• The bill to authorize the use of state land south of Lake Merritt for the construction of a stadium passed in both the State Senate and Assembly and was sent to Governor Pat Brown for signature
• The Associated Press reported that the team had drafted end Alan Goldstein from Buffalo, though the team did not confirm the report
• Head coach Eddie Erdelatz and nickname contest winner Helen Davis were the guests of honor at a meeting of the Boosters Club at the Lake Merritt Hotel
• At the Boosters Club event, three of the team’s owners—Roger Lapham, Robert Osborne, and Harvey Binns—voiced their dislike of the nickname “Senors” and Osborne said it could be changed “within a week”
• The team signed former San Jose State and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Tony Teresa
Eddie Erdelatz | Head coach | |||||
Marty Feldman | Defensive line | |||||
Ernie Jorge | Offensive line | |||||
Tommy Kalmanir | Offensive backfield |
Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | School | Birthdate | |
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 | |
Fran Curci | QB | 5'9” | 160 | Miami (FL) | 6/11/1938 | |
Purcell Daniels | FB | 6'2“ | 205 | Pepperdine | 1/1/1936 | |
Dan Edgington | E | 6'2” | 190 | Florida | 4/10/1937 | |
Jerry Epps | G | 6'1“ | 230 | West Texas State | 1935(?) | |
Alan Goldstein | WR | 6'0” | 200 | North Carolina | 1/8/1936 | |
Ed Hino | QB | 5'11“ | 185 | George Washington | 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 | |
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 |