1974 The Hawaiians Roster
World Football League (WFL)
Team Record: 9-11
Finishing 2nd in the WFL's West Division
Lost Semifinal
Coach: Mike Giddings (9-11-)
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 130,399, Avg. 13,040 in 10 home dates
1974 The Hawaiians StatisticsTeam Record: 9-11
Finishing 2nd in the WFL's West Division
Lost Semifinal
Coach: Mike Giddings (9-11-)
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 130,399, Avg. 13,040 in 10 home dates
1974 The Hawaiians Results
The The Hawaiians of the World Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 9 wins and 11 losses, finishing second in the WFL's West Division.
The Hawaiians scored 413 points, but the defensive squad allowed 422. Norris Weese threw for 1,847 yards, and Randy Johnson played quarterback, too. Tim Delaney paced pass catchers, hauling in 89 passes for 1,232 yards.
Sonny Davis rushed for a team-best 680 yards for Hawaii, while Ernie O'Leary also buoyed the ground attack.
Willie Williams and Jim Sniadecki each intercepted 5 errant tosses from the opposition.
Mike Giddings coached the team. The 1974 The Hawaiians lost in the Semifinal.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | Neil Agness | OG | November 16, 1950 | 6'3" | 245 | California | Hennepin County, MN | |
| 45/42 | Phil Andre | S | October 18, 1950 | 6'1" | 195 | Washington | San Francisco, CA | |
| 39 | Dave Atkinson | CB/S/WR | May 9, 1951 | 6'1" | 195 | Brigham Young | Provo, UT | |
| 55 | Gary Baccus | LB/P | April 21, 1951 | 6'4" | 225 | Oklahoma | ||
| 85 | Keith Bailey | QB/P/K | November 9, 1950 | 6'1" | 188 | California - Riverside | ||
| 23 | Tim Boyer | WR | September 28, 1951 | 5'11" | 175 | San Diego State | Columbus, OH | |
| 9 | Larry Brice | FB | March 9, 1950 | 5'9" | 190 | San Jose State | 5 | |
| 22/32 | Otto Brown | CB | January 12, 1947 | 6'1" | 188 | Prairie View | Tallahassee, FL USA | |
| 8 | Dave Buchanan | HB | April 23, 1948 | 5'9" | 200 | Arizona State | Los Angeles, CA | |
| 83/90 | Lem Burnham | DE | August 30, 1947 | 6'4" | 236 | U.S. International | Winter Haven, FL USA | 19 |
| 64 | Jim Cadile | C/OG | July 16, 1940 | 6'4" | 240 | San Jose St. | San Jose, CA USA | |
| 69 | Richard Cheek | OG | January 19, 1948 | 6'3" | 266 | Auburn | Panama City, FL USA | |
| 34 | Vince Clements | RB/TE | January 4, 1949 | 6'3" | 210 | Connecticut | Southington, CT USA | 10 |
| Steve Conley | LB/TE/RB | March 9, 1949 | 6'2" | 225 | Kansas | Chicago, IL USA | ||
| 35 | Jim Cooch | S | January 18, 1949 | 6'2" | 190 | Colorado | Tachikawa, Japan | |
| 38 | Henry Copeland | FB | August 11, 1948 | 6'1" | 220 | Parsons | Portsmouth, VA | |
| 9 | R.A. Coppedge | K | August 19, 1952 | 5'11" | 195 | Texas - Arlington | Houston, TX | |
| 73 | Jay Corey | OT/C | April 6, 1950 | 6'5" | 260 | Santa Clara | 14 | |
| Gary Crane | DT | May 19, 1946 | 6'5" | 230 | Arkansas St. | Dexter, MO USA | ||
| 42 | Sonny Davis | HB | January 16, 1948 | 5'11" | 215 | Tennessee St. | Alcoa, TN USA | 13 |
| 82/80 | Tim Delaney | WR | June 20, 1948 | 5'11" | 185 | San Diego State | 19 | |
| 8 | Chuck Detwiler | S | March 6, 1947 | 6'0" | 185 | Utah St. | Rome, NY USA | 9 |
| 22 | Bill Donckers | QB | January 8, 1951 | 6'1" | 205 | San Diego St. | Renton, WA USA | |
| 51 | John Douglas | LB | September 6, 1945 | 6'2" | 228 | Missouri | Columbia, MD USA | |
| 20 | Dennis Dummit | QB | June 7, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | UCLA | Los Angeles County, CA | |
| 33 | Larry Eaglin | DB | August 27, 1948 | 6'3" | 195 | S.F. Austin | Raywood, TX USA | |
| 77 | Ron East | DT/DE | August 26, 1943 | 6'4" | 250 | Montana St. | Portland, OR USA | 20 |
| 12 | Jim Fassel | QB | August 31, 1949 | 6'2" | 210 | Tusculum | Anaheim, CA USA | |
| 60 | Louie Fiatoa | LB/DL | June 6, 1952 | 6'0" | 195 | California - Riverside | ||
| George Follett | OL | September 28, 1948 | 6'4" | 245 | Southern California | San Bernardino County, CA | ||
| 57 | Butch Gentry | K/P | August 28, 1950 | 5'10" | 190 | Tennessee Tech | Clemson, SC | |
| 10 | Edd Hargett | QB | June 26, 1947 | 5'11" | 185 | Texas A&M | Marietta, TX USA | |
| 18/44 | Clayton Heath | RB | February 15, 1951 | 5'11" | 195 | Wake Forest | Chester County, SC USA | 13 |
| 63 | Ray Hester | LB | March 31, 1949 | 6'2" | 215 | Tulane | New Orleans, LA USA | |
| 81 | Don Hutt | WR | November 24, 1952 | 6'2" | 195 | Boise State | Logan, UT | |
| 17 | John Isenbarger | WR | January 5, 1947 | 6'3" | 203 | Indiana | Muncie, IN USA | |
| 76 | Cornelius Johnson | OG/OT | July 12, 1943 | 6'2" | 245 | Virginia Union | Richmond, VA USA | 8 |
| 89 | Dennis Johnson | LB/OL/TE | October 22, 1951 | 6'4" | 260 | Delaware | Passaic, NJ USA | 17 |
| 12 | Randy Johnson | QB | June 17, 1944 | 6'3" | 205 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | San Antonio, TX USA | 8 |
| 86 | John Kelsey | TE | November 22, 1952 | 6'6" | 240 | Missouri | Austin, TX | 19 |
| 52 | John Ketchoyian | LB | April 11, 1952 | 6'4" | 230 | Santa Clara | Binghamton, NY | |
| 50/69 | Kem Lawyer | OT | July 31, 1950 | 6'5" | 250 | California | Los Angeles County, CA | |
| Bill Line | OT/DT | August 11, 1948 | 6'7" | 260 | Air Force | San Angelo, TX USA | ||
| 79 | Karl Lorch | DE | June 14, 1950 | 6'3" | 258 | USC | Honolulu, HI USA | 20 |
| Rocky Martin | LB | February 16, 1947 | 6'0" | 230 | Colorado | Englewood, CO | ||
| 34 | Jewell McCullar | LB | November 6, 1949 | 6'1" | 235 | Chico State | Oakland, CA | |
| 71 | Mike McGirr | OT | November 17, 1951 | 6'5" | 280 | Southern California | Walnut, CA | |
| 1/10 | John Moseley | S/CB | July 21, 1952 | 5'7" | 165 | Missouri | Springfield, MO | 20 |
| 36/39 | Ernie O'Leary | RB | June 23, 1951 | 5'9" | 195 | Nevada - Reno | Lancaster, SC | 9 |
| 84 | Dave Olerich | LB | November 14, 1944 | 6'1" | 220 | San Francisco | Elmhurst, IL USA | |
| 70 | Al Oliver | OT | January 11, 1952 | 6'7" | 280 | UCLA | Artesia, CA | 13 |
| 61 | Gerald Peeke | LB | July 12, 1952 | 6'2" | 235 | UCLA | ||
| Ed Philpott | LB | September 14, 1945 | 6'3" | 240 | Miami (OH) | Wichita, KS USA | ||
| 58/52 | Tom Poe | LB | November 29, 1952 | 6'0" | 225 | Washington State | Vancouver, WA | 7 |
| 84 | Jerry Powell | WR/P | September 9, 1950 | 6'0" | 200 | Northridge State | San Diego, CA | 5 |
| 48/42 | Ron Preston | RB | April 9, 1948 | 6'2" | 212 | Washington | ||
| 62 | Bob Richards | OG/OT | May 28, 1949 | 6'2" | 275 | California | Boulder, CO | 19 |
| 85/83 | Grady Richardson | WR/TE | April 2, 1952 | 6'4" | 225 | Cal State-Fullerton | Houston, TX USA | |
| 48 | Jack Schultz | S | April 19, 1949 | 6'0" | 185 | Stanford | Seattle, WA | |
| 75 | Jeff Sevy | T/G | October 24, 1951 | 6'5" | 260 | California | Palo Alto, CA USA | 20 |
| 47 | Robin Sinclair | CB/S | November 21, 1951 | 5'11" | 185 | Washington State | Portland, OR | 7 |
| 33 | Greg Slough | LB | February 26, 1948 | 6'3" | 230 | USC | Detroit, MI USA | |
| George Smith | HB/WR | September 25, 1948 | 6'0" | 183 | Texas Tech | |||
| 41 | J.D. Smith | RB | August 25, 1949 | 6'1" | 195 | California | ||
| 58 | Jim Sniadecki | LB | March 23, 1947 | 6'2" | 230 | Indiana | South Bend, IN USA | 9 |
| 54 | Pete Solverson | OT | August 19, 1952 | 6'5" | 255 | Drake | Belleville, IL | 8 |
| 74 | Levi Stanley | DT | October 15, 1952 | 6'2" | 250 | Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | 20 |
| 46 | Hal Stringert | DB | January 2, 1952 | 5'11" | 185 | Hawaii | Honolulu, HI USA | 8 |
| 30 | Pete Taggares | RB | February 20, 1951 | 6'2" | 212 | Washington | Othello, WA | |
| Clem Turner | HB/TE | May 28, 1945 | 6'1" | 236 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH USA | 5 | |
| 88 | Chris Vella | TE | December 6, 1951 | 6'2" | 220 | Southern California | Cleveland, OH | |
| 65/54 | Willie Viney | OG/K | December 26, 1950 | 5'11" | 275 | Pacific | McCurtain, OK | |
| 54 | Clyde Warehime | LB | October 22, 1951 | 6'2" | 217 | Washington State | Everett, WA | 1 |
| 72 | Rich Watkins | DE | January 17, 1950 | 6'4" | 250 | Weber State | Coaldale, PA | |
| 76 | Fred Weber | DL | July 10, 1952 | 6'4" | 240 | California | San Francisco, CA | |
| 12 | Norris Weese | QB/P | August 12, 1951 | 6'1" | 195 | Mississippi | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 19 |
| 60 | John Wilbur | OG | May 21, 1943 | 6'3" | 251 | Stanford | San Diego, CA USA | 8 |
| 40 | Derrick Williams | RB/CB | February 3, 1952 | 5'10" | 190 | California - Riverside | San Francisco, CA | 20 |
| 41 | Willie Williams | CB | December 29, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | Grambling St. | Atlanta, GA USA | |
| 78 | Gregory Wojcik | DT/DE/LB/C | January 27, 1946 | 6'6" | 268 | USC | Jamestown, ND USA | 20 |
| 61 | Adrian Young | LB | January 31, 1946 | 6'1" | 232 | USC | Dublin, Ireland |
