• The team announced the drafting of five more players from the other AFL teams: guard Wayne Hawkins, tackle Larry Lancaster, and halfback Dean Philpott from the Chargers, and linebacker Don Churchwell and linebacker Bob Dougherty from the Oilers
• With these selections, the team said they had chosen all the players they wanted through the allocation draft
• Head coach Eddie Erdelatz said he was looking for a defensive backfield coach to round out his staff
Eddie Erdelatz | Head coach | |||||
Marty Feldman | Defensive line | |||||
Ernie Jorge | Offensive line | |||||
Tommy Kalmanir | Offensive backfield |
Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | School | Birthdate | |
Buddy Allen | HB | 5'11” | 195 | Utah State | 7/11/1937 | |
Ramon Armstrong | G | 6'1“ | 225 | Texas Christian | 10/6/1937 | |
George Blanch | DB | 6'0” | 195 | Texas | 2/18/1938 | |
Clord Boyette | OL | 6'4“ | 245 | Texas Southern | 3/30/1935 | |
Willie Boykin | DT | 6'4” | 245 | Michigan State | 1934(?) | |
Joe Cannavino | CB | 5'11“ | 185 | Ohio State | 1/20/1935 | |
Carmen Cavalli | DE | 6'4” | 245 | Richmond | 6/11/1937 | |
Don Churchwell | T | 6'1“ | 255 | Mississippi | 5/11/1936 | |
Fran Curci | QB | 5'9” | 160 | Miami (FL) | 6/11/1938 | |
Purcell Daniels | FB | 6'2“ | 205 | Pepperdine | 1/1/1936 | |
Bob Dougherty | LB | 6'1” | 235 | Kentucky | 4/20/1932 | |
Dan Edgington | E | 6'2“ | 190 | Florida | 4/10/1937 | |
Jerry Epps | G | 6'1” | 230 | West Texas State | 1935(?) | |
Jerry Flynn | DE | 6'1“ | 230 | Humboldt State | 1935 | |
Alan Goldstein | WR | 6'0” | 200 | North Carolina | 1/8/1936 | |
Wayne Hawkins | G | 5'11“ | 235 | Pacific | 6/17/1938 | |
Ed Hino | QB | 5'11” | 185 | George Washington | 1938(?) | |
Larry Lancaster | T | 6'3“ | 235 | Georgia | 1938(?) | |
Jack Larscheid | HB | 5'6” | 160 | Pacific | 5/10/1933 | |
Marvin Lasater | HB | 6'1“ | 190 | Texas Christian | 2/25/1938 | |
Billy Lott | FB | 6'0” | 200 | Mississippi | 11/8/1934 | |
Sam McCord | QB | 5'10“ | 185 | East Texas State | 2/23/1933 | |
Bob Nelson | C | 6'5” | 245 | Wisconsin | 1938(?) | |
Don Norton | WR | 6'1“ | 180 | Iowa | 3/13/1938 | |
Jim Otto | C | 6'2” | 225 | Miami (FL) | 1/5/1938 | |
Bob Parker | T | 5'11“ | 215 | East Texas State | 6/4/1937 | |
Dean Philpott | HB | 6'0” | 205 | Fresno State | 11/11/1935 | |
Gene Prebola | TE | 6'3“ | 215 | Boston University | 6/30/1938 | |
Tony Teresa | HB | 5'10” | 185 | San Jose State | 12/8/1933 | |
Jim Woodard | T | 6'5“ | 230 | Lamar Tech | 8/23/1938 |