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1997 Frankfurt Galaxy World League Draft selections
Draft orderPlayer namePositionCollege
RoundChoice
15Joe GartenCColorado
211Ashley SheppardLBClemson
314Beno BryantRBWashington
423Shawn BanksLBTexas Tech
526Tommy JohnsonCBAlabama
635Travis HannahWRUSC
738Jamie ColemanCBAppalachian State
847Darren ReeseGOhio
950Warner SmithGArizona
1059Thomas McLemoreTESouthern
1162Steve KeimGNorth Carolina State
1271Tuineau AlipateLBWashington State
1374Vince MarrowTEToledo
1483Rogerick GreenCBKansas State
1586Vernon TurnerRBCarson-Newman
1695Bruce WalkerDTUCLA
1798John MortonWRWestern Michigan
18107David WebbLBUSC
19110Ronald CherryTMcNeese State
20119Jeff RodgersDETexas A&M-Kingsville
21121Dennis AllenSTexas A&M
22127Eddie BlakeGAuburn
23128Mike MiddletonCBIndiana
24131Richard DeFeliceKNorth Texas

1997 Frankfurt Galaxy staff

Front Office

  • General Manager – Chris Heyne
  • Deputy General Manager – Tilman Engel

Head Coaches

  • Head Coach – Ernie Stautner

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – John Payne
  • Running Backs – Eric Carter
  • Offensive Line – Rod Humenuik
  • National Coach/Offensive Line Assistant – Alessandro Cinelli
  

Defensive Coaches

  • Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line – Ray Woodard
  • Linebackers – John Paul Young
  • Defensive Backs – Gary DeLoach

1997 Standings

World League
TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Rhein Fire730.700206146
Barcelona Dragons550.500236209
Scottish Claymores550.500134154
Amsterdam Admirals550.500156160
Frankfurt Galaxy460.400147142
London Monarchs460.400116184

Honors

  • Shawn Banks, All-World League Team selection
  • Hillary Butler, All-World League Team selection
  • Johnny Dixon, All-World League Team selection
  • Cecil Doggette, All-World League Team selection
  • Jack Kellogg, All-World League Team selection
  • Bobby Phillips, All-World League Team selection

1997 Frankfurt Galaxy Schedule & Results

Regular Season
DateOpponentResultRecordAttendance
04/13/1997 (Sun.)@ London MonarchsL, 14-70-1-010,718
04/19/1997 (Sat.)Amsterdam AdmiralsW, 19-101-1-031,729
04/26/1997 (Sat.)@ Barcelona DragonsW, 17-102-1-013,102
05/03/1997 (Sat.)Scottish ClaymoresL, 9-32-2-032,690
05/10/1997 (Sat.)@ Rhein FireL, 10-72-3-032,140
05/17/1997 (Sat.)Rhein FireL, 21-202-4-039,182
05/24/1997 (Sat.)London MonarchsW, 31-73-4-030,723
05/31/1997 (Sat.)@ Scottish ClaymoresL, 24-73-5-011,618
06/07/1997 (Sat.)Barcelona DragonsW, 29-174-5-040,743
06/14/1997 (Sat.)@ Amsterdam AdmiralsL, 20-74-6-019,486

1997 Frankfurt Galaxy Stats

 

Passing

 

PlayerAttCmpPctYdsAvgLgTDTD%IntInt%SackLossRating
Chad May1848646.710165.5247t42.231.63120964.5
Steve Pelluer904853.35275.863722.222.243769.1
Brad Bretz12433.3473.921900.000.021546.2
Vernon Turner2150.02311.5023t150.000.000131.3
Jason Shelley11100.02626.0026t1100.000.000158.3
TOTALS28914048.416395.6747t82.851.70068.1

Rushing

 

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDLg
Bobby Phillips1447605.3665t
Ingo Seibert392045.2030
Vernon Turner481893.9127
Steve Pelluer15473.1017
Chad May9242.7017
Jim Kitts3103.305
Brad Bretz341.304
Joe Carollo200.000
Jason Shelley1-5-5.00-5
TOTALS26412334.7765t
Receiving

 

PlayerRecYdsAvgTDLg
Travis Hannah2432113.4247t
Vernon Turner2025012.5033
Vince Marrow201999.9126t
Jason Shelley1822712.6229t
Mario Bailey1724114.2237
Jim Kitts10535.3012
Werner Hippler911913.2023
John Morton99110.1123t
Bobby Phillips7365.1014
Jörg Heckenbach25025.0038
A.C. Tellison23618.0019
Ingo Seibert2126.0012
TOTALS140163511.7847t
Kickoff Returns

 

PlayerNumYdsAvgFCTDLg
Vernon Turner1223819.80034
Jack Kellogg1018918.90035
Travis Hannah69916.50024
Barron Miles46716.80018
Johnny Dixon11212.00012
TOTALS3360518.30035
Punt Returns

 

PlayerNumYdsAvgFCTDLg
Vernon Turner1822312.47030
Jack Kellogg2157.50011
Travis Hannah252.52010
Johnny Dixon100.0000
Tuineau Alipate100.0000
TOTALS2424310.19030
Punting

 

PlayerPuntsYdsAvgLgTBIn20BlkRetYdsNet
Scott Player60261743.659101713032634.3
TOTALS60261743.659101713032634.3

Kicking

 

PlayerPATFG0-1920-2930-3940-4950+LgPts
Ralf Kleinmann12/1313/210/04/45/84/50/44751
TOTALS12/1313/210/04/45/84/50/44751

Defense

 

PlayerSacksLossIntsYdsAvgTDsLg
Shawn Banks2.0--22814.0014
Andre Bowden1.0--000.000
Hillary Butler2.0--122.002
Johnny Dixon0.0--5448.8027
Cecil Doggette0.0--200.000
Greg Evans1.0--44511.3026
Chris Hall0.0--33411.3025
Jack Kellogg1.0--25326.5038
Scotty Lewis1.0--000.000
Frank Messmer1.0--000.000
Don Reynolds1.0--166.006
Oscar Sturgis2.0--000.000
Bruce Walker3.0--000.000
David Webb5.0--000.000
TOTALS20.00.02042421.2038

1997 Frankfurt Galaxy Roster

PlayerPosGGSBirthdateCollege
56 Tuineau AlipateLB----08/21/1967Washington State  
70 David BaileyOT----05/18/1973James Madison  
81 Mario BaileyWR----11/30/1970Washington  
Jon BakerDE----03/06/1968Pittsburgh  
50 Shawn BanksLB----10/14/1972Texas Tech  
51 Andre BowdenLB----04/04/1968Fayetteville State  
Brad BretzQB----08/17/1970Cal State-Hayward  
57 Hillary ButlerLB----01/05/1971Washington  
77 Joe CarolloOG----08/29/1973Oklahoma  
65 Ronald CollinsOT----09/30/1971Fresno State  
42 Johnny DixonDB----02/13/1971Mississippi  
22 Cecil DoggetteDB----11/15/1970West Virginia  
43 Greg EvansDB----06/28/1971Texas Christian  
Stefan GamlinOL----10/30/1970Arkansas State  
Dani GarciaLB----07/05/1973 
66 Joe GartenC----08/13/1968Colorado  
94 Raphael GraetzLB----01/24/1972 
32 Chris HallDB----04/25/1970East Carolina  
80 Travis HannahWR----01/31/1970Southern California  
71 Shawn HarperOT----07/09/1968Indiana  
11 Jörg HeckenbachWR----11/28/1974German National
69 Jon HeidenreichOG----06/28/1969Northeast Louisiana  
Robert HigginsQB----05/23/1971Rutgers  
86 Werner HipplerTE----07/30/1970Sacramento State  
21 Jack KelloggDB----03/29/1971Eastern Washington  
19 Jim KittsRB----12/28/1972Ferrum  
9 Ralf KleinmannK----03/13/1971German National 
95 Scotty LewisDE----12/30/1971Baylor  
85 Vince MarrowTE----08/17/1968Toledo  
5 Chad MayQB----09/28/1971Kansas State  
98 Frank MessmerDE----12/27/1970German National
39 Barron MilesDB----01/01/1972Nebraska  
55 Nate MillerOG----10/08/1971Louisiana State  
74 Andrew MooreOT----12/22/1972Sonoma State  
88 John MortonWR----09/24/1969Western Michigan  
16 Steve PelluerQB----07/29/1962Washington  
30 Bobby PhillipsRB----12/08/1969Virginia Union  
2 Scott PlayerP----12/17/1969Florida State  
90 Don ReynoldsDE----11/25/1969Virginia  
92 Jeff RodgersLB----06/10/1971Texas A&M-Kingsville  
26 Volker SchenkDB----02/18/1976German National 
24 Ingo SeibertRB----09/08/1972German National 
8 Jason ShelleyWR----08/05/1974Central State  
97 Oscar SturgisDE----01/12/1971North Carolina  
18 Steve TaneyhillQB----07/21/1973South Carolina  
A.C. TellisonWR----09/05/1971Miami  
20 Vernon TurnerKR----01/06/1967Carson-Newman  
Bruce WalkerDT----07/18/1972UCLA  
93 David WebbLB----11/14/1969Southern California  

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