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©2025, Erin Haight
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Games
Opponents
People
Stadiums
About the Logbook
©2025, Erin Haight
Contact: raiderlogbook at gmail.com
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• 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 | Feb 18, 1938 |
| Clord Boyette | OL | 6’4” | 245 | Texas Southern | 1935 |
| Willie Boykin | DT | 6’4” | 245 | Michigan State | 1934(?) |
| Joe Cannavino | CB | 5’11” | 185 | Ohio State | Jan 20, 1935 |
| Carmen Cavalli | DE | 6’4” | 245 | Richmond | Jun 11, 1937 |
| Fran Curci | QB | 5’9” | 160 | Miami (FL) | Jun 11, 1938 |
| Purcell Daniels | FB | 6’2” | 205 | Pepperdine | Jan 1, 1936 |
| Dan Edgington | E | 6’2” | 190 | Florida | Apr 10, 1937 |
| Jerry Epps | G | 6’1” | 230 | West Texas State | 1935(?) |
| Alan Goldstein | WR | 6’0” | 200 | North Carolina | Jan 8, 1936 |
| Ed Hino | QB | 5’11” | 185 | George Washington | 1938(?) |
| Marvin Lasater | HB | 6’1” | 190 | Texas Christian | Feb 25, 1938 |
| Billy Lott | FB | 6’0” | 200 | Mississippi | Nov 8, 1934 |
| Sam McCord | QB | 5’10” | 185 | East Texas State | Feb 23, 1933 |
| Bob Nelson | C | 6’5” | 245 | Wisconsin | 1938(?) |
| Don Norton | WR | 6’1” | 180 | Iowa | Mar 13, 1938 |
| Jim Otto | C | 6’2” | 225 | Miami (FL) | Jan 5, 1938 |
| Bob Parker | T | 5’11” | 215 | East Texas State | Jun 4, 1937 |
| Gene Prebola | TE | 6’3” | 215 | Boston University | Jun 30, 1938 |
| Tony Teresa | HB | 5’10” | 185 | San Jose State | Dec 8, 1933 |
| Jim Woodard | T | 6’5” | 230 | Lamar Tech | 1938(?) |