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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 Philadelphia Bell 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 Philadelphia Bell

Round	Pick	Player	Pos.	Team/League
1	3	Tim Rossovich	LB	San Diego, NFL
2	22	Dan Yochum	OT	Montreal, CFL
3	27	Bob Tucker	TE	NY Giants, NFL
4	46	Al Atkinson	LB	NY Jets, NFL
5	51	Don Strock	QB	Miami, NFL
6	70	John Babinez	LB	Dallas, NFL
7	75	Stanley Walters	OT	Cincinnati, NFL
8	94	Mike Evans	C	Detroit, NFL
9	99	Tom Laputka	DL	Ottawa, CFL
10	118	Ron Holliday	WR	San Diego, NFL
11	123	Steve Chomyszak	DT	Cincinnati, NFL
12	142	Roger Wehrli	DB	St. Louis, NFL
13	147	John Mendenhall	DT	NY Giants, NFL
14	166	Doug Wilkerson	OG	San Diego, NFL
15	171	John Rowser	DB	Pittsburgh, NFL
16	190	Charlie West	DB	Minnesota, NFL
17	195	Rudy Sims	DE	Ottawa, CFL
18	214	Reggie Berry	DB	San Diego, NFL
19	219	Walker Gillette	WR	St. Louis, NFL
20	238	Glen Edwards	DB	Pittsburgh, NFL
21	243	Art Green	RB	Ottawa, CFL
22	263	Mark Kosmos	DB	Hamilton, CFL
23	267	Calvin Hunt	C	Houston, NFL
24	286	Wade Key	OT	Philadelphia, NFL
25	291	John Mooring	OL	NY Jets, NFL
26	310	Ray White	LB	San Diego, NFL
27	315	Roy Kirskey	OL	Philadelphia, NFL
28	334	Gary Puetz	OL	NY Jets, NFL
29	339	Marv Roberts	C	Los Angeles, NFL
30	358	Dennis Partee	P	San Diego, NFL
31	363	Jonnie Knoble	LB	Los Angeles, NFL
32	382	Bill Ellenbogen	OG	Houston, NFL
33	387	Dave Reich	OL	New England, NFL
34	406	Harry Gooden	DE	Dallas, NFL
35	411	Bob Thomson	DE	Dallas, NFL
36	430	Phil Price	DB	Montreal, CFL
37	435	Billy Joe Mantooth	LB	Philadelphia, NFL
38	454	Ed Thomas	DT	NY Jets, NFL
39	459	James Jackson	DE	Houston, NFL
40	478	Al Dennis	OL	San Diego, NFL

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