Tag Archives: Rhein Fire

NFL, NFLE

Ogden, Jeff (WR)

Playoff Contenders 2000, #171

Card: Playoff Contenders 2000 European Ticket
Acquired: 2021, Future Considerations

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • After one year at Clackamas Community College as a pole vaulter, Jeff walked onto the Eastern Washington University Football team. 

  • In his Senior year (97) at WR, Ogden posted 13 receiving touchdowns on 57 catches (1148 yards).

  • Played for the Dallas Cowboys in 1998 and 1999 where he primarily saw time on special teams and saw spot duty on kick returns.

  • Allocated to the Rhein Fire in 2000, catching 44 passes for 635 yards and 7 TDs. 

  • Returned stateside to be traded by the Cowboys to the Miami Dolphins for a 7th round pick before the season began.

  • Became well known as a speed merchant, returning punts and kicks. 

  • Dolphins All-time leader in punt return yard average at 13.7 yards.

  • His 700 yards ranks 3rd despite just playing for the franchise two years.

  • Joined the Ravens as a free agent in 2002, retiring after the season.

NFL

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NFLE

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ACCOLADES:

  • All NFL Europe 2000

  • Eastern Washington Hall of Fame Class of 2018

NOTES:

Jeff has done some coaching at the college level and in NFLE. He’s also dabbled in reality TV appearing in the show The Millionaire Matchmaker, but is best known for his love of charities working with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and his own foundation (Catch a Star) which helps give financial aid to prospective adoptive parents.

NFL, NFLE, XFL

Pearson, Pepe

Playoff Contenders 2000 European Ticket #172

Card: Playoff Contenders 2000 European Ticket
Acquired: 2021, Future Prospects

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Played 4 years for Ohio State from 1994-1997, rushing for 3036 yards.
  • Best year came in 1996, rushing for 1484 yards and 17 TDs, while catching 19 passes for 218 yards and finishing with 1702 yards from scrimmage for the Buckeyes.
  • Went undrafted in 1998 and bounced around the NFL on practice squads and offseason rosters with the 49ers, Browns, Lions, Jaguars, Steelers, Buccaneers, and Bears.
  • Joined the NFLE in 2000, playing for the Rhein Fire.
  • Ranked second in the league with 486 yards rushing and 3 TDs on 102 carries that year.
  • Scored the game winning touchdown in World Bowl 2000.

  • In 2001,  topped those totals rushing for 597 yards on 166 carries (3 TDs).
  • Briefly saw time on the roster of the XFL Las Vegas Outlaws in 2001.
  • Has extensive coaching experience as a positional coach (Ohio Dominican, Youngstown State, Marshall, Dayton Warbirds, and as of 2021 at Tennessee State.)
  • Also had head coaching stops in the AFL2 with the Daytona Beach Hawgs (04/05) and the Marion Mayhem (08/09) where with the latter he also served as GM.
  • As of the time of this post, is currently offensive coordinator for Eddie George at Tennessee State.

NFLE

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NFL, WLAF

Young, Charlie

Card: Ultimate World League 1992
Acquired: TTM 2020, C/o Home
Sent: 1/15/20 Received: 5/2/20 (108 days)
Failure: 2019, C/o Stanford (RTS)

Charlie Young played ball for the Stanford Cardinal where mixed time between runningback and receiver from 1987 to 1990. In 1987 he posted 17 receptions for 246 yards and a TD, while rushing 37 times for 130 yards and another TD. He also returned 17 kicks for 336 yards. He’d be moved to WR for 1988, and have a pretty solid campaign, catching 43 passes for 560 yards and 2 TDs. After his 1989 season was washed due to injury, he saw sparse playing time in 1990 accumulating 233 yards from scrimmage. Charles was not selected in the 1991 NFL Draft, and subsequently did not make the roster of the Raiders.

Charlie was selected by the in the 7th round of the 1992 World League Draft. He’d split time between the London Monarchs and the Montreal Machine that season rushing 50 times for 147 yards and a TD. He’d be a valuable stop valve with the Machine catching 22 passes for 203 yards and a 30 yard TD. (For purposes of the team histories however- he’s classified with the team his card pictures him with.)

After the league reorganized, Charlie returned stateside where he bounced around between squads. He’d see time with the Giants and 49ers in 1992, and the Raiders in 1993. Charlie then returned to the World League in 1995 after it reorganized, playing for the Rhein Fire, rushing for 44 yards and a TD while catching 11 passes for 125 yards. He also spent a small amount of time returning kicks during his world tour, accounting for some 180 yards on 12 returns.

Charlie has put his economics degree/ MBA to good work since his playing days, and after a tour on the board at Stanford, resides in Illinois where he is involved in real estate.

I had been on the hunt for Charlie for quite a while, but with such a common name I couldn’t just look in the phone book. It took an article on Charlie’s work for Stanford to pop up, so I wrote him C/o the university. They responded by giving me his forwarding address. I quickly gave up on this request, but lo and behold after about 3 months, he wrote me back with a nice thank-you card.

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