Temple University Athletics
2014 Football Roster
Roster
- Ahmed, Shahbaz
- Alwan, Jarred
- Apostolu, Nick
- Aromire, Boye
- Bambary, Zack
- Bearfield, Shamir
- Benjamin, Samuel
- Booth-Lloyd, Freddie
- Boozer, Cole
- Boyd, Ikeem
- Bradway, Tom
- Brown, Buddy
- Bryant, Ventell
- Caffrey, Mike
- Calderone, Peter
- Carter, Brian
- Chandler, Sean
- Christopher, John
- Chudnoff, Brandon
- Cooper, Jim
- Davis, Anthony
- Dawkins, Dion
- Deloatch, Romond
- Derosier, Julio
- DiGiorgio, Tim
- Dixon, Hassan
- Dogbe, Michael
- Dougherty, Mike
- Dvoracek, Rob
- Eaton, Matt
- Ellick, Marshall
- Ellis, Avery
- Fallon, Brian
- Felton, Michael
- Finch, Sharif
- Fitzpatrick, Jalen
- Folks, Jared
- Foster, Artrel
- Friend, Kyle
- Gilmore, Jamie
- Hairston, Nate
- Harper, Kenneth
- Hayes, Will
- Herbin, Khalif
- Heyen, Rob
- Hood, David
- Hutchins, Cam
- Ioannidis, Matt
- Jefferson, Cequan
- Johnson, Leon
- Jones, Jordan
- Jones, Austin
- Kirkwood, Keith
- Lang, Josh
- Lee, Bashir
- Lerch, Corey
- Lofton, Eric
- Lovett, Shahid
- Lucas, Khiry
- Major, Saledeem
- Marshall, Stephaun
- Martin, Jacob
- Martin-Oguike, Praise
- Matakevich, Tyler
- Mayes, Tyler
- McGowan, Brendan
- McHale, James
- Mesday, Zack
- Mosley, Dean
- Myarick, Chris
- Neefe, Eric
- Nutile, Frank
- O'Brien, Sam
- Omuso, Wanemi
- Onejeme, Obi
- Osei, Bryan
- Patton, Kip
- Perry, Colby
- Pierce, Brett
- Pretlow, Jihaad
- Quinn, Jacob
- Reddick, Haason
- Reed, Semaj
- Reilly, Connor
- Ritrovato, Rob
- Rizzolo, Ralph
- Robey, Anthony
- Robinson, Jaelin
- Robinson, Averee
- Ruff, Aaron
- Rumer, Thomas
- Ruza, John
- Satterfield, Jarrid
- Sharga, Nick
- Shippen, Brandon
- Smith, Chris
- Smith, Nate D.
- Smith, Nate L.
- Starzyk, Alex
- Sullivan, Adrian
- Sweetman, David
- Taylor, Jullian
- Terry, Kiser
- Thomas, Derrek
- Thomas, Gordon
- Thomas, Jahad
- Thomas, Jyquis
- Thompson, Colin
- Thrift, Brenon
- Tronoski, Chris
- Tyson, Marc
- Varner, Rob
- Walker, Phillip
- Walsh, Niko
- Walton, Hershey
- Wells, Alex
- Wesley, Roy
- Williams, Billy
- Williams, Zaire
- Williams, Lenny
- Williams, Avery
- Yancy, Brodrick
- Young, Tavon
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- Ahmed, Shahbaz
- Alwan, Jarred
- Apostolu, Nick
- Aromire, Boye
- Bambary, Zack
- Bearfield, Shamir
- Benjamin, Samuel
- Booth-Lloyd, Freddie
- Boozer, Cole
- Boyd, Ikeem
- Bradway, Tom
- Brown, Buddy
- Bryant, Ventell
- Caffrey, Mike
- Calderone, Peter
- Carter, Brian
- Chandler, Sean
- Christopher, John
- Chudnoff, Brandon
- Cooper, Jim
- Davis, Anthony
- Dawkins, Dion
- Deloatch, Romond
- Derosier, Julio
- DiGiorgio, Tim
- Dixon, Hassan
- Dogbe, Michael
- Dougherty, Mike
- Dvoracek, Rob
- Eaton, Matt
- Ellick, Marshall
- Ellis, Avery
- Fallon, Brian
- Felton, Michael
- Finch, Sharif
- Fitzpatrick, Jalen
- Folks, Jared
- Foster, Artrel
- Friend, Kyle
- Gilmore, Jamie
- Hairston, Nate
- Harper, Kenneth
- Hayes, Will
- Herbin, Khalif
- Heyen, Rob
- Hood, David
- Hutchins, Cam
- Ioannidis, Matt
- Jefferson, Cequan
- Johnson, Leon
- Jones, Jordan
- Jones, Austin
- Kirkwood, Keith
- Lang, Josh
- Lee, Bashir
- Lerch, Corey
- Lofton, Eric
- Lovett, Shahid
- Lucas, Khiry
- Major, Saledeem
- Marshall, Stephaun
- Martin, Jacob
- Martin-Oguike, Praise
- Matakevich, Tyler
- Mayes, Tyler
- McGowan, Brendan
- McHale, James
- Mesday, Zack
- Mosley, Dean
- Myarick, Chris
- Neefe, Eric
- Nutile, Frank
- O'Brien, Sam
- Omuso, Wanemi
- Onejeme, Obi
- Osei, Bryan
- Patton, Kip
- Perry, Colby
- Pierce, Brett
- Pretlow, Jihaad
- Quinn, Jacob
- Reddick, Haason
- Reed, Semaj
- Reilly, Connor
- Ritrovato, Rob
- Rizzolo, Ralph
- Robey, Anthony
- Robinson, Jaelin
- Robinson, Averee
- Ruff, Aaron
- Rumer, Thomas
- Ruza, John
- Satterfield, Jarrid
- Sharga, Nick
- Shippen, Brandon
- Smith, Chris
- Smith, Nate D.
- Smith, Nate L.
- Starzyk, Alex
- Sullivan, Adrian
- Sweetman, David
- Taylor, Jullian
- Terry, Kiser
- Thomas, Derrek
- Thomas, Gordon
- Thomas, Jahad
- Thomas, Jyquis
- Thompson, Colin
- Thrift, Brenon
- Tronoski, Chris
- Tyson, Marc
- Varner, Rob
- Walker, Phillip
- Walsh, Niko
- Walton, Hershey
- Wells, Alex
- Wesley, Roy
- Williams, Billy
- Williams, Zaire
- Williams, Lenny
- Williams, Avery
- Yancy, Brodrick
- Young, Tavon
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Jersey Number 33
Sam O'Brien
- Position:
- Punter
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 178
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Quakertown, Pa.
- High School:
- Palisades
- Bio
- Stats
- Media
Local 215 member who joined the program in the Summer of 2014.
2014 (Freshman): Redshirted.
High School: Letterwinner at the punter, kicker and tight end positions at Palisades under head coach Kevin Ronalds … had a 41-yard punt average, 13 punts called as a fair catch, and 0 touchbacks on punts his senior year … played in the Lehigh Valley All-Star McDonald’s game … first-team all-state punter … first team all-league punter … eight-time honor roll student and four-time student of the month.
Personal: Born Samuel James O’Brien in Allentown, PA … nickname is Thunder Foot … parents are Wendy and Neil O’Brien … has two brothers Mike (18) and Nate (16), and has a sister Grace (13) … uncle Jack attended Temple … has volunteered for Community Outreach Benefit … has a dog named Herbie and a cat named Snickers … kinesiology major.
2014 (Freshman): Redshirted.
High School: Letterwinner at the punter, kicker and tight end positions at Palisades under head coach Kevin Ronalds … had a 41-yard punt average, 13 punts called as a fair catch, and 0 touchbacks on punts his senior year … played in the Lehigh Valley All-Star McDonald’s game … first-team all-state punter … first team all-league punter … eight-time honor roll student and four-time student of the month.
Personal: Born Samuel James O’Brien in Allentown, PA … nickname is Thunder Foot … parents are Wendy and Neil O’Brien … has two brothers Mike (18) and Nate (16), and has a sister Grace (13) … uncle Jack attended Temple … has volunteered for Community Outreach Benefit … has a dog named Herbie and a cat named Snickers … kinesiology major.
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Saturday, March 14
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Thursday, March 12
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Wednesday, March 11
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Tuesday, March 10
2026 Spring Practice Blog
2026 Spring Practice Blog
Saturday, March 14
2026 Temple Football Schedule Announced
2026 Temple Football Schedule Announced
Thursday, February 26
Football Announces 2026 Spring Schedule
Football Announces 2026 Spring Schedule
Tuesday, February 24
Temple Mourns Passing of Tre Johnson
Temple Mourns Passing of Tre Johnson
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