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august-22-1961

August 22, 1961

News

• After a test run at flanker George Fleming was moved back to halfback behind Jack Larscheid on the depth chart

Herm Urenda was tabbed to take the flanker spot

• Former halfback Luther Carr’s suit against the team for medical malpractice was dismissed without prejudice by the Alameda County Superior Court

• Defensive tackle Bob Voight rejoined the team after a two-week stint with his army reserve unit

Transactions

• The team purchased the contract of defensive tackle Volney Peters from the Chargers for an undisclosed sum

• Tackle Francis Morelli reported to the team as a “player to be named later’’ in the Dick Christy-for-Dave Ross swap with the Titans on the 15th

• The team waived cornerback Bob Cabanyog, guard Roger Meitz, and tackle Dave Williams

AFL Exhbition Standings

Eastern Division
New York 2 1 0
Houston 1 2 0
Boston 0 2 0
Buffalo 0 2 0
Western Division
Dallas 3 0 0
San Diego 2 0 0
Denver 1 1 0
Oakland 0 2 0

Coaching Staff

Eddie ErdelatzHead coach
George DicksonDefensive backfield
Marty FeldmanDefensive line
Tommy KalmanirOffensive backfield
Bob MaddockOffensive line

Roster

Name Pos Ht Wt School
Clar Appledoorn WR 6'1“ 190 San Jose State
Doug Asad TE 6'3” 200 Northwestern
Al Bansavage LB 6'2“ 230 USC
Larry Barnes G 6'2” 230 Colorado State
Frank Bernardi DB 5'9“ 185 Colorado
Alex Bravo DB 6'1” 190 Cal Poly-SLO
Jerry Burch WR 6'1“ 190 Georgia Tech
Joe Cannavino CB 5'11” 185 Ohio State
Carmen Cavalli T 6'4“ 245 Richmond
Bob Coolbaugh WR 6'3” 200 Richmond
Wayne Crow DB 6'0“ 205 California
Oneal Cuttery HB 5'6” 190 San Jose State
John Dittrich G 6'1“ 240 Wisconsin
Bob Dougherty LB 6'1” 235 Kentucky
George Fields DE 6'3“ 245 Bakersfield College
George Fleming HB 5'11” 185 Washington
Tom Flores QB 6'1“ 190 Pacific
Alan Goldstein WR 6'0” 200 North Carolina
Glen Hakes G 6'2“ 235 New Mexico
Charlie Hardy WR 6'0” 180 San Jose State
John Hardy WR 6'2“ 185 Cal Poly-Pomona
John Harris DB 6'1” 195 Santa Monica CC
Wayne Hawkins G 5'11“ 235 Pacific
Jack Larscheid HB 5'6” 160 Pacific
Tom Louderback LB 6'2“ 235 San Jose State
Eddie Macon DB 6'0” 180 Pacific
Arnold Metcalf G 6'4“ 225 Oregon Tech
Alan Miller FB 6'0” 195 Boston College
Francis Morelli T 6'2“ 260 Colgate
Riley Morris LB 6'2” 220 Florida A&M
Jim Otto C 6'2“ 225 Miami (FL)
Nick Papac QB 5'11” 190 Fresno State
Volney Peters DT 6'4“ 240 USC
Charley Powell DE 6'2” 225 San Diego HS
Harrison Rece C 6'3“ 235 Trinity
Dave Ross TE 6'3” 210 Los Angeles State
Ron Sabal T 6'3“ 200 Purdue
Hal Smith DT 6'5” 250 UCLA
Jetstream Smith FB 6'1“ 220 Compton JC
Willie Smith G 6'2” 265 Michigan
Jack Stone T 6'2“ 245 Oregon
Tony Teresa HB 5'10” 185 San Jose State
Jim Toon DE 6'2“ 240 North Carolina A&T
Herm Urenda WR 5'10” 180 Pacific
Julius Varnado DT 6'4“ 220 San Francisco State
Bob Voight DT 6'5” 265 Los Angeles State

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