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College Draft - Rounds 19-27


This is the third of four pages on the 1974 WFL College Draft. This page will show the draft selections of rounds 19 to 27.

Commissioner Gary L. Davidson, during a press conference prior to the 1974 WFL College Draft.

1974 WFL College Draft

NINETEENTH ROUND

TEAM                 PICK   PLAYER              POSITION  COLLEGE         
HOUSTON               217   ED COLLINS             WR     RICE            
NEW YORK              218   PHIL BENNETT           RB     BOSTON COLLEGE  
JACKSONVILLE          219   STEVE BUCHANAN         RB     HOLY CROSS      
TORONTO               220   SYLVESTER BATES        DT     GRAMBLING       
BIRMINGHAM            221   MIKE HOLT              DB     MICHIGAN STATE  
PORTLAND              222   GLEN ELLIS             DT     ELON COLLEGE    
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   223   ED KEZIRIAN            OT     UCLA            
PHILADELPHIA          224   RANDY POLTL            DB     STANFORD        
HONOLULU              225   JAMES SIMS             LB     USC             
CHICAGO               226   MIKE VARTY             LB     NORTHWESTERN    
WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE  227   WILLIE CULLARS         DE     KANSAS STATE    
DETROIT               228   DOMINIC RIGGIO         LB     WESTERN MICHIGAN
TWENTIETH ROUND

TEAM                 PICK   PLAYER              POSITION  COLLEGE               
DETROIT               229   EDDIE JOHNSON          DT     SMU                   
WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE  230   RON McNEIL             DB     NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL
CHICAGO               231   GEORGE UREMOVICH       RB     ILLINOIS              
HONOLULU              232   STEVE OTTMAR           QB     STANFORD              
PHILADELPHIA          233   DALE WANNSTEDT         OT     PITTSBURGH            
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   234   BILL REID               C     STANFORD              
PORTLAND              235   ED BISHOP              DB     SOUTHERN              
BIRMINGHAM            236   NORM HODGINS           WR     LSU                   
TORONTO               237   JACK ETTINGER          WR     ARKANSAS              
JACKSONVILLE          238   EDDIE FOSTER           OT     OKLAHOMA              
NEW YORK              239   LEROY JONES            DE     NORFOLK STATE         
HOUSTON               240   KEITH DENSON           WR     SAN DIEGO STATE       
TWENTY-FIRST ROUND

TEAM                 PICK   PLAYER            POSITION  COLLEGE         
HOUSTON               241   SHAWNEY WYNN         DT     TENNESSEE STATE 
NEW YORK              242   RUDY McCLINTON       DB     XAVIER          
JACKSONVILLE          243   HENRY LEWIS          OT     IOWA STATE      
TORONTO               244   BOBBY BROOKS         DB     BISHOP (TX)     
BIRMINGHAM            245   STEVE MANSTEDT       LB     NEBRASKA        
PORTLAND              246   T. C. BLAIR          TE     TULSA           
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   247   GREG BAILEY          DB     LONG BEACH STATE
PHILADELPHIA          248   BARRY BEERS          OG     WILLIAM & MARY  
HONOLULU              249   FRED WEBER           DT     CALIFORNIA      
CHICAGO               250   DON BRYANT           OT     KANSAS          
WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE  251   JAMES DAVIS          OG     ALCORN A&M      
DETROIT               252   LARRY CIPA           QB     MICHIGAN        
TWENTY-SECOND ROUND

TEAM                 PICK   PLAYER            POSITION  COLLEGE        
DETROIT               253   DOUG NEUENDORF       OG     TOLEDO         
WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE  254   DAN COLBERT          DB     TULSA          
CHICAGO               255   MIKE ROGOWSKI        LB     ILLINOIS BENE. 
HONOLULU              256   FRED LIMA             K     COLORADO       
PHILADELPHIA          257   ROD KIRBY            LB     PITTSBURGH     
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   258   ALONZO EMERY         RB     ARIZONA STATE  
PORTLAND              259   JOHN WINESBERRY      WR     STANFORD       
BIRMINGHAM            260   BILL RUDDER          RB     TENNESSEE      
TORONTO               261   JOHN HARVEY          RB     TEXAS-ARLINGTON
JACKSONVILLE          262   MORRIS BRADSHAW      RB     OHIO STATE     
NEW YORK              263   WILLIE VINEY         OG     PACIFIC        
HOUSTON               264   GERRY ROBERTS        DT     UCLA           
TWENTY-THIRD ROUND

TEAM                 PICK   PLAYER            POSITION  COLLEGE           
HOUSTON               265   MIKE DENIMARCK       LB     EMPORIA STATE (KS)
NEW YORK              266   CHRIS ARNOLD         DB     VIRGINIA STATE    
JACKSONVILLE          267   DOUG ALLEN           LB     PENN STATE        
TORONTO               268   AL HOLMES            RB     HAWAII            
BIRMINGHAM            269   MIKE TRUAX           LB     TULANE            
PORTLAND              270   RICHARD MASON        OT     BAYLOR            
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   271   STEVE RILEY          OT     USC               
PHILADELPHIA          272   CECIL BOWENS         RB     KENTUCKY          
HONOLULU              273   PETE TAGGARES        RB     WASHINGTON        
CHICAGO               274   TOM OWENS            QB     WICHITA           
WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE  275   TOMMY REAMON         RB     MISSOURI          
DETROIT               276   GEORGE SPANISH       RB     MOOREHEAD STATE   
TWENTY-FOURTH ROUND

TEAM                 PICK   PLAYER            POSITION  COLLEGE         
DETROIT               277   DAVID BOONE          DE     EASTERN MICHIGAN
WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE  278   MAURY DAMKROGER      LB     NEBRASKA        
CHICAGO               279   CHUCK RAMSEY          K     WAKE FOREST     
HONOLULU              280   SAM WILLIAMS         DB     CALIFORNIA      
PHILADELPHIA          281   KENT MERRITT         WR     VIRGINIA        
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   282   JACK CONNORS         DB     OREGON          
PORTLAND              283   BRAD BUSH             C     NEW MEXICO STATE
BIRMINGHAM            284   SAM JOHNSON          LB     ARIZONA STATE   
TORONTO               285   GARY PINKEL          TE     KENT STATE      
JACKSONVILLE          286   CHARLIE JOHNSON      DB     SOUTHERN        
NEW YORK              287   JOHN ROBB            OG     PITTSBURGH      
HOUSTON               288   FROSTY ANDERSON      WR     NEBRASKA        
TWENTY-FIFTH ROUND

TEAM                 PICK   PLAYER           POSITION  COLLEGE          
HOUSTON               289   BILL BRITTAIN        C     KANSAS           
NEW YORK              290   GARY CHAMPAGNE      LB     LSU              
JACKSONVILLE          291   DOUG LOWREY          C     ARKANSAS STATE   
TORONTO               292   BILL SCHLEGEL       TE     LEHIGH           
BIRMINGHAM            293   DEXTER BUSSEY       RB     TEXAS-ARLINGTON  
PORTLAND              294   ERIC TORKELSON      RB     CONNECTICUT      
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   295   CLAUDE MINOR        OT     SAN DIEGO STATE  
PHILADELPHIA          296   DAVE MARGAVAGE      OT     KENTUCKY         
HONOLULU              297   D. C. NOBLES        QB     HOUSTON          
CHICAGO               298   KEN STARLING        RB     INDIANA          
WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE  299   MIKE McCOY          DB     WESTERN KENTUCKY 
DETROIT               300   JACK STEBBINS       QB     JERSEY CITY STATE

(L to R): Detroit Wheels head coach, Dan Boisture, and team president, Louis Lee, look over other WFL draft selections prior to round 25.

TWENTY-SIXTH ROUND

TEAM                 PICK   PLAYER              POSITION  COLLEGE             
DETROIT               301   EARL GARRETT           DB     BOSTON STATE        
WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE  302   NOAH JACKSON           OG     TAMPA               
CHICAGO               303   CLAYTON HEATH          RB     WAKE FOREST         
HONOLULU              304   MIKE McGIRR            OT     USC                 
PHILADELPHIA          305   ALAN DIXON             RB     HARDING             
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   306   DEKE BALLARD           DT     ARIZONA STATE       
PORTLAND              307   BERL SIMMONS            K     TEXAS CHRISTIAN     
BIRMINGHAM            308   CHARLES DeJURNETT      DT     SAN JOSE STATE      
TORONTO               309   MIKE PHILLIPS          DT     CORNELL             
JACKSONVILLE          310   RAYMOND BURKE          TE     SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
NEW YORK              311   GREG PEMBERTON         DB     BOSTON UNIVERSITY   
HOUSTON               312   PETE WESSEL            DB     NORTHWESTERN        
TWENTY-SEVENTH ROUND

TEAM                 PICK   PLAYER              POSITION  COLLEGE         
HOUSTON               313   HAROLD HOLTON          OT     UTEP            
NEW YORK              314   PRESTON ANDERSON       DB     RICE            
JACKSONVILLE          315   BRUCE HENLEY           TE     RICE            
TORONTO               316   CHARLES ANTHONY        LB     USC             
BIRMINGHAM            317   STEVE MIKEZ            QB     WESTERN ILLINOIS
PORTLAND              318   MIKE STOVER            DB     ILLINOIS STATE  
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   319   RAY OLSON              OG     PITTSBURGH      
PHILADELPHIA          320   TOM GOODEN             WR     HARDING         
HONOLULU              321   RANDY GIEST            DB     COLORADO        
CHICAGO               322   GREG MECZKA            TE     BOWLING GREEN   
WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE  323   EVAN JOLITZ            LB     CINCINNATI      
DETROIT               324   MIKE KLEINHENZ         LB     CINCINNATI      

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