1974 All-Stars and Stat Leaders

*Dave Roller is listed as an offensive tackle although he played defensive tackle for the Sun. Roller led the WFL with 17 quarterback sacks in 1974.

*Pro Football Weekly named Ed Marshall as their 1974 WFL All-League Tight End. Marshall was a wide receiver for the Memphis Southmen.

*David Thomas was named as the PFW All-League Safety, but played cornerback for the Memphis Southmen.

Pro Football Weekly - 1974 WFL Awards

Most Valuable Player: Tony Adams, Southern California Sun

Top Offensive Player: Tommy Reamon, Florida Blazers

Top Defensive Player: David Thomas, Memphis Southmen

Coach Of The Year: Jack Pardee, Florida Blazers

The World Football League All-Pro team was selected by sportswriters, sportscasters, and WFL coaches to pick the very best players from the WFL's 1974 season. *Some positions have more than one player listed while the All-Pro Defensive team listing did not list three positions: defensive end, linebacker, and safety. Thus, the WFL website owners have added these positions and players: Gerry Philbin (DE), Rudy Kuechenberg (MLB), and Jeff Woodcock (Safety) to the WFL All-Pro team. Below is a list of names that were awarded:

World Football League Awards

Defensive Player of Year - Eddie Sheats, Florida Blazers

Offensive Player of Year - J.J. Jennings, Memphis Southmen

Rookie of Year - Tommy Reamon, Florida Blazers

Most Valuable Players - Tony Adams, Southern California Sun, Tommy Reamon, Florida Blazers, J. J. Jennings, Memphis Southmen

Coach of Year - Jack Pardee, Florida Blazers

Disclaimer: This information was obtained from Al Thomy, formerly a sportswriter with the Atlanta Constitution. In 1974, Thomy wrote a story on Alfred Jenkins leaving the Birmingham Americans of the WFL, to sign with the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL. Although the sportswriter mentions the WFL All-Pro team, he did not mention how this information for the All-Pro team was obtained, thus, the World Football League never published this information, and the WFL website obtained the information strictly from the article.

*The World Football League officially folded the Detroit Wheels and Jacksonville Sharks on October 10, 1974.

*based on reported attendance figures not actual gross sales

NOTE: This page was researched and stats were compiled by Jim Cusano, Richie Franklin, Herman Giesbrecht, and Paul Reeths. This page appeared on the former World Football League Hall of Fame Website and is used with permission.