1974 Southern California Sun Roster
World Football League (WFL)
Team Record: 13-7
Finishing 1st in the WFL's West Division
Lost First Round
Coach: Tom Fears (13-7-)
Location: Anaheim, California
Attendance: 263,594, Avg. 26,359 in 10 home dates
1974 Southern California Sun StatisticsTeam Record: 13-7
Finishing 1st in the WFL's West Division
Lost First Round
Coach: Tom Fears (13-7-)
Location: Anaheim, California
Attendance: 263,594, Avg. 26,359 in 10 home dates
1974 Southern California Sun Results
The Southern California Sun of the World Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 13 wins and 7 losses, finishing first in the WFL's West Division.
The Sun racked up 486 points, and the porous defense allowed 441. Tony Adams led the charge, throwing for 3,905 yards. James McAlister hauled in 65 balls, while Dave Williams contributed 979 receiving yards. Ike Harris contributed to the receiving game, too.
Kermit Johnson rushed for a team-high 1,008 yards for Southern California.
Jim Bright picked off 6 opponent throws.
Tom Fears coached the team. The 1974 Southern California Sun lost in the First Round.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Tony Adams | QB | March 9, 1950 | 6'0" | 198 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 20 | |
| 55 | Jim Baker | LB | June 13, 1950 | 5'11" | 225 | Arizona State | Smithfield, VA | ||
| 72 | Mike Ballew | DE | July 16, 1947 | 6'5" | 250 | Washington | Seattle, WA | ||
| 89 | Raymond Baylor | TE | March 7, 1947 | 6'5" | 263 | Texas Southern | Houston, TX USA | ||
| 26 | Jim Bowman | CB | April 2, 1951 | 6'0" | 187 | Kansas | Kansas City, MO | ||
| 53 | Chuck Bradley | C | October 13, 1950 | 6'6" | 243 | Oregon | Hinsdale, IL USA | 9 | |
| 24 | Jim Bright | S | May 10, 1952 | 6'1" | 206 | UCLA | Marion, LA | ||
| 70 | Booker Brown | OT | September 25, 1952 | 6'2" | 257 | USC | Desson, MS USA | ||
| 86 | Jim Buckmon | LB/DE | December 14, 1951 | 6'2" | 240 | Pittsburgh | St. Matthews, SC | ||
| Mike Burke | P | July 28, 1950 | 5'10" | 188 | Oregon St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 0 | ||
| Mike Burnop | TE | March 13, 1951 | 6'1" | 230 | Virginia Tech | Roanoke, VA | |||
| 71 | Joe Carollo | OT/C | March 25, 1940 | 6'2" | 265 | Notre Dame | Wyandotte, MI USA | ||
| 81 | John Conley | OT | October 22, 1950 | 6'3" | 225 | Hawaii | Charlotte, NC | ||
| 29 | Jack Conners | CB/S | November 28, 1951 | 5'10" | 175 | Oregon | Inglewood, CA | ||
| 79 | Dennis Crane | DT/OT | February 23, 1945 | 6'7" | 260 | USC | San Bernardino, CA USA | ||
| 33 | Bruce Cullen | TE/RB | August 8, 1947 | 6'3" | 230 | Illinois State | Chicago, IL | ||
| 75 | Charles DeJurnett | DE/DT | June 17, 1952 | 6'4" | 263 | San Jose St. | Picayune, MS USA | 20 | |
| 51 | Mike Denimarck | LB | December 25, 1950 | 6'2" | 230 | Emporia State | New York, NY | ||
| 22 | Keith Denson | WR | August 30, 1952 | 5'8" | 165 | San Diego St. | Camp Lejeune, NC USA | 10 | |
| Jim Donovan | DB | 6'0" | 187 | Kansas | |||||
| Nick Dzepina | P/K | November 22, 1943 | 6'2" | 190 | Los Angeles State | Indre, France | 1 | 0 | |
| 41 | Alonzo Emery | RB | April 17, 1951 | 6'0" | 188 | Arizona State | Natchez, MS | ||
| 16 | Wayne Estabrook | QB | June 23, 1951 | 6'2" | 197 | Whittier | Camp Lejeune, NC | ||
| Mike Evans | C/OG | August 6, 1946 | 6'5" | 250 | Boston Col. | Philadelphia, PA USA | |||
| Eddie Foster | OG/OT | June 20, 1951 | 6'6" | 258 | Oklahoma | Waurika, OK | |||
| 6 | Rod Garcia | K | August 1, 1951 | 5'10" | 170 | Stanford | Santiago, Chile | 8 | 0 |
| 62 | Kevin Grady | OG | May 28, 1949 | 6'1" | 246 | Oklahoma | Milwaukee, WI | 20 | 20 |
| 82 | Tim Guy | DE/LB | August 16, 1952 | 6'6" | 250 | Oregon | Compton, CA | ||
| 12 | Norm Hainlen | P/K | August 13, 1952 | 6'4" | 230 | Colorado State | Trinidad, CO | 0 | |
| 83 | Ike Harris | WR/TE | November 27, 1952 | 6'3" | 210 | Iowa St. | West Memphis, AR USA | 20 | |
| 39 | Greg Herd | RB | April 13, 1952 | 6'0" | 258 | Oregon | Cleveland, OH | ||
| 85 | John Hoffman | DE | August 2, 1943 | 6'7" | 260 | USC | Santa Monica, CA USA | ||
| 31 | Gene Howard | CB | December 22, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Langston | Little Rock, AR USA | ||
| 30 | Grady Hurst | S | August 1, 1950 | 6'0" | 188 | Arizona State | Atlanta, GA | ||
| 37 | Clay Jeffries | HB | July 2, 1951 | 6'3" | 206 | Cerritos JC | Los Angeles, CA | ||
| Flemming Jensen | K | April 23, 1949 | 5'11" | 175 | Utah | Copenhagen, Denmark | 0 | ||
| 27 | Eric Johnson | S | July 23, 1952 | 6'1" | 192 | Washington St. | Ephrata, WA USA | 20 | |
| 47 | Kermit Johnson | RB | February 22, 1952 | 6'1" | 201 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 19 | |
| 34 | Jimmie Jones | RB | June 15, 1950 | 5'10" | 205 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | ||
| 20 | Durwood Keeton | S | August 14, 1952 | 5'11" | 178 | Oklahoma | Bonham, TX USA | ||
| 76 | Ed Kezirian | OT | August 4, 1952 | 6'4" | 248 | UCLA | Fresno, CA | 5 | |
| 67 | Younger Klippert | OG | June 25, 1950 | 6'3" | 235 | Stanford | Aden, Yemen | ||
| 56 | Ken Lee | LB | September 3, 1948 | 6'4" | 230 | Washington | Honolulu, HI USA | ||
| 19 | Terry Lindsey | WR | July 4, 1952 | 6'0" | 189 | Fullerton State | Fresno, CA | 17 | |
| Bill Line | OT/DT | August 11, 1948 | 6'7" | 260 | Air Force | San Angelo, TX USA | |||
| 88 | Jacque MacKinnon | TE | November 10, 1938 | 6'4" | 235 | Colgate | Dover, NJ USA | ||
| 6 | Jim Martin | P/WR | March 31, 1949 | 6'1" | 205 | DePauw | Chicago, IL | ||
| 32 | Greg Mason | CB | July 12, 1951 | 5'11" | 174 | San Diego State | Washington, DC | ||
| 42 | James McAlister | FB | September 5, 1951 | 6'1" | 205 | UCLA | Little Rock, AR USA | ||
| 36 | Don McCall | RB | September 21, 1944 | 5'11" | 195 | USC | Birmingham, AL USA | ||
| 84 | Al McMichael | TE | April 11, 1949 | 6'4" | 232 | Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | ||
| 18 | Greg Moses | WR | September 12, 1951 | 6'0" | 185 | San Diego State | Los Angeles, CA | ||
| 44 | Ralph Nelson | RB | January 23, 1953 | 6'2" | 195 | none | Los Angeles, CA USA | ||
| Carleton Oats | DT/DE | April 24, 1942 | 6'3" | 260 | Florida A&M | Tampa, FL USA | |||
| 81 | Dave Parks | TE | December 25, 1941 | 6'2" | 220 | Texas Tech | Muenster, TX USA | ||
| 58 | Eric Patton | LB | July 2, 1950 | 6'3" | 233 | Notre Dame | Compton, CA | ||
| 60 | Ed Philpott | LB | September 14, 1945 | 6'3" | 240 | Miami (OH) | Wichita, KS USA | ||
| 52 | Dan Pride | LB | June 7, 1942 | 6'3" | 225 | Tennessee St. | Ironton, OH USA | ||
| 23 | Rudy Redmond | S | August 25, 1947 | 6'1" | 196 | Pacific | Spokane, WA USA | ||
| 63 | Bill Reid | C | May 2, 1952 | 6'1" | 242 | Stanford | Long Beach, CA USA | ||
| Marv Roberts | OG/K | June 5, 1951 | 6'3" | 245 | Michigan State | Richwood, WV | |||
| 74 | Dave Roller | DT/NG | October 28, 1949 | 6'2" | 270 | Kentucky | Dayton, TN USA | 20 | |
| 69 | Mike Ryan | OG/C | December 25, 1950 | 6'2" | 240 | Southern California | San Francisco, CA | ||
| 12 | Steve Schroder | P/K/WR | March 17, 1947 | 6'0" | 174 | Pacific | Krems, Austria | ||
| 59 | Ted Seifert | C | September 13, 1952 | 6'2" | 232 | California | Alameda, CA | 19 | 19 |
| 77 | Paul Seiler | OT/C | November 1, 1945 | 6'4" | 258 | Notre Dame | Algona, IA USA | 8 | |
| 73 | Neal Skarin | DE/DT | September 13, 1952 | 6'4" | 254 | Arizona State | Elmhurst, IL | ||
| 50 | Brian Stenger | LB | January 16, 1947 | 6'4" | 241 | Notre Dame | Euclid, OH USA | ||
| Ron Svarc | K | March 23, 1947 | 6'2" | 210 | California - Riverside | Nuremberg, Germany | 0 | ||
| 72 | Clovis Swinney | DE/DT | August 17, 1945 | 6'3" | 249 | Arkansas | Mexico, MO USA | ||
| 87 | Dave Szymakowski | WR | March 15, 1946 | 6'2" | 198 | West Texas A&M | Bethlehem, PA USA | ||
| 8 | Gary Valbuena | QB | October 5, 1952 | 6'3" | 202 | Tennessee | Los Angeles, CA | ||
| 54 | Cleveland Vann | LB | September 3, 1951 | 6'0" | 239 | Oklahoma State | Seguin, TX | ||
| 80 | Dave Williams | WR | August 10, 1945 | 6'2" | 207 | Washington | Cedar Rapids, IA USA | 19 | |
| 25 | Jim Williams | CB | January 5, 1952 | 5'11" | 187 | Arizona State | Chicago, IL | ||
| 88 | Dick Witcher | TE | October 10, 1944 | 6'3" | 204 | UCLA | Salinas, CA USA |
