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• The Tribune reported that team hired former University of San Francisco athletic director Jimmy Needles to head up the process of finding suitable applicants for general manager and head coach
• Owner Chet Soda later refuted the Needles story
• The Tribune reported that former Navy coach Eddie Erdlelatz met with one of the team owners and that negotiations were underway to hire him as head coach
• The team announced they had hired prominent local lawyer William Hayes to the post of lead counsel and added another local attorney, Herman Cook, to the legal staff, too
“Pro Grid Club Picks First Official”, Scotty Stirling, Oakland Tribune
“Resolution on U.C. Stadium Use Held Up”, Oakland Tribune
“Cal Needs Good Neighbor Policy”, Ray Haywood, Oakland Tribune
“State Senate Also Urges Use of U.C. Stadium by Oakland Team”, Oakland Tribune
“UC Urged to Host Oakland AFL Contests”, San Francisco Chronicle
“Question: Is One Mays Worth Four Titles?”, Prescott Sullivan, San Francisco Examiner
“Senate Urges Cal Give AFL a Home” San Francisco Examiner