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Sunday, June 1st is the date for the 36th Annual Fun City Bowl. It will be held at Hofstra University. Kick-off is set for 2:00 pm. BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE
Brand New Van
The Bravest Football Club would like to thank the FDNY Fire Family Transport Foundation for their recent dedication of a brand new van to the memory of those members of the BFC killed on 9/11. Click to see pictures of the van.
Pictures of the Bravest Football Club
Our photographer, Maggie Narducci, has taken many photos of the Bravest over the years. Take a look at what's been going on. Visit www.MamaMaggie.com
Links
- THE OFFICIAL FDNY WEB SITE
- THE UNOFFICIAL HOME PAGE OF FDNY
- UNIFORMED FIREFIGHTER'S ASSOCIATION
- UNIFORMED FIRE OFFICERS
- NYFF BURN CENTER
- THOMAS R. ELSASSER FUND
- FDNY FAMILY TRANSPORT
- FDNY HOCKEY
- FDNY BOXING
Bravest Football Club Memorial Page
On September 11th, 2001, the Bravest Football Club lost 22 of it's members. 8 active players/staff, and 14 members of its alumni association who were still active firefighters. Visit the Memorial Page
2008 FDNY Bravest Football Roster
| # |
NAME |
POSITION |
HEIGHT/WEIGHT |
COMPANY |
2 |
John Walsh |
DB |
5'9", 170 lbs |
L-15 |
| 3 |
Rob Gnerre |
DB |
5'9", 185 lbs |
E-246 |
| 4 |
Justin Zaleski |
LB |
6'0", 210 lbs |
E-163 |
| 5 |
John Carlson |
WR |
5'9", 195 lbs |
L-169 |
| 6 |
Kenneth DeForrest |
WR |
5'10", 190 lbs |
E-155 |
| 7 |
Paul Neuman |
RB |
5'6", 185 lbs |
L-28 |
| 8 | Brian Tourloukis | DB | 5'9", 180 lbs | L-9 |
| 9 | Bobby Gerace | LB | 6'0", 230 lbs | E-314 |
| 10 |
Ryan Davan |
QB |
6'5", 215 lbs |
L-45 |
| 11 | Joseph Metress | WR | 5'11", 190 lbs | L-131 |
| 12 | Sean Schneider | RB | 5'11", 200 lbs | E-247 |
| 13 |
Tom Cuozzo |
LB |
6'0", 220 lbs |
E-226 |
14 |
Matt T. Quinn |
DB |
5'11", 175 lbs |
L-105 |
| 15 |
Lucas Niskanen |
WR |
6'2" , 220 lbs |
E-31 |
| 16 | Mike Molinini | LB | 6'0", 220 lbs | E-158 |
| 17 |
Mike Patroni |
WR |
5'9", 170 lbs |
E-24 |
| 18 |
Gordon Tunison |
DB |
5'8", 155 lbs |
L-15 |
| 19 | Aaron Gardner | DB | 5'11", 205 lbs | L-176 |
| 20 | Craig Manfredonia | DB | 6'1", 225 lbs | E-277 |
| 21 |
Rob Hoey |
DB |
5'7", 185 lbs |
L-143 |
| 22 |
Darshone Bethea |
LB |
5'11", 220 lbs |
L-154 |
| 23 |
Daniel Sullivan |
DB |
6'3", 220 lbs |
L-116 |
24 |
Sal Ferraioli |
DB |
5'7", 175 lbs |
E-246 |
| 25 |
Tom O'Reilly |
RB |
5'10", 205 lbs |
l-102 |
27 |
Alex Pagan |
DB |
5'10", 170 lbs |
E-277 |
| 28 |
Jesus Marcano |
LB |
5'11", 215 lbs |
E-326 |
| 30 | Craig Mosia | LB | 5'10", 215 lbs | B-3 |
| 31 | Tim Mingo | DB | 6'1", 217 lbs | E-302 |
| 32 |
Tom Cozzi |
WR |
6'0", 225 lbs |
E-89 |
| 33 | Jeremiah Selletti | FB | 5'10", 225 lbs | E-247 |
34 |
George Oostmeyer |
K |
5'10", 175 lbs |
E-303 |
| 36 |
Desmond DeFreitas |
RB |
5'10", 220 lbs |
E-257 |
| 38 |
Justin Mastriano |
FB |
6'3" , 270 lbs |
E-302 |
| 39 | Matt Meagher | K | 6'1" , 180 lbs | L-174 |
| 40 |
Cameron Peek |
DB |
6'0", 195 lbs |
Sq-252 |
| 41 | Matt J. Quinn | LB | 6'0", 225 lbs | L-175 |
| 42 |
Steve Orr |
DB |
5'10", 185 lbs |
Retired |
| 44 |
Terence Halloran |
LB |
6'0", 200 lbs |
E-294 |
| 45 | David Brennan | FB | 6'0", 230 lbs | L-158 |
| 47 |
Todd Bilgore |
DB |
5'9", 215 lbs |
EMS B-58 |
| 48 | Roy Vaccaro | FB | 5'11", 225 lbs | E-302 |
| 50 | L. Hollingsworth | DL | 6'0", 240 lbs | L-107 |
| 51 | Peter Connolly | DL | 6'1", 250 lbs | L-33 |
| 52 | Mike Scanna | LB | 6'2", 230 lbs | E-68 |
| 53 |
Alex Sayers |
LB |
6'2", 215 lbs |
L-122 |
| 56 |
Spencer Moroney |
OL |
6'5", 255 lbs |
L-18 |
| 59 | Robert Martell | OL | 6'0", 250 lbs | EMS B-55 |
| 63 |
Tony Mastrelli |
OL |
5'8", 235 lbs |
L-56 |
| 64 | Adam McEntee | OL | 6'0", 270 lbs | L-166 |
| 65 | Bryan Steinmuller | OL | 5'11", 240 lbs | L-25 |
| 66 |
William Greenberg |
OL |
6'3", 275 lbs |
L-17 |
| 68 |
Steve Murphy |
OL |
6'2", 275 lbs |
L-1 |
| 69 | Woody McHale | OL | 6'3", 270 lbs | FM |
| 72 |
Dan Ligarzewski |
DL |
6'2", 245 lbs |
L-18 |
| 73 | Bobby Eustace | OL | 6'3", 300 lbs | L-27 |
| 74 |
Christopher Spagnola |
DL |
6'3", 270 lbs |
L-113 |
| 75 |
James Turchiano |
OL |
6'1", 275 lbs |
E-280 |
| 76 | Tim Sommerlad | OL | 6'0", 315lbs | Retired |
| 77 |
Shawn Healy |
OL |
6'2", 290 lbs |
EMS B-19 |
| 78 |
Scott Burik |
LB |
6'2", 215 lbs |
Sq 288 |
| 80 |
Anthony Abbatemarco |
WR |
5'10", 190 lbs |
E-80 |
81 |
Timothy Olin |
WR |
5'11", 200 lbs |
E-93 |
| 83 |
Michael Wildes |
WR |
6'2", 225 lbs |
E-279 |
| 86 | Justin Waltz | WR | 6'4", 225 lbs | L-144 |
| 87 | Paul Mannix | DL | 6'2", 230 lbs | D-6 |
| 89 |
Bryan Vomero |
WR |
5'10", 180 lbs |
E-247 |
| 91 | Anthony Petito | DL | 6'2", 215 lbs | L-131 |
| 93 | Tom Hainas | DL | 6'2", 255 lbs | E-97 |
| 95 | Jason Charles | DL | 5'10", 250 lbs | E-50 |
| 99 | Aaron Martin | DL | 6'3", 295 lbs | L-170 |
Captains Highlighted in red. First year players highlighted in green.
|
Coaches |
|
|
|
Mike Stackpole |
Head Coach |
L-133 |
|
Sal Lupia |
Offensive Coordinator |
E-318 |
|
Tony Marden |
Offensive Line |
Retired |
| Marc Poppe | Offensive Line |
Retired |
|
Tom Melia |
Receivers |
Retired |
|
|
Rick Kotula |
Receivers |
E-284 |
|
Jaime Resker |
Running Backs |
Retired |
|
John Rosati |
Defensive Coordinator |
B-1 |
|
JJ Nesheiwat |
Defensive Backs |
Civilian |
| Arnie Galvez | Defensive Line |
L-4 |
|
| Tim Jones | Defensive Line |
||
| Artie Sartor | Defensive
Line
|
Retired
|
|
|
Craig Cardi |
Linebackers |
E-307 |
|
Brian Hennelly |
Special Teams |
E-42 |
|
Staff |
|
|
|
Pudgie Walsh |
Founding Head Coach |
Retired |
|
Bob Broderick |
General Manager |
Retired |
|
John Mooney |
Field Manager |
L-154 |
|
Mike Narducci |
Special Assistant |
E-28 |
Jim Welch |
Trainer |
L-7 |
|
| Gene Giammarino | Trainer |
Civilian |
|
Maggie Narducci |
Photographer |
Civilian |
|
|
Board |
|
|
|
Troy Roberts |
President |
L-31 |
|
Steve Orr |
Vice President |
Retired |
|
Tom Narducci |
Treasurer |
E-201 |
|
Alex Sayers |
Sergeant-at-Arms |
L-122 |
|
|
Jim Grillo |
Recording Secretary |
L-24 |
|
Bob Gerace |
Defensive Player Rep. |
E-314 |
|
|
Rob Gnerre |
Defensive Player Rep. |
E-246 |
|
Paul Neuman |
Offensive Player Rep. |
L-28 |
Tom Cozzi |
Offensive Player Rep. |
E-89 |
|
|
Mike Hyland |
President - Alumni Assoc. |
Retired |
|
Bob Sutherland |
V.P. - Alumni Assoc. |
Div-6 |
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