2012 Philadelphia Soul Media Guide

PHILADELPHIA SOUL 2012 SCHEDULE DATE VISITOR HOME TIME 3/18/12 Philadelphia Soul New Orleans VooDoo 4:00 p.m. 3/23/12 Philadelphia Soul Pittsburgh Power 8:00 p.m. 4/1/12 Cleveland Gladiators Philadelphia Soul 6:05 p.m. 4/7/12 Philadelphia Soul Georgia Force 7:00 p.m. 4/15/12 San Jose SaberCats Philadelphia Soul 6:05 p.m. 4/20/12 Tampa Bay Storm Philadelphia Soul 8:00 p.m. 4/28/12 Philadelphia Soul Orlando Predators 7:30 p.m. 5/5/12 Milwaukee Mustangs Philadelphia Soul 7:05 p.m. 5/12/12 Jacksonville Sharks Philadelphia Soul 7:05 p.m. 5/18/12 Philadelphia Soul Spokane Shock 11:00 p.m. 5/27/12 Philadelphia Soul Cleveland Gladiators 4:00 p.m. 6/2/12 Orlando Predators Philadelphia Soul 7:05 p.m. 6/8/12 Philadelphia Soul Milwaukee Mustangs 8:00 p.m. 6/16/12 Philadelphia Soul Jacksonville Sharks 7:00 p.m. 6/24/12 Pittsburgh Power Philadelphia Soul 6:05 p.m. 6/30/12 Philadelphia Soul Tampa Bay Storm 7:30 p.m. 7/8/12 Spokane Shock Philadelphia Soul 6:05 p.m. 7/22/12 Utah Blaze Philadelphia Soul 6:05 p.m. TABLE OF CONTENTS Philadelphia Soul Staff Directory 2 Front Office 3-14 Football Operations 16-22 Alphabetical and Numerical Rosters 24-25 Player Bios 26-67 Building the Sou l68 History of the Soul 69-72 Yearly Breakdown – 2004-2007 73-99 2008 Championship Run 101-109 2011 Season Breakdown 110-163 All-Time Roster 165-167 All-Time Team Records 168-173 All-Time Individual Records 174-178 All-Time Record Breakdown 179 AFL 101 180-183 AFL Directory 184 Team Directory 185-192 AFL Communications 193 Media Information 194 2012 AFL Schedule 195-197 Wells Fargo Center 198 Community Relations 199 Soulmates 200 Soul Squad 201 Soul Strategic Advisory Board 202 Soulman 203 Tickets 205 CREDITS The 2012 Philadelphia Soul Media Guide was created by Executive Editor Tom Goodhines, Managing Editor Caitlin Kalinowski, and Contributing Editors Steve Hangley, Kiki Miller and Casey Greco. Layout and design by by David Crilly / Crilly Design. Photographs by Darryl Rule. PATENT & TRADEMARK NOTICE AFL, arenafootball2 & Design, Arena Football Championship Game, Hometown Football and all the names symbols, emblems, logos and colors of the AFL and the AFL Operator Members are trademarks owned by AFL, and Chicago Illinois. Arena, Arena Football, The 50-Yard Indoor War, Football With a Bite, In Your Face Football, War on the Floor, Don’t Blink, The Fastest Game on Turf, High Scorin! Heart Stoppin! Helmet Poppin!, Brawl Inside the Wall, and Wall 2 Wall Brawl are trademarks owned by Arena Football League, Chicago Illinois and are under license. IRONMAN is a trademark of World Triathlon Corporation, Tarpon Springs, Florida and is used under license. The Arena Football Game System and Method of play is protected under the U.S. Patent No. 4991143 and used under license. 1 PHILADELPHIA SOUL STAFF DIRECTORY 7 Penn Center 1635 Market Street – 17th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 Phone: 215.253.4900 / Fax: 215.253.4933 www.philadelphiasoul.com EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION TICKET OPERATIONS Craig A. Spencer Majority Owner Joe Krause Vice President of Ticket Sales Ron Jaworski Majority Owner Nick Valentino Sales Manager Pete Ciarrocchi Ownership Group John Tabourn Sales Manager Cosmo DeNicola Ownership Group Nick Napiecek Assistant Sales Manager Martin E. Judge Ownership Group Jeff Campbell Account Executive TEAM ADMINISTRATION Mike Ford Account Executive John Adams Vice President / COO Bill Lawrence Manager of Football Programs & Experiences Tom Goodhines General Manager Danielle Balliet Sales Representative Director Administration / Melissa Demyan Community Relations Casey Greco Sales Representative Greg Strickland CIO Melissa Pepito Sales Representative FOOTBALL OPERATIONS Zach Bonzella Sales Representative Doug Plank Head Coach Jordan Cannon Sales Representative Offensive Coordinator/ COMMUNCATIONS/COMMUNITY RELATIONS Clint Dolezel Assistant Head Coach Steve Garfunkel Community Relations Leroy Thompson Assistant Coach Caitlin Kalinowski Public Relations Darrin Kenney Assistant Coach Kiki Miller Public Relations Jack Klebe Special Teams Coach/Player Personnel Vaughn Johnson Public Relations Lemar Mosley Head Athletic Trainer Steve Hangley Public Relations Ryan McGorry Equipment Manager SALES & MARKETING Dr. David Rubenstein Head Team Physician Liam Weseloh Front Row Marketing Services Dr. Russel Bleiler Team Oral Surgeon John Strayhorn Director of Corporate Dr. Daniel Lazowick Team Internist Partnerships Dr. Frank Brady Team Chiropractor Joseph Patton Corporate Partnerships Dr. Louis X. Santore Team Ophthamologist GAME OPERATIONS Dr. Rosemarie Scolaro-Moser Team Neuropsychologist Sara Kalman Game Operations Coordinator Dr. David Zelouf Team Hand Surgeon Francesco Sifoni Game Operations Dr. David E. Samuel Team Podiatrist Kelly Hutchinson Game Operations Dr. Kenneth E. Brumberger Team Radiologist Vinnie ‘The Crumb’ PA Announcer Mike Fox Jr. Video Coordinator Cassie Russo Dance Team Coordinator Charlie Murgia Soul Squad Coordinator 2 CRAIG SPENCER OWNER Craig A. Spencer is the President and CEO of The Arden Group Inc. (“Arden”), established in 1989 as a fully integrated real estate company focusing on acquiring, developing and managing high quality real estate assets. The company has purchased and developed more than $1.5 billion of real estate, including over 4 million square feet of office buildings, numerous full service, branded hotels and over 3,000 acres of commercial and residential land. Arden’s asset management group has managed more than $5 billion in assets. Major projects include The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Philadelphia; The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia; The Savoy Hotel South Beach; The Omni Colonnade Coral Gables; Indian Springs Ranch, Jackson, WY; Seven Penn Center, Philadelphia, PA; Mellon Bank Center, Wilmington, DE; The Chase Building, Syracuse, NY; and Brickell Bayview Center, Miami, FL. In addition to leading Arden, Craig has participated in several non-real estate ventures including the acquisition and subsequent sale of Admiralty Bank to Royal Bank of Canada in February 2003. He is also a founding board member of Anchor Commercial Bank based in Palm Beach, Florida. Craig was Founder/Co-Owner with Jon Bon Jovi of the Philadelphia Soul Arena Football Team. In its five-year history, Craig helped build it into the most successful team in the league and the 2008 World Champions. Craig and Jon also established and are the Co-Chairmen of the Soul Charitable Foundation, which has provided 250 housing units along with educational programs to homeless men and women and recently opened its first Soul Kitchen in Red Bank, NJ. Craig is a licensed attorney who specializes in real estate, banking and bankruptcy law. Craig and his wife, Barbara, have been married for more than 24 years and have four children -- Arielle, Taylor, Max and Jake. BUSINESS AFFILIATIONS: President & CEO Arden Group, Inc., Philadelphia, PA Co-Majority Owner Philadelphia Soul Arena Football Team Board Member Arena Football League Board Member Anchor Commercial Bank, Palm Beach Gardens, FL Past Board Member Admiralty Bank, Palm Beach Gardens, FL COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS: Board Member JBJ Soul Charitable Foundation - Co-Chairman Board of Governors/Member The Robert W. Maxwell Football Club Past Board Member Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau Board Member/Gov. Appointed Greater Philadelphia Film Office Member Philadelphia Zoo Leadership Fund Member Governor’s Leadership Circle 4 RON JAWORSKI OWNER After a 17 year distinguished career as an NFL quarterback, today Jaworski is coaching football fans on TV with a multiplatform NFL analyst role that includes appearances on Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, NFL Matchup, NFL-branded specials, Mike & Mike in the Morning, Pardon the Interruption, and other platforms and shows throughout the year. ESPN’S Mike Tirico said, “If you made a list of 10 guys on TV in any sport as an analyst who you’d want to have a beverage with and watch a game, he’s [Ron Jaworski] high on that list.” Before switching to his current multiplatform analyst role with ESPN, Ron spent five seasons in the booth with Mike Tirico and Jon Gruden as the color commentator for Monday Night Football. Jaworski’s passion for football can be traced back to his days as a kid growing up in the gritty steel town of Lackawanna, NY. A three-sport stand out in high school (football, basketball and baseball), Jaworski was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals out of high school. He wanted to go play baseball immediately, but his father pushed for college first, and Jaworski’s football talents brought him to Youngstown State where he excelled as the quarterback for the Penguins. The Los Angeles Rams drafted Jaworski in the second round of the 1973 NFL Draft. After four years with the Rams, Jaworski joined the Philadelphia Eagles in 1977. Under head coach Dick Vermeil and behind Jaworski’s ability and field leadership, the Eagles advanced to their first-ever berth in a Super Bowl vs. the Oakland Raiders. Jaworski finished the 1980 season as the No. 1-rated passer in the NFC and was the 1980 NFL MVP. Along the way, Ron became known as Jaws. The name was hung on him by his next-door neighbor at the time, Doug Collins, who was a star guard for the Philadelphia 76ers and today is their coach. “He didn’t come up with Jaws because of that shark movie, though.” Jaws says,”Doug said it was because my mouth was always open, talking.” Until Ron suffered a broken leg at St. Louis during the 13th game of the 1984 season, he had started 116 straight NFL games, a record for most consecutive starts. Jaws held that record until 1999, when Brett Favre broke it. Today, Jaworski lives in Southern New Jersey and is civically active. Jaworski is committed to the Jaws Youth Playbook, which focuses on a mission to improve the overall health and wellness of at-risk youth, primarily in the Greater Philadelphia Region.

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