Team Name: NEVER NICE GUYS (NNG)
City/State: Southern California
Website: http://www.jnez2.com/nng/
Coaches: Steve Ferguson

Players:
1 – Robert Estrella (Bob One), 6’
2 – Jim Nesbitt, 6’1”
4 – Ross Gunnell, 6’
5 – Steve Ferguson (Fergy), 6’
7 – Pete Wells, 5’9”
07 – Jeff Landesman, 5’9”
8 – John Frantz (Jr.), 6’
10 – David Levy (DJ), 5’8”
11 – John Babin (Babs), 6’
12 – Joel Kindem, 6’1”
13 – Jim Ingabritzen (Jim Daddy), 6’2”
17 – Cole Williamson, 5’10”
19 – Cliff Hanna, 6’
22 – Trey Paulissen, 5’11”
27 – Mike Boisvert (Frenchy), 6’1”
29 – Curt Caprine, 5’8”
32 – Richard Gallagher (Gags), 5’10”
33 – Dean Civille, 5’11”
35 – Bill Webb, 6’1”
41 – Brian Herman, 5’11”
42 – Cliff Smith, 5’10”
44 – Greg Pinz, 6’
51 – Curt Kueltz, (big) 6’?”
55 – Al Saluk, 6’2”
66 – Scott Van Epps (666), 6’1”
69 – Randy Sanchez (Been) 5’11”


Team History:
As with most Masters teams, there is a long open division history and NEVER NICE GUY'S `03 (NNG) is made up of mostly Southern California Players. In the 1980's and 90's, southern California had three of the best teams in the country in Santa Barbara, Los Angeles & San Diego with the thorn in their side being the scrappy Burbank squad. Year after year these teams have had intense battles at both Sectionals and Regionals to the extent of creating fierce rivalries that only our infamous local traffic could separate.

This NNG team consists primarily of San Diego players that have played under many names such as Iguanas, Los Guapos, PBR and of course NICE GUYS OFF THE FIELD. This name was to coin a phrase and to define an era. San Diego has been fierce competitors in the Nationals open division in 1989, '90-92, '94-98, and '02. The San Diego contingency made the Semi-finals in '89-91, 96 and the finals in '90.

The battle hardened warhorse, and team leader of the San Diego contingency, Steve Ferguson has combined with the infamous "Bad Boy" Burbank team leader John Babin to create a Masters team to WIN in '03. Ferguson brings some of his name brand players that have made the decision to matriculate to the masters division, such as Jim "Daddy" Ingebritsen and Kurt "Big" Kuelz in a show of force to the Masters circuit. In tow John Babin has brought along his infamous defensive Burbank "quad" along with several of the L.A./Santa Barbara players, including Rich Gallagher, Randy Sanchez, Jeff Landesman and Brian Herman that have helped make the Southwestern section so competitive for over two decades. Los Angeles as Polo club/LA Drivers/Iguana's had been regulars to open National competition 7 years running from 1987 to 1993.

What is left of the "Old" Burbank players has battled all three of these powerhouse teams for over 20 years and brings the reputation of "NEVER" to the "NICE GUYS. Burbank has never finished higher than 8th place at Regionals with their maxed out roster of 12. The only UPA recognition for these boys was a snippet in an article in the early 90's that stated, "If games were to five these guys would be national champions". Burbank players have been to Nationals five times as Masters making finals twice & Worlds twice Vancouver in `97 only to take 2nd. and Scotland in `99 Finishing 3rd.