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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