OFFENSE
Quarterbacks
Craig Morton (California)
Carl Summerell (East Carolina)
Running Backs
Ron Johnson (Michigan)
Joe Dawkins (Wisconsin)
Doug Kotar (Kentucky)
Steve Crosby (Fort Hays College)
Leon McQuay (Tampa)
Mickey Zofko (Auburn)
Larry Watkins (Alcorn A & M)
Receivers
Walker Gillette (W) (Richmond)
Bob Grim (W) (Oregon State)
Bob Tucker (T) (Bloomsburg)
Don Herrmann (W) (Waynesburg)
Danny Buggs (W) (West Virginia)*
Jim Obradovich (T) (USC)*
(W)-Wide Receiver (T)-Tight End
Interior Linemen
Doug Van Horn (T) Ohio State)
Al Simpson (T) (Colorado State)*
John Hicks (G) (Ohio State)
Tom Mullen (G) (Southwest Missouri State)
Bob Hyland (C) (Boston College)
Willie Young (T) (Grambling)
John Hill (T) (Lehigh)
Dick Enderle (G) (Minnesota)
Karl Chandler (C) (Princeton)
(T)-Tackle (G)- Guard (C)-Center
Kickers
Pete Gogolak (PK) (Cornell)
Dave Jennings (P) (St. Lawrence)
Jeff White (PK) (Texas-El Paso)
(PK)-Place Kicker (P)-Punter
DEFENSE
Front Linemen
Roy Hilton (E) (Jackson State)
Jack Gregory (E) (Delta State)
John Mendenhall (T) (Grambling)
Jim Pietrzak (T) (Eastern Michigan)
Gary Pettigrew (E-T) (Stanford)
George Hassenohrl (T) (Ohio State)
(E)-End (T)-Tackle
Linebackers
Pat Hughes (O) (Boston University)
Brad Van Pelt (O) (Michigan State)
Brian Kelley (M) (California Lutheran)
Ron Hornsby (M) (Southeast Louisiana)
Rick Dvorak (O) (Wichita State)
Andy Selfridge (O) (Virginia)
Bob Schmit (M) (Nebraska)*
John Tate (O) (Jackson State)*
(O)-Outside Linebacker (M)-Middle Linebacker
Cornerbacks
Pete Athas (Tennessee)
Henry Stuckey (Missouri)
Jim Steinke (Southwest Texas State)
Bobby Brooks (Bishop)
Safeties
Clyde Powers (S) (Oklahoma)
Spider Lockhart (W) (North Texas State)
Robert Giblin (W-S) (Houston)
(S)-Strong Side (W)-Weak Side or 'Free' Safety
* Rookie
-Pro Football 1975 published by Cord Communications Corporation
OFFENSE
QB - Craig Morton, Jim Del Gaizo, Carl Summerell
RB - Ron Johnson, Doug Kotar, Leon McQuay, Jim O'Connor
RB - Joe Dawkins, Steve Crosby, Mickey Zofko, Marsh White
WR - Walker Gillette, Don Herrmann, Don Clune, Mike Mahoney
LT - Willie Young, Al Simpson
LG - Tom Mullen, Bill Osterman
C - Bob Hyland, Karl Chandler
RG - John Hicks, Dick Enderle, Paul Fersen
RT - Doug Van Horn, John Hill
TE - Bob Tucker, Chip Glass, Jim Obradovich
WR - Bob Grim, Ray Rhodes, Danny Buggs
DEFENSE
LDE - Roy Hilton, Gary Pettigrew, Jim Micklos
LDT - Jim Peterzak, Larry Jacobson, Carl Wafer
RDT - John Mendenhall, George Hasenohrl
RDE - Jack Gregory, Henry Reed, George Martin
LLB - Pat Hughes, Rick Dvorak, John Tate
MLB - Brian Kelley, Ron Hornsby, Bob Schmit
RLB - Brad Van Pelt, Andy Selfridge, Skip Singletary
LCB - Pete Athas, Bobby Brooks
SS - Clyde Powers, Honor Jackson, Chuck Crist
FS - Spider Lockhart, Robert Giblin, Rondy Colbert
RCB - Jim Steinke, Eldridge Small, Henry Stuckey
SPECIALISTS
P - Dave Jennings, Steve Crosby, Ricky Townsend, Jeff White
K - Pete Gogolak, Ricky Townsend, Jeff White
-Gridiron News 1975 Pro Yearbook
1975 NEW YORK GIANTS FREE AGENTS
"Quarterbacks - A 17th round draft choice of the Chicago Bears in 1974, 6-3 200-pound CRAIG HOLLAND once played for assistant coach John Symank while at Northern Arizona. Holland finished up at Arizona State and once threw four touchdown passes in a single quarter.
From Jersey City State comes JOE 'TORPEDO JOE' DIVINCENZO who holds 14 college passing records, including a three-year completion percentage of 63.8. Joe hails from Newark and once completed 33 passes in one game for 414 yards against Montclair State.
And the biggest of the free agent quarterback hopefuls is 6-3 220-pound MARK NORDEEN from Valley City State, a strong-armed thrower who was also a crunching runner on options."
-1975 New York Giants Media Guide
"Running Backs - An 11th round pick of the Denver Broncos in 1974, STEVE BUCHANAN is a 6-3 225-pounder from Holy Cross who is a local Westchester product, hailing from White Plains.
And from New Haven comes PALMER GAINES, 6-1 210-pounder who had a brief try with the Washington Redskins in 1974. Gaines did his collegiate playing at Delaware State.
From Union City, New Jersey and Jersey City State, 6-1 200-pound BRUCE NASZIMENTO was the college division leading scorer in the country in 1973 when he amassed 150 Points! Bruce scored 25 touchdowns that season, 14 rushing and 11 receiving, rushed for 734 yards, caught 65 passes for another 786 yards and was twice All-Conference.
Another MVP and holder of numerous college rushing records is 5-10 210-pound DAN RAMBO from Carroll College in Montana. Rambo was three times his team's MVP and holds all of his college's rushing records. He once had 262 yards rushing on 38 carries in one game against Rocky Mountain College.
From West Chester State comes 5-11 195-pound GUY VAN ALSTYNE who won a Maxwell Club award when he carried 18 times for 205 yards in one game. He was a club MVP and ECAC choice."
-1975 New York Giants Media Guide
"Receivers - A 14th round pick of the Los Angeles Rams in 1974, swift ANANIAS CARSON is a 5-11 170-pounder from Langston University who doubled as a sprinter in college.
From Kentucky, where he was a teammate of Doug Kotar, comes 6-1 190-pound MIKE FANUZZI, a New Jersey product who was a quarterback at Kentucky but who will get a try at wide receiver here.
And another speed merchant is 5-7 170-pound CHARLIE FRANKLIN from Angelo State College who was a 1,000-yard rusher as a running back in his senior year and led his conference in punt and kickoff returns.
A native of Harrison, New York, BOB MINCARELLI, 6-1 185-pounder, played his college ball at the University of Ottawa in Canada and was an All-League both ways- as a wide receiver and as a cornerback.
From South Carolina State comes AL 'THE SNAKE' WARDELL, a 6-1 185-pound speed merchant who was a four-year letterman in college and once caught three touchdown passes against Bethune-Cookman in one game."
-1975 New York Giants Media Guide
"Linemen - From Los Angeles by way of South Utah State where he won four varsity letters comes 6-4 255-pound offensive tackle FRANK LARUSSO who for three seasons won All-NAIA District 7 honors as an OT.
A second-year finisher in the national wrist-wrestling tournament is 6-3 248-pound GEORGE LUDWIGSEN from Brooklyn, a candidate for defensive tackle who did not play college ball. George could be he strongest man in camp- he's bench-pressed 505 pounds and leg-pressed 1,020 pounds.
The No. 6 draft choice of the San Francisco 49ers in 1974, MIKE RAINES is a 6-6 250-pounder who played his college ball at Alabama.
And 6-3 250-pound CARLTON BUCHANAN hails from Southwest Oklahoma State and was the 17th pick of the Cleveland Browns in '74.
An Ivy Leaguer giving it a go is defensive tackle DIRK WHITEHEAD, a 6-2 245-pounder who played his football at Penn.
And also getting a look will be several other players who were in other training camps in 1974: offensive tackle SID BOND, 6-4 270-pounder from TCU, was the Eagles' 15th pick last year; 6-5 225-pound offensive tackle KELLY CURBOW was with the Chiefs; 6-5 265-pound offensive tackle Bill Hedge was the 17th pick of the Oilers; and 6-4 255-pound offensive tackle BILL OSTERMAN was with the 49ers."
-1975 New York Giants Media Guide
"Linebackers - From Fordham University comes MIKE AJELLO, a 6-5 225-pounder who hails from Brooklyn and was captain of the Rams in his senior year.
And from Oklahoma State, where he, too, was the team captain, is 6-3 200-pound JESS HUDSON.
Also getting a try at linebacker is JOSE LOPEZ, a 6-1 230-pounder from Mexico City who twice was his team's MVP in Mexico City- and had his own TV sports show.
And from Lincolndale, New York by way of Central Connecticut State is BOB MILLER, 6-4 230-pounder who won three letters while playing there.
From Chicago and St. Thomas College, 6-0 225-pound KEVIN O'BRIEN was three times an All-Conference choice and team MVP in 1973.
A teammate of Bobby Brooks while at Bishop College in Texas, 6-4 225-pound RONNIE PETIT had the linebacker dream come true in his senior season, intercepting a pass and running it back 99 yards for the touchdown that won the game 29-28 in the last two minutes of play.
Another local product is JIM SANTA, a 6-0 220-pounder from Rye, New York and the University of Maryland. Jim played in both the Peach Bowl and Liberty Bowl while a Terp.
And from the Portland Storm of the WFL comes BOB SCHMIT, a 6-1 220-pounder from Nebraska who was rated one of the top middle linebackers in that circuit in 1974.
From Ohio State, IVY KOEGEL, a 6-1 225-pounder, was the No. 12 draft pick of the Atlanta Falcons in 1974 after being a teammate of John Hicks."
-1975 New York Giants Media Guide
"Defensive Backs - Two candidates at this position are also from previous tryouts in the NFL: TERRY BROWN, 6-2 205-pounder from Kansas State was in the Pittsburgh Steelers' camp last year, while RON SIMMONS, 5-11 187-pounder who played at Minnesota at Morris, was with the Atlanta Falcons.
From Miami of Ohio, 5-11 190-pound JOHN MCVAY was All-Mid-American Conference last year and honorable mention All-American. He had two interceptions in the 1973 Tangerine Bowl against Florida."
-1975 New York Giants Media Guide
"Kickers - Among the kickers challenging for a position are JOSE GUZMAN, a 6-0 190-pounder from Mexico City who had a try with the San Francisco 49ers a year ago; ED STRICKLAND from Hempstead, a 6-0 200-pounder from Southern Mississippi; and CHUCK SMELTZ, 5-10 220-pounder from Susquehanna who once kicked 75 consecutive extra points."
-1975 New York Giants Media Guide
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