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About the Logbook
©2025, Erin Haight
Contact: raiderlogbook at gmail.com
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• Wayne Crow was switched to the defensive side of the ball to try his hand at cornerback
• The team hired University of California assistant Wes Fry to be their player personnel director
• Fry’s primary area of responsibility was the scouting of college players
• The team signed free agent wide receiver Carl Isaacs on or before this date
• They also cut 14 players: quarterbacks Sandy Lederman, Ed Hino, Ron Newhouse and Sam McCord, halfbacks Stan Jones, Max Fields, Andrew Pierce, James Hall, and Al Feola, ends Gordon Tovani, Joe Kominski, Mose Mastelotto, and Willis Towne, and tackle Charles Bates.
• Three additional players left camp voluntarily: tackle Curt Iaukea, halfback Vin Hogan, and linebacker Tommy Davis
• Irv Nikolai twisted an ankle and was operating at reduced capacity
• Tom Flores pulled a groin muscle but was able to continue to practice
• Clord Boyette pulled a muscle and was expected to be out 2-3 days
• Charlie Kaaihue twisted his left ankle and was expected to be out 2-3 days
• Jim Woodard reinjured the knee he hurt on the 12th and the team feared he could be out for a number of weeks
• Woodard had torn ligaments in the same knee last year
| Eddie Erdelatz | Head Coach |
| Ed Cody | Defensive Backfield |
| Marty Feldman | Defensive Line |
| Ernie Jorge | Offensive Line |
| Tommy Kalmanir | Offensive Backfield |
| Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | School | Birthdate |
| Buddy Allen | HB | 5’11” | 195 | Utah State | Jul 11, 1937 |
| Buddy Alliston | LB | 6’0” | 220 | Mississippi | Dec 14, 1933 |
| Ramon Armstrong | G | 6’1” | 225 | Texas Christian | Oct 6, 1937 |
| Joe Barbee | DT | 6’3” | 250 | Kent State | Aug 30, 1933 |
| Larry Barnes | LB | 6’2” | 230 | Colorado State | Oct 6, 1931 |
| Ron Beagle | WR | 6’0” | 195 | Navy | Feb 7, 1934 |
| 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(?) |
| Alex Bravo | DB | 6’0” | 190 | Cal Poly-SLO | Jul 27, 1930 |
| John Brown | HB | 5’11” | 170 | Iowa | 1938(?) |
| Lou Byrd | LB | 6’1” | 220 | USC | 1931(?) |
| Joe Cannavino | CB | 5’11” | 185 | Ohio State | Jan 20, 1935 |
| Carmen Cavalli | DE | 6’4” | 245 | Richmond | Jun 11, 1937 |
| Don Churchwell | T | 6’1” | 255 | Mississippi | May 11, 1936 |
| Tom Cousineau | G | 6’1” | 235 | Indiana | Apr 2, 1932 |
| Wayne Crow | HB | 6’0” | 205 | California | May 5, 1938 |
| Fran Curci | QB | 5’9” | 160 | Miami (FL) | Jun 11, 1938 |
| Purcell Daniels | FB | 6’2” | 205 | Pepperdine | Jan 1, 1936 |
| Tommy Davis | LB | 6’0” | 235 | Pepperdine | Apr 19, 1935 |
| Walt Denny | WR | 6’4” | 185 | Idaho | ? |
| Don Deskins | DT | 6’2” | 240 | Michigan | May 10, 1932 |
| Bob Dougherty | LB | 6’1” | 235 | Kentucky | Apr 20, 1932 |
| Ron Drzewiecki | HB | 6’0” | 185 | Marquette | Jan 25, 1933 |
| Dan Edgington | E | 6’2” | 190 | Florida | Apr 10, 1937 |
| Jerry Epps | G | 6’1” | 230 | West Texas State | 1935(?) |
| Bob Fails | WR | 6’4” | 190 | Idaho State | Jun 22, 1934 |
| Fred Fehn | T | 6’2” | 245 | Monterey JC | Oct 28, 1935 |
| George Fields | DE | 6’3” | 245 | Bakersfield College | 1935(?) |
| Tom Flores | QB | 6’1” | 190 | Pacific | Mar 21, 1937 |
| Jerry Flynn | DE | 6’1” | 230 | Humboldt State | 1935 |
| Wes Fry | C | 6’1” | 215 | UC Davis | 1937(?) |
| Alexander Gardner | HB | 5’9” | 185 | South Carolina State | Jul 24, 1935 |
| Carl Gordon | HB | 5’9” | 175 | Bakersfield College | Oct 4, 1935 |
| Alan Goldstein | WR | 6’0” | 200 | North Carolina | Jan 8, 1936 |
| Bob Harrison | G | 6’2” | 245 | Hartnell | 1938(?) |
| Wayne Hawkins | G | 5’11” | 235 | Pacific | Jun 17, 1938 |
| Charlie Hardy | WR | 6’0” | 180 | San Jose State | Nov 7, 1933 |
| Clark Holden | FB | 5’11” | 210 | USC | Nov 9, 1938 |
| Dave Holden | T | 6’7” | 270 | Los Angeles State | Sep 2, 1935 |
| LC Joyner | DB | 6’0” | 180 | Diablo Valley JC | Jul 2, 1933 |
| Charlie Kaaihue | G | 5’11” | 235 | San Jose State | Jan 19, 1933 |
| Larry Lancaster | T | 6’3” | 235 | Georgia | 1938(?) |
| Jack Larscheid | HB | 5’6” | 162 | Pacific | May 10, 1933 |
| Paul Larson | QB | 5’11” | 180 | California | Mar 19, 1932 |
| Marvin Lasater | HB | 6’1” | 190 | Texas Christian | Feb 25, 1938 |
| Billy Ray Locklin | LB | 6’2” | 225 | New Mexico A&M | Aug 13, 1937 |
| Billy Lott | FB | 6’0” | 200 | Mississippi | Nov 8, 1934 |
| Eddie Macon | DB | 6’0” | 180 | Pacific | Mar 7, 1927 |
| Don Manoukian | G | 5’9” | 240 | Stanford | Jun 9, 1934 |
| Rich Max | C | 6’1” | 235 | Cal Poly-SLO | 1934(?) |
| Brad Myers | HB | 6’1” | 195 | Bucknell | Feb 14, 1929 |
| Bob Nelson | C | 6’5” | 245 | Wisconsin | 1938(?) |
| Irv Nikolai | TE | 6’2” | 200 | Stanford | Jan 31, 1937 |
| Don Norton | WR | 6’1” | 180 | Iowa | Mar 13, 1938 |
| Jim Otto | C | 6’2” | 225 | Miami (FL) | Jan 5, 1938 |
| Ray Peterson | HB | 5’11” | 185 | West Virginia | 1937(?) |
| Dean Philpott | HB | 6’0” | 205 | Fresno State | Nov 11, 1935 |
| Chris Plain | T | 6’3” | 265 | Stanford | Dec 24, 1935 |
| Charley Powell | DE | 6’2” | 225 | San Diego HS | Apr 4, 1932 |
| Gene Prebola | TE | 6’3” | 215 | Boston University | Jun 30, 1938 |
| Ron Sabal | T | 6’3” | 230 | Purdue | Jul 23, 1936 |
| Wayne Schneider | HB | 5’10” | 170 | Colorado State | May 12, 1938 |
| Mac Starnes | C | 6’2” | 225 | Abilene Christian | Jul 24, 1936 |
| Tony Teresa | HB | 5’10” | 185 | San Jose State | Dec 8, 1933 |
| Dalton Truax | T | 6’2” | 235 | Tulane | Jan 17, 1935 |
| Bob Webb | QB | 6’0” | 205 | St Ambrose | Aug 16, 1937 |
| Jim Woodard | T | 6’5” | 230 | Lamar Tech | 1938(?) |