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World Football League Summary Page / 1974 and 1975 Seasons


Originally researched on March 19, 2001. Last updated on January 5, 2022.


30 helmets for 23 teams during the two year existence of the WFL, this helmet count includes the Portland Thunder pre-season version

For details, see Wikipedia

For uniforms, see Gridiron Uniform Database and Just Sports Stats

1974 Teams1975 Teams

Birmingham Americans

  • White helmet, "A" logo, red-blue-red stripes, gray facemask
  • Birmingham Vulcans

  • White helmet, "V" logo, red-blue-red stripes, blue facemask
  • Chicago Fire

  • Red helmet, flame logo, white-black-white stripes, gray facemask
  • Chicago Winds

  • White helmet, green "W" logo, green-white-green stripes, gray facemask
  • White helmet, green wavy "W" logo, green-white-green stripes, gray facemask

    1. For the second version of the 1975 Chicago Winds helmet, a low resolution photo seems to show the "script W" completely within the green oval. This is contrary to the printed Winds memorabilia such as game programs, pocket schedules, etc.
    reference link = National Champs Helmet Project / WFL section

  • Detroit Wheels

  • Yellow helmet, "d" logo, black-red-black stripes, yellow facemask
  • Yellow helmet, "d" logo, black-red-black stripes, gray facemask
  • Detroit - no team

    Florida Blazers

  • Navy helmet, blaze logo, red/orange-white-red/orange stripes, gray facemask
  • San Antonio Wings

  • White helmet, blue wings, no stripes, gray facemask
  • Houston Texans/Shreveport Steamer

  • Yellow helmet, h-Texas logo, white-green-white stripes, gray facemask
  • Yellow helmet, no logo, white-green-white stripes, gray facemask
  • Yellow helmet, green "S" logo, white-green-white stripes, gray facemask
  • Shreveport Steamer

  • Yellow helmet, green steamboat logo, white-green-white stripes, gray facemask
  • Jacksonville Sharks

  • Silver helmet, shark logo, blue-white-blue stripes, gray facemask
  • Jacksonville Express

  • Yellow helmet, train logo, dark orange-brown-dark orange stripes gray facemask
  • Memphis Southmen

  • White helmet, bear logo with white background, dark brown-orange-dark brown stripes, gray facemask
  • Memphis Southmen

  • White helmet, bear logo with orange background, dark brown-orange-dark brown stripes, gray facemask
  • NY Stars/Charlotte Stars/Charlotte Hornets

  • Black helmet, "NY star" logo, yellow-white-yellow stripes, gray facemask
  • Black helmet, "C star" logo, yellow-white-yellow stripes, gray facemask
  • Black helmet, white "C" logo, yellow-white-yellow stripes, gray facemask
  • Charlotte Hornets

  • Yellow helmet, bee logo, black-white-black stripes, gray facemask
  • Philadelphia Bell

  • Gold helmet, bell logo, white-blue-white stripes, gray facemask
  • Philadelphia Bell

  • Gold helmet, bell logo, white-blue-white stripes, blue facemask
  • Portland Storm

  • White helmet, steam logo, teal-blue-teal stripes, gray facemask
  • Portland Thunder

  • White helmet, thunderbolt logo, green-blue-green stripes, gray facemask (pre-season only)
  • White helmet, thunderbolt logo, green-white-blue-white-green stripes, gray facemask
  • Southern California Sun

  • White helmet, sun logo, dark pink-orange-dark pink stripes, gray facemask
  • Southern California Sun

  • White helmet, sun logo, dark pink-white-orange-white-dark pink stripes, gray facemask
  • The Hawaiians

  • Gold helmet, Hawaiian logo with white-tone skin, red/orange-brown-red/orange stripes, gray facemask
  • The Hawaiians

  • Gold helmet, Hawaiian logo with flesh-tone skin, red/orange-brown-red/orange stripes, gray facemask

  • 1974 Final Standings
    Eastern DivisionWLTPct.PFPA
    Florida Blazers *1460.700419280
    New York Stars / Charlotte Stars / Charlotte Hornets +10100.500467350
    Philadelphia Bell **9110.450493413
    Jacksonville Sharks #4100.286258358
    Central DivisionWLTPct.PFPA
    Memphis Southmen ***1730.850629365
    Birmingham Americans **1550.750500394
    Chicago Fire ~7130.350446602
    Detroit Wheels #1130.071209358
    Western DivisionWLTPct.PFPA
    Southern California Sun1370.650486441
    The Hawaiians **9110.450413422
    Portland Storm ^7121.368264426
    Houston Texans / Shreveport Steamer @7121.368240415

    * Was originally the Washington-Baltimore and Virginia Ambassadors.

    ** Wild Card qualifier for playoffs. The Philadelphia Bell, who finished one game behind the Hornets (and with a losing record) but had somewhat more robust finances, advanced as the second Eastern qualifier.

    *** The Memphis Southmen started out as the Toronto Northmen prior to the season's start.

    + Was originally Boston Bulls. Started season as the New York Stars. After the September 24th game, was the Charlotte Stars for one game after moving from New York to Charlotte, the October 3rd game at the Chicago Fire. Was Charlotte Hornets for the last six games of the season.

    # Operations suspended on Oct. 2 (after 14 games).

    ~ Operations suspended after 19 games (forfeited 20th game to Philadelphia Bell).

    @ Was originally the first Memphis franchise. Started the season as the Houston Texans. After the September 11th game, the Houston Texans were transferred to Shreveport on September 18, and were initially called "Louisiana" because no new nickname was given at the time and the "Texans" nickname was dropped. This page acknowledges the "Shreveport Steamer" for the September 19th game. They officially became the Shreveport Steamer on Sept 23, 1974.

    ^ When the World Football League was created in October 1973, the Storm was the original New York franchise. When the Boston Bulls merged with New York to become the New York Stars, the original New York entry's draft picks were eventually relegated to Portland.

    1974 League Notes:

  • Commissioner: Gary Davidson (1974), who earlier created the American Basketball Association and the World Hockey Association, became involved with football this season.
  • Franchises sold for $100,000 to $500,000.
  • Franchises in Toronto, Mexico City, Tokyo, and Rome were discussed but did not materialize.
  • The Detroit Wheels owners filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy on September 24, the same day that the New York Stars were sold from Robert J. Schmertz to Upton Bell, who then moved the Stars south to Charlotte. For one game, they were called the Charlotte Stars, sporting Chicago Bears decals on their helmets, and for supreme irony, they played at Soldier Field, home of the Bears, against the Chicago Fire. They were eventually renamed to the Charlotte Hornets. The Detroit Wheels cancelled the last 6 of the 1974 season due to the original owners declaring bankruptcy and no other owner/investment group purchased the team.
  • The Philadelphia Story: The WFL's credibility suffered badly from the actions of the Philadelphia Bell. The team reported an attendance of 55,534 for its opening game against Portland and then announced 64,719 for its game against New York. Such NFL like figures were calculated to make the older league sit up and take notice. Unfortunately, they were also calculated out of smoke. A club official eventually admitted that the actual paid figures were 13,800 and 6,200. Any others in the stands were "freebies". From then on fans and media looked at any WFL attendance figures with suspicion and former "friendlies" turned wary. The francise shifts and failings that followed underlined the Philadelphia duplicity.
  • 1975 Final Standings
    Eastern DivisionWLTPct.PFPA
    Birmingham Vulcans +930.750257186
    Memphis Southmen * ^740.636254206
    Charlotte Hornets650.545225199
    Jacksonville Express #650.545227247
    Philadelphia Bell470.364195237
    Western DivisionWLTPct.PFPA
    Southern California Sun750.583354341
    San Antonio Wings * ~760.538364268
    Shreveport Steamer570.417276313
    Portland Thunder @470.364213239
    The Hawaiians470.364210281
    Chicago Winds **140.200 67125




    * First half winner.

    + Was originally the Birmingham Americans.

    ^ Changed nickname after season to Grizzlies in an attempt to enter the NFL.

    # Was originally the Jacksonville Sharks.

    ~ The Florida Blazers team moved to San Antonio and was renamed the San Antonio Wings.

    @ Was originally the Portland Storm.

    ** The Chicago Winds team folds after 5 games.











    1975 League Notes:

  • Commissioner: Christopher Hemmeter 1974-75
  • In spite of new big-name N.F.L. talent, the replacement of many of the original teams with new franchises, and a plan dedicating a percentage of total revenue to players' and coaches' salaries, the W.F.L. was not able to complete its projected 18-game schedule in a 20-week season.
  • The World Football League folds on October 22, 1975, just 12 games into the season.
  • No playoffs were held. It has become well known, probably due to "revisionist historians", that the league declared the Birmingham Vulcans as 1975 WFL Champions because they had the best record when the league ceased operations. However, no official records from "at the time" have been discovered.
  • No official MVP was named, but again the "revisionist historians" have declared Anthony Davis, Southern California Sun RB as the 1975 WFL MVP.
  • 1974 WFL Playoffs1975 WFL Playoffs
    1974 Divisional Playoffs1974 Semi-Finals
    1974 World Bowl
    1974 Semi-Finals1974 Divisional Playoffs
    November 21, 1974
    Philadelphia Bell 3
    at Florida Blazers 18
    Attendance: 9,712
    November 21, 1974
    The Hawaiians 32
    at So. Cal. Sun 14
    Attendance: 11,430
    November 29, 1974
    Florida Blazers 18
    at Mem. Southmen 15
    Attendance: 9,692
    November 27, 1975
    The Hawaiians 19
    at Bir. Americans 22
    Attendance: 15,379
    December 5, 1974
    Florida Blazers 21
    at Bir. Americans 22
    MVP: George Mira
    Birmingham, QB
    Attendance: 32,376
    1975 Quarterfinals1975 Semi-Finals
    1975 World Bowl
    1975 Semi-Finals1975 Quarterfinals
    December 20, 1975
    Team 3 00
    at Team 4 00
    Attendance: 00,000
    December 20, 1975
    Team 5 00
    at Team 6 00
    Attendance: 00,000
    December 27, 1975
    Winner 1 00
    at Team 1 00
    Attendance: 00,000
    December 27, 1975
    Winner 2 00
    at Team 2 00
    Attendance: 00,000
    January 4, 1976
    Winner 3 00
    at Winner 4 00
    MVP: Name
    Team, Position
    Attendance: 00,000


    1974 Teams

    1974 Birmingham Americans Game Results
    Regular SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    July 10WednesdaySouthern California SunW11-753,231
    43,031 / 41,799
    July 17Wednesdayat New York StarsW32-2917,943
    July 24WednesdayMemphis SouthmenW58-3361,319
    54,413 / 40,367
    July 31Wednesdayat Detroit WheelsW21-1814,614
    August 7WednesdayDetroit WheelsW28-2256,453
    - / 33,993
    August 14WednesdayThe HawaiiansW 39-043,297
    August 21Wednesdayat Jacksonville SharksW15-1427,140
    August 29Thursdayat Chicago FireW22-844,732
    September 2MondayFlorida BlazersW8-736,529
    September 7SaturdayChicago FireW41-4054,872
    September 11Wednesdayat Memphis SouthmenL7-4630,675
    September 19 ^ThursdayShreveport SteamerW42-1433,619
    September 25Wednesdayat Portland StormL21-2614,273
    October 2Wednesdayat The HawaiiansL8-1412,039
    October 9WednesdayPortland StormW30-825,621
    October 16Wednesdayat Southern California SunL25-2925,247
    October 23Wednesdayat Shreveport SteamerL0-3124,617
    October 30 *WednesdayFlorida BlazersW26-1821,872
    November 6WednesdayPhiladelphia BellW26-2322,963
    November 13WednesdayShreveport SteamerW40-714,794
    Playoffs
    November 27WednesdaySemi-Final
    Hawaiians
    W22-1915,379
    December 5ThursdayWorld Bowl
    Florida Blazers
    W22-2132,376
    Notes:

    1. Attendance announced at the park, shown first, was inflated. Shown in italics: actual crowd/paid crowd

    2. ^ - first game for the "Steamer" franchise after announcing move to Shreveport, LA

    3. * - originally scheduled to be played in Orlando

    1974 Team Summary

    The most successful of the World Football League franchises, the Americans led the new league in attendance and won all 13 of their home games. Winning their first 10 games in a row, the team developed a reputation for come-from-behind victories and winning by narrow margins. The Americans finished the 1974 regular season at 15-5 and won the 1974 World Bowl by just one point.

    Financially unstable due to investor reluctance and lavish signing bonuses paid to lure National Football League (NFL) players to the new league, the team was folded after only one season. Most of the team's assets were seized to pay back taxes; failed lawsuits to recover the signing bonus money kept the team in the headlines long after the WFL was itself defunct. The Americans were replaced as the Birmingham WFL franchise for the 1975 season by a new team called the Birmingham Vulcans.

    1974 Birmingham Americans Team Facts
    Ownership headed by William (Bill) Putman & Carol Stallworth
    President Carol Stallworth
    General Manager Jack Gotta
    Head Coach Jack Gotta
    Stadium Legion Field (68,000)
    Colors Scarlet, White, Royal Blue

                  

    1974 Birmingham Americans Starting Lineup
    QB George Mira / Matthew Reed S Dick Lyons
    RB Paul Robinson S Randy Lee
    RB Charley Harraway CB Steve Williams
    TE Jim Bishop CB Cecil Leonard
    WR Alfred Jenkins LE Dick Trower
    WR Dennis Homan LT Clarence Washington
    C John Matlock RE Tiny Andrews
    LT Joe Wolfe RT Larry Estes
    LG Jim Kregel LLB Jim Teal
    RG Joe O'Connell MLB Warren Capone
    RT Rick Costa RLB Ross Brupbacher
    K Earl Sark P Rusty Jackson

    Americans Logo

    1974 Birmingham Americans Statistics

    Passing:
    Player Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Sacked Yds Lost Rating
    George Mira31315549.522487.2175.4154.8952120471.4
    Matthew Reed1887741.013457.2115.9115.98064261.1
    Denny Duron5240.0295.800.0120.01711020.0
    Totals50623446.236227.2285.5275.395 28256

    Rushing:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Paul Robinson1675993.631 2
    Jimmy Edwards995755.878 5
    Art Cantrelle1295194.028 6
    Charlie Harraway1384963.617 8
    Joe Profit843784.524 1
    Matthew Reed401764.422 3
    Carl Bartles391012.611 2
    Cannonball Butler7162.30
    George Mira13131.013 1
    Earl Sark11111.011 0
    Alfred Jenkins382.70
    Jim Bishop100.00
    Denny Duron4-5-1.2-2 0
    Totals72528874.078 28

    Receiving:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Dennis Homan6193015.273 8
    Alfred Jenkins60132622.195 12
    Paul Robinson2323710.330 2
    Art Cantrelle2022911.427 1
    Jim Bishop1722813.433 2
    Robert Brown1626616.634 0
    Ted Powell1420614.732 1
    Jimmy Edwards1112811.628 2
    Charlie Harraway7202.90
    Joe Profit2115.50
    Carl Bartles11515.015 0
    Steve Barrios11515.015 0
    Denny Duron11111.011 0
    Totals234362215.595 28

    Kicking:
    Player X/CA X/CM X/CP % FGA FGM FG % Pts.
    Earl Sark0001133
    Grant Guthrie00026
    Totals0001339

    Punting:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long
    Earl Sark102396538.962
    Totals102396538.962

    Punt Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Willie Smith2633112.781 1
    Alfred Jenkins302628.742 0
    Steve Williams8394.914 0
    Warren Capone12222.022 0
    Gerard Williams3165.312 0
    Butch Brezina111.00
    Totals696719.781 1

    Kickoff Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Jimmy Edwards3049216.480 0
    Charlie Reamon1547031.368 0
    Joe Profit1223219.329 0
    Cecil Leonard616727.835 0
    Willie Smith714320.423 0
    Drane Scrivener12828.028 0
    Gerard Williams12323.023 0
    Ron Foxx3217.012 0
    Mike Mullen11414.014 0
    Jim Teal11010.010 0
    Edgar Chandler188.00
    John Baker100.00
    Totals79160820.480 0

    Interceptions:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Gerard Williams410526.226.3 2
    Larry Willingham44912.216.3 0
    Warren Capone4389.59.5 1
    Ross Brupbacher4133.23.3 0
    Dicky Lyons35618.718.7 0
    Willie Smith25226.026 0
    Charlie Reamon23216.020 0
    Randy Lee22010.010 0
    Jim Teal2105.01
    Cecil Leonard221.00
    Steve Williams15050.050 0
    Ron Foxx12929.029 0
    Gary Champagne11818.018 0
    Steve Conley11111.011 0
    Mike Mullen11010.010 0
    Steve Manstedt144.00
    Chris Arnold100.00
    Bill Bryant1-5-5.0-5 0
    Totals3749413.450 4

    Total Scoring:
    Touchdowns Other Total
    Player Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
    Alfred Jenkins0120000500089
    Dennis Homan080000200058
    Charlie Harraway800000100057
    Jimmy Edwards520000300052
    Art Cantrelle610000200051
    Earl Sark0000011000033
    Paul Robinson220000500033
    Matthew Reed300000100022
    Jim Bishop020000100015
    Gerard Williams000020000014
    Carl Bartles200000100015
    Willie Smith0010010000014
    Jim Teal00001000007
    Warren Capone00001000007
    Joe Profit10000000007
    George Mira10000000007
    Ted Powell01000020009
    Grant Guthrie00000200006
    Robert Brown00000040004
    Totals28281004011327000500

    1974 Birmingham Americans Roster
    NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
    70John AndrewsRDT6-625023Morgan State
    32Chris ArnoldS6-220121Virginia State
    62John BakerLDE-RDE-DT6-526032Virginia Union; Norfolk State
    21Steve BarriosWR5-1118524Tulane1
    33Carl BartlesFB6-121226Lenoir-Rhyne
    72Eddie BiggsDT6-324524Appalachian State
    84Jim BishopTE6-222525Tennessee Tech
    61Butch BrezinaRDT6-225024Houston
    88Bob BrownTE6-322531Alcorn State
    73/71Buddy BrownLOT-LOG-ROG6-125524Alabama
    76/74Ross BrupbacherRLB-LLB6-321526Texas A&M19
    34Bill BryantLCB5-1119523Grambling State
    33Jim ButlerRB5-1019131Edward Waters
    22Art CantrelleFB6-020326Louisiana State
    55Warren CaponeMLB6-121823Louisiana State
    57Jay CaseyC-OG6-124523Auburn
    50Gary ChampagneSLB6-121222Louisiana State
    51/45Edgar ChandlerLB6-322728Georgia
    88Steve ConleyLB-TE6-222525Arizona Western JC; Kansas
    79Paul CostaROT6-425233Notre Dame
    62Gary CraneRDT6-423028Arkansas State
    Ron CurlDT6-225025Michigan State
    66Grant CvitanichRDT6-325224San Francisco State
    66Nate DorseyLDE6-424024Mississippi Valley State
    7Denny DuronQB-WR6-019522Louisiana Tech
    20Jimmy EdwardsHB5-918522Oklahoma; Louisiana-Monroe16
    67Phil EngleDT6-226524South Dakota State
    72Larry EstesRDE6-625028Alcorn State
    40Ron FoxxLLB6-322023Alabama A&M
    68Gary GennerichOG6-425623Clemson
    35Grant GuthrieK6-021026Florida State
    31Charley HarrawayFB6-222130San Jose State18
    21George HaynesCB6-218523Tulsa
    66Mel HolmesROG6-325124North Carolina A&T State
    25Dennis HomanWR6-118128Alabama
    23Charles HummingsWR6-117521Morris Brown
    80Alfred JenkinsWR5-1017222Morris Brown20
    60Jim KregelLOG-ROG6-225022Ohio State20
    32Randy LeeSS6-319523Tulane
    32Cecil LeonardLCB5-1116528Tuskegee
    35Dicky LyonsFS-SS6-019027Kentucky
    59Steve ManstedtLLB6-221823Nebraska10
    53John MatlockC6-425030Miami (Florida)
    10George MiraQB5-1119032Miami (Florida)18
    51Mike MullenMLB6-222024Oklahoma; Tulane
    67Joe O'DonnellROG6-224933Michigan
    85Jim OwingsTE-WR6-222023Georgia Tech
    82Ted PowellTE6-122022Ferrum JC; Ohio State
    5Joe ProfitHB6-021025Louisiana-Monroe
    45Charlie ReamonLCB5-1118525Maryland-Eastern Shore
    11Matthew ReedQB6-422523Grambling State19
    18Paul RobinsonRB6-019930Eastern Arizona JC; Arizona20
    9Earl SarkP-K6-219022New Mexico State200
    34Drane ScrivenerCB-S6-019023Cisco JC; Tulsa1
    68Al SitterleOG6-426522North Carolina State
    68John SkladanyRDE-DT6-425024Central Connecticut State
    42Willie SmithLCB-SS5-1118723Morris Brown
    70Bob TatarekDT6-426028Miami (Florida)
    58Jimmy TealLLB-RLB6-322524Purdue
    77Dick TrowerLDE-LDT6-325025Miami (Florida)
    58Mike TruaxLB6-221722Tulane3
    63Clarence WashingtonLDT6-326528Arkansas-Pine Bluff
    70Bill WidemanDE6-326523North Carolina A&T State
    30Gerard WilliamsRCB6-118422Langston9
    30Steve WilliamsRCB5-1117324Alabama
    28Larry WillinghamFS-SS-CB6-019826Auburn
    72/66Wimpy WintherC6-426027Mississippi
    68Jessie WolfRDT6-627022Prairie View A&M
    71Bob WolfeLOT-ROT6-526023Nebraska
    66James WrightOG6-125023Southern University

    1974 Chicago Fire Game Results
    Regular SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    July 10WednesdayHouston TexansW17-042,000
    July 17WednesdayJacksonville SharksW25-2229,308
    July 24Wednesdayat Portland StormW29-2219,358
    July 28Sundayat The HawaiiansW53-2912,608
    August 7WednesdayFlorida BlazersL21-4631,193
    August 14WednesdayPhiladelphia BellW32-2927,607
    August 22Thursdayat Detroit WheelsW35-2310,300
    August 29ThursdayBirmingham AmericansL8-2244,732
    September 2Mondayat Southern California SunW32-2227,133
    September 7Saturdayat Birmingham AmericansL40-4154,872
    September 11WednesdaySouthern California SunL28-3124,837
    September 18WednesdayMemphis SouthmenL7-2526,678
    September 26Thursdayat Florida BlazersL0-2916,679
    October 3ThursdayCharlotte StarsL30-4122,354
    October 9WednesdayFlorida BlazersL17-4523,289
    October 16Wednesdayat Charlotte HornetsL0-2720,333
    October 23WednesdayThe HawaiiansL17-6020,203
    October 31Wednesdayat Philadelphia BellL31-3712,500
    November 7Thursdayat Memphis SouthmenL24-4914,085
    November 13Wednesday-- at Philadephia BellL0-2 (forfeit)cancelled
    Notes:

    1. Owner Tom Origer, fed up by the team's collapse (as well as bankrupt), refused to fly the club to Philadelphia for Chicago's final game, forfeiting the contest and giving the Fire a final record of 7-13. Soon after, the club disbanded.

    2. Tom Origer, once the most optimistic owner in the WFL, referred to the November 13th game with the Philadelphia Bell as "meaningless".

    1974 Team Summary

    Founded in late October 1973 by building magnate Thomas Origer, he was the first owner to purchase a WFL franchise, for around $400,000. Chicago was the first franchise to sign a player, wide receiver Jim Seymour, fullback Bill Booker, and the first to sign a "name" player, quarterback Virgil Carter. Carter played in Chicago for the NFL Chicago Bears as well as the Cincinnati Bengals and San Diego Chargers. Another notable Chicago Fire player was punter Chuck Ramsey, who would later go on to play with the New York Jets.

    The radio announcer for the Fire was former Milwaukee Bucks play-by-play man, Eddie Ducette. The public address announcers at Soldier Field were Eddie Ryan and Les Grobstein.

    1974 Chicago Fire Team Facts
    Original Owner Nick Mileti
    Owner Tom Origer
    General Manager Al Lange
    Head Coach Jim Spavital
    Stadium Soldier Field (55,000)
    Colors Red, Black

             

    1974 Chicago Fire Starting Lineup
    QB Virgil Carter * / Bill Cappleman / Bubba Wyche S Harry Howard
    RB Mark Kellar * / Leroy Kelly S Barry Ruffner * / Craig O'Sadnick
    RB Cyril Pinder CB Hal Phillips / Richardson
    TE Don Burchfield CB Joe Womack * / Walter Rhone
    WR James Scott * / Lonnie Crittenden LE Doug Troszak
    WR Jack Dolbin LT Ken Sanduk
    C Guy Murdock RT Chuck Bailey
    LG Glenn Hyde RE Mick Heinrich
    LT Dave Bradley LLB Ron Porter
    RG Steve Wright MLB Rudy Kuchenberg
    RT Mike Sikich RLB Tom Roussel * / Chuck Kogut
    K Chuck Ramsey * / Allan Watson P Chuck Ramsey * / Lon Crittenden
    * Virgil Carter was injured playing against Memphis and was lost for the season. He was replaced by Bill Cappleman and then by ex-Wheel Bubba Wyche.

    * Mark Kellar was lost for the season against Southern California and was replaced by ex-NFL great Leroy Kelly.

    * James Scott was also injured versus the Sun and replace by Lonnie Crittenden.

    * Chuck Ramsey was suspended and left the team. He was replaced by Allan Watson at K and Lon Crittenden at P.

    * Barry Ruffner was injured and replaced by Craig O'Sadnick.

    * Joe Womack was injured and replaced by Walter Rhone.

    * Tom Roussel and Chuck Kogut played at RLB.

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    1974 Chicago Fire Statistics

    Passing:
    Player Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Sacked Yds Lost Rating
    Virgil Carter35819554.526297.3277.5164.5722622584.6
    Bill Cappelman1124439.36505.843.6119.854109331.3
    Bubba Wyche733649.34736.511.422.74364263.3
    Leo Hart371232.41764.812.712.74743446.7
    Chuck Ramsey2150.02211.000.000.0220089.6
    Maurie Daigneau10440.0222.200.0110.09008.3
    Jimmie Calip100.000.000.000.000039.6
    Joe Womack100.000.000.000.000039.6
    Totals59429249.239726.7335.6315.272 46394

    Rushing:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Cyril Pinder1799255.259 8
    Mark Kellar1897784.124 9
    Leroy Kelly773154.124 1
    Bob Wyatt652163.321 1
    Reggie Sanderson432024.737 0
    Virgil Carter27813.012 1
    Lonnie Crittenden34916.313 0
    Bill Cappelman8455.617 0
    Jimmie Calip11403.612 0
    Clayton Heath15291.90
    Jack Dolbin22613.019 0
    Bubba Wyche10222.23
    Bill Rudder891.10
    Maurie Daigneau242.00
    Billy Taylor122.00
    Joe Womack111.01
    James Scott1-1-1.0-1 0
    Mike Botts1-3-3.0-3 0
    Chuck Ramsey1-10-10.0-10 0
    Totals64427304.259 24

    Receiving:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Jack Dolbin5494217.472 7
    James Scott5275514.569 8
    Cyril Pinder292077.138 3
    Lonnie Crittenden2849817.854t2
    Mark Kellar2834212.250 6
    Don Burchfield1926814.143 1
    Jim Seymour1623814.940 4
    Bob Wyatt161519.429 1
    Jimmie Kennedy9596.614 0
    Leroy Kelly812816.032 0
    Reggie Sanderson6325.328 1
    Terry Phillips59318.623 0
    Bill Rudder55210.432 0
    Luther Palmer44812.023 0
    Glenn Damato4328.012 0
    Mike Reppond25025.00
    Clayton Heath22211.013 0
    Ron Thomas284.00
    Dick Brewer12222.022 0
    Jimmie Calip11919.019 0
    Willie Miller166.00
    Totals292397213.672 33

    Kicking:
    Player X/CA X/CM X/CP % FGA FGM FG % Pts.
    Allan Watson000515
    Chuck Ramsey00039
    Totals000824

    Punting:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long
    Chuck Ramsey71283139.961
    Lonnie Crittenden2069334.655
    Allan Watson515531.035
    Bill Cappelman414636.50
    Totals100382538.261

    Punt Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Harry Howard412065.022 0
    Joe Womack77711.050 0
    Reggie Sanderson14634.513 0
    Ron Thomas188.00
    Walter Rhone382.70
    Charlie Battle177.00
    Randy Richardson133.00
    Barry Ruffner100.00
    Totals693725.450 0

    Kickoff Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Walter Rhone2864523.090 1
    Charlie Reamon1533222.126 0
    Joe Womack923225.839 0
    Bob Wyatt712918.428 0
    Reggie Sanderson14856.130 0
    Herb Ivory37725.733 0
    Mike Reppond37424.727 0
    Harry Howard36421.326 0
    Jimmie Calip24723.523 0
    Ron Thomas24623.025 0
    Lonnie Crittenden23115.519 0
    Billy Taylor12626.026 0
    Terry Phillips22512.517 0
    Jack Dolbin12222.022 0
    Willie Miller11515.015 0
    Kevin Kiley11313.013 0
    Dick Evey133.00
    Totals95186619.690 1

    Interceptions:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Harry Howard7426.00
    Joe Womack68113.513.5 0
    Rudy Kuechenberg24623.023 0
    Tom Roussel2136.56.5 0
    Ralph Anderson13434.034 0
    Charlie Reamon13333.033 0
    Ron Porter133.00
    Terry Phillips111.00
    Randy Richardson100.00
    Totals2225311.534 0

    Total Scoring:
    Touchdowns Other Total
    Player Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
    Mark Kellar9600003000108
    Cyril Pinder830000100078
    James Scott080000100057
    Jack Dolbin070000100050
    Jim Seymour040000000028
    Bubba Wyche300000000021
    Allan Watson000005000015
    Bob Wyatt110000200016
    Lonnie Crittenden020000000014
    Chuck Ramsey00000300009
    Joe Womack10000000007
    Reggie Sanderson01000000007
    Walter Rhone00010000007
    Leroy Kelly10000020009
    Don Burchfield01000000007
    Virgil Carter100000300010
    Jimmie Kennedy00000020002
    Clayton Heath00000010001
    Totals2433010000816000446

    1974 Chicago Fire Roster
    NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
    20Ralph AndersonCB-S6-118025West Texas A&M
    49J.D. ArmstrongLB6-123524Fort Hays State
    75Chuck BaileyMG-RDT-LDE6-123528Michigan State
    Charlie BattleLB6-423721Colorado; Grambling State
    70Earl BelgraveOT6-425024Ohio State
    87/55Keith BestLB6-322024Kansas State
    52Mike BottsC-LOG-ROG6-320524Penn State
    64Dave BradleyLOG6-424527Penn State
    88Dick BrewerLOLB-LLB-RLB6-223523Trinity Valley CC; San Diego State
    44Jimmie Lee BrooksS5-1018025Eastern Kentucky
    83Don BurchfieldTE6-222725Ball State
    24Jimmie CalipRB5-1018524Southwestern Oklahoma State
    17Bill CapplemanQB6-321027Florida State65
    30Mike CarterRCB6-018722Western Michigan
    7Virgil CarterQB6-118529Brigham Young12
    84Lonnie CrittendenWR-P6-018523Hucthinson CC; Texas-El Paso
    12Maurie DaigneauQB6-119524Northwestern
    47Glenn DamatoWR5-1119022Indiana State
    22Jack DolbinWR5-1018026Wake Forest
    81Dick EveyLDT6-223833Tennessee
    89Jim GessfordTE6-323023Hastings
    79Dan GleasonDE6-324523Hillsdale
    72Dave HaleLDT-RDT6-825527Ottawa (Kansas)
    Leo HartQB6-420325Duke
    18Clayton HeathRB5-1119523Nassau CC; Wake Forest6
    87/71Mick HeinrichRDE6-523023Illinois
    Willie HolmanDE6-425029South Carolina State
    28Harry HowardFS-RCB6-018925Ohio State
    76Glenn HydeLOT6-325523Pittsburgh10
    44Herb IvoryCB6-017025Gavilan JC; Northridge State
    89Sherwin JarmonLB6-322026Nebraska
    60Al JenkinsROT6-224528Southern Illinois; Tulsa11
    31Mark KellarFB6-022522Northern Illinois11
    44Leroy KellyRB6-020032Morgan State
    86Jimmie KennedyTE6-523122Hiram; Colorado State4
    49Kevin KileyMLB6-221524Nassau CC; Wyoming
    48Chuck KogutROLB-LLB6-222022Illinois
    59Rudy KuechenbergMLB-RILB6-221731Indiana
    19Denny LantzCB6-118522Kansas
    66Dave MalheiroOG6-224827Miami (Ohio)
    81Mickey McCartyTE6-525528Texas Christian
    66Tom McCreightROT-OG6-225025Northwestern
    21Willie MillerWR5-1018024Tampa
    56Guy MurdockC6-224524Michigan19
    32Craig O'SadnickSS5-1119023Truman State
    80Luther PalmerTE6-222525Virginia Union
    10Peil PenningtonQB6-521024Massachusetts
    17Hal PhillipsLCB6-119024Michigan State
    Terry PhillipsWR6-317023Northeastern State
    46Cyril PinderRB6-222028Illinois
    86Rex PittsOT6-425528North Texas; Los Angeles State
    50Ron PorterRLB-LILB6-323229Idaho
    15Chuck RamseyP-K6-219422Wake Forest
    21Charlie ReamonRCB5-1118525Maryland-Eastern Shore
    84Tom RedmondWR6-018023Butler
    82Mike ReppondWR6-018023Arkansas
    27Walter RhoneSS-LCB6-018023Central Missouri
    72Andy RiceLDE-RDT6-326834Texas Southern
    19Randy RichardsonLCB5-1118024Southwestern Oklahoma State
    19Marv RobinsonRB5-819022Truman State
    53Tom RousselRLB-LLB6-323529Southern Mississippi
    29Bill RudderRB6-122522Tennessee
    32Barry RuffnerSS6-119026Indiana (Pennsylvania)
    24Reggie SandersonHB5-1020624Stanford
    74Ken SandukLDE-LDT6-425024Utah State
    42James ScottWR6-119222Trinity Valley CC118
    18Drane ScrivenerRCB6-019023Cisco JC; Tulsa
    85Jim SeymourWR6-421028Notre Dame
    61Mike SikichROG6-224325Northwestern
    25Todd SnyderWR6-218726Ohio University
    87Rob SpicerLB6-422723Indiana
    25Greg StemrickDB5-1117823Colorado State
    20Billy TaylorRB5-1020525Michigan
    Ron ThomasWR6-218523Mount San Antonio JC; San Diego State
    79Doug TroszakLDE6-325022Michigan
    29George UremovichRB6-119023Illinois
    21/30Allen WatsonK5-1016530Newport (Wales)
    72Wayne WhyeDT6-325024Maryland-Eastern Shore
    47Joe WomackFS-CB6-119026Louisiana State1111
    73Steve WrightROT6-625032Alabama
    35Bob WyattRB6-021525North Texas
    12Bubba WycheQB6-019028Tennessee42

    1974 Detroit Wheels Game Results
    Regular SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    July 10Wednesdayat Memphis SouthmenL15-3430,122
    July 17WednesdayFlorida BlazersL14-1810,631
    July 21Sundayat The HawaiiansL16-3610,080
    July 31WednesdayBirmingham AmericansL18-2114,614
    August 7Wednesdayat Birmingham AmericansL22-2840,367
    August 14WednesdayMemphis SouthmenL7-3714,424
    August 22ThursdayChicago FireL23-3510,300
    August 28Wednesdayat Philadelphia BellL23-2715,100
    September 2 ^MondayPortland StormL7-185,101
    September 6FridaySouthern California SunL7-106,351
    September 11Wednesdayat Florida BlazersW15-149,003
    September 18Wednesdayat Southern California SunL24-2912,169
    September 24Tuesdayat New York StarsL7-374,220
    October 2 #Wednesdayat Shreveport SteamerL11-1422,012
    October 9Wednesdayat Chicago Firecancelled
    October 16WednesdayThe Hawaiianscancelled
    October 23Wednesdayat Shreveport Steamercancelled
    October 30Wednesdayat Jacksonville Sharkscancelled
    November 6WednesdayCharlotte Hornetscancelled
    November 13WednesdayPhiladelphia Bellcancelled
    Notes:

    1. ^ - Played at London, Ontario, Canada in Little Stadium

    2. # - originally scheduled to be played in Ypsilanti against the Houston Texans

    1974 Team Summary

    The Wheels were founded December 13, 1973 by ten investors, whose number eventually grew to 33, including singer Marvin Gaye, Motown Records vice-president Esther Edwards, and pizza maker (and future Red Wings and Tigers owner) Mike Ilitch. Problems began when they were unable to sign any of their draft picks, then they were not allowed to play at Tiger Stadium, home of the NFL Detroit Lions. The Silverdome hadn't been built yet, and the University of Michigan, home of cavernous Michigan Stadium, also said no. Finally, the Wheels signed a deal to play at Eastern Michigan University's Rynearson Stadium in Ypsilanti, Michigan, 37 miles from downtown Detroit. The club even hired EMU's head coach, Dan Boisture, to helm the Wheels.

    Things weren't encouraging on the field, either. The Wheels had a decent quarterback in Bubba Wyche (brother of NFL quarterback and later coach Sam Wyche), but little in the way of protection (he was sacked eleven times in one game) or receivers. Only 10,631 people attended their first home game, and their final home game drew only 6,351 fans. One home game, against the Portland Storm, was moved to London, Ontario (the Storm owner was from London). The Wheels lost in front an announced crowd of 5,101.

    1974 Detroit Wheels Team Facts
    Owner A large group of investors headed by Louis R. Lee and Coleman Young
    President Louis R. Lee
    General Manager Everett "Sonny" Grandelius
    Head Coach Dan Boisture
    Stadium Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti (24,000)
    Colors Black, Red, Gold

                  

    1974 Detroit Wheels Starting Lineup
    QB Bubba Wyche S Rocky Long
    RB Sam Scarber S Terry Hoeppner
    RB Jesse Mims CB Dave Walker
    TE Mike McCarty CB Floyd Preister
    WR Terry Phillips LE Mike Walker
    WR Jon Henderson LT Renard Perkins
    C David Limebrook RT Carl Taibi
    LG Dennis Kemp RE Don Ratliff
    LT Wayne Wheeler LLB Mike Kuhn
    RG Bennett Edwards MLB Dick Blanchard
    RT Mike Wilson RLB Mike Taylor
    K Dave Livingston / Chuck Collins P Dave Livingston / Chuck Collins

    An interesting helmet color from a game program cover.

    Wheels Logo (15689 bytes)

    1974 Detroit Wheels Statistics

    Passing:
    Player Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Sacked Yds Lost Rating
    Bubba Wyche30415651.318696.1103.3196.2683836955.4
    Eric Guthrie21733.3793.814.829.52265221.8
    Bruce Shaw17741.2663.915.900.01695672.2
    Billy Sadler11100.03333.000.000.03300118.8
    Totals34317149.920476.0123.5216.168 53477

    Rushing:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Sam Scarber1386064.424 3
    Jesse Mims884174.764 2
    Billy Sadler1013213.224 1
    Bubba Wyche512655.227 8
    Jim Rathje28802.917 1
    Larry Radcliff19562.921 0
    Eric Guthrie4358.822 0
    Bruce Shaw6223.713 0
    Hubie Bryant11313.013 0
    Dale Livingston199.00
    Lee Fobbs860.80
    Eugene Teague133.00
    Terry Phillips310.310 0
    Totals44918344.164 15

    Receiving:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Jon Henderson3040613.549 3
    Sam Scarber292669.228 0
    Terry Phillips2027413.734 4
    Hubie Bryant1932817.3 2
    Billy Sadler181568.768 0
    Jesse Mims161096.817 0
    Mickey McCarty812916.134 0
    Charlie McKee69115.246 0
    John Embree46315.831 0
    Jim Rathje45313.241 2
    Joe Scales44611.516 0
    Lee Fobbs3237.715 0
    Dennis Macholz3196.30
    Terry Williams22613.024 0
    Sheldon Joppru2105.00
    Terry Hoeppner12222.022 0
    Bruce Cullen12020.020 1
    Clark Hoss166.00
    Totals171204712.068 12

    Kicking:
    Player X/CA X/CM X/CP % FGA FGM FG % Pts.
    Eric Guthrie00039
    Totals00039

    Punting:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long
    Chuck Collins38142837.653
    Eric Guthrie2998433.953
    Bubba Wyche415037.546
    Dale Livingston413233.040
    Totals75269435.953

    Punt Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Rocky Long2021710.856 0
    Billy Sadler171659.743 0
    Totals3738210.356 0

    Kickoff Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Billy Sadler3075125.062 0
    Rocky Long1440228.751 0
    Jesse Mims1124222.036 0
    Larry Radcliff58617.225 0
    Lee Fobbs36120.322 0
    Jim Rathje35117.022 0
    Charlie McKee24321.526 0
    Terry Hoeppner23417.022 0
    Jon Henderson12121.021 0
    Totals71169123.862 0

    Interceptions:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Terry Hoeppner56412.812.8 0
    Rocky Long33812.712.7 0
    Dave Walker200.00
    Dan Lintner200.00
    Mike Kuhn13232.032 0
    Michael Taylor13131.031 0
    George Haynes11414.014 0
    Charlie Battle199.00
    Renard Perkins177.00
    Reggie Holmes100.00
    Totals1819510.832 0

    Total Scoring:
    Touchdowns Other Total
    Player Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
    Bubba Wyche800000000056
    Terry Phillips040000100029
    Sam Scarber300000100022
    Jim Rathje120000200023
    Jon Henderson030000000021
    Jesse Mims200000100015
    Hubie Bryant020000000014
    Eric Guthrie00000300009
    Bruce Cullen01000000007
    Billy Sadler100000500012
    Joe Scales00000010001
    Totals1512000000311000209

    1974 Detroit Wheels Roster
    NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
    58Henry AdolfiMLB6-322024Amherst
    39Phil AllenRB6-221522Harvard
    64Charlie BattleLLB6-423721Colorado; Grambling State
    59Dick BlanchardLLB-MLB6-322525Tulsa
    55Sam BrittsMLB6-021524Missouri3
    2Hubie BryantWR5-1016828Minnesota
    14/11Chuck CollinsK-P6-017523Michigan State0
    75Jim CoodeLOT6-426023Michigan
    44Lewis CookCB5-1118028Arizona Western JC; Idaho State
    82/85Bruce CullenTE6-323027Illinois State
    63Norm DavisROG6-324729Grambling State
    61Bennett EdwardsLOT6-124025Eastern Michigan
    89John EmbreeLB6-420130none
    63Phil EngleDT-DE6-226524South Dakota State
    64Mark FergusonC-OG6-224523Western Carolina
    79Ron FernandesDE6-524823Eastern Michigan
    42Lee FobbsRB5-1119724Grambling State1
    30Clyde GlossonWR-RCB5-1117527Texas-El Paso
    32Garry GradyDB5-1118028Eastern Michigan
    12Eric GuthrieQB-K-P6-120027Boise State
    52Ted HandC6-225023Eastern Michigan
    36Nat HawkinsWR6-119024Nevada-Las Vegas
    75Charlie HayesOT6-427027Weber State
    47George HaynesCB6-218523Tulsa
    10Jon HendersonWR6-019830Colorado State
    38Terry HoeppnerWS6-220026Franklin
    44Reggie HolmesS-RCB6-119029Wisconsin-Stout
    80Clark HossTE6-823525Oregon State
    34Gary HudsonDB5-1118023Boston College
    86Eddie JohnsonRDE6-523022Southern Methodist
    82Sheldon JoppruTE6-423523North Dakota
    73Dennis KempROG6-225028Tulsa
    Mike KleinhenzLB6-223123Cincinnati
    57Mike KuhnLLB-RLB6-322025Kansas State
    74Andy KuppOG6-325025Idaho
    63John LevantiOG6-224022Illinois
    52Dave LimebrookC-OG6-223524Saddleback JC; San Diego State
    39Dan LintnerWS6-219023Indiana
    9Dale LivingstonK-P6-021029Eastern Michigan; Western Michigan10
    22Rocky LongSS5-1017524New Mexico
    Booth LustegK5-1119037Connecticut0
    80Dennis MacholzTE6-323023Michigan State
    Herb MarshallDB6-320425Cameron1
    54Rocky MartinMLB6-023327Colorado1
    88Mickey McCartyTE-K6-525528Texas Christian
    8Charlie McKeeWR6-319024Arizona
    33Jesse MimsRB5-1120326Laney JC; New Mexico State
    39Darrell MossburgWS5-1117524Eastern Michigan
    74Jim O'ConnorOG-OT6-426524Eastern Arizona JC; Arizona
    72Jessie ParksLDE6-425024Jackson State
    14Ken PengitoreQB5-1119422Clemson
    65Renard PerkinsLDT6-325022UC Riverside
    41Terry PhillipsWR6-317023Northeastern State
    20Floyd PriesterLCB-RCB6-119525Northeastern JC; Wyoming; Boston University
    84Tom RamseyLDT-RDE6-525024Northern Arizona
    23Larry RatcliffRB6-220026Eastern Michigan
    43Jim RathjeWR-FB6-021822Northern Michigan
    83Don RatliffRDE6-525024Maryland7
    74Bo RenfrowDT6-526025none
    60Dominic RiggioMLB6-022523Western Michigan
    32/36Billy SadlerRB5-1120525Texas Christian13
    72Dan SartinROG6-124528Mississippi
    85Joe ScalesTE6-221025Tennessee State3
    35Sam ScarberFB6-223225Northeastern JC; New Mexico14
    12Bruce ShawQB6-219022North Carolina State
    75John SkladanyDT6-425024Central Connecticut State
    Bennie SmithDB5-1118423Arizona Western JC; Brigham Young
    55Brian StengerLB6-423327Notre Dame
    76Carl TaibiRDT6-425524Colorado
    50Mike TaylorRLB6-123025Michigan14
    30Eugene TeagueRB6-019523Eastern Arizona JC; San Jose State
    83Gene TroschRDE6-727729Miami (Florida)
    42Dave WalkerLCB6-019525Utah
    77Mike WalkerLDE6-423525Tulane
    88Bob WallaceTE6-321129Texas-El Paso
    36/44Phil WebbDB6-320926Colorado State
    78Ted WheelerROT-OG6-324029West Texas A&M
    Bill WidemanDE6-326523North Carolina A&T State
    85Terry WilliamsTE6-322527Grambling State
    62Mike WilsonLOG-ROG6-124327Dayton
    53Wimpy WintherC6-426027Mississippi
    70James WrightLOG6-125023Southern University
    18Bubba WycheQB6-019028Tennessee12

    1974 Florida Blazers Game Results
    Regular SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    July 10WednesdayThe HawaiiansW8-718,625
    July 17Wednesdayat Detroit WheelsW18-1410,631
    July 24WednesdayHouston TexansW15-315,729
    July 31Wednesdayat Houston TexansL6-716,268
    August 7Wednesdayat Chicago FireW46-2131,193
    August 14WednesdayJacksonville SharksW33-2623,890
    August 21WednesdayPortland StormW11-715,541
    August 28WednesdayMemphis SouthmenL18-2615,746
    September 2Mondayat Birmingham AmericansL7-836,529
    September 6Fridayat New York StarsW17-153,830
    September 11WednesdayDetroit WheelsL14-159,003
    September 18WednesdayPhiladelphia BellW24-2110,417
    September 26ThursdayChicago FireW29-016,679
    October 2Wednesdayat Philadelphia BellW30-77,150
    October 9Wednesdayat Chicago FireW45-1723,289
    October 16Wednesdayat Memphis SouthmenL15-2515,334
    October 23Wednesdayat Charlotte HornetsW15-1123,613
    October 30 *Wednesdayat Birmingham AmericansL18-2621,872
    November 7ThursdayPortland StormW23-011,676
    November 14Thursdayat Southern California SunW27-2428,213
    Playoffs
    November 21ThursdayDivisional
    Philadelphia Bell
    W18-39,712
    November 29FridaySemi-Final
    at Memphis Southmen
    W18-159,692
    December 5ThursdayWorld Bowl
    at Birmingham Americans
    L21-2232,376
    Notes:

    1. * - originally scheduled to be played in Orlando

    2. Jack Pardee is the only coach to helm a team in the NCAA/NFL/USFL/WFL/CFL.

    1974 Team Summary

    Before the 1974 season, the franchise originally planned to play in the Washington, D. C. area. E. Joseph Wheeler bought the rights to Washington. First he called the team the Washington Capitols, then briefly the Americans before finally naming the team the Washington Ambassadors. From the start, Wheeler had a tough time trying to obtain a lease at R.F.K. Stadium, home of the NFL's Washington Redskins. He investigated other nearby cities, including Annapolis and Baltimore, Maryland, and Norfolk, Virginia. In mid-April 1974, Wheeler moved the club to Norfolk. He renamed the team the Virginia Ambassadors, before finally selling the franchise to Rommie Loudd, who moved them to Orlando to play in the Citrus Bowl as the Florida Blazers. They were World Bowl 1 runner-ups, the only championship game the WFL ever played.

    1974 Florida Blazers Team Facts
    Owner / President Rommie Loudd
    General Manager Rommie Loudd
    Head Coach Jack Pardee
    Stadium Tangerine Bowl (28,000)
    Colors Scarlet, White, Blue

                  

    1974 Florida Blazers Starting Lineup
    QB Bob Davis S Rickie Harris
    RB Tommy Reamon S Hicks
    RB Jim Strong CB Miller Farr
    TE Greg Latta CB Billy Hayes
    WR Matt Maslowski LE Louis Ross
    WR Hubie Bryant LT Paul Vellano
    C Tom Peiffer RE Mike McBath
    RG Rick Anthony RT John Ricca
    RT Rich Buzin LLB Eddie Sheats
    LT Mitch Johnson MLB Larry Ely
    LG Tim Brannon RLB Billy Hobbs
    K Dave Strock P Billy Hobbs

    1974 Florida Blazers Statistics

    Passing:
    Player Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Sacked Yds Lost Rating
    Bob Davis41422754.830797.4215.1235.6622722272.5
    Tommy Reamon4375.015238.0250.000.06000156.3
    Eric Crone10440.0343.400.0110.01621510.0
    Buddy Palazzo5360.0234.600.0120.0170031.7
    Matt Maslowski200.000.000.000.000039.6
    Totals43523754.532887.6235.3255.762 29237

    Rushing:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Tommy Reamon38615764.155 11
    Jim Strong1836833.715 4
    Dickie James733444.764 5
    A.D. Whitfield712022.829 1
    Bill Gatti451613.617 1
    Bob Davis28943.414 2
    Buddy Palazzo7182.615 1
    Eddie Richardson11616.016 0
    Greg Latta5142.812 0
    Bill Hobbs155.00
    Eric Crone420.50
    Cliff McClain111.00
    Matt Maslowski1-1-1.00
    Lonnie Crittenden2-1-0.50
    Hubie Bryant4-18-4.50
    Totals81230963.864 25

    Receiving:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Jim Strong474299.120 2
    Matt Maslowski4585018.960 7
    Greg Latta3981520.953 9
    Tommy Reamon383368.843 3
    Hubie Bryant2337916.562 1
    A.D. Whitfield151469.724 0
    John Hilton78311.920 0
    Bill Gatti77610.920 0
    Dickie James55410.820 0
    Eddie Richardson45714.224 0
    Richard Trapp3113.70
    Gary Collins23417.019 1
    Lonnie Crittenden11212.012 0
    Luther Palmer166.00
    Totals237328813.962 23

    Kicking:
    Player X/CA X/CM X/CP % FGA FGM FG % Pts.
    Les Perry000618
    Dave Strock000412
    Totals0001030

    Punting:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long
    Bill Hobbs56205336.765
    Dave Strock29115739.953
    Henry Brown1241034.255
    Gary Collins413734.243
    Totals101375737.265

    Punt Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Rod Foster2528011.286 1
    Rickie Harris281585.614 0
    Billy Walik13786.022 0
    Leonard Bryant8769.527 1
    Larry Willis23216.019 0
    Hubie Bryant166.00
    Luther Palmer155.00
    Bill Gatti155.00
    Dickie James242.00
    Tommy Reamon100.00
    Totals826447.986 2

    Kickoff Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Dickie James2053927.082 0
    Rod Foster1323718.227 0
    Tommy Reamon616828.042 0
    Bill Gatti57615.216 0
    Larry Willis46917.226 0
    A.D. Whitfield36120.322 0
    Les Perry12525.025 0
    Henry Brown11515.015 0
    Ron Maree11414.014 0
    Eddie Richardson11212.012 0
    Billy Walik11010.010 0
    John Ricca122.00
    Matt Maslowski100.00
    Totals58122821.282 0

    Interceptions:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Billie Hayes610517.517.5 0
    Miller Farr68614.314.3 0
    Eddie Sheats5418.28.2 1
    Bill Hobbs49724.224.3 1
    Rod Foster23115.515.5 0
    Larry Grantham22713.513.5 0
    Rickie Harris22110.510.5 0
    John Ricca17575.075 0
    Larry Ely13636.036 0
    Chuck Beatty100.00
    Totals3051917.375 2

    Total Scoring:
    Touchdowns Other Total
    Player Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
    Tommy Reamon11300003000101
    Greg Latta090000400067
    Matt Maslowski070000400053
    Jim Strong420000300045
    Dickie James500000100036
    Les Perry000006000018
    Dave Strock000004000012
    Bob Davis200000000014
    Eddie Sheats00001000007
    Gary Collins01000000007
    Leonard Bryant00100000007
    Bill Hobbs00001000007
    Buddy Palazzo10000000007
    A.D. Whitfield10000000007
    Bill Gatti10000010008
    Rod Foster00100000007
    Hubie Bryant01000020009
    Louis Ross00000000012
    John Hilton00000030003
    Eddie Richardson00000010001
    Luther Palmer00000010001
    Totals25232002001023001419

    1974 Florida Blazers Roster
    NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
    73Dick AmmanDE-DT6-524224Florida State8
    71Roger AndersonLDT6-526332Virginia Union
    61Rick AnthonyROG6-224423South Carolina
    44Chuck BeattyFS-SS6-220328North Texas20
    58Boice BestDT6-024523Texas A&M
    62Tim BrannanLOG6-124124Maryland2020
    23Henry BrownWR-P6-220627Missouri2
    42Hubie BryantWR5-1016828Minnesota
    22Leonard BryantCB6-018025Morris Brown
    77Rich BuzinROT6-425128Penn State
    78Ernie CallowayDT-DE6-624126Texas Southern
    86Gary CollinsWR-P6-421134Maryland3
    47Lonnie CrittendenWR6-018523Hucthinson CC; Texas-El Paso
    10Eric CroneQB6-319724Harvard
    12Bob DavisQB6-320529Virginia2020
    73Tommy DavisDE-DT6-025529Tennessee State
    59Larry ElyMLB6-123027Iowa20
    20Miller FarrLCB6-119031Wichita State
    39Rod FosterS6-020023Harvard
    35Bill GattiRB5-1021725Louisville
    60Larry GranthamRLB6-020436Mississippi
    46Rickie HarrisSS-FS6-018231East Los Angeles JC; Arizona
    15Billie HayesRCB6-117527Riverside CC; San Diego State20
    33W.K. HicksFS6-119132Texas Southern
    89John HiltonTE6-522232Richmond
    55Billy HobbsRLB-P6-022028Texas A&M
    40Dickie JamesRB6-219623Cincinnati
    64Mitch JohnsonLOT6-424932Los Angeles State; UCLA2020
    85Mike KaczmarekLB6-423523Southern Illinois12
    57Ted LachowiczC-OG6-123524Syracuse
    88Greg LattaTE6-322522Morgan State20
    74Ron MareeROT6-627525Purdue
    83Matt MaslowskiWR6-321025San Diego
    76Mike McBathRDT6-424928Penn State
    42Cliff McClainRB6-021527South Carolina State
    8Buddy PalazzoQB6-019923Southern Mississippi
    38Luther PalmerTE6-222525Virginia Union
    79Mel ParkerDE6-222823Ellsworth CC; Duke
    62Dan PeifferC6-325123Ellsworth CC; Southeast Missouri State2020
    36Les PerryK6-022826Concordia (Moorhead)0
    85Don RatliffLDE6-525024Maryland73
    21Tommy ReamonRB5-1019222Fort Scott CC; Missouri20
    82John RiccaRDE6-625222Duke
    80Eddie RichardsonWR6-319522Merritt JC; Howard10
    67Walt RockOT6-525233Maryland
    81Louis RossLDE6-624827South Carolina State17
    53Bob RushTE6-323323Boston College
    84Eddie SheatsLLB6-222423Hutchinson CC; Kansas20
    9Dave StrockP-K6-222026Virginia Tech90
    28Jim StrongRB6-120428Houston20
    42Richard TrappWR6-117528Florida32
    Cecil TurnerWR5-1017030Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo)
    72Paul VellanoLDT6-325022Maryland
    9Billy WalikWR5-1118027Villanova50
    25A.D. WhitfieldRB5-1020031North Texas
    24Clancy WilliamsCB6-219732Washington State
    70Del WilliamsOG6-225029Florida State
    33Larry WillisCB5-1117026Phoenix JC; Texas-El Paso
    63Billy YoestROG6-025123North Carolina State

    1974 Houston Texans / Shreveport Steamer Game Results
    Regular SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    July 10Wednesdayat Chicago FireL0-1742,000
    July 17WednesdayPhiladelphia BellW11-026,227
    July 24Wednesdayat Florida BlazersL3-1515,729
    July 31WednesdayFlorida BlazersW7-616,268
    August 7Wednesdayat Portland StormT15-15 OT15,636
    August 15ThursdaySouthern California SunL7-1831,227
    August 21Wednesdayat New York StarsL10-4312,042
    August 28WednesdayNew York StarsW14-1110,126
    September 1Sundayat The HawaiiansL15-3310,248
    September 7Saturdayat Memphis SouthmenL0-4515,291
    September 11WednesdayThe HawaiiansL17-249,061
    September 19 ^Thursdayat Birmingham AmericansL14-4233,619
    September 25 * ^^WednesdayMemphis SouthmenL3-1721,357
    October 2 * #WednesdayDetroit WheelsW14-1122,012
    October 10Thursdayat Southern California SunL23-2524,223
    October 16Wednesdayat Philadelphia BellW30-25750
    October 23 *WednesdayBirmingham AmericansW31-024,617
    October 31 *ThursdayPortland StormL0-1420,402
    November 6 *WednesdayCharlotte HornetsW19-1410,697
    November 13 *WednesdayBirmingham AmericansL7-4014,794
    Notes:

    1. * - played at Shreveport, LA

    2. ^ - first game after announcing move to Shreveport, LA

    3. ^^ - first home game in Shreveport, LA

    4. # - originally scheduled to be played in Ypsilanti

    5. Many players were opposed to the move to Shreveport. Head Coach Jim Garrett was suspended on September 19, 1974 (conduct detrimental to the team) for actively urging players to not report to Shreveport. Henry Lee Parker, Director of Operations for the WFL, was assigned to serve as interim head coach in the game at the Birmingham Americans. Parker met with the team's coaching staff and said "the coaching itself will be handled by the six assistant coaches". link

    1974 Team Summary

    Larry King, of CNN fame, was one of their broadcasters.

    The Steamer showcased a number of veterans and a few rookies. Among them were ambidextrous quarterback and former University of Houston star D.C. Nobles and several American Football League veterans: quarterbacks Mike Taliaferro and Don Trull, fullback Jim Nance, wide receivers Don Maynard and Rick Eber, tight end Willie Frazier, linebacker Garland Boyette, defensive end Al Dotson, defensive backs Daryl Johnson, Richmond Flowers, Jr., John Mallory and Art McMahon, and rookie linebacker John Villapiano, brother of Oakland Raiders defender Phil Villapiano.

    1974 Houston Texans / Shreveport Steamer Team Facts
    Owner R. Steven (Steve) Arnold
    President R. Steven (Steve) Arnold
    General Manager Jim Garrett
    Head Coach Jim Garrett (3-7-1) / Henry Lee Parker (0-1) / Marshall Taylor (4-4) (former TN Tech star player)
    Houston Stadium Astrodome (55,000)
    Shreveport Stadium Louisiana State Fair Stadium
    Colors Green, Gold, White

                  

    1974 Houston Texans / Shreveport Steamer Starting Lineup
    QB Mike Taliaferro * / D.C. Nobles S Art McMahon
    RB Jim Nance S John Mallory
    RB Paul Gipson CB Pat Gibbs
    TE Willie Frazier CB Daryl Johnson
    WR Rick Eber LE Joe Robb
    WR John Odom LT Jim Kanicki
    C Bruce Walker RT Ron Rydalch
    LT Barry Holden RE Don Brumm
    LG Oliver Miller LLB Ed Mooney
    RG Nate Williams MLB Garland Boyette
    RT Rick Hines RLB Paul Price
    K Charlie Durkee P John Odom
    * Mike Taliaferro was released from the Texans when he refused to report to Shreveport and D.C. Nobles was named the starting quarterback of the Steamer.

    Texans Logo     Steamer Logo

    1974 Houston Texans / Shreveport Steamer Statistics

    Passing:
    Player Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Sacked Yds Lost Rating
    Dave Mays1748850.69975.752.952.94997065.7
    Mike Taliaferro1437451.78335.853.585.6461613957.8
    D.C. Nobles1225444.36605.443.3108.2631515638.3
    Don Trull311651.61173.800.026.51543533.9
    Harry Theofiledes17635.3321.900.015.91632219.5
    Warren McVea100.000.000.000.000039.6
    Mike Richardson100.000.000.000.000039.6
    Totals48923848.726395.4142.9265.363 47422

    Rushing:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Jim Nance30012404.127 8
    Paul Gipson1064063.820 2
    Mike Richardson983343.413 2
    Warren McVea702193.120 0
    D.C. Nobles431864.340 0
    Rocky Thompson441834.224 0
    Dave Mays211386.640 1
    Virgil Robinson311003.216 0
    Harry Blackney17543.20
    Sid Blanks11282.50
    Harry Theofiledes4215.216 0
    Mike Taliaferro7213.012 0
    Terry Cole20160.80
    Doug Winslow11313.013 1
    Johnny Odom166.00
    Bruce Jankowski144.00
    Rick Eber231.50
    Don Trull221.00
    Chuck Latourette1-10-10.0-10 0
    Willie Frazier1-19-19.0-19 0
    Totals78129453.840 14

    Receiving:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Rick Eber6677111.763 5
    Johnny Odom4254513.051 2
    Willie Frazier2426210.929 4
    Mike Richardson191588.319 0
    Donnie Davis1828015.630 0
    Jim Nance14846.023 0
    Paul Gipson10595.923 0
    Doug Winslow8678.415 2
    Bruce Jankowski515230.452 0
    Don Maynard56212.417 0
    Charley Frazier55911.824 0
    Warren McVea5448.819 1
    Rocky Thompson4389.514 0
    Virgil Robinson492.216 0
    Harry Blackney3206.711 0
    Sid Blanks393.011 0
    Paul Zaeske2126.00
    Terry Cole188.00
    Totals238263911.163 14

    Kicking:
    Player X/CA X/CM X/CP % FGA FGM FG % Pts.
    Charlie Durkee000721
    Totals000721

    Punting:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long
    Johnny Odom114431337.858
    Dave Mays1344534.247
    Chuck Latourette1243236.051
    Totals139519037.358

    Punt Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Doug Winslow1620712.922 0
    Billy Walik11988.9 0
    Mike Richardson14846.026 0
    John Mallory10444.417 0
    Garland Boyette11616.016 0
    Sid Blanks3165.30
    Pat Gibbs2136.50
    Joe Green3134.310 0
    Paul Gipson11212.012 0
    John Vignone2115.50
    Daryl Johnson166.00
    Chuck Latourette661.00
    Rocky Thompson351.70
    Bruce Jankowski221.00
    Jack Rizzo1-5-5.0-5 0
    Totals765286.926 0

    Kickoff Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Richmond Flowers1738522.636 0
    Rocky Thompson1429421.031 0
    Joe Green1321316.429 0
    Billy Walik914816.427 0
    Mike Richardson711316.127 0
    Terry Cole59719.425 0
    Virgil Robinson37625.335 0
    Donnie Davis44310.825 0
    Sid Blanks23316.524 0
    Jack Rizzo11515.015 0
    John Villapiano199.00
    Harry Blackney199.00
    Paul Gipson166.00
    Totals78144118.536 0

    Interceptions:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Pat Gibbs812615.815.8 0
    John Mallory59819.619.6 0
    Daryl Johnson46015.015 1
    Garland Boyette294.54.5 0
    Joe Green133.00
    Art McMahon133.00
    Richmond Flowers100.00
    Totals2229913.619.6 1

    Total Scoring:
    Touchdowns Other Total
    Player Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
    Jim Nance800000100057
    Rick Eber050000000035
    Willie Frazier040000100029
    Charlie Durkee000007000021
    Doug Winslow120000100022
    Paul Gipson200000100015
    Johnny Odom020000100015
    Mike Richardson200000000014
    Warren McVea01000000007
    John Mallory000001000007
    Daryl Johnson00001000007
    Dave Mays10000000007
    D.C. Nobles00000030003
    Donnie Davis00000010001
    Totals141400010179000240

    1974 Houston Texans / Shreveport Steamer Roster
    NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
    75Tom BaileyOT6-524934Alcorn State
    87John BakerDE6-526032Virginia Union; Norfolk State
    66Sonny BishopC-OG6-224335Riverside CC; Fresno State
    34Harry BlackneyFB6-020227Maryland; Wesley JC
    42Sid BlanksRB6-020634Texas A&M-Kingsville
    52Garland BoyetteMLB6-123734Grambling State
    89Chad BrownDE6-524527Texas A&M-Commerce
    86Don BrummRDE6-324333Purdue
    57Joe CarrollWLB6-122024Pittsburgh
    40Cornell ChampionRB5-1119029Trinidad State JC; UCLA
    32Terry ColeRB6-122029Indiana
    58Bob CreechSLB6-322825Texas Christian
    88Donnie DavisTE6-422034Southern University
    75Norm DavisLOG-OT6-324729Grambling State
    71Al DotsonRDT-DE6-425831Grambling State
    11Charlie DurkeeK5-1116530Oklahoma State0
    15Rick EberWR6-018129El Camino JC; Tulsa
    44Richmond FlowersSS6-018327Tennessee
    28Charlie FrazierWR6-017735Texas Southern
    83Willie FrazierTE6-423032Arkansas-Pine Bluff
    7Pat GibbsLCB-RCB5-1018824Lamar
    0Paul GipsonRB6-021028Houston
    71/79Rich GloverLDE6-124024Nebraska8
    54Bart GoforthC6-323524Rice
    33Joe GreenSS-FS5-1119526Bowling Green State
    77Charlie HayesOT-OG6-427027Weber State
    76Glen Ray HinesROT6-525831Arkansas
    78Sam HoldenROT-LOT-LOG6-325827Southern Illinois; Grambling State
    28Bruce JankowskiWR5-1118525Ohio State
    23Daryl JohnsonRCB-LCB5-1119028Morgan State
    72Willie JonesLDE6-226532Kansas State
    73Jim KanickiLDT-RDT6-427033Michigan State
    70Andy KuppLOG6-325025Idaho
    14Chuck LatouretteP-K-WR6-019029Rice
    29John MalloryFS6-018828West Virginia
    87John MatuszakDE6-829024Iowa Central JC; Missouri; Tampa1
    13Don MaynardWR6-018039Rice; Texas-El Paso
    12Dave MaysQB-P6-120425Texas Southern
    50Mike McConnellSLB6-122524Fullerton JC; Oregon73
    29Art McMahonSS5-1118828North Carolina State
    6Warren McVeaRB5-1018228Houston
    68Dave MiddendorfOG6-325829Washington State
    75Joe MillerLOT-LOG6-525822Villanova
    62Ed MooneyWLB6-223029Western Nebraska CC; Texas Tech
    35Jim NanceFB6-124132Syracuse20
    3D.C. NoblesQB6-217723Houston
    20Johnny OdomWR-P6-319525Texas Tech20
    74Willie ParkerLDT-LDE6-226629Arkansas-Pine Bluff
    68Bubba PenaOG6-225025Dean JC; Massachusetts
    66Rex PittsLOT6-425528North Texas; Los Angeles State
    59Kenny PriceSLB-WLB6-122024Iowa
    60Tom RegnerROG-LOG6-125530Notre Dame
    24Mike RichardsonFB5-1119628Southern Methodist
    Jack RizzoRB5-1020025Lehigh
    84Joe RobbLDE6-323837Texas Christian
    47Virgil RobinsonRB5-1119527Grambling State
    81Ron RydalchRDT6-425022Utah
    21Jim ShorterCB5-1118436Detroit Mercy
    70Don TalbertLOT-ROT6-524835Texas
    19Mike TaliaferroQB6-220533Illinois
    17Harry TheofiledesQB5-1018030Waynesburg
    45Durfey ThompsonMLB6-022823Prairie View A&M
    22Rocky ThompsonHB5-1120027Hartnell JC; West Texas A&M
    10Don TrullQB6-118933Baylor
    Dave UrieC6-524027Montana
    13John VignoneS6-019030Susquehanna
    41John VillapianoLB5-1120523Bowling Green State
    55Loyd WainscottLB6-123528Texas
    9Billy WalikWR5-1118027Villanova
    51Cleo WalkerC6-321926Louisville
    77Mike WalkerRDE6-423525Tulane
    Sammy WeirWR5-917033Arkansas State10
    77Bob WellsLOT6-427029Johnson C. Smith
    26Warren WellsWR6-119132Texas Southern
    25Dick WestmorelandCB6-119133North Carolina A&T State
    63Clyde WilliamsROG-LOG-LOT-rot6-225234Southern University
    21Doug WinslowWR5-1118123Drake
    64Billy YoestLOG-OT6-025123North Carolina State
    82Paul ZaeskeWR6-220029North Park

    1974 Jacksonville Sharks Game Results
    Regular SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    July 11ThursdayNew York StarsW14-759,112
    July 17Wednesdayat Chicago FireL22-2529,308
    July 24WednesdaySouthern California SunL19-2246,780
    July 31Wednesdayat New York StarsL16-2415,648
    August 8ThursdayThe HawaiiansW21-1443,869
    August 14Wednesdayat Florida BlazersL26-3323,890
    August 21WednesdayBirmingham AmericansL14-1527,140
    August 25Sundayat The HawaiiansW14-810,099
    September 2MondayMemphis SouthmenL13-1622,169
    September 5ThursdayPhiladelphia BellW34-3017,851
    September 11Wednesdayat Philadelphia BellL22-41 (OT)7,230
    September 18WednesdayPortland StormL17-1916,041
    September 25Wednesdayat Southern California SunL7-5722,017
    October 2Wednesdayat Memphis SouthmenL19-4715,016
    October 9WednesdayFlorida Blazerscancelled
    October 16Wednesdayat Portland Stormcancelled
    October 23Wednesdayat Birmingham Americanscancelled
    October 30WednesdayDetroit Wheelscancelled
    November 6Wednesdayat Shreveport Steamercancelled
    November 13WednesdayChicago Firecancelled
    Notes:

    1. On September 11, 1974, The Sharks were outscored by the Bell 0-19 in overtime

    1974 Team Summary

    The Jacksonville Sharks were a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. They competed for part of the 1974 season in the World Football League, a failed attempt to launch a major professional football league in the United States in competition with the National Football League. The team played seven home games at the Gator Bowl Stadium in Jacksonville. The Sharks roster was a mixture of rookies such as Mike Townsend, Eddie McAshan and Reggie Oliver, and veterans like Ike Lassiter, John Stofa and Drew Buie. The Sharks front office claimed to have sold 18,000 season tickets, and the team drew 59,112 for the home opener against the New York Stars and 46,000 against the Southern California Sun. The club later admitted to giving away 44,000 tickets. Six weeks into the season owner Fran Monaco fired head coach Bud Asher, replacing him with Charlie Tate. Soon afterward the franchise fell into dire straits. The players, unpaid for several weeks, threatened not to fly to Anaheim to play the Sun. League Commissioner Gary Davidson paid them $65,000 in escrow and the players made the trip. In September the WFL removed owner Fran Monaco and the league took over the debt-ridden franchise on September 20. About three weeks later the league shut down the team.

    1974 Jacksonville Sharks Team Facts
    Owner Francis (Fran) Monaco
    General Manager Lewis Engelberg
    Head Coach Bud Asher (2-4) / Charlie Tate (2-6)
    Stadium Gator Bowl (72,000)
    Colors Black, Silver

             

    1974 Jacksonville Sharks Starting Lineup
    QB Reggie Oliver / Kay Stephenson * S Ron Coppenbarger
    RB Tommy Durrance S Mike Townsend
    RB Rick Lake CB Alvin Wyatt
    TE Dennis Hughes CB Jeff Davis
    WR Drew Buie LE Ike Lassiter
    WR Edgar Scott LT Ben Tatarek
    C Mike Creaney RE Art May
    RG Richard Cheek RT Russ Melby
    RT Eddie Foster LLB Fred Abbott
    LG Larry Gagner MLB Glen Gaspard
    LT Frank Cornish RLB Claude Simonton
    K Grant Guthrie P Duane Carroll

    1974 Jacksonville Sharks Statistics

    Passing:
    Player Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Sacked Yds Lost Rating
    Reggie Oliver19810151.014157.173.5126.1632419160.9
    Kay Stephenson1506946.08155.442.7117.335139941.4
    Eddie McAshan14535.7886.300.000.0231858.0
    John Stofa5240.0244.800.000.02422055.4
    Jeff Davis6116.7122.000.0116.712000.0
    Kim Hammond0000002150.0
    Grant Guthrie100.000.000.01100.00000.0
    Totals37417847.623546.3112.9256.763 42333

    Rushing:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Tommy Durrance2186583.018 5
    Ricky Lake913353.719 3
    Jeff Davis381483.928 0
    Al Haywood201115.630 2
    Reggie Oliver421072.516 3
    Wayne Jones28903.215 0
    Edgar Scott19743.914 0
    Ron Lamb33742.20
    Eddie McAshan11524.714 1
    Thomas Smith10212.10
    Tony Lomax166.00
    John Stofa144.00
    Kay Stephenson1430.20
    Bubba Thornton1-4-4.0-4 0
    Totals52716793.230 14

    Receiving:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Dennis Hughes3150816.463 2
    Drew Buie2840914.637 2
    Edgar Scott2746917.446 2
    Tom Whittier1829716.551 2
    Tommy Durrance121058.818 0
    Ricky Lake10757.515 0
    Jeff Davis9849.321 0
    Wayne Jones7618.719 0
    Ron Lamb7365.114 0
    Al Haywood7355.015 0
    Keith Krepfle68013.330 0
    Tony Lomax67312.216 1
    Bubba Thornton23417.020 1
    Mike Burnop23216.019 0
    Thomas Smith2115.50
    Carl Swierc12525.025 1
    Kerry Brown11515.015 0
    Mike Creaney177.00
    Reggie Oliver1-2-2.0-2 0
    Totals178235413.263 11

    Kicking:
    Player X/CA X/CM X/CP % FGA FGM FG % Pts.
    Grant Guthrie0001648
    Totals0001648

    Punting:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long
    Duane Carrell93381941.171
    Dennis Hughes14343.043
    Totals94386241.171

    Punt Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Alvin Wyatt331976.087 1
    Solomon Brannan14242.042 0
    Art May11515.015 0
    Carl Swierc2157.514 0
    John Osborne2157.514 0
    Totals392847.387 1

    Kickoff Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Alvin Wyatt2859621.372 0
    John Osborne2042121.057 0
    Bubba Thornton49523.827 0
    Ron Lamb46917.227 0
    Carl Swierc36822.723 0
    Solomon Brannan12525.025 0
    Edgar Scott12323.029 0
    Glenn Ellison11818.018 0
    Ricky Lake199.00
    Totals63132421.072 0

    Interceptions:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Alvin Wyatt581.61.6 0
    Mike Townsend4205.00
    Solomon Brannan23919.519.5 0
    Ron Coppenbarger2168.00
    Jerry Davis11212.012 0
    Glen Gaspard199.00
    Rich Thomann100.00
    Totals161046.519.5 0

    Total Scoring:
    Touchdowns Other Total
    Player Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
    Grant Guthrie0000016000048
    Tommy Durrance500000300038
    Reggie Oliver300000100022
    Ricky Lake300000200023
    Edgar Scott020000000014
    Dennis Hughes020000100015
    Al Haywood200000100015
    Tom Whittier020000000014
    Drew Buie020000000014
    Tony Lomax01000000007
    Alvin Wyatt00100000007
    Eddie McAshan10000000007
    Ron Coppenbarger000001000007
    O.Z. White000001000007
    Carl Swierc01000000007
    Bubba Thornton01000000007
    Ike Lassiter00000000012
    Wayne Jones00000010001
    Keith Krepfle00000020002
    Thomas Smith00000010001
    Totals14111000021612001258

    1974 Jacksonville Sharks Roster
    NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
    60Fred AbbottLLB6-322224Florida99
    Sam BakerOG6-424525Georgia
    34/31Solomon BrannanS6-118833Morris Brown
    Kerry BrownWR6-218523Princeton
    41Drew BuieWR6-218227Catawba
    Mike BurnopTE6-123523Virginia Tech
    72Bill BushongDT-DE6-325025Kentucky
    18Duane CarrellP-K5-1018525Florida State140
    67Richard CheekROG6-326626Auburn
    Stan CherryLB6-520024Morgan State
    23Ron CoppenbargerSS6-119523Kansas State9
    79Frank CornishLOT6-628530Grambling State
    64Mike CreaneyC-TE6-424523Notre Dame
    40/30Jeff DavisWR-RB-QB5-1120224Lees-McRae JC; Georgia; Mars Hill
    22/33Jerry DavisRCB5-1118223Morris Brown14
    71Jim DunawayDT6-427833Mississippi
    35Tommy DurranceRB6-020224Florida14
    53Glenn EllisonRLB6-121527Arkansas
    78Eddie FosterROT-OG6-625823Oklahoma
    79Larry GagnerLOG-ROT6-324031Florida14
    51/65Glen GaspardMLB6-122522Texas
    John GordonDE-DT6-626026New Mexico State; Hawaii
    14Grant GuthrieK6-021026Florida State140
    70Mike HaggertyOT6-424529Miami (Florida)
    9Kim HammondQB6-119030Florida State
    Alfred HaywoodHB5-1121526Bethune-Cookman3
    80Dennis HughesTE6-122026Georgia
    53Tom JohnsonC6-223524Tennessee
    32Wayne JonesRB5-1120023Mississippi State
    56Howard KindigC6-626033Moberly JC; Los Angeles State
    86Keith KrepfleTE6-322622Iowa State14
    37Ricky LakeRB6-122024Georgia
    44Ronnie LambRB6-222731South Carolina
    77Ike LassiterLDE6-527034St. Augustine's
    81Tony LomaxWR6-319024Laney JC; Washington State
    55Johnny MackLB6-122026Joplin JC; Wichita State; Central Missouri
    84Art MayRDE-DT6-324526Tuskegee
    88Ben MayesRDT-DE6-526529Drake
    Eddie McAshanQB6-220423Georgia Tech
    74Russ MelbyRDE-DT6-426029Weber State
    52Mike MullenLB6-222024Oklahoma; Tulane
    68Carleton OatsDE6-225232Florida A&M3
    12Reggie OliverQB6-218523Marshall
    26John OsborneCB5-1017022Bethune-Cookman
    Dennis PeteDB6-218025Laney JC; Colorado State; San Francisco State
    Gary PotempaLB6-123022Notre Dame
    6Edgar ScottRB-WR6-220025Bethune-Cookman
    54Claud SimontonLB6-122524Tennessee
    46Fletcher SmithDB6-218231Tennessee State
    Tom SmithRB6-121625Iowa; Miami (Florida)3
    10Kay StephensonQB6-120830Florida
    15John StofaQB6-321032Buffalo
    87Carl SwiercWR6-118023Rice
    76Bob TatarekLDT6-426028Miami (Florida)
    32Rich ThomannLB6-023024Notre Dame
    13Bubba ThorntonWR6-017527Navarro JC; Texas Christian
    42/29Mike TownsendFS6-320522Notre Dame14
    87Vern VanoyDE6-827026Kansas
    63Tom WalkerOT-OG6-324523Northern Colorado
    66O.Z. WhiteLOG6-224525California
    83Tom WhittierWR6-017028Texas Southern
    41Alvin WyattLCB5-918427Bethune-Cookman14

    1974 Memphis Southmen Game Results
    Regular SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    July 10WednesdayDetroit WheelsW34-1530,122
    July 18ThursdayPortland StormW16-831,088
    July 24Wednesdayat Birmingham AmericansL33-5861,319
    August 1ThursdaySouthern California SunW25-1525,175
    August 7Wednesdayat Philadelphia BellL15-4612,396
    August 14Wednesdayat Detroit WheelsW37-714,424
    August 21WednesdayThe HawaiiansW60-825,123
    August 28Wednesdayat Florida BlazersW26-1815,746
    September 2Mondayat Jacksonville SharksW16-1322,169
    September 7SaturdayHouston TexansW45-015,291
    September 11WednesdayBirmingham AmericansW46-730,675
    September 18Wednesdayat Chicago FireW25-726,678
    September 25Wednesdayat Shreveport SteamerW17-321,357
    October 2WednesdayJacksonville SharksW47-1915,016
    October 9Wednesdayat Charlotte HornetsW27-2325,133
    October 16WednesdayFlorida BlazersW25-1515,334
    October 24Thursdayat Portland StormL25-2613,228
    October 30Wednesdayat The HawaiiansW33-3120,544
    November 7ThursdayChicago FireW49-2414,085
    November 13WednesdayCharlotte HornetsW28-2213,339
    Playoffs
    November 29FridaySemi-Final
    Florida Blazers
    L15-189,692
    Notes:

    1. Country Music superstar Charlie Rich sang the opening game national anthem. After Rich took his seat next to Elvis afterward, Presley commented, "That's a tough song to sing, ain't it"? Rich replied, "It ain't no Behind Closed Doors".

    1974 Team Summary

    The team was originally slated to be based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with the nickname of the Northmen. However, when Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau announced that no U.S.-based professional football league would be allowed in Canada in competition with the Canadian Football League under the Canadian Football Act, a change in venue and nickname was announced. From the beginning, Memphians disliked the official nickname and the team was informally and perhaps better-known as the Memphis Grizzlies, which were not connected to the current National Basketball Association team of that name now based in Memphis, and itself relocated from Vancouver, British Columbia. This name appeared to come from the logo, which appeared to be a representation of a bear backed by the sun.

    The Southmen of 1974 found two durable running backs in J.J. Jennings and John Harvey. Its opener, against Detroit, drew 30,122. Of the most famous was Elvis Presley, the King of Rock n' Roll and a professed football nut. Elvis and many other Memphians watched the WFL club finish with the best record in the league, at 17-3. They lost in the semi-finals to a hungrier and poorer team in the Orlando-based Florida Blazers, 18-15.

    1974 Memphis Southmen Team Facts
    Owner John Basset Jr.
    General Manager Leo Cahill
    Head Coach John McVay
    Stadium Liberty Bowl (58,000)
    Colors Burnt Orange, Brown

             

    1974 Memphis Southmen Starting Lineup
    QB John Huarte S Seth Miller
    RB Willie Spencer S Dick Thornton
    RB JJ Jennings CB David Thomas
    TE Gary Shirk CB Emery Hicks
    WR Ed Marshall LE Tom Beckman
    WR Roger Wallace LT Festus Cotton
    C Ralph Hill RT John LeHup
    LT Walter Highsmith RE Bill Stevenson
    LG Charles Bray LLB Jake Burkhardt
    RT Ron Mikolajczyk MLB Bob Lally
    RG Justin Canale RLB Al Andrews
    K Bob Etter P Danny White

    1974 Southmen Logo

    1974 Memphis Southmen Statistics

    Passing:
    Player Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Sacked Yds Lost Rating
    John Huarte29615452.024168.2237.8165.4573029782.8
    Danny White1557951.011907.7127.795.85667878.2
    Jim Ettinger14750.01339.517.117.14521677.4
    John Harvey3266.76120.3133.300.04800149.3
    Totals46824251.738008.1377.9265.657 38391

    Rushing:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    J.J. Jennings32215244.721 11
    John Harvey1929454.949 6
    Willie Spencer1787884.430 15
    Paul Miles923253.519 3
    Danny White241034.315 0
    John Huarte21813.916 0
    Jim Ettinger33411.325 1
    Ed Marshall33311.040 0
    Bracy Bonham284.01
    Tony Schmid166.00
    Tim Beamer155.00
    Totals83938524.649 37

    Receiving:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Ed Marshall60115919.356 19
    J.J. Jennings464319.436 2
    Roger Wallace3767418.251 5
    Gary Shirk3467119.757 7
    John Harvey2127513.141 1
    Paul Miles151238.225 0
    Willie Spencer1113912.634 0
    Jack Ettinger716423.444 1
    Tim Beamer45213.018 0
    Dick Bumpas33612.018 0
    Gary Powell26532.534 2
    Bob Houmard199.00
    Billy Taylor122.00
    Totals242380015.757 37

    Kicking:
    Player X/CA X/CM X/CP % FGA FGM FG % Pts.
    Bob Etter0001236
    Totals0001236

    Punting:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long
    Danny White80327140.964
    Bobby Majors622337.247
    Totals86349440.664

    Punt Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Dave Thomas432245.270 0
    Roger Wallace261445.521 0
    Tim Beamer24221.032 0
    Bill Stevenson13131.031 0
    Emery Hicks11616.016 0
    Willie Lee Jones11515.015 0
    John Hughes144.00
    Bobby Majors2-5-2.5-1 0
    Totals774716.170 0

    Kickoff Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Tim Beamer2057328.682 1
    Dave Thomas1739723.437 0
    John Harvey1024724.733 0
    Willie Spencer48521.221 0
    J.J. Jennings48020.025 0
    Roger Wallace47619.031 0
    Paul Miles25829.036 0
    Bobby Majors55110.220 0
    Dave Boyd23316.520 0
    Mike Townsend11717.017 0
    Team155.00
    Gary Shirk100.00
    Totals71162222.882 1

    Interceptions:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Dave Thomas1016116.116.1 1
    Seth Miller915917.717.7 0
    Dick Thornton515631.231.2 1
    Sonny Hicks4143.53.5 0
    Bob Lally3186.00
    Jake Burkhardt3103.33.3 0
    Bobby Majors15555.055 1
    Bill Stevenson12323.023 0
    Tom Beckman11818.018 0
    Merl Code100.00
    Totals3861416.255 3

    Total Scoring:
    Touchdowns Other Total
    Player Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
    Ed Marshall019000011000144
    Willie Spencer15000004000109
    J.J. Jennings1120000300094
    Gary Shirk070000800057
    John Harvey610000400053
    Bob Etter0000012000036
    Roger Wallace050000500040
    Paul Miles300000100022
    Gary Powell020000000014
    Tim Beamer0001010000014
    Jim Ettinger10000000007
    Bobby Majors00001000007
    Dick Thornton00001000007
    Dave Thomas00001000007
    Bracy Bonham10000000007
    Jack Ettinger01000000007
    Tom Beckman00000000012
    Dick Bumpas00000010001
    Brent Longwell00000010001
    Totals37370103011238001629

    1974 Memphis Southmen Roster
    NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
    56Al AndrewsRLB6-321629New Mexico State
    76Sylvester BatesDT6-3268Grambling State
    22Tim BeamerWR5-1118526Illinois; Johnson C. Smith
    99Tom BeckmanLDE6-525024Michigan20
    50Tom BeutlerLB6-123228Toledo
    63Bracy BonhamOG-FB6-224224North Carolina Central
    81Steve BoorasDE6-425026Mesa CC
    2David BoydRCB6-116522Fisk
    58Charlie BrayLOG6-025529Pratt CC; Central Oklahoma20
    81Dick BumpasTE-LB6-222525Arkansas
    66Jake BurkhardtLLB6-020523Dayton
    73Justin CanaleROG6-224231Mississippi State
    41Merl CodeCB6-019526North Carolina A&T State
    77Fest CottonLDT6-325825Dayton
    54Wally DempseyLB6-123030Pierce JC; Washington State
    81Ben EllegoodDE6-423725Kutztown
    3Bob EtterK5-1115429Georgia0
    23Jack EttingerWR6-318524Arkansas
    14Jim EttingerQB6-319526Kansas
    91Mike GibbonsOT6-426223Southwestern Oklahoma State
    30John HarveyRB6-118524Texas-Arlington20
    47Emery HicksMLB6-023027Kansas
    20Sonny HicksRCB6-119223North Carolina A&T State
    61Wally HighsmithLOT6-423831Florida A&M
    63Ralph HillC6-124525Florida A&M
    88Bob HoumardTE6-323027Ohio University
    7John HuarteQB6-018831Notre Dame17
    John HughesDB6-119524Ohio State
    60Herman JacksonLB5-1022022Miami (Ohio)
    74John JacquotOG6-223523Bowling Green State
    36J.J. JenningsFB6-122022Rutgers20
    68Willie Lee JonesRLB6-122026Tampa
    64Tom KruyerOG-OT6-224525Indiana
    58Bob LallyMLB6-223022Cornell20
    67John LeHeupRDT6-225023South Carolina
    83Brent LongwellTE6-322523Nebraska
    44Bobby MajorsSS-P6-119325Tennessee
    89Ed MarshallWR6-520027Ranger JC; Cameron20
    62Ron MikolajczykROT6-328024Marshall; Tampa20
    25Paul MilesRB6-018822Bowling Green State
    40Seth MillerFS-SS6-420726Arizona State
    78Chris MorrisOT-OG6-325025Indiana
    17Gary PowellDB-WR6-018022Indiana
    90Cecil PryorLDE-RDE6-522727Michigan
    Tom RousselLB6-323529Southern Mississippi
    75Dan SartinDT6-124528Mississippi
    85Bill SchlegelTE6-121222Lehigh
    43Tony SchmidRB6-120022Ball State
    98Lucious SelmonDT-LB5-1123523Oklahoma
    87Gary ShirkTE6-122024Morehead State
    88Larry SmileyDE6-425024Texas Southern
    31Willie SpencerHB6-423521none16
    94Bill StevensonRD6-427024Drake
    42Billy TaylorRB5-1020525Michigan
    24David ThomasLCB5-1017523Texas Southern
    45Dick ThorntonWS-SS6-018535Northwestern
    52Charlie TiblomC6-224525Central Connecticut State
    Mike TownsendS6-320522Notre Dame1
    84Roger WallaceWR5-1118022Bowling Green State
    11Danny WhiteQB-P6-319522Arizona State

    1974 New York Stars / Charlotte Stars / Charlotte Hornets Game Results
    Regular SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    July 11Thursdayat Jacksonville SharksL7-1459,112
    July 17WednesdayBirmingham AmericansL29-3217,943
    July 25Thursdayat Philadelphia BellW17-1564,719
    July 31WednesdayJacksonville SharksW24-1615,648
    August 7Wednesdayat Southern California SunW11-828,174
    August 14WednesdayPortland StormW38-1616,222
    August 21WednesdayHouston TexansW43-1012,042
    August 28Wednesdayat Houston TexansL11-1410,126
    September 2MondayPhiladelphia BellW24-166,132
    September 6FridayFlorida BlazersL15-173,830
    September 11Wednesdayat Portland StormW34-1513,339
    September 18Wednesdayat The HawaiiansL14-1712,169
    September 24TuesdayDetroit WheelsW37-74,220
    October 3 ^Thursdayat Chicago FireW41-3022,354
    October 9 * ^^WednesdayMemphis SouthmenL23-2725,133
    October 16 *WednesdayChicago FireW27-020,333
    October 23 *WednesdayFlorida BlazersL11-1523,613
    October 30 *WednesdaySouthern California SunL25-3419,436
    November 6Wednesdayat Shreveport SteamerL14-1910,697
    November 13Wednesdayat Memphis SouthmenL22-2813,339
    Notes:

    1. * - played at Charlotte, NC

    2. ^ - first game after announcing move to Charlotte, NC / as the Charlotte Stars

    3. ^^ - first home game in Charlotte, NC / as the Charlotte Hornets

    1974 Team Summary

    The Charlotte Hornets franchise began in 1973 in Boston as the Boston Bulldogs, which was also the name of the relocated Pottsville Maroons, Boston's first professional football franchise. The name was shortened in October to Bulls. They were owned by Howard Baldwin, president and minority owner of the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association. Unlike most other WFL owners, he didn't have to pay a franchise fee because of his close ties to WFL founder and Commissioner Gary Davidson. He hired Vito "Babe" Parilli, who had been a back-up quarterback to Joe Namath in Super Bowl III, as head coach.

    Baldwin was unable to attract more investors. More seriously, he couldn't find a suitable place to play. Realizing he had no hope of putting together a viable product in Boston, Baldwin opted to merge with the WFL's as-yet-unnamed New York franchise on January 26, 1974. That team was owned by Whalers and Boston Celtics majority owner Bob Schmertz and three of his New York-based limited business partners; Henry Fujawski, John Lander and Steven Cohen who together made up the core of the Stars ownership and like Baldwin hadn't had to pay a franchise fee. The two teams had already worked together very closely in the draft. The merged team took the name New York Stars.

    Finding a home field for the fledgling team proved just as difficult as finding a name. Yankee Stadium was closed for renovation right after the Yankees finished the 1973 season in October; it would not reopen until 1976. Shea Stadium was fully booked as the Yankees shared the park with the Mets and the NFL's Jets. The Stars had only two other options in the city proper: Downing Stadium, a 22,000-seat facility built during the Depression as a WPA Project on Randall's Island near the East River, or Baker Field, the 32,000-seat wooden stadium that served as the home of Columbia University's teams. Apparently unable to come to terms with Columbia, Downing Stadium was ultimately chosen. The legendary Bob Sheppard, longtime voice of the New York Yankees, handled public address duties for the Stars.

    Parilli signed a number of former Super Bowl III Jets including wide receiver George Sauer, who was coming out of retirement after three years, and former All-Pro defensive men Gerry Philbin, as well as John Elliott.

    The WFL needed New York in order to have a presence in the largest U.S. media market. The Stars sold between 5,500 and 8,000 season tickets. After losing 14-7 at Jacksonville in front of a league high crowd of 59,112 at the Gator Bowl, the Stars' first home game against the Birmingham Americans attracted 17,943 New Yorkers. After leading 29-3 at halftime, the Stars were toppled by the efforts of Americans quarterback George Mira, who threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as Birmingham pulled out a 32-29 comeback win. The Stars finally won their first game as kicker Moses Lajterman kicked the winning field goal for a 17-15 win at Philadelphia. The Stars and Bell performed in front of the largest WFL crowd, with 64,179 on hand. It later came out that most of the tickets were sold at large discounts or were given away to make the league appear more successful than it was.

    New York then went on a tear, winning five in a row. Among the victims were the Jacksonville Sharks, Southern California Sun, Portland Storm, and Houston Texans. Coincidentally, the team's winning streak was stopped by those same Texans a week later, with a surprise addition to the Houston roster: John Matuszak. Matuszak had been AWOL from the NFL's Houston Oilers just 48 hours earlier. The Stars had mixed results in the next few weeks, winning over Portland again, but losing to Florida in the rain and The Hawaiians in the sun. To improve the roster, New York picked up several NFL players from the waiver wire. Among them were cornerback John Dockery, who played for Parilli with the New York Jets, and Don Highsmith, a running back released by Oakland who turned out to be a great addition to the Stars running attack. The Stars performed better on the field and were a nice alternative to the more expensive, yet losing, Giants and Jets.

    For all their on-field success, the Stars were dragged down by serious off-field financial problems. Like most WFL teams, they were badly undercapitalized. Their fiscal structure began to founder when Schmertz's construction company ran into trouble. He was also involved in a nasty divorce, as well as a legal dispute over his ownership of the Celtics.

    The Stars' biggest problem was Downing Stadium. Despite Schmertz pumping over $200,000 into renovations, it was completely inadequate even as a temporary facility. It was nearly inaccessible from most parts of the city, and it had not been well maintained in at least 20 years. The field was mostly sand and dirt. Amenities for fans, players and the press were virtually nonexistent. The toilets in the locker room frequently overflowed. During the home opener, the Stars' radio announcers had to sit on orange crates because there were no chairs in the press box; their Birmingham counterparts had to stand. Parking and lighting were both inadequate. It soon became obvious that Schmertz and Baldwin wouldn't have enough money to finish the season. With the Stars over a million dollars in debt and unable to afford to upgrade Downing Stadium to anything approaching professional standards, the WFL resigned itself to abandoning the nation's biggest market.

    September 24, 1974 was their final game at New York (the game was moved from Wednesday because of Yom Kippur). Ironically, that same day, the Detroit Wheels' 33 owners filed for bankruptcy. Called the "Bankrupt Bowl", the New York Stars blew out the destitute Detroit Wheels, 37-7.

    Charlotte Stars/Hornets
    While they were packing up for the next night's game against the Chicago Fire, Parilli announced the team was moving to Charlotte for the rest of the season as the Charlotte Stars. Part-owner Bob Keating told reporters that due to substandard playing conditions and poor attendance, the team simply could not go on in New York. However, the WFL planned to place a team in New York in 1976 once Yankee Stadium reopened.

    The league had found a buyer in former New England Patriots executive Upton Bell after Charlotte mayor John M. Belk helped engineer a deal that made the move feasible. Forced to find a new logo literally at the last minute, the equipment man simply stuck the Chicago Bears' "C" logo over the old New York logo. The Stars routed the Fire, 41-30. A few days later, they were renamed the Hornets. Shortly after they arrived in Charlotte, however, their uniforms were impounded due to an unpaid laundry bill from New York. The Hornets had to practice in shorts and t-shirts until Bell posted a bond for the equipment.

    The team's first home game at Charlotte was a rousing success. In the league's brief history, the Hornets sold out all 25,133 tickets, leaving some 5,000 out of luck. The visiting Memphis Southmen ruined their debut, winning 27-23. In spite of the loss, the new Charlotte club - which played at American Legion Memorial Stadium - did far better in ticket sales than in New York. In four games at Charlotte, the Hornets sold over 80,000 tickets compared to just 75,000 in seven games at Downing Stadium. Toward the end of the season, the Hornets struggled on the field, losing their last four games.

    Off the field, the financial situation was not much better. Bell was still scrambling to get more financing; a public offering hadn't attracted any investors. Although Charlotte finished second place with a 10-10 record, slow advance ticket sales left them without enough money to travel to Orlando for their first-round game against the Florida Blazers. Bell opted to suspend operations while he put together more financing. The Philadelphia Bell, who finished third with a 9-11 record, took the Hornets' place in the playoffs.

    1974 New York Stars / Charlotte Stars / Charlotte Hornets Team Facts
    New York Franchise Owner for 13 games Robert (Bob) Schmertz and Howard Baldwin
    Charlotte Franchise Owner Upton Bell
    General Manager Howard Baldwin
    Head Coach Babe Parilli
    New York Stadium Downing Stadium (27,000)
    Charlotte Stadium American Legion Memorial Stadium
    Colors Black, Yellow, Red

                  

    1974 New York Stars / Charlotte Stars / Charlotte Hornets Starting Lineup
    QB Tom Sherman S Ike Thomas
    RB Don Highsmith / Bob Gladieux * S Jeff Woodcock
    RB Jim Ford CB Larry Shears
    TE Ray Parsons CB Steve Dennis
    WR Al Barnes LE Gerry Philbin
    WR George Sauer LT Carter Campbell
    C Bob Kuziel RE Greg Lens
    RG Larry Butler RT John Elliott
    RT Rick Sharp LLB Jimmy Sims
    LG Matt Herkenhoff MLB Marty Huff
    LT Len St. Jean RLB Bob Grant
    K Pete Rajecki P Robbie Reynolds

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    1974 New York Stars / Charlotte Stars / Charlotte Hornets Statistics

    Passing:
    Player Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Sacked Yds Lost Rating
    Tom Sherman36317247.423116.4154.1164.4632722163.5
    Gary Danielson542750.02935.411.900.03333672.5
    Brian Dowling381436.81403.712.6513.22721617.3
    Lee Bouggess100.000.000.000.000039.6
    Dave Richards100.000.000.000.000039.6
    Totals45721346.627446.0173.7214.663 32273

    Rushing:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Bob Gladieux1776903.930 6
    Don Highsmith1426864.832 13
    Ed White1004314.325 1
    James Ford1033833.736 3
    Tom Sherman973763.931 6
    Andy Huff742643.625 3
    Dave Richards511432.816 1
    Lee Bouggess491192.417 1
    Bob Hermanni46616.525 0
    Gary Danielson10515.118 3
    John King11413.70
    Brian Dowling6305.013 0
    Lewis Jolley133.00
    Dave Wooley1-1-1.00
    Al Barnes2-1-0.50
    Matt Williams2-2-1.00
    Bert Askson1-7-7.00
    Totals83132723.936 37

    Receiving:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    George Sauer3854714.434 3
    Al Young3442612.529 1
    Kreg Kapitan3339912.126 5
    Ray Parson2532513.032 2
    Don Highsmith191477.727 0
    Al Barnes1019019.063 1
    James Ford911212.419 0
    Bob Gladieux99911.029 1
    Bert Askson820725.945 4
    Tommy Spinks89511.916 0
    Ed White6213.522 0
    Dave Richards49423.540 0
    Lee Bouggess4205.00
    Andy Huff3227.317 0
    Bob Hermanni12020.020 0
    Lewis Jolley11414.014 0
    John Dockery166.00
    Totals213274412.963 17

    Kicking:
    Player X/CA X/CM X/CP % FGA FGM FG % Pts.
    Moses Lajterman000721
    Pete Rajecki000618
    Totals0001339

    Punting:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long
    Robby Reynolds110419538.154
    Totals110419538.154

    Punt Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Dave Richards421934.648 0
    Bob Hermanni9566.222 0
    Jeff Woodcock2-1-0.5-1 0
    Totals532484.748 0

    Kickoff Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Ike Thomas2467128.071 0
    Dave Richards2861121.842 0
    Bob Gladieux710414.920 0
    Bob Hermanni58917.828 0
    James Ford47819.522 0
    Jeff Woodcock23618.020 0
    Tommy Spinks12323.023 0
    Andy Huff11717.017 0
    Totals72162922.671 0

    Interceptions:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Jeff Woodcock813717.117.1 0
    Larry Shears712417.717.7 1
    Steve Dennis5193.83.8 0
    Jimmy Sims24221.021 1
    Art Reynolds24020.020 0
    Tom Chandler23819.019 0
    Lou Angelo284.00
    Gary Champagne11818.018 0
    Ike Thomas11616.016 0
    John Dockery100.00
    Marty Huff100.00
    Totals3244213.821 2

    Total Scoring:
    Touchdowns Other Total
    Player Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
    Don Highsmith1300000100092
    Bob Gladieux610000400053
    Tom Sherman600000100043
    Kreg Kapitan050000100036
    Bert Askson040000200030
    Moses Lajterman000007000021
    George Sauer030000500026
    Andy Huff300000000021
    Gary Danielson300000000021
    Pete Rajecki000006000018
    James Ford300000400025
    Ray Parson020000300017
    Al Young010000500012
    Lee Bouggess10000000007
    Jimmy Sims00001000007
    Ike Thomas000001000007
    Larry Shears00001000007
    Dave Richards10000020009
    Al Barnes01000010008
    Ed White10000000007
    Totals37170002011329000467

    1974 New York Stars / Charlotte Stars / Charlotte Hornets Roster
    NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
    37Lou AngeloSS6-018024North Carolina
    83Bert AsksonTE6-322929Texas Southern
    6Al BarnesWR6-117025New Mexico State
    26Charlie BostonLCB6-019022Western Illinois
    26Lee BouggessRB6-221026Louisville
    51Jere BrownRLB-LLB6-222022Villanova
    60Darrel BungeLOG6-225322Minnesota
    66Larry ButlerROG6-325022Appalachian State20
    78Carter CampbellLDT-RDE6-323427Treasure Valley JC; Weber State10
    59Dana CarpenterRLB-RDT5-1123523South Carolina
    58Gary ChampagneLB6-121222Louisiana State
    50Tom ChandlerRLB-LLB6-222424Minnesota
    8Gary DanielsonQB6-219523Purdue
    71Bill DeFlavioDT5-923024Massachusetts
    17Steve DennisRCB-FS6-316523Grambling State20
    29John DockeryRCB-WR6-018630Harvard
    10Brian DowlingQB6-220727Yale
    80John ElliottRDT6-424430Texas
    75Jerry EllisonRDE-LDE6-325024Ranger JC; North Texas16
    84Larry EstesRDE6-625028Alcorn State33
    28Jim FordRB6-020525Texas Southern
    35Bob GladieuxRB5-1119027Notre Dame12
    61Bob GrantRLB6-222528Wake Forest3
    82Cliff GreenfieldDE6-325022Morgan State
    64Dick HartLOG-ROG6-225131none
    70Matt HerkenhoffLOT6-425623Minnesota
    7Bob HermanniWR5-716023Montclair State
    32Don HighsmithRB6-020526Michigan State10
    28Terry HoeppnerFS6-220026Franklin
    30Andy HuffRB5-1121024Notre Dame
    54Marty HuffMLB6-223426Michigan
    86Joey JacksonRDT6-425525New Mexico State
    55Bill JanssenC6-424024Nebraska2
    44Lewis JolleyRB5-1121025North Carolina1
    25Kreg KapitanWR6-320325Minnesota State
    44John KingRB6-122522Minnesota10
    52Bob KuzielC6-525524Pittsburgh20
    5Moses LajtermanK-P5-917021Montclair State0
    69Greg LensRDE-LDT6-526129Trinity (Texas)
    58John MossMLB6-423324Pittsburgh
    85Ray ParsonTE6-425027McCook JC; Minnesota
    81Gerry PhilbinLDE6-224433Buffalo
    3Pete RajeckiK5-917025Georgia
    56Art ReynoldsMLB-RLB6-121522Tennessee
    15Robby ReynoldsP6-020522South Carolina200
    48Dave RichardsWR-RB5-1018524Wilson JC; Miami (Ohio)18
    63Ernie RichardsonLLB6-422024Jackson State
    67Len St. JeanLOG6-124433Northern Michigan
    9George SauerWR6-219931Texas
    74Steve SetzlerRDE6-425024St. John's (Minnesota)64
    77Dave ShafferOT6-425523Tennessee
    72Rick SharpROT6-326526Washington
    23Larry ShearsLCB5-1018525Lincoln (Missouri)
    19Tom ShermanQB6-019029Penn State1818
    45Jimmy SimsLLB-SS6-019524Los Angeles Harbor JC; Southern California
    21Tommy SpinksWR6-019026Louisiana Tech00
    22Ike ThomasSS6-219327Bishop13
    65Lloyd VossLDT6-425632Nebraska
    24Bryan WhiteLCB6-019229Arkansas-Pine Bluff
    36Ed WhiteRB6-022523Tulsa
    Matt WilliamsRB5-1020523Baylor; Louisiana-Monroe1
    29Wendell WilsonCB5-1018025Yankton
    20Jeff WoodcockFS-CB6-118022Kentucky
    Dave WooleyRB6-221822Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Central Oklahoma
    31Al YoungWR6-119525South Carolina State

    1974 Philadelphia Bell Game Results
    Regular SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    July 10WednesdayPortland StormW33-855,534
    July 17Wednesdayat Houston TexansL0-1126,227
    July 25ThursdayNew York StarsL15-1764,719
    July 31Wednesdayat Portland StormW25-713,757
    August 7WednesdayMemphis SouthmenW46-1512,396
    August 14Wednesdayat Chicago FireL29-3227,607
    August 21WednesdaySouthern California SunL28-3114,600
    August 28WednesdayDetroit WheelsW27-2315,100
    September 2Mondayat New York StarsL16-246,132
    September 5Thursdayat Jacksonville SharksL30-3417,851
    September 11WednesdayJacksonville SharksW41-22 (OT)7,230
    September 18Wednesdayat Florida BlazersL21-2410,417
    September 25Wednesdayat The HawaiiansW21-1614,497
    October 2WednesdayFlorida BlazersL7-307,150
    October 8WednesdayThe HawaiiansL22-254,900
    October 16WednesdayShreveport SteamerL25-30750
    October 23Wednesdayat Southern California SunW45-726,412
    October 31WednesdayChicago FireW37-3112,500
    November 6Wednesdayat Birmingham AmericansL23-2622,963
    November 13Wednesday-- Chicago FireW2-0 (forfeit)cancelled
    Playoffs
    November 21ThursdayDivisional
    at Florida Blazers
    L3-189,712
    Notes:

    1. On September 11, 1974, The Bell outscored the Sharks 19-0 in overtime

    1974 Team Summary

    The Philadelphia Bell was a franchise in the World Football League, which operated in 1974 and a portion of a season in 1975. The Bell played their home games at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. The team logo was a representation of the Liberty Bell. At first the team seemed to be one of the WFL's most successful. However, it soon became known that their relatively large crowds were mostly the result of the distribution of free tickets, on a scale almost unprecedented in professional sports. Although the Bell continued to operate until the league folded, they never seemed to regain much credibility afterward with either the media or fans.

    The Bell was one of just two WFL teams that maintained the same ownership in both 1974 and 1975. The group was headed by John B. Kelly, Jr., a respected business and sportsman in Philadelphia and part of the well-known Kelly family, which included his sister Grace Kelly, movie star turned Princess of Monaco. The major money contributor behind the ownership group was John Bosacco who came forward during the first season and took over the operations of the franchise. Bosacco believed that the WFL could survive as a league and he was instrumental in the removal of Gary Davidson as commissioner following the 1974 season. Ron Waller was hired as head coach in 1974. Waller was fired during training camp at Glassboro State University (now called Rowan University) in 1975. He was replaced by NFL Hall of Famer Willie Wood for the entirety of the 1975 season.

    1974 Philadelphia Bell Team Facts
    Owner / President John (Jack) B. Kelly Jr.
    Later Owned by John Edward Bosacco
    Head Coach Ron Waller
    Stadium JFK Stadium (100,000)
    Colors Blue, Gold

             

    1974 Philadelphia Bell Starting Lineup
    QB King Corcoran S Bill Craven
    RB Claude Watts S Ed Hayes
    RB John Land CB Ron Mabra
    TE LeVel Hill CB Bennie Johnson
    WR Don Shanklin LE Skip Parmenter
    WR Ron Holliday LT Tom Laputka
    C Ron Kecman RE Don Ratcliff
    LT Iozzi RT Steve Chomyszak
    LG Mike Reichenbach LLB Bob Grant
    RT Pete Horiszako MLB Tim Rossovich
    RG Carl Schaukowitch RLB Curt Kral
    K Jerry Warren P Jerry Warren

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    1974 Philadelphia Bell Statistics

    Passing:
    Player Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Sacked Yds Lost Rating
    King Corcoran54528051.436316.7315.7305.5902014968.7
    Frank Dimaggio271140.72408.927.427.45177166.9
    Mike Yancheff15533.3986.500.0533.32922517.5
    John Land4125.04611.500.000.0460075.0
    Willie Franklin100.000.000.000.000039.6
    Totals59229750.240156.8335.6376.290 29245

    Rushing:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    John Land24311364.746 8
    Claude Watts1999274.748 9
    Alan Thompson763704.932 1
    Donnie Shanklin171398.226 0
    Frank McGuigan35016.725 1
    Cecil Bowens9313.410 0
    King Corcoran23261.13
    Mike Carter2189.017 0
    Jimmy Joe5163.21
    Frank Dimaggio4133.21
    Mike Yancheff393.00
    Paul Dunn144.00
    Vince Papale100.00
    LeVell Hill1-2-2.0-2 0
    Ron Holliday7-10-1.40
    Totals59427274.648 24

    Receiving:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    John Land5462111.574 4
    Donnie Shanklin4984217.252 4
    Claude Watts4658412.764 9
    Ron Holliday2634813.432 3
    Mike Carter1935118.536 1
    Linzy Cole1823713.243 2
    Paul Dunn1823413.034 1
    Alan Thompson181458.119 2
    LeVell Hill151449.634 3
    Willie Franklin1322517.390 0
    Len Izzo1010510.518 2
    Vince Papale912113.436 1
    Jimmy Joe13333.033 0
    Cecil Bowens12525.025 1
    Totals297401513.590 33

    Kicking:
    Player X/CA X/CM X/CP % FGA FGM FG % Pts.
    Jerry Warren000515
    Rich Szaro00026
    Dan Torzala00013
    Totals000824

    Punting:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long
    Mike Carter51178935.158
    Jonnie Knoble1345434.949
    Rich Szaro1247339.462
    Jack Simcszak518837.649
    Ron Holliday412330.832
    Don Warner39632.040
    Frank Dimaggio39531.733
    Henry Brown14040.040
    Tom Laputka11818.018
    Totals93327635.262

    Punt Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Ron Mabra3746812.686 1
    Donnie Shanklin211617.743 0
    Marv Pettaway8729.029 0
    Mike Shaw35719.042 0
    Bernie Chapman14545.045 0
    Linzy Cole461.510 0
    Totals7480910.986 1

    Kickoff Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Jimmy Joe2052926.467 0
    Marv Pettaway1742024.747 0
    Ron Mabra1427719.833 0
    Mike Shaw920622.930 0
    Donnie Shanklin715922.734 0
    Alan Thompson66410.726 0
    Frank McGuigan25527.536 0
    Linzy Cole24623.031 0
    Bernie Chapman23919.522 0
    Ed Hayes11111.011 0
    Bill Ellenbogen155.00
    Bryan Marshall100.00
    Totals82181122.167 0

    Interceptions:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Ron Mabra9333.73.7 0
    Don Vallery48220.520.5 0
    Tim Rossovich3103.33.3 0
    Tom Laputka23015.015 0
    Bryan Marshall22412.012 0
    Bill Craven2199.59.5 0
    George Chatlos252.52.5 0
    John Sodaski12222.022 1
    Ken Scott11717.017 0
    Bernie Chapman11414.014 0
    Benny Johnson199.00
    Zaven Yaralian133.00
    Ed Hayes100.00
    Curt Kral100.00
    Totals312688.622 1

    Total Scoring:
    Touchdowns Other Total
    Player Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
    Claude Watts9900000000126
    John Land8400001000094
    Alan Thompson1200010700035
    Donnie Shanklin040000000028
    Ron Holliday030000000021
    King Corcoran300000100022
    LeVell Hill030000100022
    Jerry Warren000005000015
    Linzy Cole020000000014
    Len Izzo020000000014
    Frank Dimaggio10000020009
    Bernie Chapman000001000007
    Vince Papale01000000007
    Rich Szaro00000200006
    George Chatlos000001000007
    Skip Parmenter000001000007
    John Sodaski00001000007
    Jimmy Joe10000000007
    Mike Carter01000010008
    Cecil Bowens01000000007
    Ron Mabra00100000007
    Paul Dunn01000010008
    Frank McGuigan10000000007
    Dan Torzala00000100003
    Don Ratliff00000010001
    Willie Franklin00000020002
    Totals2433100104826000491

    1974 Philadelphia Bell Roster
    NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
    78Mike BallewDE6-524827Shoreline JC; Washington22
    88Mike BartikWR6-120022Furman
    33Cecil BowensRB6-323524Kentucky
    47Lorenzo BrinkleyCB6-018025Missouri
    38Henry BrownP-WR6-220627Missouri
    65Cliff BurnettOT6-625024Idaho; Walla Walla CC; Montana
    84Mike CarterWR-TE-P6-121026San Francisco CC; Sacramento State
    78Rick CashLDT-RDT6-526029Missouri; Truman State
    39Bernie ChapmanCB6-017025Eastern Arizona JC; Texas-El Paso
    62George ChatlosRLB-LLB-K6-022028Michigan State
    72Steve ChomyszakRDT6-527030Syracuse
    85Linzy ColeWR5-1117026Trinity Valley CC; Texas Christian
    9King CorcoranQB6-020032Maryland19
    44Bill CravenSS-CB5-1119023Harvard10
    73Tommy DavisRDT6-025529Tennessee State
    54Wally DempseyLB6-123030Pierce JC; Washington State
    61Frank DiLietoC-OG6-223523Purdue
    10Frank DiMaggioQB6-121024Temple
    86Paul DunnWR-TE6-021026San Diego CC; U.S. International
    73Bill EllenbogenLOT-ROT6-525824Buffalo; Virginia Tech
    87Willie FranklinWR6-219525Oklahoma
    68Frank GallagherLOG-ROG6-224031North Carolina
    68Willie GermanyDB6-019325Morgan State
    50Bob GrantLLB-RLB6-222528Wake Forest
    58Gary GrayLB6-021524Penn State
    41Ed HayesFS-SS6-017028Morgan State
    82LeVell HillTE6-222526Langston
    8Ron HollidayWR-TE5-916826Pittsburgh
    70Pete HoroszkoROT6-325022Virginia Tech
    61Walt HughesOG-OT6-124528Grambling State
    81Len IzzoWR5-1118525Long Island-Post
    89James JacksonDE6-524025Norfolk State
    Oscar Jenkins6-118524Virginia Union
    32Jimmy JoeFB6-020022Morgan State
    38/0Benny JohnsonRCB5-1117526Johnson C. Smith
    57Ted JornovLB6-122024Iowa State
    63Dave JoynerLOG6-124524Penn State
    59Ron KecmanC6-224524Maryland19
    57Jonnie KnobleLLB-P6-522525Weber State
    53Curt KralRLB-MLB6-122022Slippery Rock
    20John LandRB5-919530Delaware State
    60Tom LaputkaLDT6-325527Southern Illinois
    50Leo LevandowskiC6-124531none
    Dale LivingstonK6-021029Eastern Michigan; Western Michigan0
    71/76Dennis LozziLOT6-325522Notre Dame
    48Ron MabraLCB-SS5-1016923Howard
    58Mike MansfieldLLB6-122524North Carolina
    45Bryan MarshallFS6-219526Oakwood
    40Frank McGuiganRB6-121026Ricks JC; Arkansas State
    73Walt MitchellDE6-124527South Carolina State
    Dale MizeDL6-325022Northwestern
    34Larry MonsilovichRB5-1018024Indiana (Pennsylvania)
    76Doug OlsonRDT6-224023West Chester
    83Vince PapaleWR-TE6-219528St. Joseph's (Pennsylvania)
    77Skip ParmenterRDE-LDE6-325025Quinsigamond JC; Massachusetts
    52/54Bob PaschallC-OG6-124122Temple
    55Bill PetersonLLB6-322829San Jose State
    36Marv PettawayLCB-RCB5-716030Los Angeles CC
    89Len PettigrewRDE6-424026Ashland
    78Leon PettigrewDE6-625525Northridge State
    52John PhillipsLB6-221521Xavier (Ohio)
    40Frank PolitoS5-1117022Villanova
    86Don RatliffDE6-525024Maryland3
    39Rudy RedmondS6-019027Riverside CC; Pacific
    74Bob RickenbachLOG6-425524Penn State18
    55Mike RileyLB6-222024Miami (Florida)
    82Tim RossovichMLB6-424528Southern California12
    64Carl SchaukowitchROG6-223723Penn State
    72Ken ScottDT6-225023Maryland
    80Don ShanklinWR5-917528Kansas
    46Mike ShawLCB6-218522San Diego CC; San Diego State
    8Jack SimcsakK-P6-119026Virginia Tech0
    28Sonny SixkillerQB5-1120023Washington
    52John SodaskiRLB6-121426Villanova
    75Ralph SonntagROT6-325526Maryland
    79Jeff SteinbergerLDE-RDE6-425029Rockland CC; Monmouth (Illinois)
    81Jim SullivanDT6-424330Lincoln (Missouri)
    14Rich SzaroK-P5-1120426Harvard40
    22Alan ThompsonRB6-020525Wisconsin
    50Bob ThomsonDE6-624521Pennsylvania
    Dan TorzalaK5-1118525Phoenix JC; Colorado State0
    38Don ValleryFS6-017528Oregon; Grays Harbor JC; Central Washington
    Don WarnerK6-321026Indiana10
    14Jerry WarrenK5-1117527North Carolina State0
    30Claude WattsRB6-021534Bluefield State19
    Mike WebbLB6-122524Notre Dame
    78Skip WilliamsDE6-3250Texas-El Paso
    65Vern WinfieldOG6-224825Minnesota1
    12Mike YancheffQB6-421725Rutgers
    41Zaven YaralianFS-SS6-119022El Camino JC; Nebraska

    1974 Portland Storm Game Results
    Regular SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    July 10Wednesdayat Philadelphia BellL8-3355,534
    July 18Thursdayat Memphis SouthmenL8-1631,088
    July 24WednesdayChicago FireL22-2919,358
    July 31WednesdayPhiladelphia BellL7-2513,757
    August 7WednesdayHouston TexansT15-15 OT15,636
    August 14Wednesdayat New York StarsL16-3816,222
    August 21Wednesdayat Florida BlazersL7-1115,541
    August 28Wednesdayat Southern California SunL15-4527,814
    September 2 ^Mondayat Detroit WheelsW18-75,101
    September 6FridayThe HawaiiansW15-815,551
    September 11WednesdayNew York StarsL15-3413,339
    September 18Wednesdayat Jacksonville SharksW19-1716,041
    September 25WednesdayBirmingham AmericansW26-2114,273
    October 2WednesdaySouthern California SunL22-2620,469
    October 9Wednesdayat Birmingham AmericansL8-3025,621
    October 16WednesdayThe HawaiiansW3-011,032
    October 24ThursdayMemphis SouthmenW26-2513,228
    October 31Thursdayat Shreveport SteamerW14-020,402
    November 7Thursdayat Florida BlazersL0-2311,676
    November 13Wednesdayat The HawaiiansL0-2314,245
    Notes:

    1. ^ - Played at London, Ontario, Canada in Little Stadium

    1974 Team Summary

    Portland's original owner, Houston accountant John Rooney, soon dropped out of the picture. By March 1974, Bruce Gelker, a former football player and owner of several Saddleback Inns, was named the new owner of the fledgling Portland Storm. Bruce Gelker originally sought a team in Mexico City, which proved to be unfeasible. The Storm hired Ron Mix, a Hall of Famer, as general manager.

    The Storm had mostly rookies on their roster. Among the standouts was running back Rufus "Roadrunner" Ferguson, ex-CFL and Detroit Lion quarterback Greg Barton, and linebackers Marty Schottenheimer (later a successful head coach in the NFL) and Bruce Bergey, brother of Cincinnati Bengals-Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Bill Bergey.

    During the second half of the season, thanks in part to many NFL players cut in training camp that September, new signings were Ben Davidson of the Oakland Raiders, and Pete Beathard, who had been cut by the Kansas City Chiefs.

    Following the season's end, the IRS impounded the franchise.

    1974 Portland Storm Team Facts
    Original Owner Bruce Gelker
    Owner Robert Harris
    General Manager Ron Mix
    Head Coach Dick Coury
    Stadium Civic Stadium (33,000)
    Colors Lime Green, Royal Blue

             

    1974 Portland Storm Starting Lineup
    QB Pete Bethard / Greg Barton S Tom Oberg
    RB Rufus Ferguson S Phil Borjas
    RB Marv Kendricks CB Ray Jones
    TE Bob Christiansen CB Robin Sinclair * / Hice Austin
    WR Greg Specht LE Ben Davidson * / Bruce Bergey
    WR Jim Kreig LT Jerry Inman
    C Dave Brown RT Chris Stecher
    LT Buzz Breazeau RE Steve Thompson
    LG Ken Muhlbeier LLB Rick Redman / Don Crtalic
    RG Wallace Williams RLB Bob Schmit
    RT Drew Taylor MLB Clyde Warehime
    K Booth Lusteg P Ken Clarke

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    1974 Portland Storm Statistics

    Passing:
    Player Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Sacked Yds Lost Rating
    Pete Beathard23611649.212475.362.5114.7352317854.1
    Greg Barton1657847.38205.063.6106.14277449.1
    Ken Johnson552240.03135.711.847.35494634.9
    Don Van Galder211361.9773.714.800.0150084.8
    Rufus Ferguson100.000.000.000.000039.6
    Ken Clark100.000.000.000.000039.6
    Totals47922947.824575.1142.9255.254 39298

    Rushing:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Rufus Ferguson26010864.274 6
    Marv Kendricks1725513.218 7
    Wayne Patrick592023.417 0
    Leon Burns511933.822 0
    Clem Turner331655.017 0
    Ken Johnson381584.218 2
    Darrell Mitchell221225.545 0
    Jim Krieg9889.831 1
    Pete Beathard22582.612 1
    Cleo House11504.50
    Nat Jones4287.018 0
    Robert Holmes13231.813 0
    Russ Smith691.50
    Jesse Mims341.3 0
    Jeff Baker133.00
    Jeff Horsley122.00
    Don Van Galder2-1-0.50
    Bob Christiansen1-9-9.0-9 0
    Greg Barton4-12-3.0-1 0
    Porter Williams1-13-13.0-13 0
    Totals71327073.874 17

    Receiving:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Rufus Ferguson493697.538 3
    Jim Krieg2334615.038 1
    Jeff Baker2331613.735 2
    Greg Specht2128313.532 1
    Marv Kendricks18764.215 0
    Sam Dickerson1629018.154 2
    Joe Wylie1620913.135 0
    Bob Christiansen1315712.135 2
    Clem Turner9626.916 0
    Wayne Patrick9556.112 0
    Craig Cotton89411.815 0
    Ken Matthews711015.722 1
    Robert Holmes7304.310 1
    Nat Jones4235.80
    Darrell Mitchell2189.013 1
    Russ Smith273.50
    Clark Hoss11111.011 0
    Cleo House111.00
    Totals229245710.754 14

    Kicking:
    Player X/CA X/CM X/CP % FGA FGM FG % Pts.
    Booth Lusteg000515
    Totals000515

    Punting:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long
    Ken Clark123514641.872
    Totals123514641.872

    Punt Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Joe Wylie1820611.446 1
    Phil Borjas1013413.452 0
    John Hughes58316.659 0
    Robin Sinclair11726.517 0
    Ray Jones11313.013 0
    Jim Krieg3124.00
    Dennis Meyer2115.50
    Tom Oberg5112.20
    Darrell Mitchell177.00
    Jeff Baker1-2-2.0-2 0
    Totals575479.659 1

    Kickoff Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Rufus Ferguson2761222.766 0
    Jesse Mims1124222.036 0
    Joe Wylie1020920.928 0
    Darrell Mitchell817221.530 0
    Jeff Horsley49423.531 0
    Hise Austin38227.335 0
    John Hughes27437.059 0
    Clancy Oliver47218.042 0
    Marv Kendricks36120.325 0
    Nat Jones14040.040 0
    Jim Krieg23919.521 0
    Robin Sinclair23115.521 0
    Robert Holmes12222.022 0
    Porter Williams11919.019 0
    Chris Vella11616.016 0
    Remi Prudhomme11212.012 0
    Kurt Matter166.00
    Dennis Meyer100.00
    Totals83180321.766 0

    Interceptions:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Robin Sinclair48320.820.8 1
    Rick Redman3103.33.3 0
    John Hughes25829.029 0
    Hise Austin12222.022 0
    Tom Oberg12222.022 0
    Bob Schmit11818.018 0
    Don Crtalic11818.018 0
    Frank Andruski11414.014 0
    Leroy Mitchell11313.013 0
    Ray Jones11212.012 0
    Clyde Warehime11010.010 0
    Paul Guidry122.00
    Charles Hinton100.00
    Totals1928214.829 1

    Total Scoring:
    Touchdowns Other Total
    Player Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
    Rufus Ferguson630000200065
    Marv Kendricks700000200051
    Booth Lusteg000005000015
    Bob Christiansen020000200016
    Jim Krieg110000000014
    Jeff Baker020000000014
    Ken Johnson200000300017
    Sam Dickerson020000000014
    Robert Holmes01000000007
    Robin Sinclair00001000007
    Ken Matthews01000000007
    Darrell Mitchell01000010008
    Pete Beathard10000000007
    Joe Wylie00100000007
    Greg Specht010000400011
    Wayne Patrick00000040004
    Totals1714100100518000264

    1974 Portland Storm Roster
    NoPlayerPosBirth DateHtWtCollegeHometownGPGS
    34Frank AndruskiCBJuly 17, 19436'2"190Utah
    61Mike AskeaOTJanuary 7, 19516'4"260StanfordVisalia, CA99
    24Hise AustinCBSeptember 8, 19506'4"191Prairie ViewHouston, TX9
    45Jeff BakerWRAugust 29, 19485'11"180US International
    8Greg BartonQBJuly 14, 19466'2"195TulsaDenver, CO20
    Sylvester BatesDT6'3"268Grambling State
    12/11Pete BeathardQBMarch 7, 19426'1"200USCHermosa Beach, CA10
    70Bruce BergeyDEAugust 8, 19466'2"240UCLASouth Dayton, NY15
    75Ron BillingsleyDTApril 6, 19456'8"290WyomingFlorence, AL
    23Ed BishopCBJuly 13, 19516'0"182Southern
    32Phil BorjasSJanuary 6, 19515'10"190Fresno State
    77Buzz BrazeauOTSeptember 10, 19496'4"255Washington State2020
    61Lee BrockDT/DEMarch 23, 19476'2"240Washington
    57Dave BrownCJune 8, 19506'0"230Southern California20
    55Steve BrownLB/OGJune 28, 19516'3"230Oregon StateSikeston, MO
    28Leon BurnsHBSeptember 15, 19406'2"228Long Beach St.Oakland, CA
    Charlie BurrellDT/KMay 17, 19506'2"280Arkansas - Pine Bluff
    74Levert CarrOG/OTJune 30, 19446'2"273North CentralBirmingham, AL
    89Bob ChristiansenTEMay 8, 19496'4"230UCLAMarshalltown, IA18
    64Lennie CiufoLBMarch 2, 19526'1"210Colorado
    20Ken ClarkP/KMay 26, 19486'2"197St. Mary's (Canada)Southampton, England200
    81Glen CondrenDE/DTJune 10, 19426'4"251OklahomaFort Smith, AR
    33Bob CooperKJanuary 28, 19526'1"185Tampa1
    Henry CopelandFBAugust 11, 19486'1"220ParsonsPortsmouth, VA
    88/81Craig CottonTEJuly 7, 19476'5"216Youngstown St.Elizabeth, PA
    52Don CrtalicLBSeptember 5, 19496'1"210Fullerton State
    53George DamesLBAugust 9, 19466'1"220Oregon11
    78/83Ben DavidsonDEJune 14, 19406'8"275WashingtonLos Angeles, CA
    45Sam DickersonWRJune 21, 19496'3"198Southern California
    73Glen EllisDTFebruary 29, 19526'4"250Elon
    65Gene FergusonOTJune 5, 19486'8"290Norfolk StateLynchburg, VA
    46/22Rufus FergusonFBApril 28, 19515'6"193WisconsinMiami, FL20
    85Leland GlassWRNovember 5, 19506'0"185OregonSacramento, CA
    63Allan GrafOGDecember 16, 19496'3"243Southern California10
    59Paul GuidryLBJanuary 14, 19446'3"227LSUBreaux Bridge, LA
    54Jim HannLBOctober 15, 19516'2"215Montana1
    35Charles HintonS/CBJanuary 3, 19515'11"195Southern California
    41Robert HolmesRBOctober 5, 19455'9"221SouthernHuntsville, TX7
    Jeff HorsleyRBMay 9, 19496'1"211North Carolina Central
    82Clark HossTEFebruary 19, 19496'8"235Oregon St.Portland, OR
    39Cleo HouseFBJuly 7, 19505'10"228Southern ArkansasDeKalb, TX
    41John HughesSDecember 8, 19506'1"195Ohio State
    79Jerry InmanDTFebruary 4, 19406'2"256Boise St.Manhattan, KS1212
    30Flemming JensenKApril 23, 19495'11"175Utah10
    63Carl JohnsonOG/OTDecember 26, 19496'3"248NebraskaPhoenix, AZ
    14Ken JohnsonQBJanuary 5, 19516'2"205ColoradoLansing, MI
    40Nat JonesFBFebruary 15, 19505'9"205Houston
    42Ray JonesCBDecember 24, 19475'11"187SouthernLufkin, TX
    64Mike KellerLBDecember 13, 19496'4"221MichiganChicago, IL
    38Marv KendricksHBMarch 5, 19496'0"205UCLAMount Vernon, IL
    22Jim KriegWRMay 29, 19495'9"172WashingtonBuffalo, NY1919
    41Joe LarkinSJuly 8, 19515'11"195Boise StateCaldwell, ID
    30/27Booth LustegKMay 8, 19395'11"190ConnecticutNew Haven, CT0
    84Kurt MatterDEJuly 25, 19516'7"230Washington
    80/10Ken MatthewsWRMarch 27, 19516'0"181Long Beach StateGlendale, CA10
    Ben MayesDE/DTMarch 16, 19456'5"265DrakeSt. Petersburg, FL
    58Mike McConnellLBAugust 21, 19506'1"225Oregon9
    48Willie McKeltonCB/SJuly 3, 19495'11"185SouthernAuburn, NY
    36Dennis MeyerSApril 8, 19505'11"186Arkansas St.Jefferson City, MO
    33Jesse MimsRBAugust 27, 19485'11"203New Mexico StateAlameda, CA
    33Darrell MitchellRBJuly 20, 19515'11"185Idaho
    44Leroy MitchellCBSeptember 22, 19446'1"190Texas SouthernWharton, TX
    60Ken MuhlbeierOG/CJuly 13, 19516'2"235Idaho20
    47Tom ObergS/CBAugust 7, 19456'0"185Oregon St.Portland, OR1616?
    48Clancy OliverDBNovember 17, 19486'1"184San Diego State7
    26Jim OusleyQBJuly 13, 19476'2"210Cincinnati
    39Wayne PatrickFBSeptember 1, 19466'2"254LouisvilleGainesville, FL8
    78Remi PrudhommeOG/OT/CApril 24, 19426'4"250LSUOpelousas, LA
    65/55Rick RedmanLBMarch 7, 19436'1"220WashingtonPortland, OR
    62Marv RobertsOG/KJune 5, 19516'3"245Michigan State9
    50Bob SchmitLBJune 28, 19506'1"220NebraskaQueens, NY19
    55Marty SchottenheimerLBSeptember 23, 19436'3"225PittsburghCanonsburg, PA
    48Ray ShermanSNovember 27, 19516'1"195Fresno State
    Randy ShipleyOGMarch 18, 19506'1"250Pacific Lutheran
    72/73Sam SilasDTSeptember 25, 19406'4"255Southern IllinoisHomeland, FL
    23Robin SinclairCB/SNovember 21, 19515'11"185Washington State8
    36Russ SmithRBAugust 4, 19446'0"212Miami (FL)Bronxville, NY11
    88Greg SpechtWRApril 14, 19506'3"194Oregon
    71Chris StecherDTOctober 7, 19516'6"260Claremont-Mudd-Scripps98
    86Drew TaylorDE/DTSeptember 8, 19506'5"250San Jose StateRiverside, CA11
    73Mike TaylorOTMay 5, 19456'4"255USCSan Francisco, CA
    74Tony TerryDTJune 24, 19476'4"250Southern California
    86Steve ThompsonDEFebruary 12, 19456'2"250WashingtonSeattle, WA
    44Clem TurnerHB/TEMay 28, 19456'1"236CincinnatiCincinnati, OH
    12Don Van GalderQBApril 12, 19516'2"195Utah
    Chris VeitOTJanuary 23, 19506'5"250Oregon State
    Chris VellaTEDecember 6, 19516'2"220Southern California
    53/41Clyde WarehimeLBOctober 22, 19516'2"217Washington State10
    42Ed WashingtonCBApril 14, 19505'11"190Long Beach State
    41Clancy WilliamsCBSeptember 24, 19426'3"194Washington St.Deweyville, TX
    9Porter WilliamsWRJanuary 11, 19515'11"168Western Kentucky
    76Wallace WilliamsOG/OTJuly 4, 19506'2"251Washington State
    25Joe WylieS/WR/RB/PJanuary 31, 19516'1"190Oklahoma99

    1974 Southern California Sun Game Results
    Regular SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    July 10Wednesdayat Birmingham AmericansL7-1153,231
    July 17WednesdayThe HawaiiansW38-3132,018
    July 24Wednesdayat Jacksonville SharksW22-1946,780
    August 1Thursdayat Memphis SouthmenL15-2525,175
    August 7WednesdayNew York StarsL8-1128,174
    August 15Thursdayat Houston TexansW18-731,227
    August 21Wednesdayat Philadelphia BellW31-2814,600
    August 28WednesdayPortland StormW45-1527,814
    September 2MondayChicago FireL22-3227,133
    September 6Fridayat Detroit WheelsW10-76,351
    September 11Wednesdayat Chicago FireW31-2824,837
    September 18WednesdayDetroit WheelsW29-2412,169
    September 25WednesdayJacksonville SharksW57-722,017
    October 2Wednesdayat Portland StormW26-2220,469
    October 10ThursdayShreveport SteamerW25-2324,223
    October 17ThursdayBirmingham AmericansW29-2525,247
    October 23WednesdayPhiladelphia BellL7-4526,412
    October 30Wednesdayat Charlotte HornetsW34-2519,436
    November 6Wednesdayat The HawaiiansL8-2913,780
    November 14ThursdayFlorida BlazersL24-2728,213
    Playoffs
    November 20WednesdayDivisional
    Hawaiians
    L14-3211,430
    Notes:

    1. The team drew national attention for their magenta and orange uniforms.

    1974 Team Summary

    The Sun won the 1974 Western Division title, but lost their playoff game against The Hawaiians when three of their best players -- Kermit Johnson, James McAlister, and Booker Brown -- sat out the game. The three players were owed back pay, and claimed the missed checks breached their contracts. This episode aside, the Sun were one of the WFL's better-run teams, and at least had the potential to be a viable venture had the WFL been run in a more realistic and financially sensible manner.

    1974 Southern California Sun Team Facts
    Owner Larry G. Hatfield
    General Manager Curly Morrison
    Head Coach Tom Fears
    Stadium Anaheim Stadium (55,000)
    Colors Magenta, Orange

             

    1974 Southern California Sun Starting Lineup
    QB Tony Adams S Durwood Keeton
    RB Kermit Johnson S Jim Bright
    RB James McAllister CB Gene Howard
    TE Dave Parks CB Jim Bowman
    WR Dave Williams LE Neil Skarin
    WR Keith Denson / Ike Harris LT Dave Roller
    C Ted Seifert RT Charles DeJurnett
    LT Joe Carollo RE John Hoffman
    LG Kevin Grady LLB Cleveland Vann
    RG Mike Ryan MLB Eric Patton
    RT Booker Brown RLB Jim Baker
    K Rod Garcia P Norm Hanlein

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    1974 Southern California Sun Statistics

    Passing:
    Player Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Sacked Yds Lost Rating
    Tony Adams51027654.139057.7234.5183.5704036179.4
    Gary Valbuena753952.05777.768.045.35065181.9
    Wayne Estabrook100.000.000.000.000039.6
    Ralph Nelson000000180.0
    Totals58631553.844827.6294.9223.870 47420

    Rushing:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Kermit Johnson24910084.033 6
    James McAlister1145314.720 2
    Ralph Nelson1154123.621 5
    Tony Adams602173.634 8
    Greg Herd351795.123 1
    Alonzo Emery40671.76
    Clay Jeffries12514.20
    Gary Valbuena12302.513 0
    Keith Denson4184.510 0
    Ike Harris471.80
    Steve Schroder200.00
    Wayne Estabrook1-1-1.0-1 0
    Dave Williams1-3-3.0-3 0
    Norm Hainlen3-3-1.00
    Mike Burke2-19-9.50
    Totals65424943.834 28

    Receiving:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    James McAlister6577211.970 4
    Dave Williams5997916.657 11
    Ike Harris5392817.552 4
    Kermit Johnson443938.938 1
    Terry Lindsey2835712.837 3
    Dave Parks2138418.340 0
    Ralph Nelson1619412.147 1
    Keith Denson922424.956 4
    Greg Moses712117.324 0
    Alonzo Emery5193.811 0
    Greg Herd4317.812 0
    Dick Witcher23417.026 1
    Jacque MacKinnon13737.037 0
    Clay Jeffries199.00
    Totals315448214.270 29

    Kicking:
    Player X/CA X/CM X/CP % FGA FGM FG % Pts.
    Rod Garcia000721
    Flemming Jensen00013
    Ron Svarc00013
    Totals000927

    Punting:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long
    Norm Hainlen79285036.156
    Steve Schroder1442830.648
    Nick Dzepina831739.656
    Jim Martin520240.449
    Mike Burke518336.648
    Totals111398035.956

    Punt Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Keith Denson3437811.163 0
    Jack Conners1820111.290 1
    Terry Lindsey8496.121 0
    Jim Bright3144.712 0
    Greg Moses11141.30
    Dave Williams111.00
    Eric Johnson1-6-6.0-6 0
    Totals766518.690 1

    Kickoff Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Alonzo Emery3569519.976 1
    Keith Denson2258226.544 0
    Ralph Nelson1332625.139 0
    Jim Buckmon45914.817 0
    Greg Herd13636.036 0
    Clay Jeffries23618.019 0
    Eric Johnson11313.013 0
    Ike Harris199.00
    Greg Moses166.00
    Terry Lindsey155.00
    Tim Guy122.00
    Totals82176921.676 1

    Interceptions:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Jim Bright66811.311.3 0
    Jim Baker55611.211.2 0
    Gene Howard44511.244 0
    Jim Bowman36321.021 0
    Jack Conners3155.00
    Cleveland Vann351.71.7 0
    Ken Lee2157.57.5 0
    Eric Patton2147.00
    Durwood Keeton16666.066 1
    John Hoffman11919.019 0
    Rudy Redmond155.00
    Jim Buckmon100.00
    Totals3237111.666 1

    Total Scoring:
    Touchdowns Other Total
    Player Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
    Dave Williams01100001300090
    Tony Adams800000200058
    Kermit Johnson610000100050
    Alonzo Emery600100000049
    James McAlister240000600048
    Ralph Nelson510000300045
    Keith Denson040000000028
    Ike Harris040000000028
    Rod Garcia000007000021
    Terry Lindsey030000000021
    Jack Conners00100000007
    Durwood Keeton00001000007
    Gene Howard000001000007
    Dick Witcher01000000007
    Greg Herd10000000007
    Flemming Jensen00000100003
    Ron Svarc00000100003
    Team00000000012
    Jacque MacKinnon00000010001
    Dave Parks00000040004
    Totals2829110101930001486

    1974 Southern California Sun Roster
    NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
    11Tony AdamsQB6-019224Texas; Riverside CC; Utah State20
    55Jim BakerRLB5-1122524Arizona State
    72Mike BallewDE6-524827Shoreline JC; Washington
    89Ray BaylorRDE6-526327Texas Southern
    26Jim BowmanLCB6-018723Kansas
    53Chuck BradleyC6-624324Oregon9
    24Jim BrightFS6-120622UCLA
    70Booker BrownROT6-225722Santa Barbara CC; Southern California
    86Jim BuckmonDE-LB6-224023Pittsburgh
    Mike BurkeP5-1017524Oregon State; Chabot JC; Miami (Florida)0
    71Joe CarolloLOT-C6-226234Notre Dame
    81John ConleyTE6-322524Fullerton JC; Hawaii
    29Jack ConnersLCB5-1017823Oregon
    79Dennis CraneLDT6-626029San Bernardino Valley JC; Southern California
    33Bruce CullenRB-TE6-323027Illinois State
    75Charles DeJurnettLDT6-426522West Los Angeles JC; San Jose State20
    51Mike DenimarckLB6-223024Emporia State
    22Keith DensonWR5-818522Santa Ana JC; San Diego State10
    Jim DonovanDB6-0187Kansas
    Nick DzepinaP-K6-219031Los Angeles State10
    41Alonzo EmeryRB6-018823Arizona State
    16Wayne EstabrookQB6-219723Whittier
    Mike EvansC-OG6-525028Boston College
    Eddie FosterOG6-625823Oklahoma
    6Rod GarciaK5-1017023Cerritos JC; Stanford80
    62Kevin GradyLOG6-124625Orange Coast JC; Oklahoma2020
    82Tim GuyDE6-624922Oregon
    12Norm HainlenP-K6-423022Colorado State0
    83Ike HarrisWR6-320722Iowa State20
    39Greg HerdRB6-024922Oregon
    85John HoffmanRDE6-726031Southern California; Hawaii
    31Gene HowardRCB6-019028Langston
    30Grady HurstS6-018824Arizona State
    37Clay JeffriesHB6-320623Cerritos JC
    Flemming JensenK5-1117525Utah0
    27Eric JohnsonS6-119222Washington State20
    47Kermit JohnsonRB6-020222UCLA19
    34Jimmie Lee JonesRB5-1020524East Los Angeles JC; UCLA
    20Durwood KeetonSS5-1018022Navarro JC; Oklahoma
    76Ed KezirianLOT6-424722Reedley JC; UCLA5
    67Younger KlippertROG6-323524Stanford
    56Ken LeeMLB6-422026Washington
    19Terry LindseyWR6-018722Fullerton State17
    Bill LineOT-DT6-726026Air Force; Southern Methodist
    88Jacque MacKinnonTE6-424536Colgate
    6Jim MartinP-WR6-120525DePauw
    32Greg MasonCB5-1117423San Diego State
    42James McAlisterFB6-220523UCLA
    36Don McCallRB5-1119530Los Angeles CC; Southern California
    84Al McMichaelTE6-423225Southern California
    18Greg MosesWR6-018823Los Angeles CC; San Diego State
    44Ralph NelsonRB6-219520none
    Carleton OatsDE6-225232Florida A&M
    81Dave ParksTE6-220233Texas Tech
    58Eric PattonMLB6-323524Notre Dame
    60Ed PhilpottLB6-324029Miami (Ohio)
    52Danny PrideLB6-322532Jackson State; Tennessee State
    23Rudy RedmondDB6-019027Riverside CC; Pacific
    63Bill ReidOG6-223522Long Beach CC; Stanford
    Marv RobertsOG-K6-324523Michigan State
    74Dave RollerRDT6-227025Kentucky20
    69Mike RyanROG0LOG6-225124Southern California
    12Steve SchroderWR-P6-017527Whittier; Pacific
    59Ted SeifertC6-224422California1919
    77Paul SeilerROT-C6-425829Notre Dame8
    73Neal SkarinLDE-DT6-425022Pasadena CC; Arizona State
    50Brian StengerLB6-423327Notre Dame
    Ron SvarcK6-221027UC Riverside0
    72Clovis SwinneyDT6-324029Arkansas; Arkansas State
    87Dave SzymakowskiWR6-219828West Texas A&M
    8Gary ValbuenaQB6-321122Orange Coast JC; Tennessee
    54Cleveland VannLLB6-121523Oklahoma State
    80Dave WilliamsWR6-220529Washington19
    25Jim WilliamsCB5-1118022Monterey Peninsula JC; Arizona State
    88Dick WitcherTE6-320430Bakersfield CC; UCLA

    1974 The Hawaiians Game Results
    Regular SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    July 10Wednesdayat Florida BlazersL7-818,625
    July 17Wednesdayat Southern California SunL31-3832,018
    July 21SundayDetroit WheelsW36-1610,080
    July 28SundayChicago FireL29-5312,608
    August 8Thursdayat Jacksonville SharksL14-2143,869
    August 14Wednesdayat Birmingham AmericansL0-3943,297
    August 21Wednesdayat Memphis SouthmenL8-6025,123
    August 25SundayJacksonville SharksL8-1410,099
    September 1SundayHouston TexansW33-1510,248
    September 6Fridayat Portland StormL8-1515,551
    September 11Wednesdayat Houston TexansW24-179,061
    September 18WednesdayNew York StarsW17-1412,169
    September 25WednesdayPhiladelphia BellL16-2114,497
    October 2WednesdayBirmingham AmericansW14-812,039
    October 8Wednesdayat Philadelphia BellW25-224,900
    October 16Wednesdayat Portland StormL0-311,032
    October 23Wednesdayat Chicago FireW60-1720,203
    October 30WednesdayMemphis SouthmenL31-3320,544
    November 6WednesdaySouthern California SunW29-813,780
    November 13WednesdayPortland StormW23-014,245
    Playoffs
    November 20WednesdayDivisional
    at Southern California Sun
    W32-1411,430
    November 27WednesdaySemi-Final
    at Birmingham Americans
    L19-2215,379
    Notes:

    1. The franchise was originally going to be called the Honolulu Warriors, but a local team had trademarked that name. As a result, the team was known simply as "The Hawaiians," although the press frequently mistakenly called them the "Honolulu Hawaiians" or the "Hawaii Hawaiians."

    1974 Team Summary

    In order to keep the NFL out of Hawaii, the WFL had the Hawaiians play their games on Sundays, while the rest of the league played on Wednesday night. This resulted in confusion since one team played a different schedule than the rest of the league, and teams had to fly back to the mainland Sunday night to play again on Wednesday night. The franchise also made the mistake of allowing a same day tape delay of their home games, meaning many Hawaiians' fans would watch the game on TV later on that day. Eventually, the Hawaiians switched to playing on Wednesday nights.

    Even with these missteps, the Hawaiians represented a serious attempt to form a viable professional football organization, one that at least had the potential for success had the WFL been better run. They were one of only three teams that did not miss a payroll during the league's first season. (False accounts had said some players released from the team could not afford to get to the mainland.) Hemmeter and his original partner, Sam Battisone (who also owned the NBA's New Orleans Jazz) were among the few owners thought to be capable of fielding a team in 1975.

    It was the first and, to date, only major professional American football team to establish its home base outside the contiguous 48 states.

    1974 The Hawaiians Team Facts
    Original Owner Danny Rogers
    Owner Chris Hemmeter and Sam Battislone
    General Manager Danny Rodgers
    Head Coach Mike Giddings
    Stadium Honolulu Stadium (25,000)
    Colors Brown, Gold, Scarlet

                  

    1974 The Hawaiians Starting Lineup
    QB Randy Johnson S Chuck Detwiler
    RB Al Davis S Phil Andre
    RB Vince Clements CB Willie Williams
    TE John Kelsey CB Otto Brown
    WR Tim Delaney LE Karl Lorch
    WR John Isenbarger LT Ron East
    C Jim Cadile RE Levi Stanley
    RG John Wilbur RT Lem Burnham
    RT Al Oliver LLB Mo Douglas
    LG Dave Richards MLB Jim Sniadecki
    LT Jeff Sevy RLB Gary Baccus
    K A.A. Coppedge P Gary Baccus

    1974 The Hawaiians Statistics

    Passing:
    Player Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Sacked Yds Lost Rating
    Norris Weese28014250.718476.6145.0176.1493023163.2
    Randy Johnson19711357.413686.9115.6115.64275474.2
    Edd Hargett1105146.45635.154.576.46854650.7
    Jim Fassel361541.71955.412.838.32021233.9
    Dennis Dummit5480.07214.4240.000.03217158.3
    Bill Donckers8450.0415.100.000.01411565.1
    Totals63632951.740866.4335.2386.068 46365

    Rushing:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Sonny Davis1836803.738 4
    Ernie O'Leary1295554.342 1
    Vince Clements752583.418 2
    Norris Weese372406.523 3
    Derrick Williams652143.321 1
    Clem Turner261134.361 1
    Clayton Heath25803.210 3
    Ron Preston12726.030 0
    Dave Buchanan28612.211 0
    Pete Taggares14503.619 0
    Henry Copeland7284.013 0
    Tim Boyer22211.015 0
    Randy Johnson10191.914 0
    George Smith3134.30
    Edd Hargett5122.410 0
    John Isenbarger11010.010 0
    Larry Brice640.712 0
    Don Hutt100.00
    J.D. Smith1-1-1.0-1 0
    Jerry Powell1-15-15.0-15 0
    Bill Donckers1-16-16.0-16 0
    Totals63223993.861 15

    Receiving:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Tim Delaney89123213.842 8
    John Kelsey3750513.627 6
    John Isenbarger3336811.229 7
    Vince Clements282709.631 0
    Sonny Davis2428411.845 3
    Ernie O'Leary2226111.923 0
    Jerry Powell1619212.028 2
    Derrick Williams1618711.768 0
    Grady Richardson1422816.336 3
    Tim Boyer1120718.849 2
    Don Hutt111049.515 0
    Pete Taggares66410.718 1
    Clem Turner5295.812 0
    Clayton Heath4287.013 0
    J.D. Smith33712.3 0
    George Smith33010.022 0
    Ron Preston3289.316 0
    Dave Buchanan22412.013 1
    Norris Weese199.00
    Henry Copeland1-1-1.0-1 0
    Totals329408612.468 33

    Kicking:
    Player X/CA X/CM X/CP % FGA FGM FG % Pts.
    R.A. Coppedge000618
    Willie Viney00013
    Totals000721

    Punting:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long
    Gary Baccus63223235.460
    Jerry Powell2185540.763
    Norris Weese1554036.050
    Keith Bailey29246.052
    Totals101371936.863

    Punt Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    John Moseley3942110.866 1
    Tim Boyer14997.131 0
    Jerry Powell35016.717 0
    Derrick Williams3196.30
    Grady Richardson11818.018 1
    Dave Atkinson2105.00
    Willie Williams144.00
    Totals636219.966 2

    Kickoff Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Derrick Williams3675721.083 1
    Ernie O'Leary1125022.739 0
    Jerry Powell1121519.539 0
    Grady Richardson719527.972 0
    John Moseley78111.624 0
    Ron Preston35418.030 0
    Clayton Heath24422.028 0
    George Smith12020.020 0
    Willie Viney12020.020 0
    Tom Poe11717.017 0
    Jeff Sevy199.00
    Dave Olerich100.00
    Totals82166220.383 1

    Interceptions:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Willie Williams58116.216.2 0
    Jim Sniadecki5489.69.6 0
    Phil Andre4338.28.3 0
    John Moseley39431.331.3 1
    Otto Brown33511.711.7 0
    Jewell McCullar23618.018 0
    John Douglas12020.020 0
    Dave Atkinson11919.019 0
    Louie Fiatoa11313.013 0
    Steve Conley11111.011 0
    Adrian Young11111.011 0
    Derrick Williams166.00
    Gary Baccus100.00
    Totals2940714.031.3 1

    Total Scoring:
    Touchdowns Other Total
    Player Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
    Tim Delaney080000300059
    Sonny Davis430000200051
    John Isenbarger070000100050
    John Kelsey060000200044
    Grady Richardson031000100029
    R.A. Coppedge000006000018
    Clayton Heath300000000021
    Norris Weese300000800029
    Vince Clements200000100015
    Jerry Powell020000000014
    Tim Boyer020000000014
    John Moseley001010000014
    Derrick Williams100100200016
    Pete Taggares01000000007
    Clem Turner10000010008
    Ernie O'Leary10000010008
    Dave Buchanan01000000007
    Willie Viney00000100003
    Team000000000012
    George Smith00000010001
    Jim Fassel00000010001
    Larry Brice00000010001
    Chris Vella00000010001
    Totals1533210100726001413

    1974 The Hawaiians Roster
    NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
    59Neil AgnessOG6-324524Bakersfield CC; California
    45/42Phil AndreSS6-119524San Mateo JC; Washington
    39Dave AtkinsonFS-RCB6-119523Brigham Young
    55Gary BaccusRLB-LLB-P6-422523Oklahoma
    85Keith BaileyQB-K-P6-118824San Benardino Valley JC; UC Riverside
    23Tim BoyerWR5-1117523Compton JC; San Diego State
    9Larry BriceFB5-919024Arizona State; San Jose State5
    22/32Otto BrownLCB6-118727Prairie View A&M
    8Dave BuchananHB5-920026Arizona State
    83/90Lem BurnhamRDE-LDE6-424027Santa Ana JC; U.S. International19
    64Jim CadileC-ROG6-323934San Jose CC; San Jose State
    69Richard CheekOG6-326626Auburn
    34Vin ClementsFB6-321525Connecticut10
    Steve ConleyRB6-222525Arizona Western JC; Kansas
    35Jim CoochSS6-219025Colorado
    38Henry CopelandFB6-222026Parsons
    9R.A. CoppedgeK5-1119522Texas-Arlington0
    73Jay CoreyLOT-C6-525524San Jose CC; Santa Clara14
    Gary CraneDT6-423028Arkansas State
    42Al DavisHB6-021026Tennessee State13
    82/80Tim DelaneyWR5-1118526Mount San Antonio JC; San Diego State19
    8Chuck DetwilerWS6-018527Utah State9
    22Billy DonckersQB6-120523Columbia Basin JC; San Diego State
    51John DouglasLLB6-222829Missouri
    20Dennis DummitQB6-018025Long Beach CC; UCLA
    33Larry EaglinSS6-319526Stephen F. Austin State
    77Ron EastLDT-LDE6-424531Columbia Basin JC; Montana State; Oregon State20
    12Jim FasselQB6-221025Fullerton JC; Southern California; Long Beach State
    60Louie FiatoaRLB6-019522California; UC Riverside
    George FollettOL6-424526Orange Coast JC; Southern California
    57Butch GentryK-P5-1019224Tennessee Tech0
    10Edd HargettQB5-1118727Texas A&M
    18/44Clayton HeathRB5-1119523Nassau CC; Wake Forest13
    63Ray HesterLLB6-221525Tulane
    81Don HuttWR6-119522Boise State
    17John IsenbargerWR6-319627Indiana
    76Cornelius JohnsonLOT6-224531Virginia Union8
    89Frank JohnsonLLB-RLB-MLB-TE6-324023San Francisco CC; UC Riverside17
    12Randy JohnsonQB6-320230Texas A&M-Kingsville8
    86John KelseyTE6-623722Missouri19
    52John KetchoyianMLB6-423022Santa Clara
    50/69Kem LawyerOT6-525024California
    Bill LineDT6-726026Air Force; Southern Methodist
    79Karl LorchLDE-RDE6-426024Arizona Western JC; Southern California20
    Rocky MartinLB6-023327Colorado
    34Jewell McCullarMLB6-123525Chico State
    71Mike McGirrC6-528323Southern California
    1/10John MoseleyWS-RCB-LCB5-716522Missouri20
    36/39Ernie O'LearyRB5-919523Nevada-Reno9
    84Dave OlerichLB6-122030San Francisco
    70Al OliverLOT-ROT6-728022Cerritos JC; UCLA13
    61Gerald PeekeDL6-223522Los Angeles Pierce JC; UCLA
    Ed PhilpottLB6-324029Miami (Ohio)
    58/52Tom PoeLB6-021522Washington State7
    84Jerry PowellWR-P6-020024San Diego CC; Northridge State5
    48/42Ron PrestonRB6-221226Columbia Basin JC; Washington
    62Bob RichardsROT-LOG6-227025California19
    85/83Grady RichardsonWR-TE6-422625Pasadena CC; Fullerton State
    48Jack SchultzSS6-018525Stanford
    75Jeff SevyLOT-ROG-LOG6-526724DeAnza JC; California20
    47Robin SinclairLCB5-1118523Washington State7
    33Greg SloughMLB6-323026San Diego CC; Southern California
    George SmithWR-RB5-1118326Texas Tech
    41J.D. SmithRB6-119325California
    58Jim SniadeckiMLB6-222427Indiana9
    54Pete SolversonROT6-526022Drake8
    74Levi StanleyRDT6-225322Hawaii20
    46Hal StringertLCB5-1118522Willamette; Hawaii8
    30Pete TaggaresRB6-221223Washington
    Clem TurnerRB6-223029Cincinnati5
    88Chris VellaTE6-222023Southern California
    65/54Willie VineyLOG-K5-1127524Pacific
    54Clyde WarehimeLB6-221723Washington State1
    72Rich WatkinsDE6-425024Minnesota Technical Institute JC; Weber State
    76Fred WeberDE6-423922Pasadena CC; California
    12Norris WeeseQB-P6-119523Mississippi19
    60John WilburROG6-324531Stanford8
    40Derrick WilliamsRB-LCB5-1019022San Francisco CC; UC Riverside20
    41Willie WilliamsRCB6-019032Grambling State
    78Greg WojcikLDT-RDE-RDT-LDE6-626828Orange Coast JC; Southern California20
    61Adrian YoungRLB6-123028Southern California


    1975 Teams

    1975 Birmingham Vulcans Game Results
    Exhibition SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    July 12SaturdayPortland ThunderW25-918,500
    July 19Saturdayat Shreveport SteamerW31-3013,214
    Regular SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    August 2SundayChicago WindsW10-031,000
    August 9SundayPhiladelphia BellW23-1721,000
    August 16Sundayat Jacksonville ExpressL11-2216,049
    August 23SundaySouthern California SunL25-3532,000
    August 30SundayShreveport SteamerW21-818,700
    September 6Saturdayat Portland ThunderW26-86,342
    September 13SaturdaySan Antonio WingsW33-2412,500
    September 21SundayCharlotte HornetsW22-1618,500
    September 27Saturdayat Jacksonville ExpressL18-2610,881
    October 4Saturdayat The Hawaiians
    Final Game of Summer Season
    W29-1618,894
    October 12Sundayat Memphis SouthmenW18-1420,192
    October 19SundayMemphis SouthmenW21-035,000
    October 26Sundayat Southern California Suncancelled
    November 1Saturdayat Philadelphia Bellcancelled
    November 9SundayJacksonville Expresscancelled
    November 16Sundayat Charlotte Hornetscancelled
    November 22Saturdayat San Antonio Wingscancelled
    November 30Sundayat Memphis Southmencancelled
    December 6SaturdayThe Hawaiianscancelled
    December 13SaturdaySan Antonio Wingscancelled
    Notes:

    1. The above schedule represents best available data at this time. It is acknowledged that more than 18 games is represented. Therefore, additional research is required.

    1975 Team Summary

    When the league folded, Birmingham and the Memphis Grizzlies attempted to get admitted into the National Football League for the 1976 season, although unlike the similar and more extensive effort in Memphis which involved actual cash deposits toward season tickets, it seemed to consist mainly of getting fans to sign a "statement of support" somewhat similar to a petition. When the Memphis effort failed, Vulcans followers were forced to accept the inevitable as well, and efforts to get the team into the more established league were abandoned.

    As of April 2010, two former Vulcans players have been inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Birmingham native Johnny "Italian Stallion" Musso, who placed 4th in Heisman Trophy voting while playing for the Alabama Crimson Tide, was inducted in the Class of 1989. Larry Willingham, who played for the St. Louis Cardinals and retired for medical reasons in 1973 but made a comeback in 1974 with the Birmingham Americans, was inducted in the Class of 2003. Willingham was also elected to the Auburn Tigers football "1970s Team of the Decade".

    1975 Birmingham Vulcans Team Facts
    Owner Ferd Weil
    President A.E. Burgess
    General Manager Jack Gotta
    Head Coach Marvin Bass
    Stadium Legion Field (68,000)
    Colors Red, White, Blue

                  

    1975 Birmingham Vulcans Starting Lineup
    QB S
    RB S
    RB CB
    TE CB
    WR LE
    WR LT
    C RT
    LT RE
    LG LLB
    RG MLB
    RT RLB
    K P

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    1975 Birmingham Vulcans Statistics

    Passing:
    Player Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Sacked Yds Lost Rating
    Matthew Reed2088138.912526.041.9115.37286244.0
    Denny Duron612744.34657.623.358.24086247.5
    Totals26910840.117176.462.2165.972 16124

    Rushing:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Art Cantrelle2018144.029 10
    Johnny Musso1596814.335 4
    Matthew Reed533476.532 6
    Joe Profit692774.020 1
    Bill Rudder281465.226 1
    Ted Powell20804.012 0
    Denny Duron8394.913 0
    Robert Brown3196.315 0
    Robert Evans2189.012 0
    Leo Gascienica155.00
    Kerry Marbury750.70
    Totals55124314.435 22

    Receiving:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Art Cantrelle1920210.627 1
    Dennis Homan1827715.439 0
    Ted Powell1317713.628 0
    Nate Fergerson1222618.854 1
    Jim Bishop1019819.851 0
    Robert Brown917219.137 0
    Art Allen813216.540 0
    Robert Evans715121.672 2
    Johnny Musso6508.313 1
    Wayne Wheeler35719.024 0
    Cephus Weatherspoon15353.053 0
    Denny Duron11414.014 1
    Bill Rudder188.00
    Totals108171715.972 6

    Kicking:
    Player X/CA X/CM X/CP % FGA FGM FG % Pts.
    Ron Slovensky00181372.239
    Totals00181372.239

    Punting:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long
    Rusty Jackson57235541.363
    Butch Troegel615826.342
    Totals63251339.963

    Punt Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Willie Smith231114.815 0
    Willie Burkes8243.00
    Robert Evans199.00
    Jim McKinney263.00
    Art Allen155.00
    Totals351554.415 0

    Kickoff Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Willie Smith614323.832 0
    Ted Powell58316.626 0
    Robert Evans47218.022 0
    Joe Profit57214.426 0
    Willie Burkes36622.032 0
    Jim McKinney23718.528 0
    Art Allen23618.021 0
    Totals2750918.932 0

    Interceptions:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Jim McKinney4102.52.5 0
    Gerard Williams3144.74.7 0
    Warren Capone393.00
    Willie Smith300.00
    Larry Willingham25829.029 0
    Steve Manstedt221.00
    Jim Teal12222.022 0
    Willie Burkes11616.016 0
    Chris Arnold144.00
    Bill Bryant100.00
    Totals211356.429 0

    Total Scoring:
    Touchdowns Other Total
    Player Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
    Art Cantrelle1010000300080
    Ron Slovensky0000013000039
    Matthew Reed600000100043
    Johnny Musso410000000035
    Robert Evans020000200016
    Joe Profit10000020009
    Bill Rudder10000000007
    Nate Fergerson01000000007
    Denny Duron01000010008
    Gerard Williams000001000007
    Dennis Homan00000010001
    Jim Bishop00000030003
    Ted Powell00000010001
    Art Allen00000010001
    Totals2260000011315000257

    1975 Birmingham Vulcans Roster
    NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
    85Art AllenWR5-1016023Clark Atlanta
    62Tom AlwardLOG6-425523Nebraska5
    32Chris ArnoldSS6-220122Virginia State3
    David BaileyWR6-119025Alabama1
    80Mike BartikWR6-120023Furman
    84Jim BishopTE6-222526Tennessee Tech
    88Bob BrownWR-TE6-322532Alcorn State
    23Bill BryantSS5-1119524Grambling State12
    30Willie BurkesCB5-1119024Lincoln (Missouri)
    44Art CantrelleHB6-020327Louisiana State12
    55Warren CaponeMLB6-121824Louisiana State12
    79Paul CostaOT6-425234Notre Dame
    51Van DeCreeLB6-122022Ohio State
    74Mark DoakOT6-426524Nebraska4
    7Denny DuronWR-QB6-019523Louisiana Tech
    72Larry EstesLDE-RDE6-625029Alcorn State12
    85Robert EvansWR6-320524Morris Brown
    43Nate FergersonWR6-319422Merced JC; San Diego State5
    75Eddie FosterLOT6-625824Oklahoma
    40Ron FoxxLB6-322024Alabama A&M
    18Leo GasienicaQB6-320024Rutgers
    61Harry GoodenRDE-LDE6-625025Alcorn State
    9Tom GossomWR6-018524Auburn
    78Mike HayesROG6-325322Virginia State4
    21George HaynesSS-FS6-218524Tulsa
    25Dennis HomanWR6-118129Alabama
    52Al HumphreyLB6-323022Tulsa
    10Rusty JacksonP6-219025Louisiana State110
    78Al JenkinsROT6-224529Southern Illinois; Tulsa5
    50Pat KellyLB6-222324Richmond12
    60Jim KregelLOG6-225023Ohio State7
    59Steve ManstedtSLB6-221824Nebraska12
    Kerry MarburyRB5-1018323West Virginia
    53John MatlockC6-425031Miami (Florida)12
    20Jim McKinneyDB6-118522Auburn
    76Calvin MillerLDT6-227022Mississippi Gulf Coast CC; Oklahoma State12
    22Johnny MussoFB5-1120125Alabama
    34Ted PowellTE6-122023Ferrum JC; Ohio State12
    5Joe ProfitRB6-021026Louisiana-Monroe
    11Matthew ReedQB6-422524Grambling State12
    36Bill RudderFB6-122523Tennessee
    Al SitterleOT6-426523North Carolina State
    9Ron SlovenskyK5-716023Jacksonville State; West Alabama120
    42Willie SmithLCB5-1118724Morris Brown12
    70Bob TatarekLDT-RDT6-426029Miami (Florida)
    57Jimmy TealWLB6-322525Purdue
    58Butch TroegelP6-220828Louisiana Tech10
    77Dick TrowerLDE6-325026Miami (Florida)
    81Cephus WeatherspoonWR6-118227Mesa CC; Fort Lewis
    31Wayne WheelerWR6-218025Alabama
    33Gerard WilliamsRCB6-118423Langston9
    28Larry WillinghamFS6-019827Auburn
    66Wimpy WintherC6-426028Mississippi
    64Jessie WolfLDT-RDT6-627023Prairie View A&M
    71Bob WolfeROG-LOT6-526024Nebraska12

    1975 Charlotte Hornets Game Results
    Exhibition SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    July 12Saturdayat The HawaiiansL14-3216,000
    July 19 ^SaturdayChicago WindsW22-212,231
    Regular SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    July 26Sundayat San Antonio WingsL10-2712,375
    August 9Sundayat Memphis SouthmenL11-2319,729
    August 16SundaySan Antonio WingsW27-208,447
    August 30Sundayat Jacksonville ExpressW33-1416,428
    September 6SaturdayPhiladelphia BellW10-010,564
    September 14Sundayat Southern California SunW30-2213,405
    September 21Sundayat Birmingham VulcansL16-2218,500
    September 27SaturdaySouthern California SunL17-2417,000
    October 5Sundayat Shreveport Steamer
    Final Game of Summer Season
    W39-1420,407
    October 12SundayJacksonville ExpressW22-157,750
    October 18Saturdayat Philadelphia BellL10-181,293
    October 25SaturdayThe Hawaiianscancelled
    November 2SundayShreveport Steamercancelled
    November 9SundayPortland Thundercancelled
    November 16SundayBirmingham Vulcanscancelled
    November 29Saturdayat Shreveport Steamercancelled
    December 7SundayMemphis Southmencancelled
    December 13Saturdayat Portland Thundercancelled
    Notes:

    1. ^ - Played at Winston-Salem, NC

    1975 Team Summary

    The team returned for the abbreviated 1975 campaign and lasted until the league ceased operations in mid-season.

    1975 Charlotte Hornets Team Facts
    Owner group of investors, such as North Carolina National Bank and area businesses
    General Manager Upton Bell
    Head Coach Bob Gibson
    Stadium American Legion Memorial Stadium
    Colors Black, Yellow

             

    1975 Charlotte Hornets Starting Lineup
    QB S
    RB S
    RB CB
    TE CB
    WR LE
    WR LT
    C RT
    LT RE
    LG LLB
    RG MLB
    RT RLB
    K P

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    1975 Charlotte Hornets Statistics

    Passing:
    Player Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Sacked Yds Lost Rating
    Tom Sherman1939649.713787.173.694.7571111265.9
    Brian Dowling553054.53837.011.8610.9272843.0
    John Sykes11100.02020.000.000.02000118.8
    Totals24912751.017817.283.2156.057 13120

    Rushing:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Don Highsmith2115502.639 11
    Lewis Jolley1184033.445 3
    John Sykes261325.147 0
    Molly McGee17995.843 0
    Tom Sherman34531.625 0
    Brian Dowling7131.913 1
    James Ford5122.40
    David Blake5122.40
    Ed White2105.00
    Matt Williams331.00
    Lee McGriff1-2-2.0-2 0
    Totals42912853.047 15

    Receiving:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    James Thompson1927714.629 1
    Don Highsmith181779.824 0
    Danny Whyte1325219.457 1
    Al Young1319815.237 0
    Lewis Jolley1313410.351 1
    Tim George1117515.953 2
    Kreg Kapitan1115013.627 2
    Ray Parson1013613.638 0
    Randy Cobb711216.023 1
    Lee McGriff36622.044 0
    John Sykes33411.323 0
    Ed White2136.510 0
    Molly McGee210.50
    Randy Rhino13636.036 0
    Matt Williams12020.020 0
    Totals127178114.057 8

    Kicking:
    Player X/CA X/CM X/CP % FGA FGM FG % Pts.
    Pete Rajecki0010990.027
    Totals0010990.027

    Punting:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long
    Robby Reynolds65255639.365
    Totals65255639.365

    Punt Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Randy Rhino232149.350 0
    James Thompson7547.715 0
    Randy Cobb7385.410 0
    J.T. Turner11010.010 0
    John Sykes177.00
    Ike Thomas144.00
    Totals403278.250 0

    Kickoff Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Ike Thomas1639724.892 1
    Randy Rhino1026426.450 0
    John Sykes510521.022 0
    Bryan White25125.542 0
    Matt Williams24020.020 0
    David Blake3299.712 0
    Lewis Jolley12020.020 0
    Carl Collins11414.014 0
    Ray Parson188.00
    Totals4192822.692 1

    Interceptions:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Larry Shears510220.420.4 0
    Randy Rhino310936.336.3 1
    Ike Thomas22713.513.5 0
    Jere Brown2189.00
    Marty Huff242.00
    Tom Chandler14141.041 0
    Jeff Woodcock11313.013 0
    Terry Hoeppner11212.012 0
    Sonny Hicks155.00
    Bryan White100.00
    Totals1933117.441 1

    Total Scoring:
    Touchdowns Other Total
    Player Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
    Don Highsmith1100000300080
    Pete Rajecki000009000027
    Lewis Jolley310000000028
    Kreg Kapitan020000200016
    Tim George020000000014
    Ike Thomas00010000007
    James Thompson01000010008
    J.T. Turner000001000007
    Randy Rhino00001000007
    Brian Dowling10000000007
    Danny Whyte01000020009
    Randy Cobb01000010008
    Ray Parson00000040004
    Al Young00000010001
    Tom Sherman00000020002
    Totals158010101916000225

    1975 Charlotte Hornets Roster
    NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
    86Bennie BarbourDE6-223522Winston-Salem State32
    45Dave BensonLLB-RLB6-323524Weber State80
    47Dave BlakeRB6-021023Ball State40
    60Bracy BonhamOG6-224225North Carolina Central20
    51Jere BrownLLB6-222023Villanova1111
    70Darrel BungeLOT-ROG6-225323Minnesota1010
    60John BushongDE6-425023Western Kentucky30
    66Larry ButlerROG6-325023Appalachian State108
    Carter CampbellRDE6-323428Treasure Valley JC; Weber State22
    61Dana CarpenterMLB5-1123524South Carolina110
    50Tom ChandlerRLB6-222425Minnesota1110
    17Randy CobbWR6-118022Golden West JC; Duke101
    73Carl CollinsLOT-DT6-425023North Carolina A&T State95
    64John CulpepperLOG6-224822California119
    74David DouglasRDT-DE6-124024Morgan State1110
    10Brian DowlingQB6-220728Yale81
    59Greg DubinetzROG6-426021Yale11
    67Jerry EllisonRDE-LDE6-325025Ranger JC; North Texas83
    45Tom EmbreyLB6-221223North Carolina40
    46Jim FordRB6-020526Texas Southern40
    76Jerome GanttROT6-426627North Carolina Central1111
    36Tim GeorgeWR6-521824Carson-Newman43
    82Cliff GreenfieldLDE6-325023Morgan State76
    9Sonny HicksRCB6-119224North Carolina A&T State1111
    32Don HighsmithHB6-020527Michigan State1111
    28Terry HoeppnerFS-SS6-220027Franklin90
    54Marty HuffMLB6-223427Michigan1111
    77Glenn HydeOT-OG6-325524Pittsburgh20
    65John JacquotOG6-223524Bowling Green State51
    44Lewis JolleyFB5-1121026North Carolina1111
    25Kreg KapitanWR6-320326Minnesota State77
    69Greg LensLDT6-526130Trinity (Texas)1111
    65Dave MargavageROG6-424024Kentucky40
    27Molly McGeeRB5-1018423Rhode Island30
    11Lee McGriffWR5-916322Florida30
    Joe MontgomeryOL6-224524William & Mary10
    Zennie ParkerOT6-325525Northeastern State (Oklahoma)10
    83Ray ParsonTE6-425028McCook JC; Minnesota97
    3Pete RajeckiK5-917026Georgia110
    Art ReynoldsRLB6-121523Tennessee11
    15Robby ReynoldsP6-020523South Carolina110
    8Randy RhinoFS5-918522Georgia Tech94
    Dave RichardsRB-WR5-1018525Wilson JC; Miami (Ohio)10
    Len St. JeanLOG6-124434Northern Michigan11
    23Larry ShearsLCB5-1018526Lincoln (Missouri)1111
    19Tom ShermanQB6-019030Penn State1110
    72Marty SmithLDT-RDT6-325022Louisville80
    Rollen SmithDB6-118624Garden City CC; Arkansas20
    21John SykesHB5-1119525Morgan State90
    22Ike ThomasSS6-219328Bishop1111
    48James ThompsonWR6-017822Memphis93
    52Charlie TiblomC6-224526Central Connecticut State1111
    85J.T. TurnerLDE-RDE-LDT6-325022Duke119
    24Bryan WhiteLCB-RCB6-019230Arkansas-Pine Bluff80
    Ed WhiteFB6-022524Tulsa10
    80Danny WhyteTE6-124524Johnson C. Smith114
    Matt WilliamsFB5-1020524Baylor; Louisiana-Monroe10
    20Jeff WoodcockFS6-118023Kentucky77
    29Al YoungWR6-119526South Carolina State99

    1975 Chicago Winds Game Results
    Exhibition SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    July 12SaturdayJacksonville ExpressL23-342,627
    July 19 ^Saturdayat Charlotte HornetsL21-222,231
    Regular SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    August 2Sundayat Birmingham VulcansL0-1031,000
    August 9Sundayat Shreveport SteamerL18-3810,611
    August 16SundayPortland ThunderW25-18 (7:34 OT)3,501
    August 23Sundayat The HawaiiansL17-2810,313
    August 30Sundayat Memphis SouthmenL7-3121,515
    September 6SaturdaySouthern California Suncancelled
    September 14SundaySan Antonio Wingscancelled
    September 27Saturdayat Jacksonville Expresscancelled
    October 5SundayCharlotte Hornetscancelled
    October 11SaturdayBirmingham Vulcanscancelled
    October 18SaturdayThe Hawaiianscancelled
    October 26Sundayat Portland Thundercancelled
    November 2Sundayat San Antonio Wingscancelled
    November 9Sundayat Southern California Suncancelled
    November 15SaturdayMemphis Southmencancelled
    November 22SaturdayShreveport Steamercancelled
    November 29SaturdayPhiladelphia Bellcancelled
    December 13Saturdayat Philadelphia Bellcancelled
    Notes:

    1. ^ - Played at Winston-Salem, NC

    2. Babe Parilli was replaced as head coach after the two pre-season games.

    1975 Team Summary

    The team was named the Winds (plural, not singular) because Chicago was nicknamed "The Windy City".

    Pursuit of Joe Namath
    Prior to the 1975 season opener, Winds owner Eugene Pullano attempted to sign New York Jets star quarterback Joe Namath to a contract. Namath, who had helped establish the Jets and the old American Football League, was wavering about re-signing with New York after the 1974 season. Reports had him retiring, being traded to another NFL team — or jumping to the WFL, perhaps as a player/coach/co-owner. Namath's agent Jimmy Walsh asked the Winds for a $500,000 signing bonus, a three-year contract worth $500,000 a year, a $2 million annuity ($100,000 per year for twenty years) and even terms for Namath's eventual ownership of a WFL franchise in New York. (The Winds even changed their colours to green and white, the same as the Jets.) According to Mark Kreigel's biography, Namath, Chicago apparently accepted these terms — until Walsh also demanded 15 percent of the WFL's total TV package. The deal was off, and Namath stayed with the Jets.

    The team did, however, hire former Charlotte Hornets pilot Babe Parilli as its head coach and general manager. A number of old Fire players returned as well, including running backs Mark Kellar and Cyril Pinder, center Guy Murdock (the Fire's MVP), and receivers Steve Wright and Chuck Kogut. With Namath out of the picture, the Winds acquired veteran quarterback Pete Beathard from the Portland Storm, while wide receiver John Gilliam, originally signed with The Hawaiians, also came to Chicago.

    Had the Chicago Winds been successful in signing quarterback Joe Namath, the terms of the contract would have arranged for Namath to become the owner of a new WFL team in New York. The two sides could not come to an agreement on a new contract.

    The End
    The WFL voted 10-1 to remove Chicago from the schedule, with only the Winds themselves voting to continue. A team folding in mid-season was not unusual for the WFL (the Jacksonville Sharks and Detroit Wheels had died 14 games into a 20-game regular season in 1974), so the league was prepared. Since there were 11 teams, one team had a bye each week; with Chicago out, the bye team simply took the Winds' place in the schedule. Meanwhile, John Gilliam was selected by the Philadelphia Bell in a dispersal draft, but returned to the NFL Minnesota Vikings instead, much to the WFL's chagrin. Even this arrangement didn't last too long, as the entire WFL collapsed at the end of October 1975.

    1975 Chicago Winds Team Facts
    Owner Eugene Pullano
    General Manager Leo Cahill
    Head Coach Babe Parilli (0-0) / Abe Gibron (1-4)
    Stadium Soldier Field (55,000)
    Colors Forest Green, White

             

    1975 Chicago Winds Starting Lineup
    QBPete Bethard SHarry Howard
    RBMark Kellar SRalph Anderson
    RBCyril Pinder CBHal Phillips
    TEJim Gessford CBWillie Roberts
    WRJohn Gilliam LELarry Jameson
    WRTim Gillespie LTKen Sanduck
    CGuy Murdock RTChuck Bailey
    RGDoug Lowery REMick Heinrich
    RTSteve Wright LLBChuck Kogut
    LGAl Jenkins MLBReggie Pleasent
    LTDave Malheiro RLBTom Roussel
    KAllan Watson PEarl Sark

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    1975 Chicago Winds Statistics

    Passing:
    Player Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Sacked Yds Lost Rating
    Pete Beathard1457350.38866.132.174.84963856.3
    Gary Danielson15960.01077.100.0213.3211442.2
    Matt Williams100.000.000.000.000039.6
    Totals1618250.99936.231.995.649 742

    Rushing:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Bob Wyatt451884.216 1
    Mark Kellar621792.927 2
    Cyril Pinder24954.014 1
    Margene Adkins12222.022 0
    Pete Beathard7202.90
    Dave Gagnon461.50
    Matt Williams210.51t1
    Tim Gillespie1-4-4.0-4 0
    John Gilliam1-13-13.0-13 0
    Totals1474943.427 5

    Receiving:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    John Gilliam2039019.549 2
    Mark Kellar191819.521 0
    Margene Adkins1213010.823 1
    Tim Gillespie66110.216 0
    Bob Wyatt6416.817 0
    Dave Gagnon5489.618 0
    Fred Pagac44812.024 0
    Don Burchfield3289.320 0
    Cyril Pinder372.30
    Matt Williams25829.056 0
    Jerry Broadnax144.00
    Pete Beathard1-3-3.0-3 0
    Totals8299312.156 3

    Kicking:
    Player X/CA X/CM X/CP % FGA FGM FG % Pts.
    Randy Haddox004250.06
    Allan Watson006116.73
    Earl Sark00100.00
    Totals0011327.39

    Punting:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long
    Jim Gilbert2485135.556
    Earl Sark419548.857
    Totals28104637.457

    Punt Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Tim Gillespie14251.810 0
    Harry Howard100.00
    Matt Williams3-3-1.00
    Totals18221.210 0

    Kickoff Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Matt Williams1537625.168 0
    Bob Wyatt614323.830 0
    Tim Gillespie45914.821 0
    Totals2557823.168 0

    Interceptions:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Ralph Anderson24020.020 0
    Chuck Kogut22512.518 0
    Harry Howard13333.033 0
    Tom Roussel111.00
    Totals69916.533 0

    Total Scoring:
    Touchdowns Other Total
    Player Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
    Mark Kellar200000000014
    John Gilliam020000000014
    Margene Adkins01000000007
    Bob Wyatt10000010008
    Cyril Pinder10000000007
    Randy Haddox00000200006
    Matt Williams10000000007
    Allan Watson00000100003
    Jerry Broadnax00000010001
    Totals530000003200067

    
    SCORING BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
    Team Totals		18	20	15	 7	7	  67
    Opponents Totals	32	35	14	44	0	 125
    
    TEAM STATS		TOP	1ST DOWNS	Rush	Pass	Pen		PEN	YDS
    Team Totals			    74		 29	 40	 5		36	421
    Opponents Totals		   101		 52	 38	11		36	363
    

    1975 Chicago Winds Roster
    NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
    26Margene AdkinsWR5-1018328Trinity Valley CC5
    Allen Ray AldridgeDE6-624030Prairie View A&M1
    44Ralph AndersonFS6-118026West Texas A&M
    75Chuck BaileyRDT-RDE6-123529Michigan State
    51Dean BairdLB6-323323Kansas
    11Pete BeathardQB6-220533Southern California5
    52Mike BottsC6-320525Penn State
    82Jerry BroadnaxTE6-222524Southern University3
    83Don BurchfieldTE6-222726Ball State
    29Mike CarterCB6-018723Western Michigan
    61Ron ColesOT-OG6-525524Wayne State (Nebraska)
    70Ron CurlDT6-225026Michigan State
    10Gary DanielsonQB6-219524Purdue
    Van DeCreeLB6-122022Ohio State
    Tom ForrestOG6-225623Cincinnati1
    32Dave GagnonHB5-1021024Ferris State2
    85Jim GessfordTE6-323024Hastings
    1Jim GilbertP-K6-019023Northern Illinois40
    20Tim GillespieWR5-1117522St. Norbert
    42John GilliamWR6-119030South Carolina State5
    51Rich GriffithsMLB6-323022Miami (Florida)3
    14Randy HaddoxK6-322022Texas A&M20
    71Mick HeinrichRDE-LDE6-523024Illinois
    Mike HobanOG6-223523Michigan
    28Harry HowardSS6-018926Ohio State5
    Mark IlgenfritzDT6-425023Vanderbilt1
    77Larry JamesonLDE-RDT6-727022Indiana5
    60Al JenkinsLOT6-224529Southern Illinois; Tulsa5
    31Mark KellarFB6-022523Northern Illinois5
    61Steve KinneyROG6-525526San Jose CC; Utah State1
    54Chuck KogutSLB6-222023Illinois
    Bill LineDT6-726027Air Force; Southern Methodist1
    Doug LowreyROG6-325524Arkansas State
    65Dave MalheiroROG6-224828Miami (Ohio)22
    34Rich MarksS6-119523Northern Illinois
    84Art MayDE6-324527Tuskegee
    66Tom McCreightROG6-225026Northwestern
    30Joe MitchellWR6-221022Louisiana-Monroe
    56Guy MurdockC6-224525Michigan
    82Fred PagacTE6-022023Ohio State2
    17Hal PhillipsLCB6-119025Michigan State
    46Cyril PinderHB6-222029Illinois
    55Chester PleasantMLB6-123023Louisiana-Monroe
    Charlie ReamonCB5-1118526Maryland-Eastern Shore
    Walter RhoneS6-018024Central Missouri
    40Willie RobertsRCB6-119027Houston
    53Tom RousselSLB-WLB6-323530Southern Mississippi
    74Ken SandukLDT6-425025Utah State5
    Earl SarkP-K6-219023New Mexico State10
    49Larry ShortyLB6-221024Arizona State
    57Claud SimontonLB6-122525Tennessee
    49David SmithWLB6-122023Oklahoma
    21Allen WatsonK5-1016531Newport (Wales)
    30Bill WestRCB5-1018528Tennessee State
    38Matt WilliamsFB5-1020524Baylor; Louisiana-Monroe5
    Rousell WilliamsQB5-1118023Arizona
    67Mike WilsonLOG6-124328Dayton5
    73Steve WrightROT6-625033Alabama
    35Bob WyattHB6-021526North Texas5

    1975 Jacksonville Express Game Results
    Exhibition SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    July 12SaturdayChicago WindsW34-232,627
    July 26SaturdayThe HawaiiansW19-78,822
    Regular SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    August 2Sundayat Memphis SouthmenL26-2725,166
    August 16SundayBirmingham VulcansW22-1116,049
    August 23SundaySan Antonio WingsW26-1916,133
    August 30SundayCharlotte HornetsL14-3316,428
    September 6Saturdayat Shreveport SteamerW22-1513,638
    September 14Sundayat The HawaiiansL15-3318,479
    September 20SaturdayPhiladelphia BellW16-1010,296
    September 27SaturdayBirmingham VulcansW26-1810,881
    October 4SaturdayPortland Thunder
    Final Game of Summer Season
    W32-298,119
    October 12Sundayat Charlotte HornetsL15-227,750
    October 19Sundayat Portland ThunderL13-308,713
    October 26Sundayat San Antonio Wingscancelled
    November 1SaturdaySouthern California Suncancelled
    November 9Sundayat Birmingham Vulcanscancelled
    November 16Sundayat Southern California Suncancelled
    November 22Saturdayat Philadelphia Bellcancelled
    December 6SaturdayPhiladelphia Bellcancelled
    December 13SaturdayMemphis Southmencancelled
    Notes:

    1. The Jacksonville Express were a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida which competed in the World Football League (WFL) in 1975. There were preceded in 1974 by the WFL's Jacksonville Sharks, though the two teams had separate ownership and identities. The Express folded when the league ceased operations during the 1975 season.

    1975 Team Summary

    The WFL returned to Jacksonville for the 1975 season with the Jacksonville Express. While head coach Charlie Tate and a few players returned from the Sharks, the Express had new owners (local businessman Earl Knabb along with several minor partners) and a mostly new front office staff.

    The team's biggest player acquisitions were quarterback George Mira, who had been co-MVP of the 1974 WFL championship game with Birmingham and had been a college All-American with the in-state Miami Hurricanes, and Tommy Reamon, who had led the WFL in rushing in 1974 with the Florida Blazers.

    The new ownership group sought to be much more frugal than the free-spending Sharks had been. One notable example of this was that while the Sharks' headquarters had been located in a large suite atop a skyscraper in downtown Jacksonville, the offices of the Express were located in a mall in the basement of a hotel. Accordingly, the franchise was able to meet its financial obligations throughout its short existence. However, the WFL had lost their television contract right before the 1975 season, putting the entire league in serious financial difficulty.

    1975 Jacksonville Express Team Facts
    Owner Earl Knabb
    General Manager Dick Kravitz
    Head Coach Charlie Tate
    Stadium Gator Bowl (72,000)
    Colors Black, Red, Gold

                  

    1975 Jacksonville Express Starting Lineup
    QB S
    RB S
    RB CB
    TE CB
    WR LE
    WR LT
    C RT
    LT RE
    LG LLB
    RG MLB
    RT RLB
    K P

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    1975 Jacksonville Express Statistics

    Passing:
    Player Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Sacked Yds Lost Rating
    George Mira25412348.416436.5124.7124.75486665.5
    David Fowler421842.92255.412.424.82821248.2
    Totals29614147.618686.3134.4144.754 1078

    Rushing:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Al Haywood1316875.225 4
    Tommy Reamon1444783.344 5
    Brian Duncan431273.012 2
    Skip Johns22743.411 0
    Jimmy Poulos21391.91
    George Mira8384.818 0
    David Fowler6264.319 0
    Willie Jackson133.00
    Dan Callahan1-12-12.0-12 0
    Totals37714603.944 12

    Receiving:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Dennis Hughes3654515.139 4
    Witt Beckman2944615.444 3
    Steve Barrios2748317.954 4
    Tommy Reamon16945.917 0
    Al Haywood1213110.937 2
    Brian Duncan10737.318 0
    Mike Creaney55210.415 0
    Jimmy Poulos3299.711 0
    Skip Johns2-1-0.50
    Lee McGriff11616.016 0
    Totals141186813.254 13

    Kicking:
    Player X/CA X/CM X/CP % FGA FGM FG % Pts.
    Charlie Durkee0001133
    Totals0001133

    Punting:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long
    Dan Callahan60244240.765
    Totals60244240.765

    Punt Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Willie Jackson151489.934 0
    John Osborne581.60
    Dick Conn242.00
    Tommy Reamon133.00
    Steve Foley122.00
    Ken Moore100.00
    Canary Simmons1-1-1.0-1 0
    Totals261646.334 0

    Kickoff Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Willie Jackson2857320.540 0
    Dick Conn511322.631 0
    John Osborne48521.227 0
    Canary Simmons36521.725 0
    Brian Duncan25226.044 0
    Jimmy Poulos34916.321 0
    Jeff Davis23919.521 0
    Robbie Davis23919.522 0
    Ken Moore100.00
    Totals50101520.344 0

    Interceptions:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Chip Myrtle37123.723.7 0
    Abb Ansley33311.011 0
    Dick Conn3144.74.7 0
    Fletcher Smith22512.512.5 0
    Steve Foley13030.030 0
    John Osborne11818.018 0
    Glen Gaspard166.00
    Ron Coppenbarger100.00
    Totals1519713.130 0

    Total Scoring:
    Touchdowns Other Total
    Player Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
    Al Haywood420000200044
    Charlie Durkee0000011000033
    Tommy Reamon500000500040
    Dennis Hughes040000200030
    Steve Barrios040000000028
    Witt Beckman030000000021
    Brian Duncan200000000014
    Jimmy Poulos10000010008
    Mike Creaney00000010001
    Skip Johns00000010001
    Totals12130000001112000220

    1975 Jacksonville Express Roster
    NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
    55Fred AbbottMLB6-322225Florida4
    18Abb AnsleyWS6-118522Georgia
    70Sam BakerROT6-424526Georgia
    7Steve BarriosWR5-1118525Tulane11
    88Witt BeckmanWR6-420023Miami (Florida)11
    56Rickey BrowneRLB-LLB6-223024Florida
    84Don BrummRDE6-324334Purdue
    6Dan CallahanP6-319024Denver; Rhode Island110
    51Jay CaseyC6-124524Auburn
    22Dick ConnS6-018024Georgia5
    16Ron CoppenbargerSS6-119524Kansas State
    87Mike CreaneyTE-C6-424524Notre Dame
    30Jeff DavisRB-WR5-1120225Lees-McRae JC; Georgia; Mars Hill
    14Robbie DavisQB-S6-2192South Carolina; Florida
    32Brian DuncanFB6-020123Southern Methodist11
    5Charlie DurkeeK5-1116531Oklahoma State0
    8Steve FoleyRCB-LCB6-319022Tulane10
    12Dave FowlerQB6-221022Memphis9
    79Larry GagnerLOG6-324032Florida
    52Glen GaspardLB6-122523Texas
    83Clint GriffithDT6-625523Florida1
    72Mike HaggertyLOT6-424530Miami (Florida)
    81Charles HallLDE6-626023Tulane
    23Alfred HaywoodFB5-1121527Bethune-Cookman11
    80Dennis HughesTE6-122027Georgia
    82Charlie HuntTE6-221524Florida State4
    77Joey JacksonLDE-RDT6-425526New Mexico State
    46Willie JacksonRB-WR6-120026Florida
    44Skip JohnsFB5-1123523Carson-Newman
    57Ted JornovLB6-122025Iowa State
    38Danny KimbleWR5-1118323North Alabama
    54Howard KindigC6-626034Moberly JC; Los Angeles State
    3Lee McGriffWR5-916322Florida
    59Sherman MillerOT6-323422Iowa State
    10George MiraQB5-1119033Miami (Florida)10
    78Kenny MooreRDT6-225023East Carolina
    58Chip MyrtleLLB6-422530Maryland
    68Carleton OatsLDT6-225233Florida A&M
    2John OsborneRCB-S5-1017023Bethune-Cookman
    24Dennis PeteCB6-218026Laney JC; Colorado State; San Francisco State1
    20Jimmy PoulosRB5-1019523Georgia
    21Tommy ReamonRB5-1019223Fort Scott CC; Missouri9
    42Canary SimmonsCB5-1018023Kentucky State; Texas Southern
    31Fletcher SmithLCB-RCB6-218232Tennessee State
    76Carl TaibiRDT6-425525Colorado
    50Rich ThomannRLB-LLB6-023025Notre Dame
    63Tom WalkerROG6-324524Northern Colorado
    3Alvin WyattCB5-918428Bethune-Cookman11

    1975 Memphis Southmen Game Results
    Exhibition SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    July 14Mondayat Southern California SunL16-4722,705
    July 19SaturdaySan Antonio WingsL0-721,248
    July 26Saturdayat Shreveport SteamerW14-720,196
    Regular SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    August 2SundayJacksonville ExpressW27-2625,166
    August 9SundayCharlotte HornetsW23-1119,729
    August 23Sundayat Philadelphia BellL18-225,051
    August 30SundayChicago WindsW31-721,515
    September 7SundayThe HawaiiansW37-1715,132
    September 14SundayShreveport SteamerW34-2318,003
    September 21Sundayat Portland ThunderW16-314,818
    September 28Sundayat San Antonio WingsL17-2516,283
    October 5SundaySouthern California Sun
    Final Game of Summer Season
    W37-3318,129
    October 12SundayBirmingham VulcansL14-1820,192
    October 19Sundayat Birmingham VulcansL0-2135,000
    October 26SundayPhiladelphia Bellcancelled
    November 2SundayPortland Thundercancelled
    November 8Saturdayat Shreveport Steamercancelled
    November 15Saturdayat Chicago Windscancelled
    November 23SundayThe Hawaiianscancelled
    November 30SundayBirmingham Vulcanscancelled
    December 7Sundayat Charlotte Hornetscancelled
    December 13Saturdayat Jacksonville Expresscancelled
    Notes:

    1. The October 12 game was added to replace the November 15 game when the Chicago Winds folded.

    1975 Team Summary

    The "Grizzlies" were owned by John F. Bassett, who later was to become far better-known as the owner of the United States Football League Tampa Bay Bandits. He apparently had more resources than most of the other WFL team owners. Bassett gave the league instant credibility by signing three stars from the National Football League's Miami Dolphins: running backs Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick, and wide receiver Paul Warfield for the 1975 season.

    Csonka, Kiick, and Warfield finally donned Memphis orange. But even the three stars couldn't save the league, which folded during the middle of its second season. The 1975 version finished at 7-4. In their last WFL game, the Southmen were shut out by the Birmingham Vulcans, 21-0.

    The team was unwilling to give up easily, however, and announced an effort to get accepted into the National Football League. Over 40,000 deposits for season tickets were collected in this effort, which even included a telethon on a Memphis television station, during December 1975. To their dismay, the NFL refused to accept the team, however, and it went out of existence. Still, there were fans that wouldn't quit: a lawsuit, Mid-South Grizzlies v. NFL, intended to force the league to accept the Grizzlies, was brought and was not settled until 1984, by which time Bassett owned the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League.

    1975 Memphis Southmen Team Facts
    Owner John Basset Jr.
    General Manager John McVay
    Head Coach John McVay
    Stadium Liberty Bowl (58,000)
    Colors Burnt Orange, Brown

             

    1975 Memphis Southmen Starting Lineup
    QB S
    RB S
    RB CB
    TE CB
    WR LE
    WR LT
    C RT
    LT RE
    LG LLB
    RG MLB
    RT RLB
    K P

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    1975 Memphis Southmen Statistics

    Passing:
    Player Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Sacked Yds Lost Rating
    Danny White19510453.314457.4105.184.1362523177.4
    John Huarte773849.45507.145.222.658t75879.5
    John Harvey2150.04924.5150.0150.0490095.8
    Totals27414352.220447.5155.5114.058 32289

    Rushing:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Willie Spencer1005815.833 2
    Jim Kiick1214623.816 9
    Larry Csonka994214.313 1
    Danny White271495.552 0
    John Harvey401373.418 4
    Tim Beamer7446.314 0
    John Huarte6244.015 0
    Ed Marshall3217.018 0
    Gary Shirk155.00
    Totals40418444.652 16

    Receiving:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Ed Marshall3158218.858 9
    Paul Warfield2542216.938 3
    Jim Kiick2525910.426 1
    Willie Spencer181367.613 0
    Gary Shirk1526517.733 1
    Roger Wallace1316612.832 0
    John Harvey810713.436 0
    Larry Csonka55410.825 1
    Charlie Hobbs24020.023 0
    Dick Bumpas11313.013 0
    Totals143204414.358 15

    Kicking:
    Player X/CA X/CM X/CP % FGA FGM FG % Pts.
    Ricky Townsend000515
    Bob Etter00026
    Totals000721

    Punting:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long
    Danny White41184945.164
    Ricky Townsend27236.039
    Totals43192144.764

    Punt Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Tim Beamer1018518.532 0
    Roger Wallace1414110.130 0
    Dave Thomas12715.915 0
    Tommy Campbell2178.510 0
    Gary Powell11616.016 0
    Charlie Hobbs11313.013 0
    John Hughes144.00
    Totals4144710.932 0

    Kickoff Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Dave Thomas1226522.137 0
    John Harvey1222919.125 0
    Tim Beamer1018518.532 0
    Tommy Campbell2178.510 0
    Charlie Hobbs11313.013 0
    Totals3770919.237 0

    Interceptions:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Dave Thomas56613.213.2 0
    Seth Miller5489.69.6 0
    Andre Johnson23015.015 0
    Rickie Harris11717.017 0
    Larry Mallory122.00
    John LeHeup122.00
    Totals1516511.017 0

    Total Scoring:
    Touchdowns Other Total
    Player Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
    Jim Kiick910000500075
    Ed Marshall090000300066
    John Harvey400000200030
    Paul Warfield030000200023
    Ricky Townsend000005000015
    Larry Csonka110000000014
    Willie Spencer200000200016
    Gary Shirk01000000007
    Bob Etter00000200006
    Danny White00000010001
    Roger Wallace00000010001
    Totals1615000000716000254

    1975 Memphis Southmen Roster
    NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
    22Tim BeamerHB5-1118527Illinois; Johnson C. Smith
    99Tom BeckmanLDE-RDE6-525025Michigan11
    Steve BograkosDB6-018022Central Michigan5
    98/43Bracy BonhamOG6-224225North Carolina Central
    58Charlie BrayLOG6-025530Pratt CC; Central Oklahoma11
    81Dick BumpasDT-LB6-222526Arkansas
    66Jake BurkhardtRLB6-020524Dayton
    41Tommy CampbellDB6-018826Rochester JC; Iowa State
    73Justin CanaleOG-K6-224232Mississippi State
    31Merl CodeCB6-019527North Carolina A&T State
    Dave CostaDT6-225734Northeastern Colorado JC; Utah
    77Fest CottonLDT6-325826Dayton
    39Larry CsonkaFB6-323829Syracuse7
    Dave DraudtK6-218524Miami (Ohio)
    3Bob EtterK5-1115430Georgia0
    63Bill FergusonLB6-322524Washington; Grossmont JC; San Diego State
    71Mike GibbonsOT6-426224Southwestern Oklahoma State10
    46Rickie HarrisFS6-018232East Los Angeles JC; Arizona
    30John HarveyRB6-118525Texas-Arlington8
    61Wally HighsmithLOT6-423832Florida A&M
    53Ralph HillC6-124526Florida A&M11
    85Charlie HobbsWR6-322522Arizona State
    7John HuarteQB6-018832Notre Dame
    9Rusty JacksonP-K6-219025Louisiana State10
    20Andre JohnsonCB5-1018023Fisk
    75John JordanLDT6-426523Indiana11
    21Jim KiickRB5-1121529Wyoming11
    64Tom KruyerROG6-224526Indiana11
    59Bob LallyMLB6-223023Cornell10
    67John LeHeupRDT6-225024South Carolina11
    44Larry MalloryFS-SS5-1118523Tennessee State10
    54Frank MarionRLB6-323824Florida A&M
    89Ed MarshallWR6-520028Ranger JC; Cameron11
    47Herb MarshallS6-320426Cameron
    62Ron MikolajczykROT6-328025Marshall; Tampa11
    51Richard MillerLLB6-322522Ashland
    40Seth MillerSS6-420727Arizona State
    17Gary PowellRCB6-018023Indiana
    90Cecil PryorRDE6-522728Michigan
    87Gary ShirkTE6-122025Morehead State
    63Larry ShortyMLB6-221024Arizona State
    31Willie SpencerFB6-423522none11
    94Bill StevensonLDE6-427025Drake
    8Lonnie StewartQB6-118523Tennessee State
    50Tom SurlasLLB5-1119825Alabama
    Rich ThomannLB6-023025Notre Dame
    24David ThomasLCB5-1017524Texas Southern11
    8Ricky TownsendK-P6-119023Tennessee80
    84Roger WallaceWR5-1118023Bowling Green State
    42Paul WarfieldWR6-018833Ohio State10
    11Danny WhiteQB-P6-319523Arizona State10

    1975 Philadelphia Bell Game Results
    Exhibition SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    July 19SaturdaySouthern California SunL8-233,116
    July 27Sundayat Portland ThunderW30-215,076
    Regular SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    August 2SundayThe HawaiiansW21-153,266
    August 9Sundayat Birmingham VulcansL17-2321,000
    August 16Sundayat Shreveport SteamerL3-1012,016
    August 23SundayMemphis SouthmenW22-185,051
    August 29Saturdayat Southern California SunL39-5817,811
    September 6Saturdayat Charlotte HornetsL0-1010,564
    September 13SaturdayPortland ThunderL10-254,710
    September 20Saturdayat Jacksonville ExpressL10-1610,296
    October 4SaturdaySan Antonio Wings
    Final Game of Summer Season
    W42-382,357
    October 11Saturdayat The HawaiiansL13-1410,789
    October 18SaturdayCharlotte HornetsW18-101,293
    October 26Sundayat Memphis Southmencancelled
    November 1SaturdayBirmingham Vulcanscancelled
    November 9Sundayat Southern California Suncancelled
    November 15SaturdayShreveport Steamercancelled
    November 22SaturdayJacksonville Expresscancelled
    November 29Saturdayat Chicago Windscancelled
    December 6Saturdayat Jacksonville Expresscancelled
    December 13SaturdaySouthern California Suncancelled
    Notes:

    1. The November 9 game was added to replace the November 29 game when the Chicago Winds folded.

    1975 Team Summary

    The Bell was one of just two WFL teams that maintained the same ownership in both 1974 and 1975. The group was headed by John B. Kelly, Jr., a respected business and sportsman in Philadelphia and part of the well-known Kelly family, which included his sister Grace Kelly, movie star turned Princess of Monaco. The major money contributor behind the ownership group was John Bosacco who came forward during the first season and took over the operations of the franchise. Bosacco believed that the WFL could survive as a league and he was instrumental in the removal of Gary Davidson as commissioner following the 1974 season.

    Ron Waller was hired as head coach in 1974. Waller was fired during training camp at Glassboro State University (now called Rowan University) in 1975. Joe Gardi was then the interim head coach. Subsequently, NFL Hall of Famer Willie Wood was the head coach for the entirety of the 1975 season.

    Vince Papale, the inspiration for the 2006 film Invincible, played wide receiver for the Bell for two seasons prior to his two years with the Philadelphia Eagles.

    1975 Philadelphia Bell Team Facts
    Owner John Edward Bosacco
    General Manager Richard Inerella
    Head Coach Ron Waller (0-0) / Joe Gardi (0-0) / Willie Wood (4-7)
    Stadium Franklin Field (60,000)
    Colors Blue, Gold

             

    1975 Philadelphia Bell Starting Lineup
    QB S
    RB S
    RB CB
    TE CB
    WR LE
    WR LT
    C RT
    LT RE
    LG LLB
    RG MLB
    RT RLB
    K P

    Bell Logo

    1975 Philadelphia Bell Statistics

    Passing:
    Player Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Sacked Yds Lost Rating
    Bob Davis1949549.011145.773.6126.25154953.1
    King Corcoran994545.54404.433.066.155t1643.3
    Mike Yancheff2150.02211.000.000.02222389.6
    Totals29514147.815765.3103.4186.155 878

    Rushing:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    John Land1606464.040 2
    Claude Watts864815.638 5
    J.J. Jennings823454.218 1
    Jim Rackley141007.144 0
    Howard Strickland251004.016 0
    Alan Thompson20683.413 0
    Bob Davis23120.516 2
    Frank McGuigan122.00
    Ben Hawkins100.00
    Ted Kwalick2-3-1.50
    King Corcoran3-4-1.30
    Ron Holliday2-8-4.00
    Totals41917394.244 10

    Receiving:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    John Land321936.023 0
    Ted Kwalick2940013.846 4
    Ben Hawkins2841214.751 3
    Ron Holliday1417112.255 2
    J.J. Jennings12957.923 0
    Claude Watts1112211.138 0
    Len Izzo66711.216 0
    Howard Strickland4389.514 0
    Jim Rackley4297.212 0
    Vince Papale14949.049 1
    Totals141157611.255 10

    Kicking:
    Player X/CA X/CM X/CP % FGA FGM FG % Pts.
    Bob Cooper00201260.036
    Totals00201260.036

    Punting:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long
    Linc Welles56217538.856
    Totals56217538.856

    Punt Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Marv Pettaway151208.033 0
    Alvin Wyatt12605.030 0
    Rod Foster10313.10
    Jubilee Dunbar2189.011 0
    Bill Craven11212.012 0
    Darold Nogle2115.50
    Herb Lynch4112.80
    Gregg Butler5102.00
    Reggie Berry231.50
    Totals532765.233 0

    Kickoff Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Howard Strickland1136633.382 1
    Marv Pettaway1230325.261 0
    Frank McGuigan615726.237 0
    Jim Rackley511723.426 0
    Jubilee Dunbar24321.534 0
    Don Willingham24321.526 0
    Alan Thompson34214.016 0
    Alvin Wyatt11616.016 0
    Rod Foster273.50
    Don Ratliff166.00
    Reggie Berry231.50
    Ralph Perretta100.00
    Totals48110323.082 1

    Interceptions:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Bill Craven5377.45.4 0
    Gregg Butler300.00
    Frank Polito23517.517.5 0
    Steve Colavito22613.013 0
    Herb Lynch12727.027 0
    Mel Rogers100.00
    Alvin Wyatt100.00
    Totals151258.327 0

    Total Scoring:
    Touchdowns Other Total
    Player Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
    Bob Cooper0000012000036
    Claude Watts500000000035
    Ted Kwalick040000300031
    Ben Hawkins030000100022
    Bob Davis200000000014
    Ron Holliday020000000014
    John Land200000300017
    Vince Papale01000000007
    Howard Strickland00010000007
    J.J. Jennings10000010008
    Len Pettigrew00000000012
    Frank McGuigan00000010001
    Alan Thompson00000010001
    Totals10100100001210001195

    1975 Philadelphia Bell Roster
    NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
    45Reggie BerryCB6-019025Arizona Western JC; Long Beach State
    47Gregg ButlerRCB5-1017523Howard11
    61Steve ColavitoMLB6-022024Wesley JC; Wake Forest11
    89Steve ConleyLB6-222526Arizona Western JC; Kansas
    35Bob CooperK6-219023Tampa
    9King CorcoranQB6-020033Maryland
    58Tom CostelloLB6-222223Richmond
    33Bill CravenSS5-1119024Harvard11
    75Willie CullarsDE6-525024Pratt CC; Kansas State20
    12Bob DavisQB6-320530Virginia
    83Jubilee DunbarWR6-019626Southern University3
    38Rod FosterCB-S6-020024Harvard
    74/77Tom GipsonLDT-RDT6-629027Wharton JC; North Texas
    79Jose GonzalezDE-DT6-426023Miami (Florida)
    25/18Ben HawkinsWR6-018031Arizona State11
    8Ron HollidayWR5-916827Pittsburgh
    62Walt HughesROG6-124529Grambling State
    84Len IzzoWR5-1118526Long Island-Post
    36J.J. JenningsFB6-122023Rutgers10
    59Ron KecmanC6-224525Maryland11
    60Steve KinneyOT6-525526San Jose CC; Utah State6
    82Ted KwalickTE6-423028Penn State11
    20John LandHB5-919531Delaware State11
    71Dennis LozziLOT6-325523Notre Dame
    32Herb LynchCB5-1118022Morgan State
    Mike McDanielC6-224223Kansas
    40/41Frank McGuiganHB6-121027Ricks JC; Arkansas State
    54Steve MyersOG6-025022Ohio State
    80Darold NogleWR5-1118724Rio Hondo JC; San Diego State
    76Doug OlsonRDT-LDT6-224024West Chester
    44Vince PapaleWR6-219529St. Joseph's (Pennsylvania)
    54Bob PaschallC6-124123Temple
    58Ralph PerrettaC6-225222Purdue3
    29Marv PettawayLCB5-716031Los Angeles CC7
    89Len PettigrewRDE6-424027Ashland
    25Frank PolitoFS5-1117023Villanova
    50Ron PorterLLB6-323230Idaho
    32Jim RackleyRB5-1119723Florida A&M
    86Don RatliffDE-DT6-525025Maryland11
    45Marion ReevesCB6-119523Clemson
    63Bob RickenbachOG-OT6-425525Penn State6
    53Mel RogersRLB6-223128Florida A&M
    64John RomanROT6-426523Idaho State10
    81Louis RossLDE6-624828South Carolina State11
    88Tim RossovichDE-LB6-424529Southern California10
    73Ken SandukDT6-425025Utah State
    57Bill SingletaryLB6-223024Temple
    48Howard StricklandRB5-1019523New Mexico Highlands; San Bernardino Valley JC; California5
    22Alan ThompsonHB6-020526Wisconsin
    55Andy TigheOG6-025024Rutgers
    Mark WakefieldWR6-419025Tampa
    30Claude WattsHB6-021535Bluefield State11
    28Linc WellesS-P5-1117023Bloomsburg11
    Don WestbrookWR5-1018522Nebraska1
    23Don WillinghamRB5-1020025Ellsworth CC; Colorado State; Wisconsin-Milwaukee10
    45Larry WillisRCB5-1117027Phoenix JC; Texas-El Paso1
    68Mike WilsonOT-OG6-124328Dayton6
    65Vern WinfieldLOG-LOT6-224826Minnesota
    70Pete WoodwardRLB6-323022Lees-McRae JC; Rhode Island
    14Alvin WyattCB5-918428Bethune-Cookman
    10Mike YancheffQB6-421726Rutgers
    60Younis ZubchevichLB6-021523Rhode Island

    1975 Portland Thunder Game Results
    Exhibition SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    July 12Saturdayat Birmingham VulcansL9-2518,500
    July 27SundayPhiladelphia BellL21-305,076
    Regular SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    August 3Mondayat Southern California SunL15-2114,362
    August 9SundayThe HawaiiansL24-257,709
    August 16Sundayat Chicago FireL18-25 (7:34 OT)3,501
    August 23SundayShreveport SteamerW33-246,576
    August 30Sundayat San Antonio WingsL0-2212,197
    September 6SaturdayBirmingham VulcansL8-266,342
    September 13Saturdayat Philadelphia BellW25-104,710
    September 21SundayMemphis SouthmenL3-1614,818
    October 4Saturdayat Jacksonville Express
    Final Game of Summer Season
    L29-328,119
    October 12SundaySan Antonio WingsW28-25 (7:07 OT)3,818
    October 19SundayJacksonville ExpressW30-138,713
    October 26SundayShreveport Steamercancelled
    November 2Sundayat Memphis Southmencancelled
    November 9Sundayat Charlotte Hornetscancelled
    November 16Sundayat The Hawaiianscancelled
    November 23SundaySouthern California Suncancelled
    December 6Saturdayat Shreveport Steamercancelled
    December 13SaturdayCharlotte Hornetscancelled
    Notes:

    1. The Portland Thunder took the Storm's place in 1975 and lasted until the entire WFL folded halfway through their second season. The Thunder's office in downtown Portland closed in October 1975.

    1975 Team Summary

    The Portland Thunder (originally Portland Storm) was an American football team in the World Football League based out of Portland, Oregon. When the World Football League was created in October 1973, the Storm was the original New York franchise. When the Boston Bulls merged with New York to become the New York Stars, the original New York entry's draft picks were eventually relegated to Portland. They were the first major league football team based in Portland. They played at Civic Stadium, now known as Providence Park.

    Portland's original owner, Houston accountant John Rooney, soon dropped out of the picture. By March 1974, Bruce Gelker, a former football player and owner of several Saddleback Inns, was named the new owner of the fledgling team. Gelker originally sought a team in Mexico City, which proved to be unfeasible. After approaching officials in Salt Lake City, he settled on Portland. The Storm hired Ron Mix, a Pro Football Hall of Famer, as general manager and Dick Coury, an NFL assistant with the Denver Broncos, as head coach. Before the season, Canadian businessman Robert Harris bought a controlling interest, but Gelker stayed on as team president.

    The Storm was the last WFL team to be organized, and as a result had mostly rookies on their roster. Among the standouts was running back Rufus "Roadrunner" Ferguson, ex-CFL and Detroit Lion quarterback Greg Barton, and linebackers coach Marty Schottenheimer (later a successful head coach in the NFL) and Bruce Bergey, brother of Cincinnati Bengals-Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Bill Bergey.

    In the first half of the season Portland played poorly, going 2-7-1. The Storm won their first game when they beat Detroit in the ninth week. Originally a Wheels home game, the contest was moved to London, Ontario. The team improved during the second half of the season, thanks in part to several NFL players cut during training camp that September. Among the new signings were Ben Davidson of the Oakland Raiders, and Pete Beathard, who had been cut by the Kansas City Chiefs. With the stock of veterans, the Storm won six of their final 10 games. One of those wins was a 26-21 upset of the powerful Birmingham Americans.

    The team was in trouble off the field as well. They only drew 14,000 fans per game. Additionally, an onerous lease with Civic Stadium rapidly drained the team of cash. By the middle of the season, Harris was so short on cash that he persuaded the Detroit Wheels to move their game to his hometown of London, Ontario. The players went the last few games without being paid, and reportedly they had to depend on sympathetic fans for food. They were forced to move their final home game, against the Florida Blazers, to the road due to the poor attendance, and only played after Harris guaranteed them $50,000. The money never arrived.

    The team finished the season with an overall record of 7-12-1, tied with Houston-Shreveport for 8th place in the 12-team league and seemingly qualifying them for the playoffs. However, league officials decided to reduce the playoff field to six teams—without telling anyone with the Storm. Soon after, the IRS slapped a $168,000 lien on the franchise.

    1975 Portland Thunder Team Facts
    Owner Richard V. Bayless, Portland Attorney
    General Manager Bob Brodhead
    Head Coach Greg Barton (1-5) / Bob Brodhead (1-1) / Joe Gardi (2-1)
    Stadium Civic Stadium (33,000) / now renamed PGE Park
    Colors Forest Green, Royal Blue

             

    1975 Portland Thunder Starting Lineup
    QB S
    RB S
    RB CB
    TE CB
    WR LE
    WR LT
    C RT
    LT RE
    LG LLB
    RG MLB
    RT RLB
    K P

    1975 Portland Thunder Statistics

    Passing:
    Player Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Sacked Yds Lost Rating
    Don Horn27215858.117426.4114.0124.45494872.3
    Ira Hammon11100.02929.01100.000.02900158.3
    Jim Ousley200.000.000.000.000039.6
    Totals27515957.817716.4124.4124.454 948

    Rushing:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Rufus Ferguson1877684.161 7
    Jim Evenson994394.434 1
    Bob Wyatt742913.934 2
    Ira Hammon481342.80
    Jim Krieg11414.014 0
    Joe Wylie144.00
    J.J. Hartstein231.50
    Don Horn11-7-0.617 1
    Don Warner1-13-13.00
    Totals42416333.961 11

    Receiving:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Rufus Ferguson322698.434 0
    Bob Christiansen2945615.732 5
    Jim Krieg2124811.839 3
    Jim Thorpe1820411.339 1
    Jim Evenson181086.019 0
    Earl McCullouch1221918.254 3
    Ira Hammon12826.814 0
    Joe Wylie79012.915 0
    Bob Wyatt7689.723 0
    Frank Russell3279.013 0
    Totals159177111.154 12

    Kicking:
    Player X/CA X/CM X/CP % FGA FGM FG % Pts.
    Don Warner000721
    Totals000721

    Punting:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long
    Don Warner59243241.263
    Totals59243241.263

    Punt Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Joe Wylie2832211.578 3
    Phil Borjas8162.00
    Bob Boustead122.00
    Totals373409.278 3

    Kickoff Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Joe Wylie2768525.460 0
    Rufus Ferguson612520.829 0
    Bob Wyatt79914.127 0
    Al Andrews25125.536 0
    Ira Hammon24120.528 0
    Earl McCullouch12323.023 0
    Billy Joe Winchester11818.018 0
    Clyde Warehime133.00
    Totals47104522.260 0

    Interceptions:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Phil Borjas410426.026 0
    Clancy Oliver393.00
    Robin Sinclair362.00
    Tom Oberg24221.021 0
    Mike McConnell12222.022 0
    Clyde Warehime11111.011 0
    Hal Phillips100.00
    Kurt Knudsen100.00
    Totals1619412.126 0

    Total Scoring:
    Touchdowns Other Total
    Player Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
    Rufus Ferguson700000600055
    Bob Christiansen050000100036
    Don Warner000007000021
    Earl McCullouch030000000021
    Jim Krieg030000000021
    Joe Wylie003000000021
    Bob Wyatt200000100015
    Jim Evenson10000020009
    Don Horn10000000007
    Jim Thorpe01000000007
    Totals1112300000710000213

    1975 Portland Thunder Roster
    NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
    55Al AndrewsLLB-RLB6-321630New Mexico State
    76Mike AskeaROT6-426024Sequoias JC; Stanford
    72Tony BachmannROG6-224023San Diego State
    88Bruce BergeyRDE6-424029Glendale CC; UCLA11
    32Phil BorjasSS-RCB5-1119024Fresno CC; Fresno State10
    31Bob BousteadRCB5-1117522Mount Hood JC; Washington11
    54Larry BrameLLB6-121527Western Kentucky11
    77Buzz Brazeaulot6-426026Washington State
    57Dave BrownC6-023025Southern California
    89Bob ChristiansenTE6-423026UCLA11
    70Dave CostaRDT6-225734Northeastern Colorado JC; Utah8
    50Larry DeanRLB6-121524Compton JC; Portland State
    34Denny DraperSS6-019025Oregon State6
    28Jim EvensonFB6-222028Boise JC; Treasure Valley JC; Oregon7
    46Rufus FergusonHB5-519124Wisconsin11
    64Allan GrafROG6-324526Southern California
    37Ira HammonFB6-219524Washington; Pacific Lutheran11
    42J.J. HartsteinRB5-1020022Mesa CC; Arizona State
    13Don HornQB6-219530Washington State; Los Angeles Harbor JC; San Diego State11
    79Jerry InmanLDT6-325535Boise JC; Oregon11
    52Jonnie KnobleLB-P6-522526Weber State50
    59Kurt KnudsenRLB6-021522Simon Fraser
    22Jim KriegWR5-917226Taft JC; Washington
    84Kurt MatterLDE6-724024Washington11
    18Ken MatthewsWR6-018024Rio Hondo JC; Long Beach State
    58Mike McConnellMLB6-122525Fullerton JC; Oregon9
    26Earl McCullouchWR5-1117429Long Beach CC; Southern California8
    60Ken MuhlbeierROG6-223524Idaho
    29Darold NogleWR5-1118724Rio Hondo JC; San Diego State20
    47Tom ObergFS6-018530Oregon State; Portland State11
    48Clancy OliverLCB6-118028Orange Coast JC; San Diego State11
    12Jim OusleyQB6-219028Coffeyville CC; Cincinnati
    45Hal PhillipsRCB6-119025Michigan State5
    51Mike PopovichMLB6-122523Oregon
    62Marv RobertsLOG6-324524Michigan State
    30Frank RussellWR6-018022Maryland21
    24Robin SinclairRCB-SS5-1118524Washington State10
    71Chris StecherRDT6-626024Claremont-Mudd-Scripps10
    73Dave TaylorLOG-ROT6-425525Wenatchee Valley JC; Weber State
    83Drew TaylorRDE6-525025Long Beach CC; Golden West JC; San Jose State11
    61John TaylorROG0LOT6-425522El Camino JC; Pacific10
    27Jim ThorpeWR6-118529Iowa; Hofstra
    53Clyde WarehimeMLB6-221724Washington State
    11Don WarnerP-K6-321027Indiana110
    74Billy Joe WinchesterLDT5-1126024Oregon State; Arizona State60
    35Bob WyattFB6-021526North Texas5
    25Joe WylieFS-SE6-119024Oklahoma11
    John ZadigianDT6-526026Colorado State

    1975 San Antonio Wings Game Results
    Exhibition SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    July 5SaturdaySouthern California SunL31-3614,046
    July 19SaturdayMemphis SouthmenW7-021,248
    Regular SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    July 26SundayCharlotte HornetsW27-1012,375
    August 2SundayShreveport SteamerW19-310,411
    August 9SundaySouthern California SunW54-2221,000
    August 16Sundayat Charlotte HornetsL20-278,447
    August 23Sundayat Jacksonville ExpressL19-2616,133
    August 30SundayPortland ThunderW22-012,197
    September 6SaturdaySouthern California SunW30-810,470
    September 13Saturdayat Birmingham VulcansL24-3312,500
    September 21SundayThe HawaiiansW30-1110,871
    September 28SundayMemphis SouthmenW25-1716,283
    October 4Saturdayat Philadelphia Bell
    Final Game of Summer Season
    L38-422,357
    October 12Sundayat Portland ThunderL25-28 (7:07 OT)3,818
    October 19Sundayat Shreveport SteamerL31-418,500
    October 26SundayJacksonville Expresscancelled
    November 2SundayChicago Windscancelled
    November 8Saturdayat The Hawaiianscancelled
    November 22SaturdayBirmingham Vulcanscancelled
    December 7Sundayat Southern California Suncancelled
    December 13Saturdayat Birmingham Vulcanscancelled
    Notes:

    1. The September 6 game was added to replace the November 2 game when the Chicago Winds folded.

    1975 Team Summary

    The San Antonio Wings played in the World Football League during the 1975 season. San Antonio was the only WFL city that did not have a team in 1974. The financially-troubled Eastern Division Florida Blazers were relocated west to San Antonio, Texas, including 16 former Blazers players.

    Among the ex-Florida Blazers who participated in the league's only World Bowl championship game were running back Jim Strong, tight end Luther Palmer and linebacker Larry Grantham. Grantham retired as a player but joined the Wings coaching staff. The head coach was Perry Moss, a former head coach at Marshall and a former National Football League assistant coach. Veteran NFL quarterback Johnnie Walton led the WFL in passing in 1975. The Wings held their home games at Alamo Stadium, which seated 25,000. San Antonio won the WFL Summer Title and finished with a 7-6 record (winning all seven home games and losing all six road games) before the World Football League folded on October 22, 1975.

    1975 San Antonio Wings Team Facts
    Owner Norman Bevan
    Director of Football Operations Duncan McCauley
    Head Coach Perry Moss
    Stadium Alamo Stadium (22,000)
    Colors Sky Blue, Cloud Silver

             

    1975 San Antonio Wings Starting Lineup
    QB S
    RB S
    RB CB
    TE CB
    WR LE
    WR LT
    C RT
    LT RE
    LG LLB
    RG MLB
    RT RLB
    K P

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    1975 San Antonio Wings Statistics

    Passing:
    Player Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Sacked Yds Lost Rating
    John Walton33816749.424057.1195.6226.5632216964.5
    Jerry Tagge341852.92657.812.9514.72621648.9
    Jim Ettinger7457.1598.400.000.0270084.8
    David Yaege11100.03535.01100.000.03500158.3
    Billy Sadler100.000.000.000.000039.6
    Totals38119049.927647.3215.5277.163 24185

    Rushing:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Jim Strong1545763.723 1
    Billy Sadler1385704.123 9
    Dickie James431242.929 5
    John Walton261044.023 3
    Don McCall6457.518 0
    Steve Conley9333.719 2
    Jim Ettinger7263.729 0
    Jerry Tagge5255.016 2
    Bill Gatti17231.40
    Larry Crowe5153.00
    Eddie Richardson2126.00
    Mark Kellar482.00
    Donnie Joe Morris210.511 0
    Totals41815623.729 22

    Receiving:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Eddie Richardson4668214.845 4
    Jim Strong3335810.857 0
    Willie Frazier2343018.763 4
    Billy Sadler232239.731 2
    Donnie Joe Morris1945123.732 5
    David Yaege1623414.624 1
    Luther Palmer1117315.732 3
    Bill Gatti7375.312 0
    Dickie James66911.526 1
    Larry Crowe24120.524 0
    John Tuttle23316.520 1
    Steve Conley23316.527 0
    Totals190276414.563 21

    Kicking:
    Player X/CA X/CM X/CP % FGA FGM FG % Pts.
    Luther Palmer000721
    Craig Wiseman00013
    Totals000824

    Punting:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long
    David Yaege58226039.087
    Ed Strickland13333.033
    Totals59229338.987

    Punt Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Jesse Stokes151238.222 0
    Larry Crowe12877.225 0
    Joe Womack7385.427 0
    Rod Foster284.016 0
    Totals362567.127 0

    Kickoff Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Larry Crowe2156727.057 0
    Jesse Stokes2037218.641 0
    Bill Gatti813516.925 0
    Dickie James47919.825 0
    Donnie Joe Morris22914.527 0
    Jim Strong12323.023 0
    Roland Lytle111.00
    Totals57120621.257 0

    Interceptions:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Billie Hayes611519.219.2 0
    Joe Womack418746.846.8 1
    Lonnie Warwick461.51.5 0
    Hugo Hollas310033.333.3 1
    Emery Hicks11818.018 0
    Jerry Davis155.00
    Jesse Stokes100.00
    Bill Hobbs100.00
    Chuck Beatty1-9-9.0-9 0
    Totals2242219.246.8 2

    Total Scoring:
    Touchdowns Other Total
    Player Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
    Billy Sadler920000600083
    Luther Palmer030007000042
    Dickie James510000600048
    Donnie Joe Morris050000000035
    Eddie Richardson040000000028
    Willie Frazier040000100029
    John Walton300000300024
    Jerry Tagge200000000014
    Steve Conley200000200016
    David Yaege01000000007
    Hugo Hollas00001000007
    John Tuttle01000000007
    Jim Strong100000400011
    Joe Womack00001000007
    Craig Wiseman00000100003
    Bill Gatti00000020002
    Larry Crowe00000010001
    Totals2221000200825000364

    1975 San Antonio Wings Roster
    NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
    73Dick AmmanLDE6-524225Florida State
    60Rick AnthonyROG6-224424South Carolina
    71Chuck BaileyDT6-123529Michigan State
    51Bruce BealorC6-124524Trinity (Texas)
    44Chuck BeattySS6-220329North Texas13
    62Tim BrannanLOG6-124125Maryland13
    61Butch BrezinaRDT-LDE6-225025Houston
    63Rick CashRDE6-526030Missouri; Truman State
    67Richard CheekROG6-326627Auburn
    33Steve ConleyFB6-222526Arizona Western JC; Kansas6
    70Jay CoreyROT6-525525San Jose CC; Santa Clara13
    74Joe CritchlowLDT-RDT6-224032Southeast Missouri State
    25Larry CroweSS6-119825Texas Southern
    26Jerry DavisRCB5-1118224Morris Brown
    66Nate DorseyLDE-RDE6-424025Mississippi Valley State
    11Jim EttingerQB6-319527Kansas0
    75Paul FersenLOT-ROT6-526025Georgia
    17Rod FosterFS6-020024Harvard1
    83Willie FrazierTE6-423033Arkansas-Pine Bluff13
    84Len GarrettTE6-323028New Mexico Highlands
    35Bill GattiRB5-1021726Louisville
    Cliff GreenfieldDE6-325023Morgan State
    15Billie HayesLCB6-117528Riverside CC; San Diego State13
    47Emery HicksLLB6-023028Kansas
    55Billy HobbsRLB6-022029Texas A&M
    18Hugo HollasFS6-119030Rice
    7Dickie JamesRB6-219624Cincinnati8
    84Larry JamesonLDT-RDT6-727022Indiana3
    50Tom JohnsonC6-223525Tennessee
    34Mark KellarRB6-022523Northern Illinois4
    74Bill KereszturyOT6-425026Trinity (Texas)
    64Dennis LemmonsOG6-125523North Texas
    75Joe LewallenDT6-326527West Texas A&M10
    88Roland LytleTE6-322523Stephen F. Austin State2
    71Ron MareeLOT6-627526Purdue
    58Johnny MataRLB6-123030Blinn JC; North Texas
    32Don McCallRB5-1119531Los Angeles CC; Southern California2
    John MeagerLB6-3228
    78Chris MorrisLOT6-325026Indiana
    43Donnie Joe MorrisWR5-1119525El Camino JC; Kansas; North Texas
    Louis NealWR6-420524Prairie View A&M
    51Dick PalmerLLB6-222628Kentucky
    86Luther PalmerTE-K6-222526Virginia Union
    64John RiccaRDE-NG6-625223Duke
    81Andy RiceLDT-RDT-RDE6-326835Texas Southern
    20Eddie RichardsonWR6-319523Merritt JC; Howard13
    81Ernie RichardsonLB6-422025Jackson State10
    75Craig RobinsonC6-425027Houston
    23Billy SadlerRB5-1120526Texas Christian
    45Jesse StokesRCB6-019031Corpus Christi
    Ed StricklandK-WR6-020027West Alabama; Southern Mississippi; Middle Tennessee State1
    28Jim StrongFB6-120429Houston13
    8Jerry TaggeQB6-221525Nebraska21
    65Willie TolbertMLB6-124021Stephen F. Austin State
    82John TuttleWR6-119023Coffeyville CC; Kansas State1
    8Gary ValbuenaQB6-321123Orange Coast JC; Tennessee
    72Paul VellanoLDT6-325023Maryland
    10Johnnie WaltonQB6-221028Elizabeth City State12
    59Lonnie WarwickMLB6-323533Tennessee; Tennessee Tech13
    Tom WhittierWR6-017029Texas Southern10
    7Craig WisemanK6-322025East Central10
    22Joe WomackFS6-119027Louisiana State
    29David YaegeWR-P6-118527North Texas13

    1975 Shreveport Steamer Game Results
    Exhibition SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    July 19SaturdayBirmingham VulcansL30-3113,214
    July 26SaturdayMemphis SouthmenL 7-1420,196
    Regular SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    August 2Sundayat San Antonio WingsL3-1910,411
    August 9SundayChicago WindsW38-1810,611
    August 16SundayPhiladelphia BellW10-312,016
    August 23Sundayat Portland ThunderL24-336,576
    August 30Sundayat Birmingham VulcansL8-2118,700
    September 6SaturdayJacksonville ExpressL15-2213,638
    September 14Sundayat Memphis SouthmenL23-3418,003
    September 20SaturdaySouthern California SunW38-2918,777
    September 28SundayThe HawaiiansW32-2521,348
    October 5SundayCharlotte Hornets
    Final Game of Summer Season
    L14-3920,407
    October 12Sundayat Southern California SunL30-3910,505
    October 19SundaySan Antonio WingsW41-318,500
    October 26Sundayat Portland Thundercancelled
    November 2Sundayat Charlotte Hornetscancelled
    November 8SaturdayMemphis Southmencancelled
    November 15Saturdayat Philadelphia Bellcancelled
    November 22Saturdayat Chicago Windscancelled
    November 29SaturdayCharlotte Hornetscancelled
    December 6SaturdayPortland Thundercancelled
    December 13Saturdayat The Hawaiianscancelled
    Notes:

    1. The October 5 and 26 games were added as part of the schedule revision when the Chicago Winds folded. This change would have likely impacted the November 29 game as well, along with the November 22 at the Chicago Winds being cancelled.

    1975 Team Summary

    The Steamer returned for the 1975 WFL season. Right from the start both the "Boats" and the resurrected league struggled. The second Chicago franchise ceased operations on September 2, after five games. After a mediocre 5-7 record and with the franchise almost out of money, the Steamer and the WFL sank permanently on October 22, 1975. The second WFL ceased operations little more than halfway through the 1975 season.

    1975 Shreveport Steamer Team Facts
    Owner John B. Atkins, Jr.
    General Manager Al Lange
    Head Coach Marshall Taylor
    Stadium Louisiana State Fair Stadium (50,000)
    Colors Green, Gold, White

                  

    1975 Shreveport Steamer Starting Lineup
    QB S
    RB S
    RB CB
    TE CB
    WR LE
    WR LT
    C RT
    LT RE
    LG LLB
    RG MLB
    RT RLB
    K P

    A game program cover showing the second version of the 1975 Chicago Winds helmet logo and an interesting Shreveport Steamer helmet color.

    Steamer Logo (12,151 bytes)

    1975 Shreveport Steamer Statistics

    Passing:
    Player Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Sacked Yds Lost Rating
    Edd Hargett28815854.921007.3155.2113.869t107179.6
    D.C. Nobles502346.03276.548.048.03011261.0
    Bubba Wyche7342.9294.100.0114.3150015.5
    Totals34518453.324567.1195.5164.669 1183

    Rushing:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Jim Nance1907674.035 7
    Virgil Robinson1244503.620 2
    Jimmy Edwards491633.318 3
    George Smith331243.823 0
    D.C. Nobles10979.753 0
    Henry Brandon17181.10
    Edd Hargett12141.222 0
    Rocky Thompson5122.40
    Dwight Scales284.00
    Paul Gipson111.01
    Totals44316543.753 13

    Receiving:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Johnny Odom3750413.624 3
    Rick Eber2544517.844 4
    Dwight Scales2450521.069 4
    Jim Nance242068.617 1
    Doug Winslow2130814.743 3
    George Smith1414210.122 1
    Virgil Robinson11948.520 0
    Donnie Davis914416.035 1
    Mike Burnop7699.926 1
    Henry Brandon5173.411 0
    Jimmy Edwards492.20
    Rocky Thompson188.00
    Rory Best133.01
    Paul Gipson122.00
    Totals184245613.369 19

    Kicking:
    Player X/CA X/CM X/CP % FGA FGM FG % Pts.
    Dave Strock000721
    Totals000721

    Punting:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long
    Dave Strock54203737.755
    Totals54203737.755

    Punt Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Doug Winslow1819410.838 0
    Leon Jenkins11686.229 0
    Roger Cox199.00
    Daryl Johnson155.00
    Rene Garnett5-2-0.40
    Totals362747.638 0

    Kickoff Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Doug Winslow3873619.478 0
    George Smith1424717.630 0
    Rocky Thompson513126.252 0
    Rene Garnett1111310.327 0
    Jimmy Edwards58517.022 0
    Paul Gipson17373.073 1
    Leon Jenkins35719.028 0
    Henry Brandon24221.025 0
    Mike Burnop11010.010 0
    Totals80149418.778 1

    Interceptions:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Leon Jenkins615626.026 0
    Daryl Johnson49323.223.5 0
    John Mallory44310.810.8 0
    Richmond Flowers33511.711.7 0
    Garland Boyette284.00
    Melvin Daniels17777.077 1
    Totals2041220.677 1

    Total Scoring:
    Touchdowns Other Total
    Player Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
    Jim Nance710000200058
    Dwight Scales040000000028
    Rick Eber040000100029
    Dave Strock000007000021
    Doug Winslow030000000021
    Jimmy Edwards300000100022
    Johnny Odom030000000021
    Virgil Robinson200000200016
    Paul Gipson100100000014
    Donnie Davis010000500012
    George Smith01000000007
    Rory Best01000000007
    Mike Burnop01000020009
    Melvin Daniels00001000007
    Bob Barber00000000012
    Henry Brandon00000020002
    Totals1319010100715001276

    1975 Shreveport Steamer Roster
    NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
    83Allen Ray AldridgeLDE6-624030Prairie View A&M
    84Bob BarberRDE6-324024Grambling State12
    53Charlie BattleWLB6-423722Colorado; Grambling State
    86Rory BestTE-C6-222524Southern Methodist
    71Bon BoatwrightRDT-LDE6-526224Oklahoma State
    52Garland BoyetteMLB6-123735Grambling State
    36Henry BrandonFB5-1121526Kentucky State; Southern University
    51Don BuckOG6-224022Grossmont JC; Missouri
    82Mike BurnopTE6-123524Virginia Tech
    12Roger CoxLCB5-1117722Prairie View A&M
    58Bob CreechSLB6-322826Texas Christian
    28Melvin DanielsSS-WS5-1117923Middle Tennessee State
    88Donnie DavisTE6-422035Southern University
    59Marvin DavisLB6-423523Southern University
    76Bill DulinOT6-625023Johnson C. Smith
    33Dennis DuncanFB6-223032Northwestern State (Louisiana)
    15Rick EberWR6-018130El Camino JC; Tulsa
    12Jimmy EdwardsHB5-918523Oklahoma; Louisiana-Monroe3
    68Bill EllenbogenLOG-ROG6-525825Buffalo; Virginia Tech
    44Richmond FlowersWS-SS6-018328Tennessee
    42Rene GarnettRCB5-1017522Idaho State
    0Paul GipsonRB6-021029Houston
    10Edd HargettQB5-1118728Texas A&M12
    26Steve HatchS6-219526Akron
    78Kirk HeyerRDT-LDT6-526022Nebraska Southeast JC; Nebraska-Kearney8
    79Sam HoldenROG-LOG6-325828Southern Illinois; Grambling State
    61Glen HollowayLOG6-225327North Texas
    70Rick HoweLDT-LDE-RDE6-324523Iowa State
    57Al HumphreyLB6-323022Tulsa
    81Mark IlgenfritzLDT-RDT6-425023Vanderbilt6
    19Leon JenkinsLCB5-1116525West Virginia12
    23Daryl JohnsonRCB5-1119029Morgan State
    72Willie JonesLDE6-226533Kansas State
    66Sheldon JoppruOG-C6-423524North Dakota
    55Kenny LambertWLB6-320024Tennessee; Virginia Tech
    20John MallorySS-WS6-018829West Virginia
    75Joe MillerROT6-525823Villanova
    35Jim NanceFB6-124133Syracuse12
    3D.C. NoblesQB6-217724Houston
    80Johnny OdomWR6-319526Texas Tech
    74Willie ParkerLDT-RDT6-226630Arkansas-Pine Bluff
    47Virgil RobinsonHB5-1119528Grambling State
    81Ron RydalchRDT6-425023Utah5
    1Ricky ScalesWR6-018022Virginia Tech
    6George SmithWR-HB5-1118327Texas Tech
    00Dave StrockP-K6-222027Virginia Tech120
    73Mike TaylorLLOT6-424730San Francisco CC; Southern California
    45Durfey ThompsonMLB6-022824Prairie View A&M
    22Rocky ThompsonFB5-1120028Hartnell JC; West Texas A&M
    62Brian VertefeuilleLOG-ROG6-325224Idaho State
    51Cleo WalkerLB6-321927Louisville
    77Mike WalkerLDE6-423526Tulane
    63Clyde WilliamsC6-225235Southern University
    21Doug WinslowWR5-1118124Drake
    18Bubba WycheQB6-019029Tennessee1

    1975 Southern California Sun Game Results
    Exhibition SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    July 5SaturdaySan Antonio WingsW36-3114,046
    July 14MondayMemphis SouthmenW47-1622,705
    July 19Saturdayat Philadelphia BellW23-83,116
    Regular SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    August 3MondayPortland ThunderW21-1514,362
    August 9Sundayat San Antonio WingsL22-5421,000
    August 16Sundayat The HawaiiansW37-1915,862
    August 23Sundayat Birmingham VulcansW35-2532,000
    August 29SaturdayPhiladelphia BellW58-3917,811
    September 6Saturdayat San Antonio WingsL8-3010,470
    September 14SundayCharlotte HornetsL22-3013,405
    September 20Saturdayat Shreveport SteamerL29-3818,777
    September 27Saturdayat Charlotte HornetsW24-1717,000
    October 5Sundayat Memphis Southmen
    Final Game of Summer Season
    L33-3718,129
    October 12SundayShreveport SteamerW39-3010,505
    October 19SundayThe HawaiiansW26-715,905
    October 26SundayBirmingham Vulcanscancelled
    November 1Saturdayat Jacksonville Expresscancelled
    November 9SundayPhiladelphia Bellcancelled
    November 16SundayJacksonville Expresscancelled
    November 23Sundayat Portland Thundercancelled
    November 30SundayThe Hawaiianscancelled
    December 7SundaySan Antonio Wingscancelled
    December 13Saturdayat Philadelphia Bellcancelled
    Notes:

    1. The September 6 (likely impacting the December 7 game) and November 9 games were changed and the October 19 game was added to replace the games vs the Chicago Winds when they folded.

    1975 Team Summary

    Former USC greats Anthony Davis and Pat Haden played for the Sun in 1975 along with former Oakland Raiders QB Daryle Lamonica, also known as the "Mad Bomber".

    1975 Southern California Sun Team Facts
    Owner Sam Battistone
    President Larry Hatfield
    General Manager Tom Fears
    Head Coach Tom Fears
    Stadium Anaheim Stadium (55,000)
    Colors Magenta, Orange

             

    1975 Southern California Sun Starting Lineup
    QB S
    RB S
    RB CB
    TE CB
    WR LE
    WR LT
    C RT
    LT RE
    LG LLB
    RG MLB
    RT RLB
    K P

    Sun Logo (13260 bytes)

    1975 Southern California Sun Statistics

    Passing:
    Player Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Sacked Yds Lost Rating
    Pat Haden1639860.114048.6116.795.5761112487.6
    Mike Ernst1578453.510136.553.2127.665129352.3
    Anthony Davis11436.412010.919.100.05100108.1
    Daryle Lamonica19947.4904.715.3315.83121439.3
    Alvin White11100.01414.000.000.01400118.8
    Wayne Estabrook100.000.000.000.000039.6
    Totals35219655.726417.5185.1246.876 25231

    Rushing:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Anthony Davis23912005.033 16
    Gary Dixon512224.412 3
    Greg Herd331835.514 4
    Bob Ferrell361494.113 2
    Bill Kramer271023.81
    Mike Ernst1010110.139 0
    Pat Haden12443.710 0
    Don Shy7223.10
    Ken Grandberry4184.50
    Keith Denson382.70
    Daryle Lamonica1-2-2.0-2 0
    Wayne Estabrook2-7-3.5-7 0
    Totals42520404.839 26

    Receiving:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Terry Lindsey4366915.676 4
    Anthony Davis403819.541 1
    Chuck Bradley2745917.057 1
    Dave Williams2132715.651 9
    Keith Denson1634221.465 3
    John McKay1113912.619 0
    Bob Ferrell11615.515 0
    Don Shy8597.433 0
    Bill Kramer78812.633 0
    Greg Herd77010.025 0
    Gary Dixon4328.014 0
    Jim Baker11414.014 0
    Totals196264113.576 18

    Kicking:
    Player X/CA X/CM X/CP % FGA FGM FG % Pts.
    Benny Ricardo0011872.724
    Ron Ayala00100.00
    Ingmar Kauffeldt00100.00
    Alvin White00200.00
    Totals0015853.324

    Punting:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long
    Alvin White45186941.564
    Ron Ayala622337.248
    Totals51209241.064

    Punt Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Donnie Walker141107.940 0
    Marv Pettaway34715.723 0
    Keith Denson14392.811 0
    Ed Weatherspoon4358.828 0
    Ron Smith3155.00
    Jack Conners3113.70
    Wes Grant188.00
    Stan Brown100.00
    Totals432656.240 0

    Kickoff Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Marv Pettaway1539326.231 0
    Anthony Davis923526.184 1
    Ron Smith812515.624 0
    Stan Brown711816.929 0
    Keith Denson77811.126 0
    Jack Conners23919.523 0
    Donnie Walker13131.031 0
    Gary Dixon3165.30
    Kevin Fletcher11313.013 0
    Gordon Riegel177.00
    Bob Ferrell122.00
    Bill Kramer100.00
    Totals56105718.984 1

    Interceptions:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Rudy Holmes35217.317.3 0
    Eric Johnson33411.311.3 0
    Reggie Pierson3144.74.7 0
    Tim Guy2157.57.5 0
    Jack Conners2136.56.5 0
    Ed Weatherspoon294.54.5 0
    Ken Lee12222.022 0
    Cleveland Vann199.00
    Donnie Walker144.00
    Charles DeJurnett111.00
    Totals191739.122 0

    Total Scoring:
    Touchdowns Other Total
    Player Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
    Anthony Davis16101007000133
    Dave Williams090000200065
    Terry Lindsey040000100029
    Benny Ricardo000008000024
    Greg Herd400000000028
    Keith Denson030000000021
    Gary Dixon300000000021
    Bob Ferrell200000300017
    Chuck Bradley01000000007
    Bill Kramer10000000007
    Mike Ernst00000010001
    John McKay00000010001
    Totals2618010000815000354

    1975 Southern California Sun Roster
    NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
    6Ron AyalaP-K5-1018526Southern California
    72Larry BaileyDE6-423823Foothil JC; Pacific
    55Jim BakerRLB5-1122525Arizona State
    24Jim BowmanRCB6-018724Kansas
    88Chuck BradleyTE6-624325Oregon12
    48Stan BrownFS5-918426Purdue
    71Joe CarolloROT6-226235Notre Dame
    67Gene ClarkOG6-325024UCLA
    29Jack ConnersRCB-FS5-1017824Oregon12
    28Anthony DavisRB5-918723Southern California12
    75Charles DeJurnettLDE6-426523West Los Angeles JC; San Jose State12
    22Keith DensonWR5-818523Santa Ana JC; San Diego State11
    42Gary DixonRB5-918924Ventura JC; Nebraska12
    16Mike ErnstQB6-119025Cerritos JC; Fullerton State
    Wayne EstabrookQB6-219724Whittier
    32Bobby FerrellRB6-021923UCLA12
    53Kevin FletcherLB6-022824Ohio State
    Harvey GoodmanOG6-426023Los Angeles CC; Colorado10
    62Kevin GradyLOG6-124626Orange Coast JC; Oklahoma12
    Ken GrandberryRB6-019823Washington State2
    Wes GrantDE6-325029Santa Monica JC; UCLA
    82Tim GuyLLB-MLB6-624923Oregon12
    10Pat HadenQB5-1118022Southern California7
    50Bobby HendersonLB5-1121023San Diego State
    39Greg HerdFB6-024923Oregon
    49Rudy HolmesLCB5-1017823Saddleback JC; Drake
    31Gene HowardDB6-019029Langston
    27Eric JohnsonSS6-119223Washington State11
    12Ingmar KauffeldtK5-1120032Riverside CC
    76Ed KezirianOT6-424723Reedley JC; UCLA
    37Bill KramerRB5-920523Los Angeles CC; San Diego State
    51Art KuehnC6-325522San Jose State; UCLA12
    78Rick KukulicaLDT6-426022Chabot JC; UCLA7
    3Daryle LamonicaQB6-221534Notre Dame
    38Larry LancasterS5-1018225Miami (Florida)
    58Ken LeeMLB6-422027Washington7
    19Terry LindseyWR6-018723Fullerton State12
    Bill LineDT6-726027Air Force; Southern Methodist
    70Greg MarderianOT6-425023Southern California
    23John McKayWR5-1118222Southern California12
    Steve MonahanWR6-1160Orange Coast JC; UCLA
    58Eric PattonMLB6-323525Notre Dame
    Marv PettawayDB5-716031Los Angeles CC
    36Reggie PiersonLCB5-1118523Arizona Western JC; Oklahoma State7
    Benny RicardoK5-1017021Orange Coast JC; San Diego State50
    Bob RickenbachOG6-425525Penn State30
    50Gordon RiegelLLB6-523023Stanford9
    74Dave RollerRDT-NG6-227026Kentucky11
    68Mike RyanROG6-225125Southern California
    8Kory SchuknechtDB6-421022Arizona State
    59Ted SeifertC6-224423California
    77Paul SeilerLOT6-425830Notre Dame12
    44Don ShyRB6-120830Mount San Antonio JC; San Diego State
    21Jimmy SimsRLB-S6-019525Los Angeles Harbor JC; Southern California
    73Neal SkarinRDE6-425023Pasadena CC; Arizona State
    Donnell SmithDE6-424526Southern University
    44Ron SmithS6-119132Wisconsin
    12Ed StricklandK6-020027West Alabama; Southern Mississippi; Middle Tennessee State2
    79Pat SweetlandLDT6-123922Orange Coast JC; UCLA
    Ron ThomasWR6-218524Mount San Antonio JC; San Diego State
    Cleveland VannLB6-121524Oklahoma State
    Donnie WalkerS6-219525Central State (Ohio)
    45Ed WeatherspoonRCB6-118025Mesa CC; Arizona
    9Alvin WhiteP-K-QB6-321922Orange Coast JC; Oregon State10
    80Dave WilliamsWR6-220530Washington9
    25Jim WilliamsCB5-1118023Monterey Peninsula JC; Arizona State

    1975 The Hawaiians Game Results
    Exhibition SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    July 12SaturdayCharlotte HornetsW32-1416,000
    July 26Saturdayat Jacksonville ExpressL7-198,822
    Regular SeasonOpponentResultAttendance
    August 2 #Sundayat Philadelphia BellL15-213,266
    August 9 ^Sundayat Portland ThunderW25-247,709
    August 16SundaySouthern California SunL19-3715,862
    August 23SundayChicago WindsW28-1710,313
    September 7 ^Sundayat Memphis SouthmenL17-3715,132
    September 14 ^SundayJacksonville ExpressW33-1518,479
    September 21Sundayat San Antonio WingsL11-3010,871
    September 28Sundayat Shreveport SteamerL25-3221,348
    October 4SaturdayBirmingham Vulcans
    Final Game of Summer Season
    L16-2918,894
    October 11SaturdayPhiladelphia BellW14-1310,789
    October 19Sundayat Southern California SunL7-2615,905
    October 25Saturdayat Charlotte Hornetscancelled
    November 8SaturdaySan Antonio Wingscancelled
    November 16SundayPortland Thundercancelled
    November 23Sundayat Memphis Southmencancelled
    November 30Sundayat Southern California Suncancelled
    December 6Saturdayat Birmingham Vulcanscancelled
    December 13SaturdayShreveport Steamercancelled
    Notes:

    1. # - Calvin Hill's 1st game with The Hawaiians.

    2. ^ - QB Sonny Sixkiller wore #11 in the game at the Thunder and at the Southmen. He wore #6 in the game vs the Express. Other games are still being researched. He also wore #6 in college while with the Washington Huskies.

    1975 Team Summary

    The best known player to play for the Hawaiians was former Dallas Cowboys running back Calvin Hill, though quarterback Jim Fassel became better known as a head coach decades later.

    It was the first and to date only major professional American football team to establish its home base outside the contiguous 48 states. (This excludes the Pro Bowl teams, which have called Hawaii home from 1980 to 2009 and again in 2011 and 2012).

    1975 The Hawaiians Team Facts
    Owner Edward Sultan Jr.
    General Manager Danny Rodgers
    Head Coach Mike Giddings
    Stadium Aloha Stadium (65,000)
    Colors Brown, Gold, Scarlet

                  

    1975 The Hawaiians Starting Lineup
    QB S
    RB S
    RB CB
    TE CB
    WR LE
    WR LT
    C RT
    LT RE
    LG LLB
    RG MLB
    RT RLB
    K P

    Hawaiians Logo

    1975 The Hawaiians Statistics

    Passing:
    Player Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Sacked Yds Lost Rating
    Sonny Sixkiller1447250.07995.574.996.235106557.0
    Rick Cassata974546.45055.266.288.2674048.7
    Wayne Estabrook602033.32283.811.746.72652623.5
    Milt Holt16531.2915.716.216.2451746.6
    Jim Fassel3133.3103.300.0133.310004.2
    Sonny Davis200.000.000.000.000039.6
    Calvin Hill100.000.000.000.000039.6
    Clayton Heath100.000.000.000.000039.6
    Totals32514444.316165.0154.6237.145 23138

    Rushing:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Clayton Heath1535483.623 5
    Walt Wingard532374.524 1
    Calvin Hill492184.413 0
    Vince Clements33962.911 0
    Duane Thomas34922.713 0
    Sonny Davis20663.312 0
    Rick Cassata14543.914 0
    Tom Poe2157.50
    Steve Haggerty11212.012 0
    Dave Atkinson11010.010 0
    Hubie Bryant166.00
    Dave Atkins122.00
    Sonny Sixkiller520.40
    John Moseley1-1-1.0-1 0
    Wayne Estabrook7-2-0.30
    Jim Fassel1-8-8.0-8 0
    Totals37613473.624 6

    Receiving:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Tim Delaney4459413.531 5
    Dave Atkinson1722513.231 2
    Sonny Davis171619.526 1
    Vince Clements141057.525 0
    Clayton Heath12857.114 0
    Mike Donohoe811013.825 2
    Duane Thomas7202.90
    Grady Richardson69916.535 1
    Calvin Hill4389.516 1
    John Moseley3186.00
    Walt Wingard3165.30
    Steve Haggerty23618.021 1
    John Kelsey2168.011 1
    Derrick Williams14545.045 0
    Steve Bauer12020.020 1
    Dave Olerich11414.014 0
    Tom Poe11010.010 0
    Tim Boyer144.00
    Totals144161611.245 15

    Kicking:
    Player X/CA X/CM X/CP % FGA FGM FG % Pts.
    R.A. Coppedge000824
    Totals000824

    Punting:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long
    Steve Bauer49178436.457
    Dave Atkins1235029.238
    Totals61213435.057

    Punt Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    John Moseley11413.70
    Chris Pane9343.814 0
    Derrick Williams5255.012 0
    Willie Williams351.70
    Totals281053.814 0

    Kickoff Returns:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Clayton Heath3068522.893 1
    Walt Wingard612320.527 0
    Derrick Williams24623.024 0
    Sonny Davis24020.020 0
    Dave Walker22512.515 0
    Pete Solverson22311.512 0
    John Moseley12121.021 0
    Dave Atkinson11313.013 0
    Tom Poe199.00
    Dennis Johnson100.00
    Totals4898520.593 1

    Interceptions:
    Player No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
    Hal Stringert511923.823.8 1
    Phil Andre24824.024 0
    Chuck Detwiler23819.019 0
    Adrian Young23819.019 0
    Karl Lorch14141.041 1
    Chris Pane199.00
    Dennis Johnson122.00
    Jim Kalili122.00
    Willie Williams111.00
    Lem Burnham100.00
    Totals1729817.541 2

    Total Scoring:
    Touchdowns Other Total
    Player Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
    Clayton Heath500100300045
    Tim Delaney050000400039
    R.A. Coppedge000008000024
    Mike Donohoe020000000014
    Dave Atkinson020000000014
    Walt Wingard10000000007
    Karl Lorch00001000007
    Calvin Hill01000000007
    Steve Haggerty01000000007
    Grady Richardson01000000007
    Sonny Davis01000000007
    John Kelsey01000000007
    Phil Andre000001000007
    Hal Stringert00001000007
    Steve Bauer01000000007
    Tom Poe00000000012
    Rick Cassata00000010001
    Sonny Sixkiller00000010001
    Totals61501020189001210

    1975 The Hawaiians Roster
    NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
    59Neil AgnessOG6-324525Bakersfield CC; California
    45Phil AndreSS6-119525San Mateo JC; Washington
    29Dave AtkinsRB-P6-120026New Mexico Military Institute JC; Texas-El Paso
    39Dave AtkinsonWR6-119524Brigham Young
    52Rick BaskaLLB6-322523UCLA7
    22Steve BauerP-WR6-218526Mesa CC; New Mexico9
    57Ken BowmanC6-323033Wisconsin
    23Tim BoyerWR5-1117524Compton JC; San Diego State
    Bubba BridgesDT6-624525Colorado
    Hubie BryantWR5-1016829Minnesota
    83Lem BurnhamLDE6-424028Santa Ana JC; U.S. International10
    64Jim CadileLOG6-323935San Jose CC; San Jose State
    12Rick CassataQB6-120528Syracuse
    34Vin ClementsRB6-321526Connecticut
    9R.A. CoppedgeK5-1119523Texas-Arlington0
    42Al DavisRB6-021027Tennessee State
    82Tim DelaneyWR5-1118527Mount San Antonio JC; San Diego State10
    8Chuck DetwilerWS-CB6-018528Utah State11
    85Mike DonohoeTE6-322630San Francisco
    14Wayne EstabrookQB6-219724Whittier
    Jim FasselQB6-221026Fullerton JC; Southern California; Long Beach State1
    Mark GranucciHB5-1120024Nevada-Reno
    39Steve HaggertyWR5-1017022Colorado; Nevada-Las Vegas
    18Clayton HeathRB5-1119524Nassau CC; Wake Forest10
    35Calvin HillRB6-322828Yale3
    Albert HolmesRB6-117523Hawaii
    Milt HoltQB5-1117023Harvard11
    77Don HubbardLDT6-025023New Mexico
    76Cornelius JohnsonLOG6-224532Virginia Union11
    89Frank JohnsonSLB6-324024San Francisco CC; UC Riverside11
    54Jim KaliliSLB6-122026Hawaii
    86John KelseyTE6-623723Missouri
    75Clayton KorverDT6-825025Southern Methodist; Northwestern (Iowa)
    79Karl LorchRDE-LDT6-426025Arizona Western JC; Southern California11
    78Scott MahoneyROG6-323026Colorado
    1John MoseleyCB-WR5-716523Missouri11
    Ernie O'LearyRB5-919524Nevada-Reno
    84Dave OlerichLB6-122031San Francisco
    38Chris PaneWS5-1118422Chabot JC; Chico State6
    55Tom PoeRLB6-021523Washington State11
    62Bob RichardsROT6-227026California11
    85Grady RichardsonWR-TE6-422626Pasadena CC; Fullerton State
    6/11Sonny SixkillerQB5-1120024Washington10
    58Jim SniadeckiMLB6-222428Indiana11
    70Pete SolversonLOT6-526023Drake11
    74Levi StanleyRDT6-225323Hawaii11
    46Hal StringertLCB-RCB5-1118523Willamette; Hawaii11
    33Duane ThomasRB6-120528West Texas A&M5
    23Dave WalkerSS-WS6-019526Utah
    72Rich WatkinsDT6-425025Minnesota Technical Institute JC; Weber State
    60John WilburROG6-324532Stanford11
    40Derrick WilliamsS5-1019023San Francisco CC; UC Riverside5
    81Skip WilliamsRDE6-324023San Diego State
    41Willie WilliamsRCB-LCB-P6-019033Grambling State
    30Walt WingardRB5-1019023Dayton6
    65Adrian YoungWLB6-123029Southern California

    World Football League Rules
    1974 WFL Rules:

    The WFL had several important rules differences from the National Football League of that era, and many were eventually adopted by the older league:

  • Touchdowns were worth 7 points, instead of 6.

  • Conversions were called "Action Points" and could only be scored via a run or pass play (as opposed to by kick as in other football leagues), and were worth one point. The ball was placed on the five yard line for an Action Point. This rule was a revival of a 1968 preseason experiment by the NFL and American Football League. The XFL employed a similar rule 27 years later.

  • Kickoffs were from the 30-yard line instead of the 40. Before 1974, NFL teams kicked off from the 40; starting in 1974, the NFL moved its kickoffs back to the 35, and twenty years later, the kickoff line was pushed back to the 30.

  • Receivers needed only one foot in bounds for a legal pass reception, instead of two feet in the NFL then and now. College and high school football, the Arena Football League, and the CFL have always used the one-foot rule.

  • Bump-and-run pass coverage was outlawed once a receiver was 3 yards beyond the line of scrimmage. The NFL later adopted this rule, with a 5-yard bump zone.

  • The goalposts were placed at the end line (the back of the end zone). At that time, college football goalposts were at the end line, but the NFL had its goalposts at the goal line from 1933 through 1973. Starting with the 1974 season, the NFL also moved its posts back to the end line.

  • Missed field goals were returned to the line of scrimmage or the 20-yard line, whichever was farther from the goal line. The NFL also adopted this rule for its 1974 season, then replaced the line of scrimmage with the point of the kick in 1994. Before this rule, missed field goals were (if unreturned) touchbacks, with the ball placed at the 20-yard line. U.S. college football later adopted this rule, but left the point as the line of scrimmage rather than the point of the placement.

  • A player in motion was allowed to move toward the line of scrimmage before the snap, as long as he was behind the line of scrimmage at the snap. This rule had never been used at any level of outdoor American football, but was (and still is) part of Canadian football. This rule is used in the Arena Football League and was used in the XFL.

  • Punt returners were prohibited from using the fair catch, although the covering team could not come within 5 yards of the kick returner until he caught the ball. This rule also came from Canadian football, which still uses it, as does Arena football with kickoffs and missed field goals. The XFL also used the so-called "halo rule".

  • Penalties for offensive holding and ineligible receiver downfield were 10 yards, instead of 15. Several years later, these became 10-yard penalties at all levels of football. Still later, the ineligible receiver penalty was changed to 5 yards (with loss of down).

  • The WFL's original overtime system was like nothing used in any form of American football before or since; it was more similar to the system long used in international soccer. Overtime in the regular season was one fixed 15-minute period, divided into two halves of 7½ minutes, each starting with a kickoff by one of the teams. The complete overtime was always played; there was no "sudden death" feature. In 1975, the WFL changed its overtime to the 15-minute sudden-death period, which the NFL adopted in 1974 and still uses today.

  • Limited (or no) pre-season games. In 1974 and 1975, NFL teams played six pre-season games and 14 regular-season games (which was changed in 1978 to the current four pre-season and 16 regular-season games). In contrast, the WFL's 1974 schedule called for 20 regular-season games and no pre-season games; in 1975, it was 18 regular-season games and two pre-season games.

  • Summertime football. The NFL's regular season started on September 15 in 1974 and on September 21 in 1975; the WFL's regular season started on July 10 in 1974 and on July 26 in 1975 (with the 1975 pre-season starting on July 5). The Canadian Football League, which must contend with colder winters than American leagues, has always played during the summer with a similar schedule.

  • Weeknight football (1974). While NFL games were played mostly on Sundays and a game on Monday Night, the WFL's 1974 schedule called for Wednesday night football (with a Thursday night national TV game). This scheduling format was abandoned in 1975. The featured Thursday night game was later adopted as "Thursday Night Football" by the NFL in 2006.

  • The "Dickerod". Instead of using a ten-yard chain strung between two sticks for measuring first down yardage, the WFL used a device called the "Dickerod," ostensibly named for its inventor. This was a single stick, 90 inches long, mounted on a base which allowed it to pivot from side to side. The stick was swung down to ground level when a first down was being set, and a marker that slid along the shaft was fixed in place to line up with the nearest gridiron line (the major yard lines spaced every five yards). When that was set, the stick was swung back to the upright position. When a measurement was needed by the officials, the Dickerod was brought out to the ball position, the shaft swung down to ground level, the marker lined up with the nearest gridiron line, and the measurement was taken. (In all other forms of football today, a similar marker is clipped to the standard ten-yard chain, also lining up with a gridiron line.)
    1975 WFL Rules:

  • A new and unique playoff system had been adopted, in which the seasonal division champion, the remaining team with the best record in the first half-season, and the remaining team with the best record in the second half of the season would enter the playoffs, the overall winner receiving a first-round bye. The playoffs, of course, were never held, as the league folded October 22, two-thirds of the way through the season.
  • 1974 World Football League Original Schedule
    Week 1
    Wednesday, July 10 Portland Storm at Philadelphia Bell
    The Hawaiians at Florida Blazers
    Southern California Sun at Birmingham Americans
    Houston Texans at Chicago Fire
    Detroit Wheels at Memphis Southmen
    Thursday, July 11 New York Stars at Jacksonville Sharks
    Week 2
    Wednesday, July 17 Jacksonville Sharks at Chicago Fire
    The Hawaiians at Southern California Sun
    Birmingham Americans at New York Stars
    Florida Blazers at Detroit Wheels
    Philadelphia Bell at Houston Texans
    Thursday, July 18 Portland Storm at Memphis Southmen
    Week 3
    Sunday, July 21 Detroit Wheels at The Hawaiians
    Wednesday, July 24 Southern California Sun at Jacksonville Sharks
    Houston Texans at Florida Blazers
    Chicago Fire at Portland Storm
    Memphis Southmen at Birmingham Americans
    Thursday, July 25 New York Stars at Philadelphia Bell
    Week 4
    Sunday, July 28 Chicago Fire at The Hawaiians
    Wednesday, July 31 Birmingham Americans at Detroit Wheels
    Florida Blazers at Houston Texans
    Philadelphia Bell at Portland Storm
    Jacksonville Sharks at New York Stars
    Thursday, August 1 Southern California Sun at Memphis Southmen
    Week 5
    Wednesday, August 7 Houston Texans at Portland Storm
    Detroit Wheels at Birmingham Americans
    Memphis Southmen at Philadelphia Bell
    Florida Blazers at Chicago Fire
    New York Stars at Southern California Sun
    Thursday, August 8 The Hawaiians at Jacksonville Sharks
    Week 6
    Wednesday, August 14 Portland Storm at New York Stars
    The Hawaiians at Birmingham Americans
    Memphis Southmen at Detroit Wheels
    Philadelphia Bell at Chicago Fire
    Jacksonville Sharks at Florida Blazers
    Thursday, August 15 Southern California Sun at Houston Texans
    Week 7
    Wednesday, August 21 Portland Storm at Florida Blazers
    The Hawaiians at Memphis Southmen
    Southern California Sun at Philadelphia Bell
    Houston Texans at New York Stars
    Birmingham Americans at Jacksonville Sharks
    Thursday, August 22 Chicago Fire at Detroit Wheels
    Week 8
    Sunday, August 25 Jacksonville Sharks at The Hawaiians
    Wednesday, August 28 Portland Storm at Southern California Sun
    Detroit Wheels at Philadelphia Bell
    Memphis Southmen at Florida Blazers
    New York Stars at Houston Texans
    Thursday, August 29 Birmingham Americans at Chicago Fire
    Week 9
    Sunday, September 1 Houston Texans at The Hawaiians
    Monday, September 2 Portland Storm at Detroit Wheels
    Chicago Fire at Southern California Sun
    Memphis Southmen at Jacksonville Sharks
    Florida Blazers at Birmingham Americans
    Philadelphia Bell at New York Stars
    Week 10
    Friday, September 6 The Hawaiians at Portland Storm
    Southern California Sun at Detroit Wheels
    Houston Texans at Memphis Southmen
    Florida Blazers at New York Stars
    Philadelphia Bell at Jacksonville Sharks
    Saturday, September 7 Chicago Fire at Birmingham Americans
    Week 11
    Wednesday, September 11 The Hawaiians at Houston Texans
    Southern California Sun at Chicago Fire
    Detroit Wheels at Florida Blazers
    Jacksonville Sharks at Philadelphia Bell
    New York Stars at Portland Storm
    Birmingham Americans at Memphis Southmen
    Week 12
    Sunday, September 15 New York Stars at The Hawaiians
    Wednesday, September 18 Portland Storm at Jacksonville Sharks
    Houston Texans at Birmingham Americans
    Detroit Wheels at Southern California Sun
    Memphis Southmen at Chicago Fire
    Philadelphia Bell at Florida Blazers
    Week 13
    Sunday, September 22 Philadelphia Bell at The Hawaiians
    Wednesday, September 25 Detroit Wheels at New York Stars
    Chicago Fire at Florida Blazers
    Birmingham Americans at Portland Storm
    Memphis Southmen at Houston Texans
    Jacksonville Sharks at Southern California Sun
    Week 14
    Sunday, September 29 Birmingham Americans at The Hawaiians
    Wednesday, October 2 Southern California Sun at Portland Storm
    Houston Texans at Detroit Wheels
    Florida Blazers at Philadelphia Bell
    Jacksonville Sharks at Memphis Southmen
    New York Stars at Chicago Fire
    Week 15
    Wednesday, October 9 Portland Storm at Birmingham Americans
    The Hawaiians at Philadelphia Bell
    Houston Texans at Southern California Sun
    Detroit Wheels at Chicago Fire
    Memphis Southmen at New York Stars
    Florida Blazers at Jacksonville Sharks
    Week 16
    Wednesday, October 16 The Hawaiians at Detroit Wheels
    Houston Texans at Philadelphia Bell
    Chicago Fire at New York Stars
    Birmingham Americans at Southern California Sun
    Florida Blazers at Memphis Southmen
    Jacksonville Sharks at Portland Storm
    Week 17
    Wednesday, October 23 The Hawaiians at Chicago Fire
    Detroit Wheels at Houston Texans
    Memphis Southmen at Portland Storm
    Philadelphia Bell at Southern California Sun
    Jacksonville Sharks at Birmingham Americans
    New York Stars at Florida Blazers
    Week 18
    Sunday, October 27 Memphis Southmen at The Hawaiians
    Wednesday, October 30 Portland Storm at Houston Texans
    Southern California Sun at New York Stars
    Detroit Wheels at Jacksonville Sharks
    Chicago Fire at Philadelphia Bell
    Birmingham Americans at Florida Blazers
    Week 19
    Sunday, November 3 Southern California Sun at The Hawaiians
    Wednesday, November 6 Chicago Fire at Memphis Southmen
    Florida Blazers at Portland Storm
    Philadelphia Bell at Birningham
    Jacksonville Sharks at Houston Texans
    New York Stars at Detroit Wheels
    Week 20
    Sunday, November 10 Portland Storm at The Hawaiians
    Wednesday, November 13 Chicago Fire at Jacksonville Sharks
    Birmingham Americans at Houston Texans
    Florida Blazers at Southern California Sun
    Philadelphia Bell at Detroit Wheels
    New York Stars at Memphis Southmen
    The 1974 edition of the Illustrated Pro Football Fact Book was used as partial input.
    1975 World Football League Original Schedule
    Week 1
    Sunday, July 26 Charlotte Hornets at San Antonio Wings
    Saturday, August 2 Chicago Winds at Birmingham Vulcans
    The Hawaiians at Philadelphia Bell
    Shreveport Steamer at San Antonio Wings
    Jacksonville Express at Memphis Southmen
    Thursday, August 7 Portland Thunder at Southern California Sun
    Week 2
    Saturday, August 9 Chicago Winds at Shreveport Steamer
    The Hawaiians at Portland Thunder
    Southern California Sun at San Antonio Wings
    Philadelphia Bell at Birmingham Vulcans
    Charlotte Hornets at Memphis Southmen
    bye Jacksonville Express
    Week 3
    Saturday, August 16 Portland Thunder at Chicago Winds
    Southern California Sun at The Hawaiians
    San Antonio Wings at Charlotte Hornets
    Philadelphia Bell at Shreveport Steamer
    Birmingham Vulcans at Jacksonville Express
    bye Memphis Southmen
    Week 4
    Saturday, August 23 Chicago Winds at The Hawaiians
    Shreveport Steamer at Portland Thunder
    San Antonio Wings at Jacksonville Express
    Southern California Sun at Birmingham Vulcans
    Memphis Southmen at Philadelphia Bell
    bye Charlotte Hornets
    Week 5
    Friday, August 29 Philadelphia Bell at Southern California Sun
    Saturday, August 30 Chicago Winds at Memphis Southmen
    Portland Thunder at San Antonio Wings
    Shreveport Steamer at Birmingham Vulcans
    Charlotte Hornets at Jacksonville Express
    bye The Hawaiians
    Week 6
    Saturday, September 6 Southern California Sun at Chicago Winds
    Memphis Southmen at The Hawaiians
    Birmingham Vulcans at Portland Thunder
    Jacksonville Express at Shreveport Steamer
    Philadelphia Bell at Charlotte Hornets
    bye San Antonio Wings
    Week 7
    Saturday, September 13 Jacksonville Express at The Hawaiians
    Portland Thunder at Philadelphia Bell
    Sunday, September 14 San Antonio Wings at Chicago Winds
    Shreveport Steamer at Memphis Southmen
    Charlotte Hornets at Southern California Sun
    bye Birmingham Vulcans
    Week 8
    Saturday, September 20 Southern California Sun at Shreveport Steamer
    Philadelphia Bell at Jacksonville Express
    Sunday, September 21 The Hawaiians at San Antonio Wings
    Memphis Southmen at Portland Thunder
    Charlotte Hornets at Birmingham Vulcans
    bye Chicago Winds
    Week 9
    Saturday, September 27 Chicago Winds at Jacksonville Express
    Southern California Sun at Charlotte Hornets
    Sunday, September 28 The Hawaiians at Shreveport Steamer
    Memphis Southmen at San Antonio Wings
    bye Birmingham Vulcans, Philadelphia Bell, Portland Thunder
    Week 10
    Saturday, October 4 Birmingham Vulcans at The Hawaiians
    Portland Thunder at Jacksonville Express
    San Antonio Wings at Philadelphia Bell
    Sunday, October 5 Charlotte Hornets at Chicago Winds
    Southern California Sun at Memphis Southmen
    bye Shreveport Steamer
    Week 11
    Saturday, October 11 Birmingham Vulcans at Chicago Winds
    Philadelphia Bell at The Hawaiians
    Sunday, October 12 San Antonio Wings at Portland Thunder
    Shreveport Steamer at Southern California Sun
    Jacksonville Express at Charlotte Hornets
    bye Memphis Southmen
    Week 12
    Saturday, October 18 The Hawaiians at Chicago Winds
    Charlotte Hornets at Philadelphia Bell
    Sunday, October 19 Jacksonville Express at Portland Thunder
    San Antonio Wings at Shreveport Steamer
    Memphis Southmen at Birmingham Vulcans
    bye Southern California Sun
    Week 13
    Saturday, October 25 The Hawaiians at Charlotte Hornets
    Sunday, October 26 Chicago Winds at Portland Thunder
    Jacksonville Express at San Antonio Wings
    Birmingham Vulcans at Southern California Sun
    Philadelphia Bell at Memphis Southmen
    bye Shreveport Steamer
    Week 14
    Saturday, November 1 Southern California Sun at Jacksonville Express
    Birmingham Vulcans at Philadelphia Bell
    Sunday, November 2 Chicago Winds at San Antonio Wings
    Portland Thunder at Memphis Southmen
    Shreveport Steamer at Charlotte Hornets
    bye The Hawaiians
    Week 15
    Saturday, November 2 San Antonio Wings at The Hawaiians
    Memphis Southmen at Shreveport Steamer
    Sunday, November 9 Chicago Winds at Southern California Sun
    Portland Thunder at Charlotte Hornets
    Jacksonville Express at Birmingham Vulcans
    bye Philadelphia Bell
    Week 16
    Saturday, November 15 Memphis Southmen at Chicago Winds
    Shreveport Steamer at Philadelphia Bell
    Sunday, November 16 Portland Thunder at The Hawaiians
    Jacksonville Express at Southern California Sun
    Birmingham Vulcans at Charlotte Hornets
    bye San Antonio Wings
    Week 17
    Saturday, November 22 Shreveport Steamer at Chicago Winds
    Birmingham Vulcans at San Antonio Wings
    Jacksonville Express at Philadelphia Bell
    Sunday, November 23 The Hawaiians at Memphis Southmen
    Southern California Sun at Portland Thunder
    bye Charlotte Hornets
    Week 18
    Saturday, November 29 Charlotte Hornets at Shreveport Steamer
    Sunday, November 30 Philadelphia Bell at Chicago Winds
    The Hawaiians at Southern California Sun
    Birmingham Vulcans at Memphis Southmen
    bye San Antonio Wings
    Week 19
    Saturday, December 6 The Hawaiians at Birmingham Vulcans
    Portland Thunder at Shreveport Steamer
    Philadelphia Bell at Jacksonville Express
    Sunday, December 7 San Antonio Wings at Southern California Sun
    Memphis Southmen at Charlotte Hornets
    bye Chicago Winds
    Week 20
    Saturday, December 13 Chicago Winds at Philadelphia Bell
    Shreveport Steamer at The Hawaiians
    Charlotte Hornets at Portland Thunder
    San Antonio Wings at Birmingham Vulcans
    Memphis Southmen at Jacksonville Express
    bye Southern California Sun
    The 1975 edition of the Street and Smith's Pro Football Guide was used as partial input.

    1974 WFL Draft
    The 1974 WFL Draft was the first collegiate draft of the World Football League (WFL). The first 6 rounds took place on January 4, at the JW Marriott Essex House in New York. The final thirty rounds were postponed until February 5.

    On March 18, 1974, in addition to this selection process, the WFL held a Pro Draft of players from the NFL and CFL. It consisted of 480 selections in 40 rounds.

    This would also be the last collegiate draft of the league. In 1975, because of the uncertainties facing the WFL, only a Pro Draft of entire NFL and CFL teams was held at its league meetings in Birmingham, Alabama.

    Date: Jan. 22 and Feb. 5, 1974Location: JW Marriott Essex House, New York
    = All-Star
    = WFL MVP
    Round Pick # WFL Team Player Position College
    1 1 Houston Texans David Jaynes QB Kansas
    1 2 New York Stars Gary Marangi QB Boston College
    1 3 Jacksonville Sharks Woody Green RB Arizona State
    1 4 Memphis Southmen Bo Matthews RB Colorado
    1 5 Birmingham Americans Wilbur Jackson RB Alabama
    1 6 Portland Storm Mike Boryla QB Stanford
    1 7 Southern California Sun James McAlister RB UCLA
    1 8 Philadelphia Bell John Cappelletti RB Penn State
    1 9 The Hawaiians Fred McNeill LB UCLA
    1 10 Chicago Fire Bill Kollar DE Montana State
    1 11 Florida Blazers Barty Smith RB Richmond
    1 12 Detroit Wheels Paul Seal TE Michigan
    2 13 Detroit Wheels Rick Middleton LB Ohio State
    2 14 Jacksonville Sharks John Hicks OT Ohio State
    2 15 Chicago Fire Danny White QB Arizona State
    2 16 The Hawaiians Rod McNeill RB USC
    2 17 Philadelphia Bell Joe Pisarcik QB New Mexico State
    2 18 Southern California Sun Kermit Johnson RB UCLA
    2 19 Portland Storm Ed O'Neil LB Penn State
    2 20 Florida Blazers Waymond Bryant LB Tennessee State
    2 21 Memphis Southmen Kim McQuilken QB Lehigh
    2 22 Birmingham Americans Denny Duron QB Louisiana Tech
    2 23 New York Stars Carl Barzilauskas DT Indiana
    2 24 Houston Texans Lynn Swann WR USC
    3 25 Houston Texans Fred Cook DE Southern Mississippi
    3 26 New York Stars Randy Gradishar LB Ohio State
    3 27 Jacksonville Sharks John Dutton DE Nebraska
    3 28 Memphis Southmen Norris Weese QB Mississippi
    3 29 Birmingham Americans Don Reese DE Jackson State
    3 30 Portland Storm Carlester Crumpler RB East Carolina
    3 31 Southern California Sun Booker Brown OG USC
    3 32 Philadelphia Bell John Stallworth WR Alabama A&M
    3 33 The Hawaiians Al Oliver OT UCLA
    3 34 Chicago Fire Dave Casper TE Notre Dame
    3 35 Florida Blazers Paul Vellano DT Maryland
    3 36 Detroit Wheels Ed Jones DE Tennessee State
    4 37 Detroit Wheels Ed Shuttlesworth RB Michigan
    4 38 Florida Blazers Gordie Browne OT Boston College
    4 39 Chicago Fire Steve Craig TE Northwestern
    4 40 The Hawaiians Jon Keyworth RB Colorado
    4 41 Philadelphia Bell Mark Markovich OG Penn State
    4 42 Southern California Sun Jesse Freitas Jr. QB San Diego State
    4 43 Portland Storm Daryl White OG Nebraska
    4 44 Birmingham Americans Jim Cagle DE Georgia
    4 45 Memphis Southmen Steve Odom WR Utah
    4 46 Jacksonville Sharks Wayne Wheeler WR Alabama
    4 47 New York Stars Dave Gallagher DE Michigan
    4 48 Houston Texans Haskel Stanback RB Tennessee
    5 49 Houston Texans Liff Taylor RB Memphis
    5 50 New York Stars Keith Fahnhorst TE Minnesota
    5 51 Jacksonville Sharks Nat Moore RB Florida
    5 52 Memphis Southmen Benny Malone WR Arizona State
    5 53 Birmingham Americans Roger Carr WR Louisiana Tech
    5 54 Portland Storm J.V. Cain TE Colorado
    5 55 Southern California Sun Bill Sandifer DT UCLA
    5 56 Philadelphia Bell Marty Woolbright TE South Carolina
    5 57 The Hawaiians John Kelsey OT Missouri
    5 58 Chicago Fire Charlie Getty OT Penn State
    5 59 Florida Blazers Bill Wyman C Texas
    5 60 Detroit Wheels Peil Pennington QB Massachusetts
    6 61 Detroit Wheels Clint Haslerig WR Michigan
    6 62 Florida Blazers Gerald Tinker WR Kent State
    6 63 Chicago Fire Charlie Davis RB Colorado
    6 64 The Hawaiians Levi Stanley DT Hawaii
    6 65 Philadelphia Bell Jack Lambert LB Kent State
    6 66 Southern California Sun Jeris White DB Hawaii
    6 67 Portland Storm Carl Capria DB Purdue
    6 68 Birmingham Americans Greg Gantt K Alabama
    6 69 Memphis Southmen Lucious Selmon DT Oklahoma
    6 70 Jacksonville Sharks Mike Townsend DB Notre Dame
    6 71 New York Stars Steve Corbett C Boston College
    6 72 Houston Texans Butch Veazey TE Mississippi
    7 73 Jacksonville Sharks Henry Lawrence OT Florida A&M
    7 74 New York Stars Jimmy Allen DB UCLA
    7 75 Jacksonville Sharks Andy Johnson RB Georgia
    7 76 Memphis Southmen Clyde Powers DB Oklahoma
    7 77 Birmingham Americans Steve Taylor C Auburn
    7 78 Portland Storm Monte Doris DT USC
    7 79 Southern California Sun Durwood Keeton DB Oklahoma
    7 80 Philadelphia Bell Alan Chadwick RB East Tennessee State
    7 81 The Hawaiians Greg Horton OT Colorado
    7 82 Chicago Fire Mark Kellar RB Northern Illinois
    7 83 Florida Blazers Bart Purvis OT Maryland
    7 84 Detroit Wheels Bill Simpson DB Michigan State
    8 85 Detroit Wheels Tony Bell DB Bowling Green State
    8 86 Florida Blazers Billy Yoest OG North Carolina State
    8 87 Chicago Fire Glenn Robinson DE Oklahoma State
    8 88 The Hawaiians Gary Baccus LB Oklahoma
    8 89 Philadelphia Bell Ezil Bibbs DE Grambling State
    8 90 Southern California Sun Mike Raines DT Alabama
    8 91 Portland Storm Richard Bishop DT Louisville
    8 92 Birmingham Americans Roscoe Word DB Jackson State
    8 93 Memphis Southmen Harold Hart RB Texas Southern
    8 94 Jacksonville Sharks Keith Krepfle TE Iowa State
    8 95 New York Stars Steve Neils LB Minnesota
    8 96 Jacksonville Sharks Wayne Jones RB Mississippi State
    9 97 Houston Texans Greg Hare RB Ohio State
    9 98 New York Stars Matt Herkenhoff OT Minnesota
    9 99 Jacksonville Sharks Henry Childs RB Kansas State
    9 100 Memphis Southmen Bob Lally LB Cornell
    9 101 Birmingham Americans Jim Kregel OG Ohio State
    9 102 Portland Storm Billy Howard DT Alcorn State
    9 103 Southern California Sun Cal Peterson LB UCLA
    9 104 Philadelphia Bell Tim Guy OT Oregon
    9 105 The Hawaiians Larry Bailey DT Pacific
    9 106 Chicago Fire Isaac Jackson RB Kansas State
    9 107 Florida Blazers Carl Summerell QB East Carolina
    9 108 Detroit Wheels Jim Pietrzak C Eastern Michigan
    10 109 Detroit Wheels Marvin Williams WR Western Illinois
    10 110 Florida Blazers Greg Latta TE Morgan State
    10 111 Chicago Fire Ken Grandberry RB Washington State
    10 112 The Hawaiians Jeff Sevy DT California
    10 113 Philadelphia Bell Tom Wickert OT Washington State
    10 114 Southern California Sun Cleveland Vann LB Oklahoma State
    10 115 Portland Storm Godwin Turk LB Southern University
    10 116 Birmingham Americans Frank LeMaster LB Kentucky
    10 117 Memphis Southmen J.J. Jennings RB Rutgers
    10 118 Jacksonville Sharks Danny Rhodes LB Arkansas
    10 119 New York Stars Tom Forrest OG Cincinnati
    10 120 Houston Texans Noe Gonzales QB Texas State
    11 121 Houston Texans Dan Scott OT Ohio State
    11 122 New York Stars Darryl Bishop DB Kentucky
    11 123 Jacksonville Sharks Fred Rothwell C Kansas State
    11 124 Memphis Southmen Matt Blair LB Iowa State
    11 125 Birmingham Americans Dave Lapham OG Syracuse
    11 126 Portland Storm Robert Pratt OG North Carolina
    11 127 Southern California Sun Jim Bright DB UCLA
    11 128 Philadelphia Bell Paul Ryczek C Virginia
    11 129 The Hawaiians Joe Barnes QB Texas Tech
    11 130 Chicago Fire Joe Montgomery C William & Mary
    11 131 Florida Blazers Ken Pope DB Oklahoma
    11 132 Detroit Wheels Jim Coode OG Michigan
    12 133 Detroit Wheels Dennis Morgan RB Western Illinois
    12 134 Florida Blazers Rick Druschel OT North Carolina State
    12 135 Chicago Fire Joe Miller OT Villanova
    12 136 The Hawaiians Dave Atkinson DB Brigham Young
    12 137 Philadelphia Bell Bon Boatwright OG Oklahoma State
    12 138 Southern California Sun Neal Skarin DT Arizona State
    12 139 Portland Storm Doug Nettles DB Vanderbilt
    12 140 Birmingham Americans Mark Ilgenfritz DT Vanderbilt
    12 141 Memphis Southmen Bill McDonald C Colorado
    12 142 Jacksonville Sharks Eddie Brown DB Tennessee
    12 143 New York Stars Alvin Maxson RB Southern Methodist
    12 144 Houston Texans Dan Dickel LB Iowa
    13 145 Houston Texans Alvin Brown DB Oklahoma State
    13 146 New York Stars Monroe Eley RB Arizona State
    13 147 Jacksonville Sharks Ken Hutcherson LB West Alabama
    13 148 Memphis Southmen Dave Brooks OG Brigham Young
    13 149 Birmingham Americans Al Sitterle OT North Carolina State
    13 150 Portland Storm Harrison Davis WR Virginia
    13 151 Southern California Sun Leonard Fairley DB Alcorn State
    13 152 Philadelphia Bell Charlie Davis DT Texas Christian
    13 153 The Hawaiians Manfred Moore RB USC
    13 154 Chicago Fire Mike Webster C Wisconsin
    13 155 Florida Blazers Lonnie Crittenden WR Texas-El Paso
    13 156 Detroit Wheels Dan Dixon OG Boise State
    14 157 Detroit Wheels Ray Nester LB Michigan State
    14 158 Florida Blazers Mark van Eeghen RB Colgate
    14 159 Chicago Fire John Teerlinck DE Western Illinois
    14 160 The Hawaiians Robin Sinclair DB Washington State
    14 161 Philadelphia Bell Tom Hull LB Penn State
    14 162 Southern California Sun Mike Seifert DT Wisconsin
    14 163 Portland Storm Bob Wolfe OT Nebraska
    14 164 Birmingham Americans Buddy Brown OG Alabama
    14 165 Memphis Southmen Gene Killian OT Tennessee
    14 166 Jacksonville Sharks John Tate LB Jackson State
    14 167 New York Stars Ransom Terrell LB Arizona
    14 168 Houston Texans Ray Rhodes RB Tulsa
    15 169 Houston Texans Don Woods RB New Mexico
    15 170 New York Stars Doug Troszak DE Michigan
    15 171 Jacksonville Sharks Carl Swierc WR Rice
    15 172 Memphis Southmen Don Clune WR Pennsylvania
    15 173 Birmingham Americans Jimmy Poulos RB Georgia
    15 174 Portland Storm Phil LaPorta OG Penn State
    15 175 Southern California Sun Dickey Morton RB Arkansas
    15 176 Philadelphia Bell Gary Hayman WR Penn State
    15 177 The Hawaiians Billy Johnson WR Widener
    15 178 Chicago Fire Octavus Morgan LB Illinois
    15 179 Florida Blazers Jim McCollum DT Kentucky
    15 180 Detroit Wheels Andy Andrade RB Northern Michigan
    16 181 Detroit Wheels Walt Williamson DE Michigan
    16 182 Florida Blazers Jessie Wolf DT Prairie View A&M
    16 183 Chicago Fire Frank Pomarico OG Notre Dame
    16 184 The Hawaiians John Ketchoyian LB Santa Clara
    16 185 Philadelphia Bell Randy Crowder DT Penn State
    16 186 Southern California Sun Gary Valbuena QB Tennessee
    16 187 Portland Storm David Smith LB Oklahoma
    16 188 Birmingham Americans Ted Powell TE Ohio State
    16 189 Memphis Southmen Ned Guillet DB Boston College
    16 190 Jacksonville Sharks Glen Gaspard LB Texas
    16 191 New York Stars Mark Gefert LB Purdue
    16 192 Houston Texans John Holland WR Tennessee State
    17 193 Houston Texans Scott Garske TE Eastern Washington
    17 194 New York Stars Tom Condon OG Boston College
    17 195 Jacksonville Sharks Sam Baker OG Georgia
    17 196 Memphis Southmen Rex Humbarger DE North Texas
    17 197 Birmingham Americans Skip Kubelius DT Alabama
    17 198 Portland Storm Willie Burden RB North Carolina State
    17 199 Southern California Sun Vic Koegel LB Ohio State
    17 200 Philadelphia Bell Mark Sens DT Colorado
    17 201 The Hawaiians Lem Burnham DT U.S. International
    17 202 Chicago Fire Gerry Sullivan OT Illinois
    17 203 Florida Blazers Joe Sullivan DT Boston College
    17 204 Detroit Wheels Al Davis OT Boise State
    18 205 Detroit Wheels Freddie Scott WR Amherst
    18 206 Florida Blazers Ken Sawyer DB Syracuse
    18 207 Chicago Fire Nate Anderson RB Eastern Illinois
    18 208 The Hawaiians Terry Schmidt DB Ball State
    18 209 Philadelphia Bell John Ricca DE Duke
    18 210 Southern California Sun Steve Gunther OT Arizona State
    18 211 Portland Storm Darrell Austin OT South Carolina
    18 212 Birmingham Americans Scott Anderson C Missouri
    18 213 Memphis Southmen Larry Hunt DT Iowa State
    18 214 Jacksonville Sharks Doyle Orange RB Southern Mississippi
    18 215 New York Stars Reggie Harrison RB Cincinnati
    18 216 Houston Texans Robert Woods LB Howard Payne
    19 217 Houston Texans Eddie Collins WR Rice
    19 218 New York Stars Phil Bennett RB Boston College
    19 219 Jacksonville Sharks Steve Buchanan RB Holy Cross
    19 220 Memphis Southmen Sylvester Bates DT Grambling State
    19 221 Birmingham Americans Mike Holt DB Michigan State
    19 222 Portland Storm Glenn Ellis DT Elon
    19 223 Southern California Sun Ed Kezirian OT UCLA
    19 224 Philadelphia Bell Randy Poltl DB Stanford
    19 225 The Hawaiians Jimmy Sims LB USC
    19 226 Chicago Fire Mike Varty LB Northwestern
    19 227 Florida Blazers Willie Cullars DE Kansas State
    19 228 Detroit Wheels Dominic Riggio LB Western Michigan
    20 229 Detroit Wheels Eddie Johnson DT Southern Methodist
    20 230 Florida Blazers Ron McNeil DE North Carolina Central
    20 231 Chicago Fire George Uremovich RB Illinois
    20 232 The Hawaiians Dave Ottmar QB Stanford
    20 233 Philadelphia Bell Dave Wannstedt OT Pittsburgh
    20 234 Southern California Sun Bill Reid C Stanford
    20 235 Portland Storm Ed Bishop DB Southern University
    20 236 Birmingham Americans Norm Hodgins WR Louisiana State
    20 237 Memphis Southmen Jack Ettinger WR Arkansas
    20 238 Jacksonville Sharks Eddie Foster OT Oklahoma
    20 239 New York Stars Leroy Jones DE Norfolk State
    20 240 Houston Texans Keith Benson WR San Diego State
    21 241 Houston Texans Shawney Wynn DT Tennessee State
    21 242 New York Stars Rudy McClinon DB Xavier (Ohio)
    21 243 Jacksonville Sharks Henry Lewis OT Iowa State
    21 244 Memphis Southmen Bobby Brooks DB Bishop
    21 245 Birmingham Americans Steve Manstedt LB Nebraska
    21 246 Portland Storm T.C. Blair TE Tulsa
    21 247 Southern California Sun Greg Bailey DB Long Beach State
    21 248 Philadelphia Bell Barry Beers OG William & Mary
    21 249 The Hawaiians Fred Weber DE California
    21 250 Chicago Fire John Bryant OT Kansas
    21 251 Florida Blazers Jimmie Davis OG Alcorn State
    21 252 Detroit Wheels Larry Cipa QB Michigan
    22 253 Detroit Wheels Doug Neuendorf OG Toledo
    22 254 Florida Blazers Danny Colbert DB Tulsa
    22 255 Chicago Fire Mike Rogowski LB Illinois Benedectine
    22 256 The Hawaiians Fred Lima K Colorado
    22 257 Philadelphia Bell Rod Kirby LB Pittsburgh
    22 258 Southern California Sun Alonzo Emery RB Arizona State
    22 259 Portland Storm John Winesberry WR Stanford
    22 260 Birmingham Americans Bill Rudder RB Tennessee
    22 261 Memphis Southmen John Harvey RB Texas-Arlington
    22 262 Jacksonville Sharks Morris Bradshaw RB Ohio State
    22 263 New York Stars Willie Viney OG Pacific
    22 264 Houston Texans Gerry Roberts DT UCLA
    23 265 Houston Texans Mike Denimarck LB Emporia State
    23 266 New York Stars Chris Arnold DB Virginia State
    23 267 Jacksonville Sharks Doug Allen LB Penn State
    23 268 Memphis Southmen Albert Holmes RB Hawaii
    23 269 Birmingham Americans Mike Truax LB Tulane
    23 270 Portland Storm Richard Mason OT Baylor
    23 271 Southern California Sun Steve Riley OT USC
    23 272 Philadelphia Bell Cecil Bowens RB Kentucky
    23 273 The Hawaiians Pete Taggares RB Washington
    23 274 Chicago Fire Tom Owen QB Wichita State
    23 275 Florida Blazers Tommy Reamon RB Missouri
    23 276 Detroit Wheels George Spanish RB Minnesota State-Moorhead
    24 277 Detroit Wheels Dave Boone DE Eastern Michigan
    24 278 Florida Blazers Maury Damkroger RB Nebraska
    24 279 Chicago Fire Chuck Ramsey K Wake Forest
    24 280 The Hawaiians Samaji Adi Akili DB California
    24 281 Philadelphia Bell Kent Merritt WR Virginia
    24 282 Southern California Sun Jack Conners DB Oregon
    24 283 Portland Storm Brad Bush C New Mexico State
    24 284 Birmingham Americans Sam Johnson LB Arizona State
    24 285 Memphis Southmen Gary Pinkel TE Kent State
    24 286 Jacksonville Sharks Charlie Johnson DB Southern University
    24 287 New York Stars John Robb OG Pittsburgh
    24 288 Houston Texans Frosty Anderson WR Nebraska
    25 289 Houston Texans Billy Brittain C Kansas State
    25 290 New York Stars Gary Champagne LB Louisiana State
    25 291 Jacksonville Sharks Doug Lowrey C Arkansas State
    25 292 Memphis Southmen Bill Schlegel TE Lehigh
    25 293 Birmingham Americans Dexter Bussey RB Texas-Arlington
    25 294 Portland Storm Eric Torkelson RB Connecticut
    25 295 Southern California Sun Claudie Minor OT San Diego State
    25 296 Philadelphia Bell Dave Margavage OT Kentucky
    25 297 The Hawaiians D.C. Nobles QB Houston
    25 298 Chicago Fire Ken Starling RB Indiana
    25 299 Florida Blazers Mike McCoy DB Western Kentucky
    25 300 Detroit Wheels Jack Stebbins QB Jersey City State
    26 301 Detroit Wheels Earl Garrett DB Massachusetts-Boston
    26 302 Florida Blazers Noah Jackson OG Tampa
    26 303 Chicago Fire Clayton Heath RB Wake Forest
    26 304 The Hawaiians Mike McGirr OT USC
    26 305 Philadelphia Bell Alan Dixon RB Harding
    26 306 Southern California Sun Deke Ballard DT Arizona State
    26 307 Portland Storm Berl Simmons K Texas Christian
    26 308 Birmingham Americans Charles DeJurnett DT San Jose State
    26 309 Memphis Southmen Mike Phillips DT Cornell
    26 310 Jacksonville Sharks Raymond Burke TE South Carolina State
    26 311 New York Stars Greg Pemberton DB Boston University
    26 312 Houston Texans Pete Wessel DB Northwestern
    27 313 Houston Texans Harry Holton OT Texas-El Paso
    27 314 New York Stars Preston Anderson DB Rice
    27 315 Jacksonville Sharks Bruce Henley TE Rice
    27 316 Memphis Southmen Charles Anthony LB USC
    27 317 Birmingham Americans Steve Mikez QB Western Illinois
    27 318 Portland Storm Mike Stover DB Illinois State
    27 319 Southern California Sun Ray Olsen OG Pittsburgh
    27 320 Philadelphia Bell Tom Gooden WR Harding
    27 321 The Hawaiians Randy Geist DB Colorado
    27 322 Chicago Fire Greg Meczka TE Bowling Green State
    27 323 Florida Blazers Evan Jolitz LB Cincinnati
    27 324 Detroit Wheels Mike Kleinhenz LB Cincinnati
    28 325 Detroit Wheels Loren Ducett WR Trinity (Connecticut)
    28 326 Florida Blazers Fred Tabron RB Missouri State
    28 327 Chicago Fire Dave Grannell TE Arizona State
    28 328 The Hawaiians Clyde Warehime LB Washington State
    28 329 Philadelphia Bell Randy Borg DB Nebraska
    28 330 Southern California Sun Jim Bowman DB Kansas
    28 331 Portland Storm Willie Brister TE Southern University
    28 332 Birmingham Americans Stan Rebsch DB Miami (Ohio)
    28 333 Memphis Southmen Billy Corbett OG Johnson C. Smith
    28 334 Jacksonville Sharks Hank Foldberg OT Florida
    28 335 New York Stars Jeff Rouzie LB Alabama
    28 336 Houston Texans Ron Rydalch DT Utah
    29 337 Houston Texans Rick Dvorak LB Wichita State
    29 338 New York Stars Scott Marquis OT Tulsa
    29 339 Jacksonville Sharks Jim Revels DB Florida
    29 340 Memphis Southmen Artimus Parker DB USC
    29 341 Birmingham Americans Sammy Johnson RB North Carolina
    29 342 Portland Storm Lee Pearson DE Richmond
    29 343 Southern California Sun Bill Meyer LB Oregon
    29 344 Philadelphia Bell Zaven Yaralian DB Nebraska
    29 345 The Hawaiians Ernie O'Leary RB Nevada-Reno
    29 346 Chicago Fire Don Willingham RB Wisconsin-Milwaukee
    29 347 Florida Blazers Bob Rush TE Boston College
    29 348 Detroit Wheels Gary Yeoman DB Texas
    30 349 Detroit Wheels Jessie Parks DE Jackson State
    30 350 Florida Blazers Jim Wolf DE Prairie View A&M
    30 351 Chicago Fire Marv Robinson RB Truman State
    30 352 The Hawaiians Danny Willis DB Texas Tech
    30 353 Philadelphia Bell Jimmie Kennedy TE Colorado State
    30 354 Southern California Sun Jim Baker LB Arizona State
    30 355 Portland Storm Rich Dillard RB New Mexico
    30 356 Birmingham Americans Eddie McCartney TE Northeastern State
    30 357 Memphis Southmen Paul Miles RB Bowling Green State
    30 358 Jacksonville Sharks Dick Williams WR Abilene Christian
    30 359 New York Stars Dale Cangelosi DB Louisiana State
    30 360 Houston Texans Bob Van Duyne TE Idaho
    31 361 Houston Texans Dave Means DT Southeast Missouri State
    31 362 New York Stars Jim Hovey LB Kentucky
    31 363 Jacksonville Sharks John Osborne DB Bethune-Cookman
    31 364 Memphis Southmen Phil Polak RB Bowling Green State
    31 365 Birmingham Americans Bob Gaddis WR Mississippi Valley State
    31 366 Portland Storm John Hardin LB Wake Forest
    31 367 Southern California Sun Ted Jornov LB Iowa State
    31 368 Philadelphia Bell Molly McGee RB Rhode Island
    31 369 The Hawaiians George Smith RB Texas Tech
    31 370 Chicago Fire Garvin Roberson WR Illinois
    31 371 Florida Blazers Mark Sheridan WR Holy Cross
    31 372 Detroit Wheels Larry Cates DB Western Michigan
    32 373 Detroit Wheels Jim Rathje RB Northern Michigan
    32 374 Florida Blazers Dave Parham OG Mississippi
    32 375 Chicago Fire Mick Heinrich DE Illinois
    32 376 The Hawaiians Wally Molifua OG Brigham Young
    32 377 Philadelphia Bell Don Calhoun RB Kansas State
    32 378 Southern California Sun Jim Buckmon DE Pittsburgh
    32 379 Portland Storm Darryl Stewart DB Oklahoma State
    32 380 Birmingham Americans Ron Foxx LB Alabama A&M
    32 381 Memphis Southmen Steve Joachim QB Temple
    32 382 Jacksonville Sharks Joel Parker TE Florida
    32 383 New York Stars Deryl McGallion LB Houston
    32 384 Houston Texans LeFrancis Arnold DT Oregon
    33 385 Houston Texans Bill Bryant DB Grambling State
    33 386 New York Stars Dave McMakin DB Alabama
    33 387 Jacksonville Sharks Arthur Jones TE Florida
    33 388 Memphis Southmen Brian Rollins WR Iowa
    33 389 Birmingham Americans Frank Kolch QB Eastern Michigan
    33 390 Portland Storm Cliff Greenfield DE Morgan State
    33 391 Southern California Sun Mike Bolliger OG Oregon
    33 392 Philadelphia Bell Gary Keller DT Utah
    33 393 The Hawaiians Russ Brown K William & Mary
    33 394 Chicago Fire Delario Robinson WR Kansas
    33 395 Florida Blazers Dave Simonson OT Minnesota
    33 396 Detroit Wheels Howard Ebow DB Houston
    34 397 Detroit Wheels Randy Walker K Northwestern State (Louisiana)
    34 398 Florida Blazers Pat Kelly LB Richmond
    34 399 Chicago Fire Blair Conway K Ohio State
    34 400 The Hawaiians George Hayduk DE Notre Dame
    34 401 Philadelphia Bell Randy Hall DB Idaho
    34 402 Southern California Sun Darold Nogle WR San Diego State
    34 403 Portland Storm Ken Johnson QB Colorado
    34 404 Birmingham Americans Mike Monos LB Miami (Ohio)
    34 405 Memphis Southmen Dave Thomas DB Texas Southern
    34 406 Jacksonville Sharks Glenn Hyde OG Pittsburgh
    34 407 New York Stars Riley Moore DE Tennessee State
    34 408 Houston Texans Rick Hayes OT Washington
    35 409 Houston Texans Ken Pettiford QB Tennessee State
    35 410 New York Stars Steve Frager OT Brown
    35 411 Jacksonville Sharks Vince Kendrick RB Florida
    35 412 Memphis Southmen Barry Price DT Oklahoma State
    35 413 Birmingham Americans Ken Payne WR Langston
    35 414 Portland Storm Gary Lacy RB Baylor
    35 415 Southern California Sun Mike McCauley DB San Diego State
    35 416 Philadelphia Bell John Givens DT Villanova
    35 417 The Hawaiians Grady Richardson TE Fullerton State
    35 418 Chicago Fire Gordy Lofquist LB South Dakota State
    35 419 Florida Blazers LeRoy Hegge DE South Dakota-Springfield
    35 420 Detroit Wheels Rick Murphy DB Indiana State
    36 421 Detroit Wheels Randy Grossman TE Temple
    36 422 Florida Blazers Eddie Richardson WR Howard
    36 423 Chicago Fire Rick Sievers DB Wake Forest
    36 424 The Hawaiians Scott Haneberg OT Hawaii
    36 425 Philadelphia Bell Tim Rudnick DB Notre Dame
    36 426 Southern California Sun Greg Moses WR San Diego State
    36 427 Portland Storm Porter Williams WR Western Kentucky
    36 428 Birmingham Americans Maurice Spencer DB North Carolina Central
    36 429 Memphis Southmen Efren Herrera K UCLA
    36 430 Jacksonville Sharks Lenny Lucas DB Nevada-Las Vegas
    36 431 New York Stars Damond Mays RB Michigan State
    36 432 Houston Texans Randy Woodfield WR Portland State
    1974 WFL Pro Draft
    The 1974 WFL Pro Draft was the first professional draft of the World Football League (WFL). It supplemented its collegiate draft and included players from the NFL and CFL. It consisted of 480 selections in 40 rounds. Although it was expected that most of the NFL players drafted would have no intention of signing with the new league, the WFL still wanted to have the prominent NFL players future rights assigned, preventing WFL teams from competing in the signing for the same players.



    Date: March 18 and March 19, 1974Location: New York
    = All-Star
    = WFL MVP
    Round Pick # WFL Team Player Position Team
    1 1 Washington Ambassadors Charlie Evans RB NY Giants
    1 2 Toronto Northmen Larry Csonka RB Miami Dolphins
    1 3 Philadelphia Bell Tim Rossovich LB San Diego Chargers
    1 4 Portland Storm Jim Plunkett QB New England Patriots
    1 5 Jacksonville Sharks Virgil Robinson RB New Orleans Saints
    1 6 Detroit Wheels Mike Taylor LB NY Jets
    1 7 Birmingham Americans Johnny Musso RB BC Lions
    1 8 Southern California Sun Tom Mack OG Los Angeles Rams
    1 9 Chicago Fire John Brockington RB Green Bay Packers
    1 10 Houston Texans Pete Beathard QB Kansas City Chiefs
    1 11 The Hawaiians Ted Kwalick TE San Francisco 49ers
    1 12 New York Stars Joe Namath QB NY Jets
    2 13 New York Stars Terry Hanratty QB Pittsburgh Steelers
    2 14 The Hawaiians Calvin Hill RB Dallas Cowboys
    2 15 Houston Texans Pete Lammons TE NY Jets
    2 16 Chicago Fire Don Morrison OT New Orleans Saints
    2 17 Southern California Sun Greg Barton QB Toronto Argonauts
    2 18 Birmingham Americans Craig Morton QB Dallas Cowboys
    2 19 Detroit Wheels Joe O'Donnell OG Buffalo Bills
    2 20 Jacksonville Sharks Bubba Smith DE Oakland Raiders
    2 21 Portland Storm Alan Page DT Minnesota Vikings
    2 22 Philadelphia Bell Dan Yochum OT Montreal Alouettes
    2 23 Toronto Northmen Paul Warfield WR Miami Dolphins
    2 24 Washington Ambassadors Bill Brundige DT Washington Redskins
    3 25 Southern California Sun Ted Hendricks LB Baltimore Colts
    3 26 Washington Ambassadors Terry Hermeling OT Washington Redskins
    3 27 Toronto Northmen Jim Kiick RB Miami Dolphins
    3 28 Philadelphia Bell Bob Tucker TE NY Giants
    3 29 Portland Storm Rick Eber WR Saskatchewan Roughriders
    3 30 Jacksonville Sharks Dave Leffers OT Oakland Raiders
    3 31 Detroit Wheels Paul Costa OL Buffalo Bills
    3 32 Birmingham Americans Paul Robinson RB Houston Oilers
    3 33 Chicago Fire Bill Baker DE Saskatchewan Roughriders
    3 34 Houston Texans Rick Arrington QB Philadelphia Eagles
    3 35 The Hawaiians Rockne Freitas OT Detroit Lions
    3 36 New York Stars Dave Williams WR Pittsburgh Steelers
    4 37 New York Stars Mike LaHood OG Los Angeles Rams
    4 38 The Hawaiians Ron East DT San Diego Chargers
    4 39 Houston Texans Joe Reed QB San Francisco 49ers
    4 40 Chicago Fire Mike McCoy DT Green Bay Packers
    4 41 Southern California Sun Bryant Salter DB San Diego Chargers
    4 42 Birmingham Americans Jim Mandich TE Miami Dolphins
    4 43 Detroit Wheels Jon Henderson WR Calgary Stampeders
    4 44 Jacksonville Sharks Dave Roller DT Toronto Argonauts
    4 45 Portland Storm George Wells DE Toronto Argonauts
    4 46 Philadelphia Bell Al Atkinson LB NY Jets
    4 47 Toronto Northmen Pete Richardson DB Buffalo Bills
    4 48 Washington Ambassadors Bob Brunet RB Washington Redskins
    5 49 Washington Ambassadors Mike Taliaferro QB New England Patriots
    5 50 Toronto Northmen Bruce Bergey DE Toronto Argonauts
    5 51 Philadelphia Bell Don Strock QB Miami Dolphins
    5 52 Portland Storm Ron Curl DT Toronto Argonauts
    5 53 Jacksonville Sharks Ray Nettles LB BC Lions
    5 54 Detroit Wheels Dale Livingston K Detroit Lions
    5 55 Birmingham Americans Ron Jessie WR Detroit Lions
    5 56 Southern California Sun Bill Munson QB Detroit Lions
    5 57 Chicago Fire Ron Porter LB Minnesota Vikings
    5 58 Houston Texans Daryle Lamonica QB Oakland Raiders
    5 59 The Hawaiians Bob Grim WR NY Giants
    5 60 New York Stars Marty Huff LB Edmonton Eskimos
    6 61 Birmingham Americans Levert Carr OT Houston Oilers
    6 61 New York Stars Kent Peterson TE Cincinnati Bengals
    6 62 The Hawaiians Randy Johnson QB NY Giants
    6 63 Houston Texans Rick Cassata QB Ottawa Rough Riders
    6 64 Chicago Fire Don Talbert OT Dallas Cowboys
    6 65 Southern California Sun Willie Buchanon DB Green Bay Packers
    6 67 Detroit Wheels Cliff Burnett DT Edmonton Eskimos
    6 68 Jacksonville Sharks Ed George OL Montreal Alouettes
    6 69 Portland Storm Ken Matthews WR Toronto Argonauts
    6 70 Philadelphia Bell John Babinecz LB Dallas Cowboys
    6 71 Toronto Northmen Fest Cotton DT Cleveland Browns
    6 72 Washington Ambassadors Charlie Weaver LB Detroit Lions
    7 73 Washington Ambassadors Edd Hargett QB Houston Oilers
    7 74 Toronto Northmen Gerry Organ K Ottawa Rough Riders
    7 75 Philadelphia Bell Stan Walters OT Cincinnati Bengals
    7 76 Portland Storm Rufus Ferguson RB Free agent
    7 77 Jacksonville Sharks Dave Braggins OG Free agent
    7 78 Detroit Wheels Hubie Bryant WR Green Bay Packers
    7 79 Birmingham Americans Claude Humphrey DE Atlanta Falcons
    7 80 Southern California Sun Wally Chambers DT Chicago Bears
    7 81 Chicago Fire John Tanner LB New England Patriots
    7 82 Houston Texans Bob Creech LB Philadelphia Eagles
    7 83 The Hawaiians Jim Sniadecki LB San Francisco 49ers
    7 84 New York Stars Andy Selfridge LB Buffalo Bills
    8 85 New York Stars Paul Gipson RB New England Patriots
    8 86 The Hawaiians Bobby Scott QB New Orleans Saints
    8 87 Houston Texans Tommy Maxwell DB Oakland Raiders
    8 88 Chicago Fire Benny Johnson DB Houston Oilers
    8 89 Southern California Sun Rick Cody C Chicago Bears
    8 90 Birmingham Americans Jim Mitchell TE Atlanta Falcons
    8 91 Detroit Wheels Lee Fobbs RB Ottawa Rough Riders
    8 92 Jacksonville Sharks Steve Davis RB Pittsburgh Steelers
    8 93 Portland Storm Larry Breen LB Hamilton Tiger-Cats
    8 94 Philadelphia Bell Mike Evans C Detroit Lions
    8 95 Toronto Northmen Charlie Brandon DT Ottawa Rough Riders
    8 96 Washington Ambassadors Perry Williams RB Green Bay Packers
    9 97 Washington Ambassadors Brian Stenger LB New England Patriots
    9 98 Toronto Northmen Bob Asher OT Chicago Bears
    9 99 Philadelphia Bell Tom Laputka DL Ottawa Rough Riders
    9 100 Portland Storm Jim Nance RB NY Jets
    9 101 Jacksonville Sharks Bill Lefear RB Cleveland Browns
    9 102 Detroit Wheels Carl Taibi DE Washington Redskins
    9 103 Birmingham Americans Larry Willingham DB St. Louis Cardinals
    9 104 Southern California Sun Earl McCullouch WR Detroit Lions
    9 105 Chicago Fire Mickey Doyle LB Winnipeg Blue Bombers
    9 106 Houston Texans John Eason WR Montreal Alouettes
    9 107 The Hawaiians George Nock RB Baltimore Colts
    9 108 New York Stars Bert Askson TE Houston Oilers
    10 109 New York Stars Sam Walton OT NY Jets
    10 110 The Hawaiians Vin Clements RB NY Giants
    10 111 Houston Texans Steve Ramsey QB Denver Broncos
    10 112 Chicago Fire Len Gotschalk OT Atlanta Falcons
    10 113 Southern California Sun Joe Greene DT Pittsburgh Steelers
    10 114 Birmingham Americans Ken Stabler QB Oakland Raiders
    10 115 Detroit Wheels Steve Owens RB Detroit Lions
    10 116 Jacksonville Sharks Paul Seiler OT Oakland Raiders
    10 117 Portland Storm Pete Wysocki LB Saskatchewan Roughriders
    10 118 Philadelphia Bell Ron Holliday WR San Diego Chargers
    10 119 Toronto Northmen Ron Mikolajczyk OL Toronto Argonauts
    10 120 Washington Ambassadors Robert James DB Buffalo Bills
    11 121 Washington Ambassadors John Zook DE Atlanta Falcons
    11 122 Toronto Northmen Paul Laavig OG Washington Redskins
    11 123 Philadelphia Bell Steve Chomyszak DT Cincinnati Bengals
    11 124 Portland Storm Ted Gerela K BC Lions
    11 125 Jacksonville Sharks Jack Tatum DB Oakland Raiders
    11 126 Detroit Wheels Ed Flanagan C Detroit Lions
    11 127 Birmingham Americans William Martin OL Edmonton Eskimos
    11 128 Southern California Sun Marv Montgomery OT Denver Broncos
    11 129 Chicago Fire Cyril Pinder RB Pittsburgh Steelers
    11 130 Houston Texans Mike Livingston QB Kansas City Chiefs
    11 131 The Hawaiians Pat Toomay DE Dallas Cowboys
    11 132 New York Stars Mike Reid DT Cincinnati Bengals
    12 133 New York Stars Randy Rasmussen OG NY Jets
    12 134 The Hawaiians Jim Hill DB Green Bay Packers
    12 135 Houston Texans Walt Garrison RB Dallas Cowboys
    12 136 Chicago Fire Tim Anderson DB Toronto Argonauts
    12 137 Southern California Sun Carl Eller DE Minnesota Vikings
    12 138 Birmingham Americans Ken Reaves DB Atlanta Falcons
    12 139 Detroit Wheels Eldridge Dickey WR Oakland Raiders
    12 140 Jacksonville Sharks Bruce Taylor DB San Francisco 49ers
    12 141 Portland Storm Manny Fernandez DT Miami Dolphins
    12 142 Philadelphia Bell Roger Wehrli DB St. Louis Cardinals
    12 143 Toronto Northmen Ernie Janet OL Chicago Bears
    12 144 Washington Ambassadors Chuck Dicus WR Pittsburgh Steelers
    13 145 Washington Ambassadors Rodrigo Barnes LB Dallas Cowboys
    13 146 Toronto Northmen Jerry Campbell LB Ottawa Rough Riders
    13 147 Philadelphia Bell John Mendenhall DT NY Giants
    13 148 Portland Storm Pete Athas DB NY Giants
    13 149 Jacksonville Sharks Randy Jackson OG Chicago Bears
    13 150 Detroit Wheels George Goeddeke C Denver Broncos
    13 151 Birmingham Americans Bill Butler RB New Orleans Saints
    13 152 Southern California Sun Mark Lomas DE NY Jets
    13 153 Chicago Fire Ralph Galloway OG Saskatchewan Roughriders
    13 154 Houston Texans Ron Hornsby LB NY Giants
    13 155 The Hawaiians George Farmer WR Chicago Bears
    13 156 New York Stars Travis Roach OG BC Lions
    14 157 New York Stars Carter Campbell LB NY Giants
    14 158 The Hawaiians John Huard LB Toronto Argonauts
    14 159 Houston Texans Bill Stanfill DE Miami Dolphins
    14 160 Chicago Fire Dave Butz DT St. Louis Cardinals
    14 161 Southern California Sun Wayne Clark QB Cincinnati Bengals
    14 162 Birmingham Americans Curtis Webster OL BC Lions
    14 163 Detroit Wheels Frank Nunley LB San Francisco 49ers
    14 164 Jacksonville Sharks Wayne Benson LB Atlanta Falcons
    14 165 Portland Storm George Kunz OT Atlanta Falcons
    14 166 Philadelphia Bell Doug Wilkerson OG San Diego Chargers
    14 167 Toronto Northmen Mike Wagner DB Pittsburgh Steelers
    14 168 Washington Ambassadors Joe Taffoni OT NY Giants
    15 169 Washington Ambassadors Terry Owens OT San Diego Chargers
    15 170 Toronto Northmen Jim Duke DE Winnipeg Blue Bombers
    15 171 Philadelphia Bell John Rowser DB Pittsburgh Steelers
    15 172 Portland Storm Jim Ward QB Philadelphia Eagles
    15 173 Jacksonville Sharks Greg Sampson DE Houston Oilers
    15 174 Detroit Wheels Earl Thomas TE Chicago Bears
    15 175 Birmingham Americans Frank Pitts WR Cleveland Browns
    15 176 Southern California Sun John Didion C New Orleans Saints
    15 177 Chicago Fire Eric Allen DB Toronto Argonauts
    15 178 Houston Texans Fletcher Smith WR Free agent
    15 179 The Hawaiians Ira Gordon OT San Diego Chargers
    15 180 New York Stars Gerry Philbin DE Philadelphia Eagles
    16 181 New York Stars John Fuqua RB Pittsburgh Steelers
    16 182 The Hawaiians Larry Schreiber RB San Francisco 49ers
    16 183 Houston Texans Sam Holden OT New Orleans Saints
    16 184 Chicago Fire Mike Montgomery RB Dallas Cowboys
    16 185 Southern California Sun Isaac Curtis WR Cincinnati Bengals
    16 186 Birmingham Americans Joe Profit RB New Orleans Saints
    16 187 Detroit Wheels Bud Magrum DE BC Lions
    16 188 Jacksonville Sharks Doug Buffone LB Chicago Bears
    16 189 Portland Storm Jim Evenson RB Ottawa Rough Riders
    16 190 Philadelphia Bell Charlie West DB Minnesota Vikings
    16 191 Toronto Northmen Andy Hopkins RB Hamilton Tiger-Cats
    16 192 Washington Ambassadors Ted Vactor DB Washington Redskins
    17 193 Washington Ambassadors Herb Mul-Key RB Washington Redskins
    17 194 Toronto Northmen Wayne Smith DE Ottawa Rough Riders
    17 195 Philadelphia Bell Rudy Sims DE Ottawa Rough Riders
    17 196 Portland Storm Del Williams OG New Orleans Saints
    17 197 Jacksonville Sharks Hubert Ginn RB Baltimore Colts
    17 198 Detroit Wheels John Tarver RB New England Patriots
    17 199 Birmingham Americans Tim Foley DB Miami Dolphins
    17 200 Southern California Sun Ron Yary OT Minnesota Vikings
    17 201 Chicago Fire Willie Holmes DE Washington Redskins
    17 202 Houston Texans Jim Harrison RB Chicago Bears
    17 203 The Hawaiians Ed Baker QB Houston Oilers
    17 204 New York Stars Cliff McClain RB NY Jets
    18 205 New York Stars Mack Herron RB Winnipeg Blue Bombers
    18 206 The Hawaiians Larry Walton WR Detroit Lions
    18 207 Houston Texans Royce Smith OG New Orleans Saints
    18 208 Chicago Fire Randy Beisler OG San Francisco 49ers
    18 209 Southern California Sun Tom Hayes DB Atlanta Falcons
    18 210 Birmingham Americans John Demarie OG Cleveland Browns
    18 211 Detroit Wheels Mike Walker LB BC Lions
    18 212 Jacksonville Sharks Glen Holloway OG Chicago Bears
    18 213 Portland Storm Tom Blanchard QB NY Giants
    18 214 Philadelphia Bell Reggie Berry DB San Diego Chargers
    18 215 Toronto Northmen Rhome Nixon WR Ottawa Rough Riders
    18 216 Washington Ambassadors Dave Elmendorf DB Los Angeles Rams
    19 217 Washington Ambassadors Wayne Mulligan C St. Louis Cardinals
    19 218 Toronto Northmen Gene Mack LB Toronto Argonauts
    19 219 Philadelphia Bell Walker Gillette WR St. Louis Cardinals
    19 220 Portland Storm Jerry Smith TE Washington Redskins
    19 221 Jacksonville Sharks Bob Hayes WR Dallas Cowboys
    19 222 Detroit Wheels Bruce Smith DT Hamilton Tiger-Cats
    19 223 Birmingham Americans Woody Peoples OT San Francisco 49ers
    19 224 Southern California Sun Paul Smith DT NY Jets
    19 225 Chicago Fire Nick Roman DE Cleveland Browns
    19 226 Houston Texans Bob McKay OT Cleveland Browns
    19 227 The Hawaiians Tom Stincic LB Houston Oilers
    19 228 New York Stars Halvor Hagen OL Buffalo Bills
    20 229 New York Stars Chip Myrtle LB Denver Broncos
    20 230 The Hawaiians Skip Thomas DB Oakland Raiders
    20 231 Houston Texans Eldridge Small DB NY Giants
    20 232 Chicago Fire Steve Wright OT Philadelphia Eagles
    20 233 Southern California Sun Pat Curran TE Los Angeles Rams
    20 234 Birmingham Americans Larry Woods DL Detroit Lions
    20 234 Toronto Northmen Bill Lankaitis OL New England Patriots
    20 235 Detroit Wheels Rocky Bleier RB Pittsburgh Steelers
    20 236 Jacksonville Sharks Dan Fouts QB San Diego Chargers
    20 237 Portland Storm John Jacqua DB Washington Redskins
    20 238 Philadelphia Bell Glen Edwards DB Pittsburgh Steelers
    20 240 Washington Ambassadors Doug Davis OT Minnesota Vikings
    21 241 Washington Ambassadors George Starke OL Washington Redskins
    21 242 Toronto Northmen Tony McGee DE Chicago Bears
    21 243 Philadelphia Bell Art Green RB Ottawa Rough Riders
    21 244 Portland Storm Tom Neville OT New England Patriots
    21 245 Jacksonville Sharks Clarence Davis RB Oakland Raiders
    21 246 Detroit Wheels George Saimes DB Denver Broncos
    21 247 Birmingham Americans George McGowan DB Edmonton Eskimos
    21 248 Southern California Sun Jeff Siemon LB Minnesota Vikings
    21 249 Chicago Fire Doug Dieken OT Cleveland Browns
    21 250 Houston Texans Don Nottingham RB Miami Dolphins
    21 251 The Hawaiians Cas Banaszek OT San Francisco 49ers
    21 252 New York Stars Jerry Sherk DT Cleveland Browns
    22 253 New York Stars Randy Vataha WR New England Patriots
    22 254 The Hawaiians Jack Youngblood DE Los Angeles Rams
    22 255 Houston Texans Ron Saul OG Houston Oilers
    22 256 Chicago Fire Charlie Potts DB Detroit Lions
    22 257 Southern California Sun Bob Berry QB Minnesota Vikings
    22 258 Birmingham Americans Dickie Harris DB Montreal Alouettes
    22 259 Detroit Wheels Jerome Gantt OT Hamilton Tiger-Cats
    22 260 Jacksonville Sharks Pete Lazetich LB Cleveland Browns
    22 261 Portland Storm Steve Preece DB Los Angeles Rams
    22 263 Toronto Northmen Phil Villapiano LB Oakland Raiders
    22 263 Philadelphia Bell Mark Kosmos DB Hamilton Tiger-Cats
    22 264 Washington Ambassadors Mo Moorman OG Kansas City Chiefs
    23 265 Washington Ambassadors Hank Bjorklund RB NY Jets
    23 266 Toronto Northmen Jim Young WR BC Lions
    23 267 Philadelphia Bell Calvin Hunt C Houston Oilers
    23 268 Portland Storm Mike Lucci LB Detroit Lions
    23 269 Jacksonville Sharks Larry Ball LB Miami Dolphins
    23 270 Detroit Wheels Tuufuli Upresa OG Winnipeg Blue Bombers
    23 271 Birmingham Americans John Matlock C Chicago Bears
    23 272 Southern California Sun Cedric Hardman DE San Francisco 49ers
    23 273 Chicago Fire Willie Frazier TE Kansas City Chiefs
    23 274 Houston Texans Dave Tipton DE NY Giants
    23 275 The Hawaiians Junior Ah You DE Montreal Alouettes
    23 276 New York Stars John Schmidt C NY Jets
    24 277 New York Stars Fred Willis RB Houston Oilers
    24 278 The Hawaiians Roman Gabriel QB Philadelphia Eagles
    24 279 Houston Texans Steve Spurrier QB San Francisco 49ers
    24 280 Chicago Fire Chuck Ealey QB Hamilton Tiger-Cats
    24 281 Southern California Sun Terry Metcalf RB St. Louis Cardinals
    24 282 Birmingham Americans Ralph Coleman LB Dallas Cowboys
    24 283 Detroit Wheels Elmo Wright WR Kansas City Chiefs
    24 284 Jacksonville Sharks Doug Adams LB Cincinnati Bengals
    24 285 Portland Storm Tom Oberg DB Winnipeg Blue Bombers
    24 286 Philadelphia Bell Wade Key OT Philadelphia Eagles
    24 287 Toronto Northmen Eddie Ray RB Atlanta Falcons
    24 288 Washington Ambassadors MacArthur Lane RB Green Bay Packers
    25 289 Washington Ambassadors Bill Bergey LB Cincinnati Bengals
    25 290 Toronto Northmen Curt Knight K Washington Redskins
    25 291 Philadelphia Bell John Mooring OL NY Jets
    25 292 Portland Storm Paul Brothers QB Ottawa Rough Riders
    25 293 Jacksonville Sharks Carl Garrett RB Chicago Bears
    25 294 Detroit Wheels Mickey Zofko RB Detroit Lions
    25 295 Birmingham Americans Wayne Matherne DB Ottawa Rough Riders
    25 296 Southern California Sun Mike Curtis LB Baltimore Colts
    25 297 Chicago Fire Jim Elder DB Saskatchewan Roughriders
    25 298 Houston Texans Rex Kern DB Baltimore Colts
    25 299 The Hawaiians Mark Arneson LB St. Louis Cardinals
    25 300 New York Stars John Dockery DB Pittsburgh Steelers
    26 301 New York Stars Jim Mitchell DE Detroit Lions
    26 302 The Hawaiians Alden Roche DE Green Bay Packers
    26 303 Houston Texans Cliff Harris DB Dallas Cowboys
    26 304 Chicago Fire Bernard Jackson DB Cincinnati Bengals
    26 305 Southern California Sun Elvin Bethea DE Houston Oilers
    26 306 Birmingham Americans Chuck Zapiez LB Montreal Alouettes
    26 307 Detroit Wheels Bill Laskey LB Denver Broncos
    26 308 Jacksonville Sharks Roger Lawson RB Chicago Bears
    26 309 Portland Storm John Helton DT Saskatchewan Roughriders
    26 310 Philadelphia Bell Ray White LB San Diego Chargers
    26 311 Toronto Northmen Cal Withrow C Green Bay Packers
    26 312 Washington Ambassadors Larry Hand DE Detroit Lions
    27 313 Washington Ambassadors Stan Cherry LB Baltimore Colts
    27 314 Toronto Northmen Vic Washington RB San Francisco 49ers
    27 315 Philadelphia Bell Roy Kirskey OL Philadelphia Eagles
    27 316 Portland Storm Bob Stein LB Los Angeles Rams
    27 317 Jacksonville Sharks Chip Glass TE Cleveland Browns
    27 318 Detroit Wheels Mike Weger DB Detroit Lions
    27 319 Birmingham Americans Walter Francis WR Buffalo Bills
    27 320 Southern California Sun Bob Pollard DT New Orleans Saints
    27 321 Chicago Fire Craig Koinzan DE Calgary Stampeders
    27 322 Houston Texans Dave Edwards LB Dallas Cowboys
    27 323 The Hawaiians Jim McFarland TE St. Louis Cardinals
    27 324 New York Stars Ed Galigher DE NY Jets
    28 325 New York Stars Doug Van Horn OG NY Giants
    28 326 The Hawaiians Harmon Wages RB Atlanta Falcons
    28 327 Houston Texans Ralph Cindrich LB Houston Oilers
    28 328 Chicago Fire Sonny Jurgenson QB Washington Redskins
    28 329 Southern California Sun Al Woodall QB NY Jets
    28 330 Birmingham Americans Oliver Ross RB Denver Broncos
    28 331 Detroit Wheels Gary Nowak DE Houston Oilers
    28 332 Jacksonville Sharks Guy Dennis OG Detroit Lions
    28 333 Portland Storm Otto Brown DB Dallas Cowboys
    28 334 Philadelphia Bell Gary Puetz OL NY Jets
    28 335 Toronto Northmen Boobie Clark RB Cincinnati Bengals
    28 336 Washington Ambassadors Lionel Antoine DT Chicago Bears
    29 337 Washington Ambassadors Craig Robinson OT New Orleans Saints
    29 338 Toronto Northmen Dick Jauron DB Detroit Lions
    29 339 Philadelphia Bell Marv Roberts C Los Angeles Rams
    29 340 Portland Storm Billy Truax TE Dallas Cowboys
    29 341 Jacksonville Sharks Tony Plummer DB Atlanta Falcons
    29 342 Detroit Wheels Jesse Mims RB Calgary Stampeders
    29 343 Birmingham Americans Louis Porter DB Hamilton Tiger-Cats
    29 344 Southern California Sun Otis Sistrunk DT Oakland Raiders
    29 345 Chicago Fire Tim Roth DE Saskatchewan Roughriders
    29 346 Houston Texans Pete Banaszak RB Oakland Raiders
    29 347 The Hawaiians Greg Wojcik DE San Diego Chargers
    29 348 New York Stars Jim Marsalis DB Kansas City Chiefs
    30 349 New York Stars Craig Hanneman DE Pittsburgh Steelers
    30 350 The Hawaiians Al Clark DB Los Angeles Rams
    30 351 Houston Texans Dean Carlson QB Kansas City Chiefs
    30 352 Chicago Fire Ken Mendenhall C Baltimore Colts
    30 353 Southern California Sun Dwight White DE Pittsburgh Steelers
    30 354 Birmingham Americans Tom Smith RB Miami Dolphins
    30 355 Detroit Wheels Bill Adams OG Buffalo Bills
    30 356 Jacksonville Sharks Bill Gregory DE Dallas Cowboys
    30 357 Portland Storm Mark Nordquist C Philadelphia Eagles
    30 358 Philadelphia Bell Dennis Partee P San Diego Chargers
    30 359 Toronto Northmen Joey Jackson DT Saskatchewan Roughriders
    30 360 Washington Ambassadors Joe Federspiel LB New Orleans Saints
    31 361 Washington Ambassadors Malcolm Snider OG Green Bay Packers
    31 362 Toronto Northmen Ron Johnson RB NY Giants
    31 363 Philadelphia Bell Jonnie Knoble LB Los Angeles Rams
    31 364 Portland Storm Gary Inskeep DE Hamilton Tiger-Cats
    31 365 Jacksonville Sharks Jim Gunn LB Chicago Bears
    31 366 Detroit Wheels Dick Enderle OG NY Giants
    31 367 Birmingham Americans Jim Yarbrough OL Cleveland Browns
    31 368 Southern California Sun Charlie Sanders TE Detroit Lions
    31 369 Chicago Fire Jesse Powell LB Miami Dolphins
    31 370 Houston Texans Tom Gatewood TE NY Giants
    31 371 The Hawaiians Larry Cole DE Dallas Cowboys
    31 372 New York Stars Chuck Bonica OG BC Lions
    32 373 New York Stars Ken Avery LB Cincinnati Bengals
    32 374 The Hawaiians Elmer Collett OG Baltimore Colts
    32 375 Houston Texans Larry Jacobson DE NY Giants
    32 376 Chicago Fire Guy Murdock C Houston Oilers
    32 377 Southern California Sun Sherman White DE Cincinnati Bengals
    32 378 Birmingham Americans Dave Cutler K Edmonton Eskimos
    32 379 Detroit Wheels George Webster LB Pittsburgh Steelers
    32 380 Jacksonville Sharks Ron Berger DE Miami Dolphins
    32 381 Portland Storm Jake Kupp OG New Orleans Saints
    32 382 Philadelphia Bell Bill Ellenbogen OG Houston Oilers
    32 383 Toronto Northmen Al Brenner DB Hamilton Tiger-Cats
    32 384 Washington Ambassadors Mike Hull RB Washington Redskins
    33 385 Washington Ambassadors Jerry Tagge QB Green Bay Packers
    33 386 Toronto Northmen Darryl Stingley WR NY Jets
    33 387 Philadelphia Bell Dave Reich OL New England Patriots
    33 388 Portland Storm Steve DeLong DE Chicago Bears
    33 389 Jacksonville Sharks Eddie Hinton WR Houston Oilers
    33 390 Detroit Wheels Wally Hilgenberg LB Minnesota Vikings
    33 391 Birmingham Americans John Hannah OT New England Patriots
    33 392 Southern California Sun Curley Culp DT Kansas City Chiefs
    33 393 Chicago Fire Tom DeLeone C Cincinnati Bengals
    33 394 Houston Texans Bob Young OG St. Louis Cardinals
    33 395 The Hawaiians John Vella OL Oakland Raiders
    33 396 New York Stars Gordon Gravelle OL Pittsburgh Steelers
    34 397 New York Stars Rick Cash DT New England Patriots
    34 398 The Hawaiians Greg Larsen C NY Giants
    34 399 Houston Texans Jon Kolb OT Pittsburgh Steelers
    34 400 Chicago Fire Mike Brown LB Calgary Stampeders
    34 401 Southern California Sun Jack Rudnay C Kansas City Chiefs
    34 402 Birmingham Americans Tom Banks C St. Louis Cardinals
    34 403 Detroit Wheels Art Malone RB Atlanta Falcons
    34 404 Jacksonville Sharks Charles Goodwin OL Minnesota Vikings
    34 405 Portland Storm Nate Ramsey DB Philadelphia Eagles
    34 406 Philadelphia Bell Harry Gooden DE Dallas Cowboys
    34 407 Toronto Northmen Dave Rowe DT New England Patriots
    34 408 Washington Ambassadors Mike Kaczmarek LB Baltimore Colts
    35 409 Washington Ambassadors Fred Hoaglin C Baltimore Colts
    35 410 Toronto Northmen Alan Aldrich C Cleveland Browns
    35 411 Philadelphia Bell Bob Thomson DE Dallas Cowboys
    35 412 Portland Storm Mike Taylor OT St. Louis Cardinals
    35 413 Jacksonville Sharks Carleton Oats DT Green Bay Packers
    35 414 Detroit Wheels Frank Gallagher OG Green Bay Packers
    35 415 Birmingham Americans Horace Jones DE Oakland Raiders
    35 416 Southern California Sun Sandy Durko DB New England Patriots
    35 417 Chicago Fire Ed Williams RB Cincinnati Bengals
    35 418 Houston Texans Doug Swift LB Detroit Lions
    35 419 The Hawaiians Jake Scott DB Miami Dolphins
    35 420 New York Stars Warren Bankston RB Oakland Raiders
    36 421 New York Stars Len St. Jean OG New England Patriots
    36 422 The Hawaiians Skip Vanderbundt LB San Francisco 49ers
    36 423 Houston Texans Mac Percival K Chicago Bears
    36 424 Chicago Fire Bobby Douglass QB Chicago Bears
    36 425 Southern California Sun Dwayne Crump DB St. Louis Cardinals
    36 426 Birmingham Americans Dan Pastorini QB Houston Oilers
    36 427 Detroit Wheels Dave Osborne RB Minnesota Vikings
    36 428 Jacksonville Sharks Dan Ryczek C Washington Redskins
    36 429 Portland Storm Ed Mooney LB Washington Redskins
    36 430 Philadelphia Bell Phil Price DB Montreal Alouettes
    36 431 Toronto Northmen Leon McQuay RB Calgary Stampeders
    36 432 Washington Ambassadors Ray Schoenke OL Washington Redskins
    37 433 Washington Ambassadors Roy Jefferson WR Washington Redskins
    37 434 Toronto Northmen Kent Kramer TE Philadelphia Eagles
    37 435 Philadelphia Bell Billy Joe Mantooth LB Philadelphia Eagles
    37 436 Portland Storm Rick Volk DB Baltimore Colts
    37 437 Jacksonville Sharks Mirro Roder K Chicago Bears
    37 438 Detroit Wheels Steve Smith OT Philadelphia Eagles
    37 439 Birmingham Americans Mike Kolen LB Miami Dolphins
    37 440 Southern California Sun Billy Parks WR Houston Oilers
    37 441 Chicago Fire Tom Roussel LB Philadelphia Eagles
    37 442 Houston Texans Howard Twilley WR Miami Dolphins
    37 443 The Hawaiians Tom Wittum P San Francisco 49ers
    37 444 New York Stars Brian Dowling QB New England Patriots
    38 445 New York Stars Bruce Lemmerman QB Edmonton Eskimos
    38 446 The Hawaiians Ron Lumpkin DB NY Giants
    38 447 Houston Texans Pat Holmes DT Kansas City Chiefs
    38 448 Chicago Fire Bob Anderson RB Denver Broncos
    38 449 Southern California Sun Ray May LB Denver Broncos
    38 450 Birmingham Americans Clarence Ellis DB Atlanta Falcons
    38 451 Detroit Wheels Josh Ashton RB New England Patriots
    38 452 Jacksonville Sharks Leon Crosswhite RB Detroit Lions
    38 453 Portland Storm Blaine Nye OG Dallas Cowboys
    38 454 Philadelphia Bell Ed Thomas DT NY Jets
    38 455 Toronto Northmen James Bailey DT Baltimore Colts
    38 456 Washington Ambassadors Diron Talbert DT Washington Redskins
    39 457 Washington Ambassadors Sam Wyche QB Washington Redskins
    39 458 Toronto Northmen Ken Houston DB Washington Redskins
    39 459 Philadelphia Bell James Jackson DE Houston Oilers
    39 460 Portland Storm Don Shy RB Chicago Bears
    39 461 Jacksonville Sharks George Buehler OG Oakland Raiders
    39 462 Detroit Wheels Greg Marx DT Atlanta Falcons
    39 463 Birmingham Americans Tommy Casanova DB Cincinnati Bengals
    39 464 Southern California Sun O.J. Simpson RB Buffalo Bills
    39 465 Chicago Fire Mike Sensibaugh DB Kansas City Chiefs
    39 466 Houston Texans Francis Peay OT Green Bay Packers
    39 467 The Hawaiians Ken Gaydos WR Oakland Raiders
    39 468 New York Stars Rick Galbos LB Calgary Stampeders
    40 469 New York Stars Ron Estay DE BC Lions
    40 470 The Hawaiians Dick Shiner QB New England Patriots
    40 471 Houston Texans Don Horn QB Cleveland Browns
    40 472 Chicago Fire Jan White TE Buffalo Bills
    40 473 Southern California Sun Mel Profit TE Toronto Argonauts
    40 474 Birmingham Americans Rayfield Wright OT Dallas Cowboys
    40 475 Detroit Wheels Eddie Jenkins RB Miami Dolphins
    40 476 Jacksonville Sharks Jerry Moore DB New Orleans Saints
    40 477 Portland Storm Leroy Keyes DB Kansas City Chiefs
    40 478 Philadelphia Bell Al Dennis OL San Diego Chargers
    40 479 Toronto Northmen Tom Butler OL Cleveland Browns
    40 480 Washington Ambassadors John Wilbur OG Washington Redskins
    1974 WFL second day Pro Draft

    On March 19, 1974, the WFL had a second Pro Draft to select the rights to players cut by National Football League teams. Each WFL team selected 2 NFL franchises to secure the rights to players not previously selected in the first day 40 rounds Pro Draft. The New York Giants and Chicago Bears were not drafted.

    • Toronto Northmen: Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions.
    • Birmingham Americans: Miami Dolphins, Atlanta Falcons.
    • Detroit Wheels: Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills.
    • Washington Ambassadors: New England Patriots, Baltimore Colts.
    • Philadelphia Bell: Los Angeles Rams, Washington Redskins.
    • Portland Storm: Dallas Cowboys, St. Louis Cardinals.
    • Jacksonville Sharks: Houston Oilers, Philadelphia Eagles.
    • Southern California Sun: San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos.
    • Chicago Winds: Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns.
    • Houston Texans: Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints.
    • The Hawaiians: San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders.
    • New York Stars: New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers.
    1975 WFL Pro Draft

    In 1975, because of the uncertainties surrounding the league, only a Pro Draft of entire NFL and CFL teams was done at its league meetings in Birmingham, Alabama. The professional football teams chosen were the following:

    • Birmingham Vulcans: Atlanta Falcons, Kansas City Chiefs and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
    • Charlotte Hornets: Baltimore Colts, Detroit Lions and Buffalo Bills.
    • Chicago Winds: Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets and Edmonton Eskimos.
    • The Hawaiians: San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos and Philadelphia Eagles.
    • Jacksonville Express: Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns and Green Bay Packers.
    • Memphis Southmen: Toronto Argonauts, St. Louis Cardinals and New England Patriots.
    • Philadelphia Bell: Montreal Alouettes, New York Giants and Washington Redskins.
    • Portland Thunder: Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, Ottawa Rough Riders and Saskatchewan Roughriders.
    • San Antonio Wings: Dallas Cowboys, Houston Oilers, Calgary Stampeders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
    • Shreveport Steamer: New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears and Cincinnati Bengals.
    • Southern California Sun: Los Angeles Rams, BC Lions and San Diego Chargers.


    Awards and Honors

    WFL League MVPs 1974-(tie) Tony Adams, Southern California, QB J.J. Jennings, Memphis, RB Tommy Reamon, Florida, RB 1975- No Award (League disbanded 12 games into the season) WFL Rookie of the Year 1974- J.J. Jennings, Memphis Southmen 1975- No Award (League disbanded 12 games into the season) Coach of the Year 1974- Jack Pardee, Florida Blazers 1975- No Award (League disbanded 12 games into the season)

    Yearly Leaders

    Passing Leaders Att-Comp Yds TDPs 1974- Tony Adams, Southern California 276-512 3905 23 1975- John Walton, San Antonio 167-338 2405 19 Rushing Leaders Att Yds Avg TDs 1974- Tommy Reamon, Florida 386 1576 4.1 11 1975- Anthony Davis, So. California 239 1200 5.0 16 Receiving Leaders No Yds Avg TDs 1974- Tim Delaney, Honolulu 89 1232 13.8 8 1975- Eddie Richardson, San Antonio 46 682 14.8 4

    WFL All-Time Leaders

    Passing Leaders Yrs Att-Cmp Yds TDPs 1- Bob Davis, Florida-Phil. 1974-75 327-607 4091 28 2- King Corcoran, Philadelphia 1974-75 325-644 4071 34 3- George Mira, Birmingham-Jac. 1974-75 278-567 3923 29 4- Tony Adams, Southern Cal 1974 276-510 3905 23 5- Tom Sherman, NY-Charlotte 1974-75 268-556 3689 22 6- John Huarte, Memphis 1974-75 192-373 2966 27 7- Edd Hargett, Houston-Shre. 1974-75 209-398 2663 20 8- Danny White, Memphis 1974-75 183-350 2635 22 9- Virgil Carter, Chicago 1974 195-358 2629 27 10- Matthew Reed, Birmingham 1974-75 158-396 2597 15 11- John Walton, San Antonio 1975 167-338 2405 19 12- Pete Beathard, Portland-Chi 1974-75 188-381 2133 9 13- Bubba Wyche, Det-Chi-Shre. 1974-75 195-384 2371 12 14- Norris Weese, Honolulu 1974 142-280 1847 14 15- Don Horn, Portland 1975 158-272 1742 11 16- Reggie Oliver, Jacksonville 1974 101-198 1415 7 17- Pat Haden, Southern Cal 1975 98-163 1404 11 Rushing Leaders Yrs Att Yds Avg TDs 1- Jim Nance, Houston-Shreveport 1974-75 490 2007 4.1 15 2- J.J. Jennings, Memphis-Phil 1974-75 404 1869 4.6 12 3- Rufus Ferguson, Portland 1974-75 447 1854 4.1 13 4- Tommy Reamon, Florida-Jac. 1974-75 530 1854 3.5 16 5- John Land, Philadelphia 1974-75 403 1782 4.4 10 6- Claude Watts, Philadelphia 1974-75 285 1408 4.9 14 7- Willie Spencer, Memphis 1974-75 278 1369 4.9 17 8- Art Cantrelle, Birmingham 1974-75 321 1315 4.1 16 9- James Strong, Florida-S.A. 1974-75 337 1259 3.7 5 10- Don Highsmith, NY-Charlotte 1974-75 353 1236 3.5 24 11- Anthony Davis, Southern Cal. 1975 239 1200 5.0 16 12- Mark Kellar, Chicago-S.A. 1974-75 317 1144 3.6 13 13- John Harvey, Memphis 1974-75 232 1082 4.7 10 14- Cyril Pinder, Chicago 1974-75 203 1020 5.0 9 15- Kermit Johnson, Southern Cal 1974 249 1008 4.0 6 16- Billy Sadler, Detroit-S.A. 1974-75 239 891 3.7 10 17- Bob Wyatt, Chicago-Portland 1974-75 229 883 3.9 4 18- Alfred Haywood, Jacksonville 1974-75 151 798 5.3 6 19- Al Davis, Hawaii 1974-75 214 760 3.6 4 20- Jim Edwards, Birmingham-Shrev. 1974-75 148 738 5.0 7 21- Johnny Musso, Birmingham 1975 159 681 4.3 4 22- Jim Kiick, Memphis 1975 121 462 3.8 9 23- Larry Csonka, Memphis 1975 99 421 4.3 1 24- Calvin Hill, Hawaii 1975 49 218 4.4 0 Receiving Leaders Yrs No Yds Avg TDs 1- Tim Delaney, Honolulu 1974-75 133 1826 13.7 13 2- Ed Marshall, Memphis 1974-75 91 1741 19.1 28 2- Rick Eber, Hou-Shreveport 1974-75 91 1216 13.4 9 4- John Land, Philadelphia 1974-75 89 827 9.3 4 5- Rufus ferguson, Portland 1974-75 81 638 7.9 3 6- Dave Williams, So. Cal. 1974-75 80 1306 16.3 20 6- James Strong, Florida-S.A. 1974-75 80 787 9.8 2 8- Johnny Odom, Hou-Shrev. 1974-75 79 1041 13.3 5 9- Denis Homan, Birmingham 1974-75 78 1207 15.5 8 10- Terry Lindsey, So Cal 1974-75 71 1026 14.5 7 11- Dennis Hughes, Jacksonville 1974-75 67 1050 15.7 6 12- James McAlister, So Cal 1974 65 772 11.9 4 13- Alfred Jenkins, Birmingham 1974 60 1326 22.1 12 14- JJ Jennings, Memphis-Phil 1974-75 58 526 9.1 2 15- Claude Watts, Philadelphia 1974-75 57 706 12.4 9 16- Jack Dolbin, Chicago 1974 54 942 17.4 7 16- Tommy Reamon, Fla-Jac. 1974-75 54 330 6.1 3 18- Ike Harris, So. California 1974 53 928 17.5 4 19- James Scott, Chicago 1974 52 755 14.5 8 20- Eddie Richardson, Fla-S.A. 1974-75 51 758 14.9 4 21- Don Shanklin, Philadelphia 1974 49 842 17.2 4 22- Matt Maslowski, Florida 1974 45 850 18.9 7 23- Grag Latta, Florida 1974 39 815 20.9 9 24- George Sauer, NY-Charlott 1974 38 548 14.2 3 25- Ted Kwalick, Philadelphia 1975 29 400 13.8 4 26- Ben Hawkins, Philadelphia 1975 28 412 14.7 3 27- Paul Warfield, Memphis 1975 25 422 16.9 3 28- John Gilliam, Chicago 1975 20 390 19.5 2 - Don Maynard, Houst-Shrev 1974 5 62 12.4 0 Scoring Leaders Yrs FG TDs AP Points @ 1- Ed Marshall, Memphis 1974-75 0 28 14 210 2- Don Highsmith, NY-Char. 1974-75 0 24 4 172 3- Claude Watts, Philadelphia 1974-75 0 23 0 161 4- Dave Williams, So. Cal. 1974-75 0 20 15 155 5- Tommy Reamon, Flor.-Jack 1974-75 0 19 8 141 6- Mark Keller, Chicago 1974-75 0 19 3 136 7- Anthony Davis, So. Cal. 1975 0 18 7 133 8- Art Cantrelle, Birmingham 1974-75 0 18 5 131 9- Willie Spencer, Memphis 1974-75 0 17 6 125 10- Rufus Ferguson, Portland 1974-75 0 16 8 120 11- Jim Nance, Shreveport 1974-75 0 16 3 115 12- John Land, Philadelphia 1974-75 0 14 13 110 13- J.J. Jennings, Mem.-Phil 1974-75 0 14 4 102 14- Tim Delaney, Honolulu 1974-75 0 13 7 98 15- Billy Sadler, Detroit-S.A. 1974-75 0 12 11 95 16- Alfred Jenkins, Birmingham 1974 0 12 5 89 17- Jim Kiick, Memphis 1975 0 10 5 75 18- Charlie Durkee, Hou-Shr-Jac 1974-75 19 0 0 57 19- Grant Guthrie, Bir-Jac 1974-75 18 0 0 54 20- Pete Rajecki, NY-Charlotte 1974-75 15 0 0 45 21- Bob Etter, Memphis 1974-75 14 0 0 42 22- R.A. Coppedge, Hawaii 1974-75 14 0 0 42 23- Ron Slovesky, Birmingham 1975 13 0 0 39 @ The WFL counted touchdowns as 7 points. There was no extra-point by kicking, instead a running or passing play was attempted. This was called an Action Point (AP).

    Tidbits:

    9-2-74 Bob Gladieux, New York 161 Yds Rushing (Record) 9-6-74 Tommy Reamon, Florida 179 Yds Rushing (Record) High Scoring games and other individual highs 1974-Chicago 53 - Honolulu 29 (Mark Keller 5 TD's) Memphis 60 - Honolulu 8 (John Huarte 4 TDP's) So. Cal 57 - Jacksonville 7 Honolulu 60 - Chicago 17 Birmingham 58 - Memphis 33 1975-San Antonio 54 - So. Cal 22 So. Cal 58 - Philadelphia 39