1997 Albany Firebirds Roster

Arena Football League (Arena League)
Team Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the Arena League's East Division of the National Conference
Coach: Mike Dailey (6-8)
Location: Albany, New York
Attendance: 75,785, Avg. 10,826 in 7 home dates
1997 Albany Firebirds Statistics
1997 Albany Firebirds Results

The Albany Firebirds of the Arena Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the Arena League's East Division of the National Conference.

Albany piled up points with 745 points, while the defense surrendered 714. Mike Pawlawski directed the offense, passing for 4,272 yards. Eddie Brown snagged 135 passes for 1,650 yards.

Chad Dukes ran for a team-best 364 yards for the Firebirds.

Larry Jones and Derek Stingley each picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Tony Bowick topped pass rushers with 2 sacks.

Mike Dailey coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP
Donta AbronWR/DBJuly 4, 19725'9"180Northern Arizona4
Ernest AllenDLMarch 11, 19736'4"300CincinnatiSouth Bend, IN 8
Michael BakerOSJanuary 8, 19706'1"190West VirginiaWaverly, GA 14
Sebastian BarrieOL/DLMay 26, 19706'2"275Prairie ViewDallas, TX USA
Tony BlockettWR/DB6'0"185Grambling1
Tony BowickOL/DLOctober 3, 19666'2"265Tenn-ChattanoogaDothan, AL USA11
Steve BrannonOL/DLNovember 27, 19686'4"280HamptonHampton, VA 5
Eddie BrownWR/DBOctober 2, 19695'11"192Louisiana TechMiami, FL 14
Jerome BrownOL/DLNovember 27, 19656'4"290MississippiMonroe County, AL 10
Jean-Agnes CharlesWR/DBOctober 9, 19715'11"195MichiganMontreal, QC 6
Charlie DavidsonWR/DBJanuary 19, 19725'11"195Mississippi StateAustin, TX 8
Chris DrennanKJanuary 26, 19675'11"205NebraskaBuena Park, CA 1
Chad DukesFB/LBDecember 29, 19716'0"230PittsburghAlbany, NY USA14
Pete ElezovicKJune 28, 19715'11"188MichiganDetroit, MI 6
Greg HopkinsWR/LBNovember 16, 19716'2"205Slippery Rock (PA)Waynesburg, PA 14
Joe JacobsOL/DLSeptember 21, 19706'3"277Utah StateBenicia, CA 8
Steven JerryWR/DBDecember 13, 19705'11"185North Carolina4
Larry JonesDSSeptember 19, 19716'1"194MaineQueens, NY 13
Jon KrickFB/LBNovember 22, 19746'2"280Purdue3
David McLeodWR/DBAugust 15, 19716'0"180James MadisonRichmond, VA 7
Kyle Moore-BrownOLFebruary 26, 19716'4"306KansasNewark, NJ 14
Jorge MunozQBMay 12, 19716'1"210Bethany9
Mike PawlawskiQBJuly 18, 19696'3"220CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA 14
Dion PowellOL/DLAugust 17, 19736'2"295Western MichiganEast Chicago, IL 1
John RobertsQBJune 20, 19726'3"190Northern Colorado5
CJ RoseFB/LBNovember 7, 19736'2"250Northern Illinois4
Steve ShineOL/DLNovember 28, 19706'5"240NorthwesternKokomo, IN 11
Rodney SmithOL/DLApril 24, 19676'0"235Towson StateBaltimore, MD 5
Derek StingleyDSApril 9, 19715'11"185Triton (IL)Chicago, IL 13
Anthony StinnettWR/DBSeptember 11, 19696'0"190Texas Tech9
Alan SymonetteOL/DLMay 23, 19726'2"295Miami (FL)Hialeah, FL 7
Leroy ThompsonLBJanuary 23, 19716'2"270DelawareCamden, NJ 12
Mark ValvoOL/DLFebruary 28, 19706'5"300Buffalo State (NY)Cheektowaga, NY 13
Tom WhelihanKAugust 15, 19665'10"205MissouriCarrollton, TX 7
Tony WilliamsWR/DBMarch 2, 19725'10"185Massachusetts5



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