1974 Philadelphia Bell Roster

World Football League (WFL)
Team Record: 9-11
Finishing 3rd in the WFL's East Division
Lost First Round
Coach: Ron Waller (9-11-)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 194,879, Avg. 19,488 in 10 home dates
1974 Philadelphia Bell Statistics
1974 Philadelphia Bell Results

The Philadelphia Bell of the World Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 9 wins and 11 losses, finishing third in the WFL's East Division.

The Bell piled up points with 493 points, and the defense surrendered 413. King Corcoran directed the offense, passing for 3,631 yards. John Land topped pass catchers, snagging 54 passes, while Donnie Shanklin added 842 receiving yards, while Claude Watts contributed to the receiving game, too.

John Land carried the ball for a team-leading 1,136 yards for Philadelphia, and Claude Watts also contributed to the rushing attack.

Ron Mabra seized 9 opponent throws.

Ron Waller coached the team. The 1974 Philadelphia Bell lost in the First Round.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
78Mike BallewDEJuly 16, 19476'5"250WashingtonSeattle, WA 22
88Mike BartikWRJune 20, 19526'1"200FurmanNorway, MI
33Cecil BowensRBDecember 24, 19506'3"235KentuckyBloomfield, KY
47Lorenzo BrinkleyCBAugust 5, 19496'0"180MissouriSt. Louis, MO
38Henry BrownWR/PSeptember 13, 19476'2"206MissouriMiddletown, PA
65Cliff BurnettOTFebruary 18, 19506'7"250MontanaTokyo, Japan
84Mike CarterTE/WR/PFebruary 18, 19486'1"210Sacramento St.Little Rock, AR USA
78Rick CashDEJuly 1, 19456'5"248MissouriSt. Louis, MO USA
39Bernie ChapmanCBJuly 4, 19496'0"170Texas - El PasoMobile, AL
62George ChatlosLB/KJune 27, 19466'0"220Michigan StateDuquesne, PA
72Steve ChomyszakDTFebruary 27, 19446'6"265SyracuseJohnson City, NY USA
85Linzy ColeWRApril 21, 19485'11"172TCUDallas, TX USA
9King CorcoranQBJuly 6, 19436'0"200MarylandJersey City, NJ USA19
44Bill CravenCB/SDecember 18, 19515'11"190HarvardRanson, WV USA10
73Tommy DavisDE/DTSeptember 11, 19456'0"259Tennessee StateSan Augustine, TX
54Wally DempseyLBJanuary 9, 19446'1"235Washington StateMelrose Park, IL
61Frank DiLietoOG/CNovember 29, 19516'2"235PurdueNew Haven, CT
10Frank DimaggioQB/PMay 1, 19506'1"210TempleNew York, NY
86Paul DunnWR/TEJuly 14, 19486'0"210San Francisco St.Little Rock, AR USA
73Bill EllenbogenOT/OGDecember 8, 19506'5"258BuffaloGlen Cove, NY USA
87Willie FranklinWROctober 9, 19496'2"195OklahomaSan Diego, CA USA
68Frank GallagherOGMarch 2, 19436'2"245North CarolinaChester, PA USA
68Willie GermanyDBMay 9, 19486'0"192Morgan St.Columbus, GA USA
50Bob GrantLBOctober 14, 19466'2"225Wake ForestJacksonville, NC USA
58Gary GrayLBApril 18, 19506'0"215Penn StatePhiladelphia, PA
41Ed HayesSAugust 14, 19466'1"185Morgan St.Jacksonville, FL USA
82LeVell HillTEMay 28, 19486'2"225LangstonBroken Bow, OK
8Ron HollidayWRFebruary 12, 19485'9"168PittsburghWest Chester, PA USA
70Pete HoroszkoOTAugust 15, 19526'3"250Virginia TechEast Liverpool, OH
61Walt HughesOG/OTSeptember 20, 19466'1"245Grambling StateShreveport, LA
81Len IzzoWRJuly 25, 19495'11"185C.W. PostNew York, NY
89James JacksonDEMay 14, 19496'5"240Norfolk StateMobile, AL
Oscar JenkinsSMay 13, 19506'1"185Virginia UnionChambersburg, PA
32Jimmy JoeFBApril 29, 19526'0"200Morgan StateCoatesville, PA
38Benny JohnsonCBJune 29, 19485'11"178Johnson C. SmithFort Valley, GA USA
57Ted JornovLBNovember 26, 19506'1"220Iowa StateHudson, NY
63Dave JoynerOGJanuary 27, 19506'1"245Penn StateRaleigh, NC
59Ron KecmanCOctober 8, 19506'2"245MarylandMcKeesport, PA 19
57Jonnie KnobleLB/PDecember 2, 19496'5"230Weber StateSalt Lake City, UT
53Curt KralLBSeptember 16, 19526'2"225Slippery RockIndiana, PA
20John LandRBJanuary 28, 19455'9"190Delaware StateChicago, IL
60Tom LaputkaDTDecember 30, 19476'3"255Southern IllinoisPhiladelphia, PA
50Leo LevandowskiCMarch 31, 19436'1"245none
Dale LivingstonK/PMarch 12, 19456'0"210East. MichiganPlymouth, MI USA0
71/76Dennis LozziOTApril 16, 19526'3"255Notre DameBrockton, MA
48Ron MabraCB/SJune 4, 19515'10"166HowardTalladega, AL USA
58Mike MansfieldLBApril 20, 19506'1"225North CarolinaGreensboro, NC
45Bryan MarshallSMarch 5, 19486'2"195Albany StateCleveland, OH
40Frank McGuiganRBJanuary 29, 19486'1"210Arkansas StatePhiladelphia, PA
73Walt MitchellDEApril 12, 19476'1"245South Carolina StateCharleston, SC
Dale MizeDLJune 3, 19526'3"250NorthwesternHazel Crest, IL
34Larry MonsilovichRBJune 5, 19505'10"180Indiana (Pennsylvania)Butler, PA
76Doug OlsonDTDecember 13, 19516'1"245West ChesterAllentown, PA
83Vince PapaleWR/TEFebruary 9, 19466'2"195St. Joseph's (PA)Chester, PA USA
77Skip ParmenterDE/DTSeptember 24, 19496'3"250MassachusettsWorcester, MA
52/54Bob PaschallCApril 30, 19526'1"235TempleValley Forge, PA
55Bill PetersonLBJune 6, 19456'3"230San Jose St.San Jose, CA USA
36Marv PettawayCBAugust 4, 19455'7"160Los Angeles CCTexarkana, TX
89Len PettigrewDEJune 9, 19486'4"240AshlandForrest City, AR
78Leon PettigrewDE/DTDecember 14, 19496'6"255Northridge StateDenison, TX
52John PhillipsLB6'2"215Xavier (Ohio)
40Frank PolitoSMarch 13, 19525'11"170VillanovaPittsburgh, PA
86Don RatliffDEJuly 18, 19506'5"250MarylandBaltimore, MD USA3
39Rudy RedmondSAugust 25, 19476'1"196PacificSpokane, WA USA
74Bob RickenbachOG/C/OTDecember 31, 19506'4"255Penn StatePhiladelphia, PA 18
55Mike RileyLBJuly 31, 19506'2"220MiamiPittsburgh, PA
82Tim RossovichDE/LB/DTMarch 14, 19466'4"240USCPalo Alto, CA USA12
64Carl SchaukowitchOGFebruary 14, 19516'3"235Penn St.Pittsbugh, PA USA
72Ken ScottDTNovember 23, 19516'2"250MarylandPoint Pleasant, NJ
80Donnie ShanklinWRNovember 3, 19465'9"175KansasAmarillo, TX
46Mike ShawCBJuly 25, 19526'2"185San Diego StateSan Diego, CA
8Jack SimcsakK/PFebruary 11, 19486'0"195Virginia TechNew Brunswick, NJ 0
28Sonny SixkillerQBSeptember 6, 19515'11"200WashingtonTahlequah, OK
52John SodaskiLBJanuary 14, 19486'2"222VillanovaPhoenixville, PA USA
75Ralph SonntagOTOctober 16, 19486'3"255MarylandHicksville, NY
79Jeff SteinbergerDEMay 3, 19456'4"250Monmouth (Illinois)Middletown, NY
81Jim SullivanDTAugust 20, 19446'4"240Lincoln (MO)Detroit, MI USA
14Rich SzaroKMarch 7, 19485'11"205HarvardRzeszow, Poland40
22Alan ThompsonRBOctober 5, 19496'0"205Wisconsin
50Bob ThomsonDEJanuary 16, 19536'6"245PennsylvaniaWyalusing, PA
Dan TorzalaKJune 3, 19495'11"185Colorado StateMilwaukee, WI 0
38Don VallerySMarch 3, 19466'0"175Central Washington StateBeaumont, TX
Don WarnerP/KFebruary 17, 19486'3"200IndianaChicago, IL 10
14Jerry WarrenKJune 2, 19475'11"175North Carolina StateNewport News, VA 0
30Claude WattsRBApril 4, 19446'0"215Bluefield StateCaretta, WV 19
Mike WebbLBMay 18, 19506'1"225Notre DameBethesda, MD
78Skip WilliamsDEAugust 25, 19526'3"240San Diego State
65Vernon WinfieldOGAugust 27, 19496'2"248MinnesotaNorfolk, VA USA1
12Mike YancheffQBDecember 19, 19496'4"210RutgersHarrisburg, PA
41Zaven YaralianSFebruary 5, 19526'1"190Nebraska



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