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INDEX Attendance 97 Biographies: Assistant Coaches Draft Choices Kilroy. Bucko McPeak. Bill Meyer. Ron Steinberg. Dick Sullivan. Charles W Sullivan. Patrick Sullivan. William H Veteran Players Board of Directors Bryant College Club Directory Coaches. All-Time Drafts. All-Time Historical Highlights Hotels on the Road How the Patriots Were Built Important Dates 154 Last Time It Happened 105 Leaders: All-Time 139-140 Year by Year 136-138 Longest Plays 143-144 Media Contacts 153-154 Opponents: Preseason 79 Regular Season 84-86 Outstanding Performances 141-143 Overtime Games 129 Patriots· Radio Network 152 Personnel Guide. 140 Playoffs: History 148-150 Tie-Breaking Procedures 151 Top Performances 150 Pro Bowl Patriots 155 Pronunciation Guide 75 Records Results: Preseason 77-78 Regular Season 87-97 Rosters: All-Time Player 130-132 1984 .80-83 Silver Anniversary Story 3 Schedules: Patriots· NFL Stadium Management Corporation Staff Photos Sullivan Stadium Story Team Telephone Numbers Year in Review. 1983. Awards Defensive Statistics Game by Game Review NFL Standings Records Set Team and Individual Statistics Top Performances ON THE COVER. ... Patriots' tenth year quarterback Steve Grogan (14) hands off. Grogan is the Patriots' all-time leading passer and holder of every club career passing record. The cover design was produced by Anna Machado and Tom Croke of Foxboro, MA. Photograph by Al Messerschmidt of North Miami, FL. 1984 SCHEDULE PRESEASON Friday, Aug. 3 NY GIANTS 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11 Buffalo 6:00 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17 Washington 8:00 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24 KANSAS CITY 7:30 p.m. REGULAR SEASON Sunday, Sept. 2 Buffalo 1:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9 Miami 1:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16 SEATILE 1:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23 WASHINGTON 1:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30 NY Jets 1:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7 Cleveland 1:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14 CINCINNATI 1:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21 MIAMI 1:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28 NY JETS 1:00 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4 Denver 4:00 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11 BUFFALO 1:00 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18 Colts 1:00 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 22 Dallas 4:00 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2 ST. LOUIS 1:00 p.m Sunday, Dec. 9 Philadelphia 1 :00 p.m. Sunday, 'Dec. 16 COLTS 1:00 p.m. HOME GAMES LISTED IN ALL CAPS All Times Eastern TICKET OUTLETS Sullivan Stadium Ticket Office - (617) 262-1776 (Boston), (617) 543-7911 (Foxboro), or toll-free 1-800-543-1776 Teletron - (617) 720-3434 (Boston) or 1-800-382-8080 Sports Charge - (617) 497-1118 (Boston) or 1-800-442-1854 All Ticketron Outlets All Strawberries Records and Tape locations All Authorized Ticket Agencies MEDIA INFORMATION - This media guide has been prepared to assist all members of the media in their coverage of the Patriots in 1984. Should you require additional information, further assistance or wish to arrange interviews, please contact Jim Greenidge, Dave Wintergrass, Tom Hoff man or Kris Erickson at (617) 262-1776. Home phone numbers are: Greenidge (617-776-4414), Wintergrass (617-828-5524) and Hoffman (617-344-2582). CREDENTIAL REQUESTS - Credential requests should be made in writing or by calling the Public Relations Department no later than noon on the Wednesday preceding any home game to insure issuance. TRAINING CAMP - The Patriots will make Bryant College their summer training home for the ninth straight summer in 1984. The Smithfield, R. I. campus is located 12 miles northwest of Providence and 60 miles south of Boston. Telephone numbers at the Patriots' training camp office are (401) 231-2088 and 231-2138. 2 PATRIOTS CELEBRATE SILVER ANNIVERSARY SEASON It seems like it was only yesterday that the American Football League began, sparking a new era in professional football. The new league gave birth to many new teams along with the Patriots: Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, Houston Oilers, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs. Upon entering the league in 1960, the Patriots were without a permanent landlord. After bouncing around from Boston College to Boston University, Fenway Park and Harvard University, the Patriots set up permanent residence at then - Schaefer Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. in 1971. On May 23, 1983, Schaefer Stadium became Sullivan Stadium as a tribute to William H. Sullivan, the founder, owner, and driving force behind the Patriots. It wasn 'I long before the Patriots established themselves as a competitive force in a competitive league. The Patriots have made the post-season playoffs five times - first in 1963, when playing in the first playoffs in American Football League history in a match for the Eastern Division title. The Patriots beat the host Bills, 26-8, before 33,044 at the War Memorial Stadium. The game was played on December 28th. In 1976, the Patriots, who had finished with a 3-11 record the previous season, mustered an 11-3 record. Quite a turn around for any team. On December 18th, the Patriots' played the Raiders at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, marking the Patriots first playoff appearance since 1963. The Patriots - the only team to beat the Raiders during the regular season ( 48-17) - lost the game 24-21 in front of 53,045 fans. The Patriots have appeared twice during the playoff season since 1976: in 1978 the Patriots played their first playoff game in Schaefer Stadium against the Houston Oilers, and in 1982, they played the Miami Dolphins after finishing seventh in the 14 team AFC field. A lot of names and faces have changed here over the twenty-five years. Before Billy Sullivan started the Patriots, there had been more than a half dozen profes sional teams that failed to make the grade in New England. The Patriots have had eight coaches through the years. Coach Lou Saban first took charge in 1960 and 1961. He was succeeded by Mike Holovak (1961 - 1968), Clive Rush (1969 - 1970), John Mazur (1970 - 1972), Phil Bengston (1972), Chuck Fairbanks (1973 - 1978), Ron Erhardt (1979 - 1981), and pres ent head coach Ron Meyer. The Patriots will enter their Silver Anniversary season with a lifetime regular season record of 154-178-9. 3 PATRIOTS' CLUB DIRECTORY SULLIVAN STADIUM, FOXBORO, MA 02035 TELEPHONE: (617) 543-7911 (Foxboro) (capacity 60,606) (617) 262-1776 (Boston) President - William H. Sullivan, Jr. Executive Vice President - Charles W. Sullivan Vice President - Francis J. "Bucko" Kilroy General Manager - Patrick J. Sullivan BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sam Cook Digges Miss Mary H. Sullivan William F. Finucane Mrs. Mary M. Sullivan Jeanette Keefe Walter T. Sullivan Jean Sullivan McKeigue Thomas J. White Paul Sonnabend COACHING STAFF Head Coach ...... Ron Meyer Offensive Coordinator/QBs . Lew Erber Defensive Coordinator. ....... Rod Rust Defensive Line ..... Tommy Brasher Running Backs .. .... Cleve Bryant Strength/Conditioning . LeBaron Caruthers Receivers. Steve Endicott Offensive Line . ......... Bill Muir Special Teams/TEs Dante Scarnecchia Linebackers ......... Steve Sidwell Secondary .......... Steve Walters PLAYER PERSONNEL STAFF Director of Player Development Dick Steinberg Executive Director of PlayerPersonnel . ..... DarrylStingley Director of Pro Scouting . ........ Bill McPeak Director of College Scouting . .........Joe Mendes Personnel Scout .... GelH"geBlackburn Personnel Scout . ... Bobby Grier Personnel Scout. PatNaughton Personnel Scout ..... Bob Teahan Administrator . ...... Nancy Meier FOOTBALL STAFF Equipment Manager GelH"ge Luongo Assistant Equipment Manager Don Brocher Film Manager . ..... Ken Deininger Film Assistant . ..... Scott Olkkola MEDICAL STAFF Head Trainer ..... Ron O'Neil AssistantTrainer . .Jim Pluemer Team Physician . ... Bertramlarins, M.D. Team Dentist . Bill Lenkailis, D.D.S. ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Administrative Asst. to G.M. ....Judy Quimby Administrative Asst. to G.M. .... Katherine Kennedy Business Manager . Phil Lynch Director of Team Security . ....... Lou Assad DATA PROCESSING Data Processing Manager .. Steve Poreda Systems Specialist . Rob Noller Systems Analyst . PegMyers Data Processing Assistant . .JoeZiobro DataProcessing Assistant . Rich Kane PUBLIC RELATIONS/TICKET STAFF Director of PublicRelations and Sales ............................... Tom Hoffman Director of Promotions . ........................... Dave Wintergrass Director of Publicity. ........ Jim Greenidge Director of Ticket Sales. ..... Peter Thompson Box Office Manager . Ken Sternfeld Cheerleaders Director . Susan Ouellette Public Relations Assistant ...... Kris Erickson AssistantTicket Manager ..... Frank Napoli OFFICE STAFF: Debbie Bloom (Pro Scouting), Patti Del Grosso (Player Personnel), Helen Igo (Player Personnel),Marie Lowre (Business Dffice), Fran Maynard (Receptionist), Patti Mechlin ski (G.M.'s Office, Ticket Office) Dianne Noonan (Public Relations, Ticket Sales), Barbara Ruhl (President's Office), Bev Scollins (Coaches). PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. SULLIVAN, JR. William H. "Billy" Sullivan. Jr. 's life has been filled with many pleasant memories, but one of his most cherished occurred on June 29. 1983. For it was on that day that Schaefer Stadium, home of the New England Patriots, was dedicated as Sullivan Stadium in tribute to the man who is the founder, owner and driving force of the Patriots. Billy Sullivan and his family have spent many tireless hours over the past twenty-five years to build a pro football team that New England would be proud to call its own. It was only fitting that the stadium be renamed in honor of the man who made great sacrifices for the Patriots to prosper in New England. Until 1959. New England had been a graveyard for more than a half dozen pro fessional football teams. but Billy changed that. Through his untiring efforts and perseverance, Billy not only fielded a team in the newly formed American Football League, he has guided the development of the franchise into becoming one of the most popular and competitive clubs in the NFL. On November 18. 1959, Billy was awarded the eighth franchise in the fledgling American Football League. He has made an indelible impact on the nation's No. 1 sport since that great day. He did get a team on the field.