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1963 APBA PRO FOOTBALL SET ROSTER The following players comprise the 1963 season APBA Pro Football Player Card Set. The regular starters at each position are listed first and should be used most frequently. Realistic use of the players below will generate statistical results remarkably similar to those from real life.

IMPORTANT: When a Red "K" appears in the R-column as the result on any kind of running play from scrimmage or on any return, roll the dice again, refer to the K-column, and use the number there for the result. When a player has a "K" in his R-column, he can never be used for kicking or punting. If the symbol "F-K" or "F-P" appears on a players card, it means that you use the K or P column when he recovers a . Players in bold are starters. If there is a difference between the player's card and the roster sheet, always use the card information. The number in ()s after the player name is the number of cards that the player has in this set.

See below for a more detailed explanation of new symbols on the cards. BALTIMORE CHICAG0 CHICAG0 OFFENSE DEFENSE EB: : EB: Johnny Morris TA End: Bo Farrington TC OC Don Thompson Ed O'Bradovich R.C. Owens Tackle: Tackle: Tackle: Stan Jones Tackle: Fred Miller John Diehl Steve Barnett John Johnson OC Guard: LB: Guard: Roger Davis Fred Williams Jim Parker OC Ted Karras LB: Joe Fortunato Dan Sullivan Palmer Pyle Bill Saul Center: OC Center: Butch Maples ET: ET: John Mackey OB CB: KA KOB PB Roger LeClerc (2) KA KOA Butch Wilson QB: Billy Wade CB: Bennie McRae QB: Safety: Andy Nelson (2) Jim Welch HB: OC J.C. Caroline RB: (2) OA OC Ronnie Bull OA Safety: TB (2) TA OC PB Charlie Bivins OC Rosey Taylor (2) TB OB TC TC OC FB: J.W. Lockett OC FB: OC Jerry Hill TC OC OC (2) OC KB KOB PA Nate Craddock Jim Martin KA KOA Tom Gilburg OC PA CLEVELAND CLEVELAND DALLAS OFFENSE DEFENSE OFFENSE DEFENSE EB: Gary Collins PA End: EB: End: Frank Clarke Tackle: Tackle: Tom Hutchinson Frank Parker Tackle: Ed Nutting John Meyers Tackle: John Brown Larry Stephens LB: KB KOB LB: TC Jim McCusker Galen Fiss Guard: Dale Memmelaar Stan Sczurek Guard: Sam Tidmore OC Lynn Hoyem KB KOB Dave Edwards Joe Bob Isbell CB: Cornell Green Ted Connolly CB: TC Lance Poimbeouf Andy Cvercko Jim Shofner TA Center: Jerry Overton TB Tom Goosby ET: Safety: Mike Gaechter TC Center: John Morrow Bobby Franklin (2) OC PB Pettis Norman TC Warren Livingston Frank Morze Safety: OC QB: Jimmy Ridlon ET: Eddie LeBaron PB Bobby Crespino Jim Shorter TB HB: Amos Marsh OC QB: Frank Ryan Amos Bullocks OA Jim Stiger TA OB HB: (2) TC OA Ken Webb OC FB: Charlie Scales OB Sam Baker (2) KA KOA PA FB: KA KOA DETROIT DETROIT GREEN BAY GREEN BAY OFFENSE DEFENSE OFFENSE DEFENSE EB: End: Sam Williams EB: PB KB KOB End: Willie Davis Darris McCord Max McGee Dick Compton OC PB Tackle: Floyd Peters Tackle: Tackle: Al Greer Roger Brown Tackle: Lucien Reeberg LB: Max Messner Guard: KA KOA OC Urban Henry Dan LaRose Joe Schmidt LB: Guard: Wayne Walker KA KOA Carl Brettschneider Center: Bob Scholtz Dave Robinson Monte Lee ET: Ed Holler Center: Ernie Clark OC OC CB: OA ET: Jim Gibbons CB: QB: QB: PB Dick LeBeau John Roach (2) KB KOB Safety: Bruce Maher TC Safety: Hank Gremminger HB: Dan Lewis PA HB: TA TB OC Tom Watkins (2) TA OA Gary Lowe (2) TC TC Tom Hall TC OC OC Larry Ferguson TB OB Larry Vargo OC FB: FB: OB OC Frank Mestnik OC Nick Ryder OC PA LOS ANGELES MINNESOTA MINNESOTA OFFENSE DEFENSE OFFENSE DEFENSE EB: End: EB: Paul Flatley End: Jim Marshall Red Phillips Don Hultz Pervis Atkins TB OB Tackle: OC Jim Boylan Tackle: Tackle: Frank Varrichione Rosey Grier Tackle: Errol Linden Paul Dickson Joe Carollo Stan Fanning Pat Russ Jim Boeke LB: Marlin McKeever OC Dave O'Brien LB: Roy Winston Guard: Mike Henry Charlie Cowan OC Guard: Larry Bowie OC Cliff Livingston Jerry Huth John Campbell OC Ken Kirk Jim Battle KB KOB Center: Bill Swain Center: CB: OC Larry Hayes CB: Eddie Meador (2) ET: OC ET: John Adams KB KOB PB Bobby Smith TC Gordie Smith OC Safety: TC Duane Allen Nat Whitmyer OC Leon Clarke Chuck Lamson QB: Safety: QB: Tom Franckhauser OC Zeke Bratkowski Carver Shannon TA OA Ron Vander Kelen PB Terry Dillon John Griffin HB: (2) TC OC Terry Kosens HB: (2) TC Charley Britt Bobby Reed (2) TB OB OC Alvin Hall OC Tommy Wilson FB: OC TA OA Art Perkins OC FB: Bill Brown OC PA KA KOA Bob Ferguson KA KOA PA NEW YORK (N) NEW YORK (N) PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA OFFENSE DEFENSE OFFENSE DEFENSE EB: End: EB: Tommy McDonald End: PB Jim Katcavage Ron Goodwin George Tarasovic Tackle: Bob Taylor Gary Henson TC OC Dick Stafford Jack Stroud Tackle: Tackle: Dave Graham Lane Howell John LoVetere J.D. Smith Tackle: Guard: Bookie Bolin LB: Bill Winter Guard: Pete Case John Mellekas Darrell Dess Riley Gunnels Bill Byrne Jerry Mazzanti Lou Kirouac KB KOB Jerry Hillebrand Frank Fuller Center: Albert Gursky Center: LB: OC Mickey Walker CB: Erich Barnes Howard Keys Dave Lloyd (2) KB KOB ET: ET: Aaron Thomas Louis Guy Dick Lucas Bob Harrison QB: Y.A. Tittle Eddie Dove TA OC Ralph Smith OC Glynn Griffing Safety: Allan Webb OC TC QB: CB: Ben Scotti HB: Phil King PA Hugh McElhenny TB OC Dick Pesonen TC OB Nate Ramsey Charlie Killett OA HB: Timmy Brown (2) TA OA Safety: Jimmy Carr Johnny Counts OC Paul Dudley Don Burroughs Bob Anderson FB: TB OB Mike McClellan FB: Alex Webster Joe Morrison (2) OC Tom Woodeshick OC (2) KA KOA PA Mike Clark KA KOA PB PITTSBURGH SAINT LOUIS SAINT LOUIS OFFENSE DEFENSE OFFENSE DEFENSE EB: End: John Baker EB: Bobby Joe Conrad (2) TC KB KOB End: Buddy Dial KA KOA Joe Robb Roy Curry OC Tackle: OC Billy Gambrell TA Ed Henke John Burrell Joe Krupa Tackle: Ernie McMillan Tom Redmond OC Gary Ballman OA OC Tackle: Don Owens Tackle: Frank Atkinson Bob Reynolds Luke Owens Charlie Bradshaw LB: John Reger Guard: Ken Gray OC Sam Silas Art Anderson Ed Cook Guard: Ray Lemek Andy Russell John Houser LB: Mike Sandusky Bob Schmitz Center: Bob DeMarco Dale Meinert Ron Stehouwer Bob Rowley ET: PB Bill Koman Center: CB: TB ET: Preston Carpenter TA OC QB: Garland Boyette John Powers Willie Daniel Dave Meggyesy QB: PA Safety: TC OB HB: OB CB: Pat Fischer TB OC Jimmy Hill (2) KB KOB PB Jimmy Burson HB: Bob Paremore (2) TC OC Billy Stacy TC FB: FB: Safety: (2) OA PA Theron Sapp OC Mal Hammack OC Larry Wilson Bill Thornton OC KA KOA SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO WASHINGTON WASHINGTON OFFENSE DEFENSE OFFENSE DEFENSE EB: End: Clark Miller EB: TC OC End: Andy Stynchula Clyde Conner Daniel Colchico PA KOB John Paluck Kay McFarland Tackle: Charlie Krueger OB Ron Snidow Tackle: Bob St. Clair OC Tackle: Fran O'Brien Tackle: Bob Toneff Len Rohde Riley Mattson Joe Rutgens KB KOB Roy Williams Guard: Vince Promuto Walt Rock Chuck Sieminski John Nisby Guard: LB: Ed Pine Wiley Feagin LB: Bob Pellegrini John Thomas Bob Khayat KA KOA Gorden Kelley Mike Magac Matt Hazeltine Center: Fred Hageman Rod Breedlove Center: Bruce Bosley Bill Cooper OC ET: Al Miller CB: OB Bill Anderson PB Carl Kammerer ET: Monty Stickles OC Abe Woodson TA TB OA Jim Collier Harry Butsko Safety: Elbert Kimbrough QB: Norm Snead CB: TB OC QB: Lamar McHan Jimmy Johnson Lonnie Sanders PB HB: Dick James (2) TA OA TC Bob Waters Billy Ray Barnes TC Safety: Claude Crabb RB: Don Lisbon OC Jim Vollenweider OC Tom Tracy KB Ted Rzempoluch Dale Messer TC FB: FB: J.D. Smith Jim Cunningham OC Joe Perry Dave Francis Lloyd Winston Mike Lind Tommy Davis PA KA KOA BOSTON BOSTON BUFFALO BUFFALO OFFENSE DEFENSE OFFENSE DEFENSE EB: End: EB: OA End: Mack Yoho Gino Cappelletti KA KOA Bob Dee Bill Miller Sid Youngelman Art Graham TC Tackle: Jess Richardson Ron McDole Tackle: Leroy Moore Don Oakes Bill Hudson Tackle: OC Tackle: Bob Yates OC Ken Rice Jerry DeLucca LB: LB: OC Guard: Guard: Tom Day Harry Jacobs Charley Long Jack Rudolph Dave Watson OC Don McKinnon George Flint OC Center: Walt Cudzik CB: Bob Suci (2) TA OB Charley Leo Herb Paterra OC ET: Tony Romeo OC Dick Felt Center: CB: (2) TB OC QB: PB Chuck Shonta Tom Yewcic PA Safety: Ross O'Hanley ET: Hank Rivera OC HB: Jim Crawford (2) KB KOB Ron Hall QB: Eugene Sykes Harry Crump OC Thomas Stephens PA Safety: Ray Abruzzese TA OC OC HB: Roger Kochman TC (2) OC Tom Neumann (2) TC OB Carl Charon FB: Larry Garron (2) TC OA PB Billy Atkins Jesse Murdock OC Fred Brown OC FB: (2) KB KOB Hezekiah Braxton DENVER DENVER HOUSTON HOUSTON OFFENSE DEFENSE OFFENSE DEFENSE EB: OC PB End: EB: Willard Dewveall End: Charley Hennigan Gary Cutsinger Charley Frazier Ron Nery Donald Coffey Tackle: Bud McFadin Randy Kerbow Tackle: Al Frazier TC OC Gordy Holz Tackle: OC Tackle: Anton Peters Walt Suggs Ed Culpepper OC LB: John Nocera Bob Kelly LB: Jim Perkins Wahoo McDaniel Guard: Guard: Jim Fraser (2) OC PA KB KOB Bob Talamini Bob McCullough Tom Erlandson Willis Perkins Jerry Hopkins Bucky Wegener KB KOB Center: Leon Simmons Center: Bob Schmidt Johnny Baker ET: CB: John McGeever John Frongillo Danny Brabham Tom Rychlec Charley Mitchell TA OA ET: Bob McLeod CB: QB: QB: (2) KA KOA PB Bobby Jancik TB OA Willie Brown TC OC Safety: (2) PA John McCormick Safety: HB: Bill Tobin OC TA OB Mark Johnston HB: John Sklopan Bobby Brezina Bob Gaiters OB TC OC Clarence Walker FB: Charley Tolar OC FB: Billy Joe TC OC (3) TB OC KA KOA KANSAS CITY KANSAS CITY NEW YORK (A) NEW YORK (A) OFFENSE DEFENSE OFFENSE DEFENSE EB: Frank Jackson TA OC End: EB: OC End: LaVerne Torczon TC Bob Watters Dick Johnson Ken Gregory Ed Cooke Tackle: Dave Hill Tackle: Tackle: Sherman Plunkett Tackle: Chuck Janerette Jerry Mays Dick Guesman KA KOA Curt Farrier Bob McAdams Guard: LB: E.J. Holub Guard: Bill Diamond Bob Butler LB: Jim Price Smokey Stover OC Roy Hord Dave Yohn Dennis Biodrowski CB: Pete Perreault Center: (2) TC OA Center: Ted Bates ET: ET: Gene Heeter KA KOA Safety: Bobby Hunt Dee Mackey OC QB: TC QB: CB: Tony Stricker OC Eddie Wilson PB Charley Warner TC OC HB: (2) TB OB Ed Chlebek Bill Wood OC PA Johnny Green PB Dave West

Bert Coan HB: OC Safety: (2) OC KB KOB Dick Christy TA OA Bill Baird TB FB: Curtis McClinton FB: OC Marshall Starks TC OB Bill Perkins OC (2) OC PA KB KOB OAKLAND OAKLAND SAN DIEGO OFFENSE DEFENSE OFFENSE DEFENSE EB: TC OA End: Jon Jelacic EB: TA OB End: Bob Petrich Art Powell Dalva Allen Dobie Craig Tackle: Chuck McMurtry Jerry Robinson OC Tackle: Henry Schmidt Herman Urenda Dave Costa Tackle: Tackle: Dick Klein OC Jim Norris George Gross Proverb Jacobs oc LB: Emil Karas LB: Jackie Simpson OC Guard: Pat Shea Archie Matsos Sam DeLuca PA OC Guard: OC Bob Dougherty Sam Gruneisen Bobby Lane Charlie Rieves Center: Don Rogers Bob Mitinger Center: CB: ET: CB: ET: OC Claude Gibson TA TB OC Jacque MacKinnon Dick Harris TC OC Jan Barrett Jim McMillin OC Reggie Carolan OB QB: Safety: Joe Krakoski TC QB: Safety: George Blair (2) KA KOA Tommy Morrow PB Charlie McNeil HB: HB: (2) OC Gary Glick KB KOB Mike Sommer TC OB FB: (2) TB OA FB: Alan Miller Keith Kinderman Bobby Jackson OC Glenn Shaw OC Gerry McDougall OC Mike Mercer (2) KA KOA PA

For teams that employ the "read/option" concept as part of their standard offense, the can also be used as a runner on the outside running play . (similar to a halfback or fullback). Examples of these teams include 2013 , 2013 Auburn and many other teams.

The issue is the “Jet Sweep” (slot receiver goes in motion and receives handoff from quarterback), this play is not a trick play but a designed outside run. If a WR had 10 or more runs in a season, he will be graded (EB/HB or HB/EB). APBA considers the “Jet Sweep” (receiver in motion receiving handoff from quarterback) to be graded an outside run and not a trick play. To accomplish this play, certain receivers will receive the (EB/HB)

If there is a FR-0 on a player's card, this means that whenever the player recovers a fumble, he does not advance the ball. The fumble is recovered at the spot of the fumble.

New symbols: FR-0. Fumble recovery at spot of fumble. W-X (0) with no return TC-0 return with no return. KC-0 Kick return with no return. OSKR-0 Onside kick recovered no advancement.