• The Tribune reported that among the people under consideration for the Raiders' head coaching spot were Toronto Argonauts head coach Lou Agase, Packers line coach Bill Austin, former Bills head coach Buster Ramsey, and current Raiders secondary coach Walt Michaels.
• The story added that the team had eliminated three candidates but didn't say which ones.
Red Conkright | Head coach | |
Walt Michaels | Linebackers and defensive backs | |
Ollie Spencer | Offensive line |
Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | School | |
Dalva Allen | DE | 6'4“ | 240 | Houston | |
Dan Birdwell | LB | 6'3” | 235 | Houston | |
George Boynton | DB | 5'11“ | 190 | East Texas State | |
Charles Brown | T | 6'4” | 240 | Houston | |
Walter Burden | LB | 6'3“ | 230 | McNeese State | |
Stan Campbell | G | 6'2” | 230 | Iowa State | |
Cotton Clark | HB | 6'1“ | 190 | Alabama | |
Bob Coolbaugh | TE | 6'3” | 200 | Richmond | |
Dave Costa | T | 6'2“ | 245 | Utah | |
Dobie Craig | WR | 6'3” | 190 | Howard Payne | |
Clem Daniels | HB | 6'1“ | 215 | North Texas State | |
Cotton Davidson | QB | 6'1” | 180 | Baylor | |
Dick Dorsey | WR | 6'3“ | 195 | Oklahoma | |
Bob Dougherty | LB | 6'1” | 235 | Kentucky | |
Hunter Enis | QB | 6'0“ | 195 | Texas Christian | |
Dan Ficca | T | 6'1” | 230 | USC | |
Tom Flores | QB | 6'1“ | 190 | Pacific | |
Jerry Fowler | G | 6'3” | 250 | Northwestern State | |
Bob Garner | WR | 5'10“ | 180 | Fresno State | |
Darnell Haney | DE | 6'8” | 255 | Utah State | |
Wayne Hawkins | G | 5'11“ | 235 | Pacific | |
George Hogan | G | 6'3” | 240 | Texas A&M | |
Jon Jelacic | DE | 6'3“ | 245 | Minnesota | |
Chuck McMurtry | DT | 6'0” | 280 | Whittier | |
Alan Miller | FB | 6'0“ | 195 | Boston College | |
Riley Morris | DE | 6'2” | 220 | Florida A&M | |
Tommy Morrow | CB | 5'11 | 180 | Mississippi Southern | |
Pete Nicklas | T | 6'4“ | 240 | Baylor | |
Jim Norris | T | 6'4” | 240 | Houston | |
Joe Novsek | DL | 6'4“ | 240 | Tulsa | |
Jim Otto | C | 6'2” | 225 | Miami (FL) | |
Richard Peter | T | 6'4“ | 250 | Whittier | |
Charlie Rieves | FB | 5'11” | 210 | Houston | |
Hank Rivera | DB | 5'11“ | 180 | Oregon State | |
Bo Roberson | HB | 6'1” | 200 | Cornell | |
Drew Roberts | WR | 6'1“ | 205 | Humboldt State | |
George Shirkey | DT | 6'5” | 255 | Stephen F Austin | |
Jackie Simpson | LB | 6'1“ | 225 | Mississippi | |
Willie Simpson | FB | 6'2” | 220 | San Francisco State | |
Jack Stone | T | 6'2“ | 245 | Oregon | |
Bill Strumke | FB | 6'0” | 220 | Georgia | |
Kenny Thompson | HB | 5'7“ | 170 | Northwestern State | |
Herm Urenda | WR | 5'10” | 180 | Pacific | |
Vern Valdez | CB | 6'0“ | 190 | San Diego | |
Gene White | HB | 6'1” | 195 | Florida A&M | |
Fred Williamson | CB | 6'3“ | 210 | Northwestern |