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1987 Pittsburgh Gladiators season Head coach Home field Pittsburgh Civic Arena Record 4–2 League place 1st Playoff finish Lost ArenaBowl I (Dynamite ) 16-45 Team MVP Russell Hairston
The 1987 Pittsburgh Gladiators season was the first season for the Gladiators. They finished 4–2 and lost a 45–16 game against the Denver Dynamite in ArenaBowl I .[1]
Regular season [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Standings [ ]
y – clinched regular-season title
x – clinched playoff spot
Playoffs [ ]
Roster [ ]
1987 Pittsburgh Gladiators roster
Quarterbacks
Wide receivers/Defensive backs
Running Backs/Linebackers
Offensive Linemen/Defensive Linemen
Wide Receivers/Linebackers
Kickers
Rookies in italics
Roster updated February 4, 2013
20 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS
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Stats [ ]
Offense [ ]
Quarterback [ ]
Running backs [ ]
Wide receivers [ ]
Defense [ ]
Player
Tackles
Solo
Assisted
Sack
INT
Yards
TD's
31
29
4
3
4
31
1
Craig Walls
19
15
8
13
0
0
0
Russell Hairston
17.5
16
0
0
4
50
1
17
12
10
3
0
0
0
15
13
4
3
0
0
0
Mike Stoops
14.5
11
7
0
1
0
0
12.5
9
7
0
1
5
0
Ricky Mitchell
11
10
2
2
0
0
0
10.5
8
2
0
2
4
0
Thomas Weaver
9
7
4
3
1
2
0
8
6
4
5
0
0
0
6
5
2
0
0
0
0
Greg Best
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
5
4
2
6
0
0
0
Lee Larsen
2.5
2
1
0
0
0
0
Special teams [ ]
Kick return [ ]
Player
Ret
Yards
TD's
24
464
2
10
69
0
5
80
0
1
26
0
Mike Stoops
1
5
0
Kicking [ ]
Player
FGM
4pg
FGA
Pct.
XPM
2pt
XPA
Pct.
Pts.
Lee Larsen
6
0
21
28.6
13
0
28
46.4
31
Awards [ ]
Position
Player
Award
All-Arena team
Wide receiver/Defensive back
Russell Hairston
Most Valuable Player
1st
Offensive/Defensive lineman
Craig Walls
none
1st
Wide receiver/Defensive back
none
2nd
References [ ]
External links [ ]
Franchise Arenas Culture Head coaches Playoff appearances (24) Division championships (5) ArenaBowl appearances (10) Hall of Fame members Retired numbers League affiliations
Seasons (30)
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Categories :
1987 Arena Football League season Tampa Bay Storm seasons 1987 in sports in Pennsylvania