy Johnson (11-1)
Year Rd Sel# Player Pos. Team
1987 1 1
#14 Vinny Testaverde
Height/Weight: 6’5″/215 lbs

2020 CFB 150th Anniversary All-Time Top 50 Players (#28, 247Sports)
2020 Top 40 All-Time NFL Quarterbacks (#35, The Delight)
2019 Fabulous 50: Florida Colleges’ all-time greatest
football players (#26, Tampa Bay Times)
2019 New York Titans/Jets All-Time Top 100 (#39, NewJersey.com)
2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers All-Time Top 100 (#69, USA Today)
2017 Baltimore Ravens All-Time by Position (#2 of 3 QBs, Fox Sports)
2017 Miami’s Top 100 Players All-Time (#4, 247Sports)
2013 College Football Hall of Fame
2013 Sports Club of Tampa Bay Hall of Fame
2009 Named an ACC Legend
2009 Fork Union Military Academy Sports Hall of Fame
[Vinny’s javelin throw (212’ 1”) is still the FUMA record]
2008 Top 55 Hurricanes: 1953-2007 (USA Today CFB Encyclopedia)
2006 Florida Sports Hall of Fame
1998 University of Miami Hall of Fame
1997 University of Miami Ring of Honor
1997 Hurricanes Jersey #14 Retired by Miami
1998 All-AFC 1st Team (Pro Football Weekly)
1996 and 1998 Pro Bowls
1987 NFL All-Rookie Team
1986 Heisman Trophy Winner
1986 Consensus All-American 1st Team (AP, UPI, Walter
Camp, Sporting News, Kodak/Coaches, Football Writers,
Football News, Scripps Howard, Newspaper Ent. Assn.)
1986 Maxwell Award
1986 Walter Camp Player of the Year
1986 Player of the Year (UPI, Sporting News)
1986 Davey O’Brien Award
1986 Sammy Baugh Trophy
1986 Washington D.C. Touchdown Club College Athlete of Year
1986 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)
1986 Pre-Season All-American (Playboy, Street & Smith)
1986 Preseason All-Deep South Majors 1st Team (Street & Smith)
1985 All-American 2nd Team (AP, UPI, Newspaper Ent. Assn.)
1985 All-American Honorable Mention (Gannett News Service)
1985 Heisman Trophy Finalist (5th)
1985 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)
1985-86 University of Miami Team MVP

QB Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1987-1992)
Cleveland Browns (1993-95)
Baltimore Ravens (1996-98)
New York Jets (1998-2003)
New York Jets (2004 Camp)
Dallas Cowboys (2004)
New York Jets – 2nd Stint (2005-06)
New England Patriots (2006)
Carolina Panthers (2007)
1987 1 3 #30 Alonzo Highsmith Sr.
Height/Weight: 6’1″/235 lbs

2017 Miami’s Top 100 Players All-Time (#36, 247Sports)
2011 Top 24 Beloved Hurricanes (#22, BleacherReport)
2008 Top 55 Hurricanes: 1953-2007 (USA Today CFB Encyclopedia)
2005 Orange Bowl Hall of Fame
1997 University of Miami Hall of Fame
1986 All-American Honorable Mention (AP, UPI)
1983 Preseason Top Freshmen “Cream of the Frosh” (Street & Smith)
1982 HS All-American
1982 Dade County Athlete of the Year

RB/FB
OLB/DE
Houston Oilers (1987-89)
Houston Oilers (1990 Camp/Traded)
Dallas Cowboys (1990-91)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1991-92)
Kansas City Chiefs (1993 Camp)

Post-playing career: 4 yrs. as Pro Heavyweight
Boxer going 27–1–2 (with 23 wins by KO).

Univ. of Miami General Manager of Football
Operations (2022- )

1987 1 9
#98 Willie “Jerome” Brown III
Height/Weight: 6’2″/288 lbs

2020 Florida High School Athletic Hall of Fame
2020 All-time All-Florida HS Team Honorable Mention (The Atlantic)
2019 Fabulous 50: Florida Colleges’ all-time greatest
football players (#39T, Tampa Bay Times)
2017 Miami’s Top 100 Players All-Time (#7, 247Sports)
2017 All-time Tampa Bay College 1st Team (DL, Tampa Bay
Times
– HS’s in Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco & Hernando counties)
2017 NFL Top 300 All-time chosen in 12-selections per
Draft Round with 25 total rounds (14th Rd, #167 O-all, SI)
2017 Philadelphia Eagles All-Time Top 25 (#13, PennLive.com)
2016 Philadelphia Eagles All-Time by Position (#2 of 10 DL, NJ.com)
2014 University of Miami Ring of Honor
2011 Parade Magazine All-time Top HS All-Americans
2008 USA Today CFB Encyclopedia 250 All-Time College Players
2008 Top 55 Hurricanes: 1953-2007 (USA Today CFB Encyclopedia)
2007 Philadelphia Eagles 75th Anniversary Team
2007 Florida HS All-Century Team (1 of 33, FL. HS Athletic Assn)
1997 University of Miami Hall of Fame
1996 Philadelphia Eagles Honor Roll/Hall of Fame
1992 Philadelphia Eagles Retired #99
1991 All-Pro 1st Team (AP, Sporting News, Football Writers,
Pro Football Weekly)
1991 Pro Bowl
1990-91 All-NFC 1st Team (UPI)
1990 All-Pro 1st Team (AP)
1990 All-NFC 1st Team (Pro Football Weekly)
1990 Pro Bowl
1990 Street & Smith’s 50th Anniv. Dream Team Honorable Mention
1989 All-Pro 2nd Team (Newspaper Ent. Assn.)
1987 NFL All-Rookie Team
1986 Consensus All-American 1st Team (AP, UPI, Walter
Camp, Sporting News, Kodak/Coaches, Football Writers,
Football News, Scripps Howard, Newspaper Ent. Assn.)
1986 Outland Trophy Finalist
1986 Lombardi Award Finalist
1986 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)
1986 Preseason All-American (Playboy, Street & Smith)
1986 Preseason All-Deep South Majors 1st Team (Street & Smith)
1985 All-American Second Team (AP)
1985 All-American Honorable Mention (UPI)
1985 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)
1982 Parade HS All-American

DT Philadelphia Eagles (1987-91)

^Brown died on June 25, 1992
following an automobile accident.

1987 2 32 #74 Gregg Rakoczy
Height/Weight: 6’6″/290 lbs

1987 NFL All-Rookie Team
1987 East-West Shrine Classic
1986 All-American 2nd Team (AP)
1986 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)
1986 Pre-Season All-American (Playboy, Street & Smith)
1985 All-American Honorable Mention
1985 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)

OL Cleveland Browns (Drafted, 1987-90)
Cleveland Browns (1991 Camp)
New England Patriots (1991-92)
Chicago Bears (1993 Camp)
San Francisco 49ers (1993 Camp)
1987 2 50 #99 Winston Moss
Height/Weight: 6’3″/234 lbs

2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers All-Time Top 100 (#97, USA Today)
2017 Miami’s Top 100 Players All-Time (#70, 247Sports)
2008 Top 55 Hurricanes: 1953-2007 (USA Today CFB Encyclopedia)
1986 All-American Honorable Mention (AP)

OLB/DE Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Drafted, 1987-90)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1991 Camp/Traded)
Los Angeles Raiders (1991-94)
Seattle Seahawks (1995-97)

Asst. HC Green Bay Packers (2007-18)
HC Los Angeles Wildcats (2020 XFL)

1987 5 140 #77 Paul O’Connor
Height/Weight: 6’3″/270 lbs

1987 Fiesta Bowl Sportsmanship Award
1986 All-American Honorable Mention (AP, UPI)

OG New York Giants (Drafted, 1987 Camp)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1987)
San Francisco 49ers (1988 PS or IR?)
San Francisco 49ers (1989 Camp)
1987 11 297 #37 Darryl Oliver
Height/Weight: 5’10″/195 lbs
RB Seattle Seahawks (Drafted, 1987 Camp)
Atlanta Falcons (1987)
New York Jets (1988 Camp)
1987 3 Supp #93 Dan Sileo
Height/Weight: 6’2″/291 lbs

1994 All-AFL Honorable Mention
1992 All-World League of American Football 2nd Team
1987 In September, Sileo was Ruled Ineligible by NCAA
1987 Pre-season All-American (Sporting News)
1987 Outland and Lombardi Trophies’ Watchlists
1986 All-American 1st Team (Scripps Howard)
1986 All-American 2nd Team (Sporting News, Sport Magazine)
1986 All-American 3rd Team (Football News)
1986 All-American Honorable Mention (AP)
1986 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)
1986 All-American Strength Team (Nat’l Strength Coaches Assn.)
1984 Transfer to Miami from from Cincinnati (DNP)
1984 Transfer to Cincinnati from Maryland (1983)

DT Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Drafted, 1987)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1988 Camp)
Dallas Cowboys (1989-90 Camps)
Orlando Thunder (1992 NFLE)
Detroit Lions (1992 Camp)
Tampa Bay Outlaws (1992 Camp PSFL)
Las Vegas Sting (1994 AFL)

Orlando Renegades (1986, “southeastern
territory rights” – DNS, USFL)

1987 FA FA #90 Victor Morris
Height/Weight: 6’1″/243 lbs
LB Seattle Seahawks (1987 Camp)
Miami Dolphins (1987)
1987 FA FA #13 Geoff Torretta
Height/Weight: 6’2″/205 lbs
QB Miami Dolphins (1987 Tryout)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1987 Camp)
Denver Broncos (1988 Camp)
1987 FA FA #73 Dave Alekna
Height/Weight: 6’2″/257 lbs

1986 Academic All-American
1986 Preseason All-Deep South Majors 1st Team (Street & Smith)
1985 All-American Honorable Mention
1985 All-South Independent 2nd Team (AP)

OG
1986 #9 10-2 (IND) Sugar Bowl (Tenn L 35-7) Jimmy Johnson (10-2)
Year Rd Sel# Player Pos. Team
1986 4 102 #95 Kevin Fagan
Height/Weight: 6’3″/268 lbs

2019 San Francisco 49ers All-Time Top 100 (#96, USA Today)
2019 South Regional Softball Coaching Staff of the Year (JUCO)
2017 Miami’s Top 100 Players All-Time (#68, 247Sports)
2015 Florida High School Athletic Hall of Fame
2014 South Regional Softball Coaching Staff of the Year (JUCO)
2003 University of Miami Hall of Fame
1997 Palm Beach County Sports Hall of Fame
1990 All-NFC Second Team (UPI)
1986 East-West Shrine Classic
1985 Preseason All-American Candidate (Street & Smith)
1985 Preseason All-Deep South Majors 1st Team (Street & Smith)
1983 All-South Independent 2nd Team (AP)

DE/LB/TE San Francisco 49ers (Drafted, 1986-93)

HC College of Central Florida Softball (2013- JUCO)

1986 5 115 #3 Reggie Sutton
Height/Weight: 5’10″/180 lbs
DB New Orleans Saints (Drafted, 1986-87)
Miami Hooters (1993 AFL)
Las Vega Sting (1994 AFL)
Iowa Barnstormers (1995 AFL)
1986 10 265 #84 Willie Smith*
Height/Weight: 6’2″/235 lbs

2017 Miami’s Top 100 Players All-Time (#33, 247Sports)
1985 Consensus All-American 1st Team (AP, Walter Camp,
Kodak/Coaches, Sporting News, Scripps Howard, Newspaper
Ent. Assn.; Honorable Mention- UPI, Gannett News)
1985 All-South Independent First Team (AP)
1985 Preseason All-American Candidate (Street & Smith)
1984 All-American Second Team (AP)
1984 All-South Independent First Team (AP)

TE Cleveland Browns (Drafted, 1986 Camp)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1987 Camp)
Miami Dolphins (1987)
Miami Tribe (1992 Camp PSFL)
1986 12 321 #93 John McVeigh
Height/Weight: 6’2″/226 lbs

1985 All-South Independent First Team (AP)
1983 Transfer to Miami from Kentucky (at UK ’81-82)

LB Seattle Seahawks (Drafted, 1986-87)
1986 FA FA #58 Bruce Fleming
Height/Weight: 6’2″/224 lbs

1985 Fiesta Bowl Sportsmanship Award
1985 All-American Third Team (AP)
1984 All-American Honorable Mention
1982 McDonald’s HS All-American in Basketball

LB/LS Kansas City Chiefs (1986 Camp)
Montreal Alouettes (1987 CFL Camp)
1986 FA FA #79 Paul Bertucelli*
Height/Weight: 6’4″/261 lbs

1986 Preseason All-American – DNP^ (Street & Smith)
1985 All-American Honorable Mention (UPI)
1985 All-South Independent 2nd Team (AP)

T Washington Redskins (1986 Camp^)

^Redshirted as a FR., Paul declared for NFL Draft in
Jan., 1986 passing on his 5th-yr. SR. season, and then
graduated from UM in May, 1986, but went undrafted.

1986 FA FA #91 Bob Jastrab
Height/Weight: 6’2″/250 lbs

2010 American Football Coaches Assn. JUCO Nat’l. Coach of the Year
1983 JUCO Transfer to UM from Mt. San Antonio (CA.) College
1983 JUCO/C.C. All-American
1983 Mt. San Antonio College Mountie of the Year

DL Mt. San Antonio College HC (2005- JUCO)
[Also was MSAC’s Asst. A.D. and Associate HC]
1986 FA FA #68 Andy Dickerson
Height/Weight: 6’5″/260 lbs

Transferred from UM to USC and then to Cal Lutheran

G/TE Los Angeles Raiders (1987)
1985 #18 8-5 (IND) Fiesta Bowl (UCLA L 39-37) Jimmy Johnson (8-5)
Year Rd Sel# Player Pos. Team
1985 1 13 #40 Eddie Brown
Height/Weight: 6’0″/185 lbs

2019 Cincinnati Bengals Top 100 All-Time (#42, Cincinnati Enquirer)
2017 Cincinnati Bengals 50th Anniv. Team (#29 of 50, Bengals Org.)
2017 Miami’s Top 100 Players All-Time (#22, 247Sports)
2008 Top 55 Hurricanes: 1953-2007 (USA Today CFB Encyclopedia)
1995 University of Miami Hall of Fame
1988 All-Pro 1st Team (Newspaper Ent. Assn.)
1988 All-Pro 2nd Team (AP)
1988 All-AFC 1st Team (UPI, Pro Football Weekly)
1988 Pro Bowl
1985 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (AP)
1985 NFL All-Rookie Team
1984 Consensus All-American 1st Team (AP, Newspaper
Enterprise Assn., Kodak/Coaches; 2nd Team- UPI;
Honorable Mention- Gannett News Service)
1984 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)
1984 Preseason All-Deep South Majors 1st Team (Street & Smith)
1983 JUCO Transfer to UM from Navarro (TX) College (’81-82)

WR Cincinnati Bengals (1985-91)
Cincinnati Bengals (1992 IR)
Cincinnati Bengals (1993 Camp)

Orlando Renegades Territorial Selection (1985 USFL
Draft – DNS)

1985 4 88 #80 Willie Lee Broughton
Height/Weight: 6’5″/277 lbs
DL Indianapolis Colts (Drafted, 1985-86)
Indianapolis Colts (1987 IR)
Indianapolis Colts (1988 Camp)
Dallas Cowboys (1989-90)
Dallas Cowboys (1991 Camp)
Los Angeles Raiders (1992-93)
Los Angeles Raiders (1994 IR)
Miami Dolphins (1994)
Los Angeles Raiders – 2nd Stint (1995 Camp/Traded)
New Orleans Saints (1995-96)
New Orleans Saints (1997 Camp)

Orlando Renegades Territorial Selection (1985 USFL
Draft – DNS)

1985 7 183 #52 Dave Heffernan
Height/Weight: 6’4″/255 lbs

1991 Earned J.D. from UM School of Law
1983 All-South Independent 2nd Team (AP)

G Kansas City Chiefs (Drafted 7/183, 1985 Camp)
Detroit Lions (1986 Camp)
New York Jets (1987 Camp)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1988)

1985 USFL Draft Pick #4/61st overall
by Houston Gamblers – DNS

1985 7 194 #64 Dallas Cameron
Height/Weight: 6’3″/247 lbs
NT/LB Denver Broncos (Drafted, 1985 Camp)
Indianapolis Colts (1985 Camp)
Denver Broncos – 2nd Stint (1986 IR)
Denver Broncos (1987 Camp)

Orlando Renegades Territorial Selection (1985 USFL
Draft – DNS)

1985 8 206 #48 Joe Kohlbrand
Height/Weight: 6’4″/242 lbs

1980 HS All-American

ILB New Orleans Saints (Drafted, 1985-89)
New York Jets (1990 Camp)
1985 1 Supp #20 Bernie “B.J.” Kosar*
Height/Weight: 6’5″/210 lbs

2022 U.S. Attorney General Award: missing/endangered juveniles
2020 Cleveland Browns All-Time Top 50 (#19, BrownsNation.com)
2019 Fabulous 50: Florida Colleges’ all-time greatest
football players (#23, Tampa Bay Times)
2019 Cleveland Browns All-Time Top 100 (#36, USA Today)
2017 Miami’s Top 100 Players All-Time (#8, 247Sports)
2013 Cleveland Browns All-Time Top 100 (#25, Cleveland.com)
2008 Top 55 Hurricanes: 1953-2007 (USA Today CFB Encyclopedia)
2006 Florida Sports Hall of Fame
2002 Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Hall of Champions
2002 Broward County Sports Hall of Fame
1999 University of Miami Ring of Honor
1998 Academic All-American HOF (GTE/CoSIDA)
1997 Orange Bowl Hall of Fame
1995 University of Miami Hall of Fame
1994 University of Miami Alumnus of Distinction
1987 Pro Bowl
1984 All-American 2nd Team (AP, Newspaper Ent. Assn.)
1984 All-American Honorable Mention (Gannett News Service)
1984 Academic All-American
1984 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)
1984 Heisman Trophy (4th)
1984 University of Miami Team MVP
1984 Preseason All-American Candidate (Street & Smith)
1984 Preseason All-Deep South Majors 1st Team (Street & Smith)
1983 All-American Honorable Mention
1983 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)
1981 Parade HS All-American

QB Cleveland Browns (Drafted, 1985-93)
Dallas Cowboys (1993)
Miami Dolphins (1994-96)

University of Miami Board of Regents
Currently Emeriti Member

1985 FA #6 Stanley “Shake” Shakespeare
Height/Weight: 6’0″/190 lbs

^Died of drowning (boating accident) on
Apr. 26, 2005 off of Jupiter, FL.

WR/DB Drafted as a USFL Protected Selection by Orlando
Orlando Renegades (1985 USFL Camp)
Cleveland Browns (1985 IR)
Miami Dolphins (1987 Camp)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1987)
1985 FA FA #99 Julio Cortes
Height/Weight: 6’0″/226 lbs
LB Seattle Seahawks (1985-86 Camps)
Edmonton Eskimos (1987 Camp CFL)
Seattle Seahawks (1987)
1985 FA FA #76 Ian Sinclair
Height/Weight: 6’4″/260 lbs

2012 London (Ontario) Sports Hall of Fame
2009 British Columbia Lions Wall of Fame
1984 All-American 2nd Team (AP)
1984 All-American 3rd Team (Playboy)
1984 All-American Honorable Mention (UPI)

C 1984 Native Canadian CFL Draft Pick #1,
2nd overall by Montreal Concorde, then Traded
British Columbia Lions (1985-95 CFL)

Orlando Renegades Territorial Selection (1985 USFL
Draft – DNS)

1985 FA FA #72 Alvin Ward
Height/Weight: 6’2″/260

1984 All-South Independent 2nd Team (AP)
1983 All-American Honorable Mention
1983 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)

G Drafted as a Protected Selection by Orlando
Orlando Renegades (1985 USFL)
Atlanta Falcons (FA, 1985 Camp)
1985 FA FA #69 Juan Comendeiro
Height/Weight: 6’3″/219 lbs
G Drafted as a Protected Selection by USFL
Orlando Renegades (1985 USFL)
1985 FA FA #47 Lucious DeLegal
Height/Weight: 6’2″/205 lbs

1983-84 After Walking on at Miami, Lettered both years with Canes
1982? Transfer to Miami from Bethune-Cookman College
(after 2 yrs. on a football scholarship at Bethune-Cookman)

CB Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1985 Camp)
Ottawa Rough Riders (1985 Camp CFL)

^Died at age 27 in a murder-suicide on Sept. 16, 1989,
shooting his mail carrier ex-girlfriend, Regina
Washington, 24, in a local post office parking lot,
before shooting himself with the same revolver.

1985 FA FA #2 Kenny Calhoun
Height/Weight: 6’1″/202 lbs

1984 Preseason All-American Candidate (Street & Smith)
1984 Preseason All-Deep South Majors 1st Team (Street & Smith)
1983 All-South Independent Second Team (AP)

S Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1985 Camp)
1985 FA FA #13 Kyle Vanderwende
Height/Weight: 6’3″/210
QB/TE/P Miami Dolphins (1985 Camp)
1985 FA FA #7 Steve Minie
Height/Weight: 6’2″/200 lbs
P Miami Dolphins (1987 Camp)
1984 #1 11-1 (IND) Orange Bowl (Nebraska W 31-30) Howard Schnellenberger (11-1)
Year Rd Sel# Player Pos. Team
1984 2 39 #86 Glenn Dennison
Height/Weight: 6’3″/225 lbs

1984 Senior Bowl
1984 East-West Shrine Classic
1983 All-American 2nd Team (AP)
1983 All-American Honorable Mention (UPI)
1983 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)
1983 University of Miami Team MVP
1982 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)

TE New York Jets (Drafted, 1984)
New York Jets (1985 IR)
New York Jets (1986 Camp)
New England Patriots (1987 Camp/Traded)
Washington Redskins (1987)
New York Jets – 2nd Stint (1988 IR)
Amsterdam Admirals (1989-90 NFLE)

1984 USFL Draft #3/64th overall
by Houston Gamblers – DNS

1984 2 53 #54 Jay Brophy
Height/Weight: 6’3″/233 lbs

2020 University of Miami Hall of Fame
2017 Miami’s Top 100 Players All-Time (#35, 247Sports)
1984 Senior Bowl
1984 East-West Shrine Classic
1983 All-American First Team (Football News)
1983 All-American Second Team (UPI)
1983 All-American Third Team (AP)
1983 All-South Independent First Team (AP)
1983 Preseason All-American Honorable Mention (Street & Smith)
1983 Preseason All-Deep South Majors 1st Team (Street & Smith)
1982 University of Miami Team MVP
1982 All-South Independent First Team (AP)

LB Miami Dolphins (Drafted, 1984-86)
New York Jets (1987)

1984 USFL Draft #4/73rd overall
by Tampa Bay Bandits – DNS

1984 3 77 #4 Rodney Bellinger
Height/Weight: 5’8″/189 lbs

1983 All-South Independent 2nd Team (AP)

CB Buffalo Bills (Drafted, 1984-86)
Buffalo Bills (1987 Camp)
Cleveland Browns (1988 Camp)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1988 Camp)

1984 USFL Draft #2/41st overall
by Houston Gamblers – DNS

1984 3 82 #38 Robert “Speedy” Neal
Height/Weight: 6’3″/254 lbs

1979 Selected as a SI Face in the Crowd:
“6’3¾” 242-pounder at Key West High who runs a 4.5 40,
is the leading rusher in Southern Florida with 1,606 yds.
(6.6 avg.) & the top scorer with 140 points. His point
total broke George Mira’s high school record of 105.”

RB/FB Buffalo Bills (Drafted, 1984)
Buffalo Bills (1985 Camp)
Miami Dolphins (1986 Camp)

1984 USFL Draft #4/77th overall
by Tampa Bay Bandits – DNS

^Died Apr. 25, 2023 at age 60. Although fast, his
nickname of “Speedy” came early because his
mother’s delivery time for him was very brief.

1984 8 198 #97 Fred Robinson
Height/Weight: 6’5″/240 lbs
DE/LB Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Drafted, 1984 Camp)
San Diego Chargers (1982-86)
Miami Dolphins (1986)
Miami Dolphins (1987 Camp)
Detroit Lions (1987 Camp)

1984 USFL Draft #2/25th overall
by Washington Federals – DNS

1984 10 279 #44 Keith Griffin
Height/Weight: 5’8″/185 lbs
RB/KR Washington Redskins (Drafted, 1984-88)
Atlanta Falcons (1989 Camp)

1984 USFL Draft #11 Rd./215th overall
by Oklahoma Outlaws – DNS

1984 11 308 #82 Lawrence Thompson
Height/Weight: 6’1″/189 lbs
WR/DB/RB
PR/KR
Denver Gold (1984 Camp USFL)
Minnesota Vikings (Drafted #11/308, 1984 IR)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1985 Camp CFL)
Calgary Stampeders (1985 CFL)
Detroit Lions (1987 Camp)
1984
2L:’82-83
2 Supp #16 Albert Bentley
Height/Weight: 5’11″/215 lbs

2013 Naples Area Prep All-Time Top 25 (#6, Naples Daily News)
2007 University of Miami Hall of Fame
1984 Senior Bowl
1983 All-South Independent 2nd Team (AP)

RB/FB Selected in 1984 USFL Draft 1st Rd.,
7th overall by Chicago Blitz
Michigan Panthers (1984 USFL)
Oakland Invaders (1985 USFL)
Indianapolis Colts (Drafted #2/35th overall
1984 NFL Supplemental Draft, Played 1985-91)
Indianapolis Colts (1992 Camp)
Pittsburgh Steelers (1992)
1984
2L:’82-83
FA FA #62 Tony Fitzpatrick
Height/Weight: 6’0″/250 lbs

1983 All-American Honorable Mention (UPI)
1983 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)

DT Houston’s 7th Rd., 128th overall pick in 1984 USFL Draft
Houston Gamblers (1984-85 USFL)
Ottawa Rough Riders (1986 CFL)
Minnesota Vikings (1986 Camp)
Houston Oilers (1987 IR)
Houston Oilers (1988 Camp)
1984
2L:’81-82
FA FA #67 Eric Larkin
Height/Weight: 6’4″/269 lbs

1983 Varsity-eligible & on UM Roster
1980 Redshirted at Miami

DL/OG Philadelphia Eagles (1985 Camp)
Chicago Bears (1986 Camp)
Chicago Bruisers (1987 AFL)
Houston Oilers (1987)
1984
2L:’80,’83
FA FA #51 Jacinto “Jack” Fernandez
Height/Weight: 6’0″/206 lbs

2016 Orange Bowl Hall of Fame
1984 Orange Bowl Defensive MVP

LB/P Denver Broncos (1984 IR)
1984
3L:’79,’82-83
FA FA #3 Jeff Davis
Height/Weight: 5’6″/150 lbs

2009 Orange Bowl Hall of Fame
1983 All-South Independent 2nd Team (AP)
1978, 1980-81 at Miami

K New York Jets (1984 Camp)
Tampa Bay Bandits (1985 USFL)
1984
2L:’82-83
FA FA #56 Stuart “The Beast” Schnellenberger
Height/Weight: 6’3″/250 lbs

1981 Transfer to Miami from Duke
1980 All-ACC (TE at Duke ’79-80)

C/OL/TE Washington Redskins (1984 Camp)
1984
1L:’82
FA FA #21 Jimmy Austin
Height/Weight: 6’0″/217 lbs

1983 Played at Miami, but didn’t Letter
1981 Transfer to Miami from Nebraska (at NU in ’80)

RB Miami Dolphins (1984 Camp)
1984
2L:’82-83
FA FA #29 Eddie Williams
Height/Weight: 6’2″/196 lbs
DB Arizona Wranglers (1984 USFL Draft 10th Rd./209th overall)
1983 NR 7-4 (IND) None Howard Schnellenberger (7-4)
Year Rd Sel# Player Pos. Team
1983
4L:’79-82
1 14 #12 Jim “Country” Kelly
Height/Weight: 6’3″/217 lbs

2020 Top 40 All-Time NFL Quarterbacks (#14, New Arena)
2019 Buffalo Bills All-Time Top 100 (#2, Democrat & Chronicle)
2018 Buffalo Bills All-Time Top 30 (#2, SI/Fansided)
2017 Miami’s Top 100 Players All-Time (#12, 247Sports)
2017 Greatest Athletes to Ever Wear #12 (#5 of 8, USA Today)
2009 Buffalo Bills 50th Anniv. Team QB (25 chosen)
2008 University of Miami Ring of Honor
2007 Named an ACC Legend
2004 Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Hall of Champions
2002 Pro Football Hall of Fame
2001 Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame
2001 1st-ever Retired Buffalo Bills’ Jersey #12
1998 Florida Sports Hall of Fame
1997 Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame
1992 University of Miami Hall of Fame
1992 NFL All-Pro 2nd Team (AP)
1992 Pro Bowl
1991 All-Pro 1st Team (AP, Sporting News, Pro Football
Writers, Newspaper Ent. Assn., Pro Football Weekly)
1991 All-AFC 1st Team (UPI, Pro Football Weekly)
1991 Pro Bowl
1990 NFL All-Pro 2nd Team (Newspaper Ent. Assn.)
1990 All-AFC 2nd Team (UPI)
1990 Pro Bowl
1987-88 Pro Bowls
All-Time USFL 1st-Team/USFL Hall of Fame
1984-85 All-USFL First-Team
1984 USFL League MVP
1984 USFL Rookie of the Year
1982 Preseason All-American Honorable Mention (Street & Smith)
1982 Preseason All-Deep South Majors 1st Team (Street & Smith)
1981 Peach Bowl Offensive MVP
1981 University of Miami Team MVP

QB Chicago Blitz (1983 Drafted 14 Rd./163rd overall USFL – DNS Initially)
Houston Gamblers (1984-85 USFL)^
New Jersey Generals (1986 USFL – DNP)^
Buffalo Bills (1983 Drafted 1/14- DNS Initially)
Buffalo Bills (1986-96)
Buffalo Bills (1997 Camp/Retired Jan. 31, 1997)

^While meeting in 1983 with the Buffalo Bills to negotiate his
contract, a Bills secretary mistakenly let Bruce Allen, GM of
the rival U.S. Football League’s Chicago Blitz, reach Kelly on
the telephone; Allen persuaded Kelly to leave the meeting.
Kelly later claimed that the USFL offered him his choice of
teams because of the league’s interest in signing QBs. He
signed with the Houston Gamblers, who played in the climate-
controlled Houston Astrodome. When the Gamblers folded,
Kelly went to the New Jersey Generals and was slated as their
starting quarterback. He even appeared on a cover of Sports
Illustrated while holding a Generals’ helmet, but the USFL
collapsed before he ever fielded a snap with the Generals.

1983
4L:’78,’80-82
2 31 #78 Mark Cooper
Height/Weight: 6’5″/280 lbs

1983 Senior Bowl
1983 East-West Shrine Game
1982 All-South Independent Second Team (AP)
1982 UM’s Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman

G/T/TE Denver Broncos (1983-87)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1987-89)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1990 Camp)

New Jersey Generals (1983 Drafted 5th Rd./60th overall USFL – DNS)

1983
4L:’79-82
4 100 #49 Mark Rush
Height/Weight: 6’3″/215 lbs

1983 East-West Shrine Game
1982 All-South Independent 2nd Team (AP)

RB Drafted #22, 259th overall ’83 USFL Draft
by Chicago (later becoming the Houston Gamblers)
Houston Gamblers (1983 USFL)
Michigan Panthers (1984 USFL)
San Antonio Gunslingers (1984-85 USFL)
Minnesota Vikings (1983 Drafted 4/100 – DNS Initially)
Minnesota Vikings (1985 Camp)
Miami Dolphins (1986 Camp)
Buffalo Bills (1987 Camp)
1983
4L:’79-82
5 131 #71 Tony Chickillo
Height/Weight: 6’3″/265 lbs

1983 Senior Bowl
1983 Blue Gray Game
1982 All-South Independent First Team (AP)
1982 Preseason All-American Honorable Mention (Street & Smith)
1982 Preseason All-Deep South Majors 1st Team (Street & Smith)

NT Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Drafted, 1983)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1984 Camp)
Indianapolis Colts (1984 Camp)
San Diego Chargers (1984-85)
Miami Dolphins (1986 Camp)
New York Jets (1987)
New York Jets (1988 Camp)
Tampa Bay Storm (1993-94 AFL)
Miami Hooters (1995 AFL)
Tampa Bay Storm – 2nd Stint (1996 AFL)
New Jersey Gladiators (2001 AFL)

New Jersey Generals (1983 Drafted 16th Rd./191st overall USFL – DNS)

1983
3L:’80-82
7 176 #20 Anthony “Rocky” Belk
Height/Weight: 6’0″/187 lbs

^Died on July 15, 2010 (Aged 50) in Arlington, VA

WR Cleveland Browns (Drafted #7/176, 1983)
Cleveland Browns (1984 Camp)

Washington Federals (1983 Drafted 15th Rd./172nd overall USFL – DNS)

1983
3L:’80-82
8 214 #17 Ronnie Lippett
Height/Weight: 5’11″/180 lbs

2019 Boston/New England Patriots All-Time Top 100 (#59, USA Today)
2008 Top 55 Hurricanes: 1953-2007 (USA Today CFB Encyclopedia)
1994 University of Miami Hall of Fame
1990 New England Patriots All-1980s Team
1988 All-NFL First Team (Newspaper Ent. Assoc.)
1987 All-AFC Second Team (UPI)
1986 All-AFC First Team (UPI)

CB New England Patriots (Drafted, 1983-88)
New England Patriots (1989 IR)
New England Patriots (1990-91)
New England Patriots (1992 Camp)
1983
4L:’79-82
11 283 #61 Don Bailey
Height/Weight: 6’4″/257 lbs

2019 University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame
President’s Distinguished Service Award
[as Longtime Voice of Hurricane Football]

C Denver Broncos (Drafted 11/283, 1983 Camp)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1983)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1984 Camp)
Indianapolis Colts (1984-85)
Indianapolis Colts (1986 Camp)

Tampa Bay Bandits (1983 Drafted 9th Rd./108th overall USFL – DNS)

1983
4L:’79-82
FA FA #14 Jamie Boone
Height/Weight: 6’0″/210 lbs

1982 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)
HS at U.S. Military Academy Prep (West Point, NY) &
Southwest HS (Miami, FL)

CB Arizona Wranglers (1983-84 USFL)
Cleveland Browns (1985 IR)
1983
3L:’80-82
FA FA #55 Isaiah West
Height/Weight: 6’3″/230 lbs

1980 JUCO Transfer to UM from Cowley County JC (at CCJC ’79)

LB Kansas City Chiefs (1983 Camp)
Oklahoma Outlaws (1984 USFL)
Portland Breakers (1985 USFL)
1983
3L:’80-82
FA FA #65 Greg Zappala
Height/Weight: 6’2″/222 lbs
LB Atlanta Falcons (1983 Camp)
Jacksonville Bulls (1984 USFL)
1983
4L:’79-82
FA FA #53 John Canei
Height/Weight: 6’5″/258 lbs

1983 Blue Gray Game
1981 Preseason All-American 2nd Team (Street & Smith)
1981 Preseason All-Deep South Majors 1st Team (Street & Smith)
1980 All-American Honorable Mention
1980 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)

T Tampa Bay Bandits (1983 Drafted #15 Rd./180th Overall USFL)
Tampa Bay Bandits (1983-84 USFL)
Memphis Showboats (1985 USFL)
1983
4L:’78,’80-82
FA FA #9 Mark Richt
Height/Weight: 6’1″/196 lbs

2023 College Football Hall of Fame
2023 State of Georgia Athletic Hall of Fame
2017 Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award
2017 ACC Coach of the Year
2012 Palm Beach County Sports Hall of Fame
2005 SEC Coach of the Year
2002 SEC Coach of the Year

QB Denver Broncos (1983 Camp)
Miami Dolphins (1984 Camp)

Grad. Asst. Florida State (1985-88)
OC Eastern Carolina (1989)
Asst. (QBs) Florida State (1990-93)
OC Florida State (1994-2000)
HC University of Georgia (2001-15)
HC University of Miami (2015-18)

1983
0L
FA FA #40 Leroy McDonald
Height/Weight: 6’0″/175 lbs

2019 Ft. Myers HS 100th Anniv. All-Time Top 30 (#17, Ft. Myers News-Press)
1979-80 at Miami

RB
1983
0L
FA FA #52 Tom Carnes
Height/Weight: 6’5″/275 lbs

1980 Transferred from Miami to East Carolina (at UM 1978-79)

OG Washington Federals (1983 Draft 20th Rd., 237th overall USFL)
Washington Federals (1983 Camp or Camp/Traded USFL)
Arizona Wranglers (1983 USFL)
New York Jets (1984 Camp)
1982 #8 9-2 (IND) None Howard Schnellenberger (9-2)
Year Rd Sel# Player Pos. Team
1982
4L:’78-81
1 27 #73 Lester Williams
Height/Weight: 6’3″/278 lbs

2017 Miami’s Top 100 Players All-Time (#54, 247Sports)
1999 University of Miami Hall of Fame
1982 NFL All-Rookie Team
1982 East-West Shrine Classic
1981 Blue-Gray Classic
1981 Parade Magazine College Lineman of the Year
1981 Consensus All-American First Team (Walter Camp,
Kodak/Coaches, Football News, Sporting News,
Newspaper Ent. Assn., Mizlou Sports; 2nd Team- AP)
1981 All-South Independent First Team (AP)
1981 Preseason All-American First Team (Playboy, Street & Smith)
1981 Preseason All-Deep South Majors 1st Team (Street & Smith)
1977 HS Football All-American (Parade Magazine)
1977 USA Junior Olympic Wrestling Team (Heavyweight)

NT/DT New England Patriots (1982-85)
New England Patriots (1986 Camp)
San Diego Chargers (1986)
St. Louis Cardinals (1987 Camp)
Seattle Seahawks (1987)
Seattle Seahawks (1988 Camp)

^Died at home in Birmingham, AL. on
Aug. 16, 2017 at age 58.

1982
4L:’78-81
5 112 #31 Fred Marion
Height/Weight: 6’2″/192 lbs

2019 Boston/New England Patriots All-Time Top 100 (#72, USA Today)
2017 Miami’s Top 100 Players All-Time (#82, 247Sports)
2009 Boston/New England Patriots 50th Anniv. Team (Starting S)
1993 University of Miami Hall of Fame
1990 New England Patriots All-1980s Team
1985 NFL All-Pro Second Team (UPI)
1985 Pro Bowl
1982 Senior Bowl
1981 Consensus All-American 1st Team (UPI, Newspaper Ent. Assn.,
Kodak/Coaches, Football Writers; 2nd Team- AP, Football News)
1981 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)
1981 Preseason All-American Honorable Mention (Street & Smith)
1980 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)

S New England Patriots (Drafted, 1982-91)
New England Patriots (1992 Camp)
Miami Dolphins (1992 Camp)
1982
4L:’78-81
5 120 #91 Bob W. “Fuzzy” Nelson
Height/Weight: 6’4″/275 lbs

2021 Maryland HS’s Top-Ranked Players All-Time (#110 of 254,
Ainsworth Sports)
1982 Senior Bowl
1981 Blue Gray Game

NT/LB Miami Dolphins (Drafted, 1982 Camp)
Arizona Wranglers (1983 USFL)
Oklahoma Outlaws (1984 USFL)
Jacksonville Bulls (1985 USFL)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1985 Camp)
Los Angeles Raiders (1985 IR)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 2nd Stint (1986)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1987 Camp)
Green Bay Packers (1988-90)
Green Bay Packers (1991 Camp)
1982
4L:’78-81
9 228 #30 David Jefferson
Height/Weight: 6’2″/235 lbs

1981 Blue Gray Game

LB Seattle Seahawks (Drafted, 1982 Camp)
Toronto Argonauts (1982 CFL)
Oakland Invaders (1983-84 USFL)
1982
4L:’78-81
10 268 #43 Larry Brodsky, “the Jerusalem Cowboy”
Height/Weight: 6’0″/190 lbs

1982 East-West Shrine Classic
1981 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)

WR Kansas City Chiefs (Drafted, 1982 Camp)
New Jersey Generals (1983 USFL)
Houston Gamblers (1984 Camp USFL)
Tampa Bay Bandits (1984-85 USFL)
1982
4L:’78-81
11 281 #1 Dan “Big Foot^” Miller, aka “Miller Time”
Height/Weight: 5’10″/178 lbs

2004 University of Miami Hall of Fame
1981 All-American 1st Team (Football News, Mizlou Sports)
1981 All-American 2nd Team (UPI)
1981 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)
1979 Outstanding ‘Cane Special Team Player

^Ironic origin of his nickname “Big Foot”– Miller normally
wore size 8 1/2 shoes, but kicked in a size 6 1/2 cleat

K Washington Redskins (Drafted, 1982 Camp)
New England Patriots (1982)
Baltimore Colts (1982)
Baltimore Colts (1983 Camp)
Jacksonville Bulls (1984 USFL)
Birmingham Stallions (1984-85 USFL)
Atlanta Falcons (1985 Camp)
St. Louis Cardinals (1986 Camp)
1982
4L:’78-81
12 310 #66 Scott Nicolas
Height/Weight: 6’3″/226 lbs

2019 University of Miami Hall of Fame
2017 All-time Tampa Bay College 2nd Team (LB, Tampa Bay
Times
– HS’s in Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco & Hernando counties)
1981 Blue Gray Classic
1981 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)

LB Cleveland Browns (Drafted, 1982-86)
Cleveland Browns (1987 Camp)
Miami Dolphins (1987)
Miami Dolphins (1988 IR)
Miami Dolphins (1989 Camp)
1982
4L:’78-81
12 331 #6 Mike Rodrigue
Height/Weight: 6’0″/184 lbs
WR/QB/DB Miami Dolphins (Drafted, 1982 Camp)
Montreal Concorde (1982 CFL)
New York Giants (1984 Camp)
1982
3L:’79-81
FA FA #87 Leon Evans
Height/Weight: 6’7″/282 lbs
DE Washington Redskins (1983 Camp)
Philadelphia Eagles (1984-85 IR)
Detroit Lions (1985-86)
Detroit Lions (1987 IR)
Detroit Lions (1988 Camp)
1982
4L:’78-81
FA FA #79 Frank Frazier
Height/Weight: 6’5″/290 lbs

1982 Senior Bowl^Died Nov. 23, 2000 in Miami at age of 40.

OT/OG San Francisco 49ers (1982 Camp)
Oakland Invaders (1983 USFL)
Oklahoma Outlaws (1984 IR USFL)
British Columbia Lions (1987 Camp CFL)
Washington Redskins (1987)
1982
4L:’77,’79-81
FA FA #33 Chris Hobbs
Height/Weight: 5’11″/190 lbs
RB Denver Broncos (1982 Camp)
Jacksonville Bulls (1983 Camp USFL)
1982
4L:’78-81
FA FA #90 Tim Flanagan
Height/Weight: 6’3/220 lbs

1981 Blue-Gray All-Star Classic

DE/LB Kansas City Chiefs (1982 Camp)
1982
3L:’79-81
FA FA #60 Dave Stewart
Height/Weight: 6’6″/245 lbs
OT Denver Broncos (1982 Camp)
1982
4L:’78-81
FA FA #58 Clem Barbarino
Height/Weight: 6’4″/245 lbs

1981 UM’s Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award

OG/C
1981 #18 9-3 (IND) Peach Bowl (VT W 20-10) Howard Schnellenberger (9-3)
Year Rd Sel# Player Pos. Team
1981
4L:’77-80
4 101 #2 John Swain
Height/Weight: 6’1″/195 lbs
DB Minnesota Vikings (1981-84)
Minnesota Vikings (1985 Camp)
Miami Dolphins (1985)
Pittsburgh Steelers (1985-86)
Pittsburgh Steelers (1987 Camp)
Green Bay Packers (1987 Camp)
Miami Dolphins – 2nd Stint (1987)
1981
4L:’77-80
10 263 #13 Jim “Detroit Wheels” Joiner
Height/Weight: 6’2″/195 lbs
WR St. Louis Cardinals (Drafted, 1981 IR)
St. Louis Cardinals (1982 Camp)
San Francisco 49ers (1983 Camp)
1981
4L:’77-80
11 290 #27 Pat Walker
Height/Weight: 6’3″/180 lbs

1979 Outstanding ‘Cane Offensive Back/End

WR Denver Broncos (Drafted, 1981 Camp)
1981
3L:’78-80
FA FA #83 Jim “Sluggo” Burt
Height/Weight: 6’1″/260 lbs

2017 Miami’s Top 100 Players All-Time (#86, 247Sports)
2011 Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame
1998 University of Miami Hall of Fame
1986 Pro Bowl
1986 All-NFC 1st Team (Pro Football Weekly)
1981 Peach Bowl Defensive MVP
1980 All-American 1st Team (Newspaper Enterprise Assn.)
1980 All-American 3rd Team (AP)
1980 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)
1980 Preseason All-American 2nd Team (Street & Smith)
1979 All-South Independent 1st Team (AP)
1979 Outstanding ‘Cane Defensive Lineman

NT New York Giants (1981-88)
New York Giants (1989 Camp)
San Francisco 49ers (1989-91)
San Francisco 49ers (1992 Camp)
1981
3L:’78-80
FA FA #75 Charles Cook
Height/Weight: 6’3″/268 lbs

^Out of Gainesville’s F.W. Buchholz HS, Cook arrived at Miami
as a 6’1.5″, 200-lb. DB in 1977 and was assigned ‘Cane Jersey #21

DL/LB^ New England Patriots (1981 IR)
New England Patriots (1982 Camp)
New York Jets (1982 IR)
New York Jets (1983 Camp)
New York Giants (1983)
Memphis Showboats (1984 Camp USFL)
New York Giants – 2nd Stint (1984 Camp)
New Jersey Generals (1985 USFL)
1981
3L:’78-80
FA FA #24 Mike Goedecker
Height/Weight: 6’1″/230 lbs

1980 University of Miami Team MVP

LB San Diego Chargers (1982 Camp)
Tampa Bay Bandits (1983 USFL)
Pittsburgh Maulers (1984 USFL Tryout)
Jacksonville Bulls (1984 USFL Expansion Draft)
Virginia Hunters (1984 AFA)
Cleveland Browns (1985 Camp)
1981
4L:’77-80
FA FA #57 Mozell “Axe” Axson Sr.
Height/Weight: 6’0″/226 lbs

1979 Preseason All-American Candidate (Street & Smith)

LB Cleveland Browns (1982 Camp)
1981
3L:’78-80
FA FA #57 Jim Pokorney
Height/Weight: 6’3″/245 lbs

1979 Outstanding ‘Cane Offensive Lineman

OL
1981
2L:’79-80
FA FA #59 Art Kehoe
Height/Weight: 6’0″/230 lbs

2011 Top 24 Beloved Hurricanes (#6, BleacherReport)
2008 Top 55 Hurricanes: 1953-2007 (USA Today CFB Encyclopedia)
2002 University of Miami Hall of Fame
2001 Laney Junior College Athletic Hall of Fame
1979 JUCO Transfer to UM from Laney J.C. (UM 1979-80)

OG Univ. of Miami Interim HC (1995)
Ole Miss Asst. HC (2006-07)

^Only Hurricanes’ Coach to receive all
5 Nat’l. Champ Rings

1980 NR 5-6 (IND) None Howard Schnellenberger (5-6)
Year Rd Sel# Player Pos. Team
1980
3L:’77-79
12 326 #25 Gene Coleman
Height/Weight: 5’10″/180 lbs

1979 Jack Harding Award (University of Miami Team MVP)
1979 Outstanding ‘Cane Defensive Back

DB Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Drafted, 1980 Camp)
1980
3L:’77-79
FA FA #97 Barry Gonzalez
Height/Weight: 6’3″/230 lbs

1979 Preseason All-American Candidate (Street & Smith)

DE Cleveland Browns (1980 Camp)
1980
3L:’77-79
FA FA #32 Herb Jackson
Height/Weight: 6′ 1/2″/214 lbs
LB New Orleans Saints (1980 Camp)
1980
2L:’77-78
FA FA #67 McKinney Griffin
Height/Weight: 6’2″/236 lbs

2021 Central Florida Officials Assn. Hall of Fame (FHSAA)
1974 Regional Letter of Intent w/ Georgia Tech – DNA (later UM)
1973 Top 100 Football Recruits in the Country

OG Post-playing career: Became a Football Official,
Officiated (usually as Umpire) in NFL in 2001 & 2012.
1980
2L:’78-79
FA FA #92 Pete Upperco
Height/Weight: 6’2″/220 lbs

1980 Hula Bowl College All-Star Game

DE/OLB
1980
3L:’76-77,’79
FA FA #22 Taylor Timmons
Height/Weight: 5’10″/203 lbs

2019 Ft. Myers HS 100th Anniv. All-Time Top 30 (#1, Ft. Myers News-Press)

RB