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The WFL held a Pro Draft of players from the CFL and NFL on March 18, 1974. Below is a list of pro players the New York Stars chose in the draft. The first number is the round that the player was selected, and the second number is the overall order in which the player was selected.

1974 New York Stars


Round Pick Player Pos. Team/League
1 12 Joe Namath QB NY Jets, NFL
2 13 Terry Hanratty QB Pittsburgh, NFL
3 36 Dave Williams WR Pittsburgh, NFL
4 37 Mike LaHood OG Los Angeles, NFL
5 60 Marty Huff LB Edmonton, CFL
6 61 Kent Peterson TE Cincinnati, NFL
7 84 Andy Selfridge LB Buffalo, NFL
8 85 Paul Gipson RB New England, NFL
9 108 Bert Askson TE Houston, NFL
10 109 Sam Walton OT NY Jets, NFL
11 132 Mike Reid DT Cincinnati, NFL
12 133 Randy Rasmussen OG NY Jets, NFL
13 156 Travis Roach OG British Columbia, CFL
14 157 Carter Campbell LB NY Giants, NFL
15 180 Gerry Philbin DE Philadelphia, NFL
16 181 John Fuqua RB Pittsburgh, NFL
17 204 Cliff McClain RB NY Jets, NFL
18 205 Mack Herron RB Winnipeg, CFL
19 228 Halvor Hagen OL Buffalo, NFL
20 229 Chip Myrtle LB Denver, NFL
21 252 Jerry Sherk DT Cleveland, NFL
22 253 Randy Vataha WR New England, NFL
23 276 John Schmidt C NY Jets, NFL
24 277 Fred Willis RB Houston, NFL
25 300 John Dockery DB Pittsburgh, NFL
26 301 Jim Mitchell DE Detroit, NFL
27 324 Ed Galigher DE NY Jets, NFL
28 325 Doug Van Horn OG NY Giants, NFL
29 348 Jim Marsalis DB Kansas City, NFL
30 349 Craig Hanneman DE Pittsburgh, NFL
31 372 Chuck Bonica OG British Columbia, CFL
32 373 Ken Avery LB Cincinnati, NFL
33 396 Gordon Gravelle OL Pittsburgh, NFL
34 397 Rick Cash DT New England, NFL
35 420 Warren Bankston RB Oakland, NFL
36 421 Len St. Jean OG New England, NFL
37 444 Brian Dowling QB New England, NFL
38 445 Bruce Lemmerman QB Edmonton, CFL
39 468 Rick Galbos LB Calgary, CFL
40 469 Ron Estay DE British Columbia, CFL

The Stars Pro Draft was researched and compiled by Tod Maher and Mark Speck. Used with permission from the World Football League Encyclopedia.