1975 Chicago Winds Roster

World Football League (WFL)
Team Record: 1-4
Finishing 6th in the WFL's West Division
Coach: Abe Gibron (1-4-)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 3,470, Avg. 3,470 in 1 home dates
1975 Chicago Winds Statistics
1975 Chicago Winds Results

The Chicago Winds of the World Football League ended the 1975 season with a record of 1 wins and 4 losses, finishing sixth in the WFL's West Division.

Defensively, the Winds yielded 125 points, fewest in the league. Chicago struggled to score 67 points, worst in the circuit. Pete Beathard threw for 886 yards. John Gilliam hauled in 20 balls for 390 yards.

Bob Wyatt rushed for a team-leading 188 yards, and Mark Kellar also aided the ground game.

Chuck Kogut and Ralph Anderson each picked off 2 opponent throws.

Abe Gibron coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
26Margene AdkinsWRApril 30, 19475'10"183Henderson JCFort Worth, TX USA5
Allen AldridgeDEApril 27, 19456'6"250Prairie ViewEagle Lake, TX USA1
44Ralph AndersonCB/SApril 3, 19496'2"180West Texas A&MDallas, TX USA
75Chuck BaileyDTNovember 24, 19466'1"235Michigan StateDayton, OH
51Dean BairdLBNovember 13, 19526'3"233KansasHays, KS
11Pete BeathardQBMarch 7, 19426'1"200USCHermosa Beach, CA USA5
52Mike BottsCFebruary 5, 19506'3"250Penn StateLykens, PA
82Jerry BroadnaxTEAugust 19, 19516'2"225SouthernDallas, TX USA3
83Don BurchfieldTEMarch 17, 19496'3"233Ball St.Indianapolis, IN USA
29Mike CarterCBJanuary 20, 19526'1"185Western MichiganDetroit, MI
61Ron ColesOT/OGAugust 21, 19516'5"255Wayne State (Nebraska)
70Ron CurlDTJuly 6, 19496'2"250Michigan StateChicago, IL
10Gary DanielsonQBSeptember 10, 19516'2"195PurdueDetroit, MI USA
Van DeCreeLBSeptember 24, 19536'1"220Ohio StateWarren, OH
Tom ForrestOGApril 11, 19526'2"255CincinnatiWashington, DC USA1
32Dave GagnonHBJanuary 17, 19515'10"210Ferris St.Garden City, MI USA2
85Jim GessfordTEApril 29, 19516'3"235HastingsHoldredge, NE
1Jim GilbertP/KDecember 8, 19526'0"190Northern IllinoisQuincy, IL 40
20Tim GillespieWRJuly 7, 19535'11"175St. NorbertChicago, IL
42John GilliamWRAugust 7, 19456'1"195South Carolina St.Greenwood, SC USA5
51Rich GriffithsLBDecember 8, 19536'3"230MiamiHolus, NY 3
14Randy HaddoxKJuly 23, 19536'3"220Texas A&MHardin County, TX 20
71Mick HeinrichDEDecember 2, 19516'4"230IllinoisSouth Milwaukee, WI
Mike HobanOGJanuary 9, 19526'2"240MichiganChicago, IL
28Harry HowardS/CBOctober 7, 19496'1"189Ohio St.Cincinnati, OH USA5
Mark IlgenfritzDTSeptember 9, 19526'4"250VanderbiltHonolulu, HI USA1
77Larry JamesonDE/DTFebruary 1, 19536'7"270IndianaWashington, DC USA5
60Al JenkinsOTJuly 15, 19466'2"245Southern IllinoisNew Orleans, LA USA5
31Mark KellarFBJuly 17, 19526'0"225Northern IllinoisChicago, IL USA5
61Steve KinneyOG/OTJune 27, 19496'5"255Utah St.San Jose, CA USA1
54Chuck KogutLBFebruary 15, 19526'2"220IllinoisChicago, IL
Bill LineOT/DTAugust 11, 19486'7"260Air ForceSan Angelo, TX USA1
Doug LoweryOGJuly 28, 19516'3"255Arkansas StateFort Smith, AR
65Dave MalheiroOGJune 15, 19476'2"250Miami (Ohio)Canton, OH 22
34Rich MarksSJune 17, 19526'1"195Northern IllinoisChicago, IL
84Art MayDT/DENovember 16, 19486'3"255TuskegeeBessemer, AL USA
66Tom McCreightOGNovember 22, 19496'2"250NorthwesternCleveland, OH
30Joe MitchellWRFebruary 12, 19536'2"210Northeast LouisianaMonroe, LA
56Guy MurdockCJune 27, 19506'2"245MichiganChicago, IL USA
82Fred PagacTEApril 26, 19526'0"222Ohio St.Brownsville, PA USA2
17Hal PhillipsCBMay 19, 19506'1"190Michigan StateDetroit, MI
46Cyril PinderRBNovember 13, 19466'2"210IllinoisFort Lauderdale, FL USA
55Chester PleasantLBMarch 28, 19526'1"230Louisiana - MonroeClayton, LA
Charlie ReamonCBJuly 14, 19495'11"185Maryland - Eastern ShoreNewport News, VA
Walter RhoneSJune 6, 19516'0"180Central Missouri StateMcAlester, OK
40Willie RobertsCBJune 28, 19486'1"190HoustonColquitt, GA USA
53Tom RousselLBJanuary 20, 19456'3"235Southern MissThibodeaux, LA USA
74Ken SandukDT/DEAugust 4, 19506'4"250Utah StateChicago, IL 5
Earl SarkK/PMarch 7, 19526'0"180New Mexico StateColumbus, OH 10
49Larry ShortyLBMay 19, 19516'2"220Arizona StateMarble Township, AR
57Claud SimontonLBAugust 30, 19506'1"225TennesseeMemphis, TN
49David SmithLBMarch 29, 19526'1"220OklahomaNavarro County, TX
21Allan WatsonKNovember 5, 19445'9"162Newport (Wales)Blockwood, Wales
30Bill WestCBMarch 3, 19475'10"185Tennessee St.Weirton, WV USA
38Matt WilliamsFBApril 11, 19515'11"205Louisiana - MonroeMonroe, LA 5
Rousell WilliamsQBDecember 11, 19525'11"180ArizonaKansas City, MO
67Mike WilsonGOctober 20, 19476'3"245DaytonWilmington, OH USA5
73Steve WrightOTJuly 17, 19426'6"250AlabamaBirmingham, AL USA
35Bob WyattRBSeptember 21, 19496'0"215North TexasVictoria, TX 5



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