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WFL Transactions

Below is a list of WFL transactions that were completed from January-June of 1974. The transactions that occurred from July-December of 1974 are listed in the 1974 Season Books under the appropriate week that they transpired.

MONTH	DAY		TRANSACTION
January	8	-	Chicago signed WR Jim Seymour
	28	-	Southern California signed RB Kermit Johnson, RB James McAlister and OT Booker Brown
	31	-	Jacksonville signed DB Alvin Wyatt
February	2	-	Washington signed RB A.D. Whitfield
	5	-	Toronto signed DE Lucious Selmon
	5	-	Boston Bulls signed WR George Sauer
	7	-	Chicago signed RB Mark Kellar and QB Virgil Carter
	8	-	Jacksonville signed RB Ron Lamb
	12	-	The Hawaiians signed RB Ernie O'Leary
	13	-	Birmingham signed OT Buddy Brown
	13	-	Washington signed WR-DB Forrest "Don" Vallery
	13	-	Chicago signed WR's Jade Butcher and Eric Stolberg
	14	-	Chicago signed QB Maurie Daigneau
	15	-	The Hawaiians signed QB Dennis Dummit
	15	-	Toronto signed RB Paul Miles
	16	-	Jacksonville signed RB Edgar Scott
	18	-	Washington signed DE Don Ratliff
	18	-	Birmingham signed QB-WR Denny Duron
	19	-	Hawaiians signed DB Richmond Flowers to a future (1975) contract.
	20	-	Washington signed MLB Larry Ely
	20	-	Chicago signed RB Leo Hayden and WR Bruce Jankowski
	20	-	Jacksonville signed RB Edgar Scott and LB Raymond Burke
	21	-	Washington signed S Rod Foster and RB Rich
	21	-	Southern California signed DB Durwood Keeton, LB Cleveland Vann, DE Neal Skarin, OT Steve Gunther, RB Alonzo Emery, LB Jim Baker and QB Tony Adams
	21	-	Jacksonville signed DE Vernon Vanoy
	21	-	Chicago signed LB Keith Best
	22	-	Detroit signed free agent QB Bubba Wyche
	23	-	Jacksonville signed DT John Gordon
	25	-	Washington signed S Randy Hawn, TE Greg Latta, and QB Bob Davis
	25	-	Birmingham signed S Randy Lee
	25	-	Jacksonville signed DB Mike Townsend
	26	-	SouthernCalifornia signed OT Gene Ferguson, WR Greg Moses and WR Sam Dickerson
	27	-	Hawaiians signed WR Don Hutt, LB Frank Johnson, and DB-KR Derrick Williams
	27	-	Washington signed G Tim Brannan and QB Eric Crone
	28	-	Washington signed DT Perry Goodell, LB Eddie Sheats, and WR Matt Maslowski
March	1	-	Washington signed DT Paul Vellano
	2	-	Detroit signed RB Jim Rathje
	4	-	New York signed WR Tom Spinks and DB Darryl Bishop
	4	-	Washington signed LB Rich Hodsdon
	5	-	Washington signed DE Mel Parker
	6	-	Washington signed DT Boice Best
	7	-	Southern California signed QB Gary Valbuena, OT Joe Carollo, TE Jacque MacKinnon, WR Mike Morgan, DB's Mike McAuley, and Charles Hinton, LB's Don Parish, Eric Patton, and Ray Rodriguez, DT Glenn Byrd, DE Wes Grant, WR Dave Szymakowski and RB Clem Turner
	8	-	Detroit signed QB Bruce Shaw
	8	-	Washington signed OG Bill Yoest
	9	-	Toronto signed QB John Huarte
	10	-	Jacksonville signed QB Eddie McAshan
	12	-	The Hawaiians signed DE Lem Burnham
	12	-	Detroit signed RB Warren McVea
	12	-	Washington signed DE-DT Tommy Davis
	13	-	Washington signed G Rick Anthony
	14	-	Birmingham signed QB George Mira and LB Ross Brupbacher
	14	-	Washington signed S Rickie Harris
	15	-	Washington signed DT-DE Roger Anderson
	16	-	Philadelphia traded rights to DE John Ricca to Washington for DT Ken Scott and LB Tom Cantrell, Washington subsequently signed Ricca
	16	-	Jacksonville signed QB John Stofa
	18	-	Toronto signed QB-P Danny White
	18	-	New York signed DT John Elliott
	20	-	The Hawaiians signed WR John Isenbarger to a future (1975) contract
	22	-	The Hawaiians signed RB Vin Clements to a future (1975) contract
	22	-	Birmingham signed WR Dennis Homan
	23	-	Birmingham signed LB Mike Truax
	23	-	Jacksonville signed TE Dennis Hughes
	23	-	Washington signed RB's Rick Fisher and Al Reese, and DB Rich Thomas
	24	-	Detroit signed RB Sam Scarber
	25	-	Washington signed K Les Perry and RB Jim Strong
	25	-	New York signed OT Matt Herkenhoff
	27	-	The Hawaiians signed DT Ron East
	28	-	Philadelphia signed LB Bob Grant
	29	-	Portland signed WR Gail Cogdill
	29	-	Chicago signed OG Mike Sikich
	30	-	Washington signed DB Chuck Beatty, TE Bob Rush, G Walt Hughes and K Richie Szaro
	31	-	Portland purchased the contracts of WR Sam Dickerson, LB John Douglas, DB Charles Hinton, DB Bill Meyer, DE Wes Grant RB Gary Dixon, WR Carlos Bell and DB Seth Miller from Sou. California
	31	-	Toronto signed RB Larry Csonka, RB Jim Kiick and WR Paul Warfield to future (1975) contracts
April	1	-	Washington signed LB Billy Hobbs
	2	-	Washington signed WR/P Gary Collins
	2	-	The Hawaiians signed QB Edd Hargett to a future (1975) contract
	3	-	Houston signed RB Jimmy Edwards
	3	-	Portland signed QB Ken Johnson
	3	-	Philadelphia signed DT Rudy Sims
	4	-	Birmingham signed OT Mike Carosielli
	4	-	Houston signed RB Hoyle Granger
	5	-	Philadelphia signed OG Pat McLaughlin, WR Mike Blandina, OT Frank McFillen, C Bob Paschall and OT Ed Biernacki
	5	-	Philadelphia signed DT Steve Chomyszak to a future (1975) contract; signed WR Ron Holliday to a future (1975) contract
	5	-	Washington signed DB Billie Hayes
	6	-	Washington signed LB Dana Carpenter
	6	-	Detroit signed WR Jon Henderson, WR Hubie Bryant and DE Carl Taibi
	6	-	The Hawaiians signed TE Ted Kwalick to a future (1975) contract
	9	-	Houston signed QB Craig Morton to a future (1975) contract; signed DT Ron Rydalch and QB Buddy Palazzo
	9	-	New York signed QB Tom Sherman, QB Don Gault, RB Don Abbey and OG Dick Hart; also named Tom Moore assistant coach
	9	-	The Hawaiians signed QB Randy Johnson and RB Calvin Hill to future (1975) contracts; signed LB Jim Sniadecki to a 2-year contract
	9	-	Washington signed S W.K. Hicks
	9	-	Toronto signed DB Pete Quinn, TE Bill Schlegel and K Eric Baugher, Jr.
	10	-	Birmingham igned WR Ron Jessie to a future (1975) contract
	10	-	The Hawaiians signed DB John Moseley
	10	-	Jacksonville signed OT Tom Walker
	11	-	Washington signed C Fred Hoaglin to a future (1975) contract
	11	-	Portland signed OG Steve Pickering, TE Bernie Peterson, DE Hank Barton, LB Bob Feguson, and OL George Van Over
	12	-	The Washington franchise re-located to Norfolk, Virginia; and will be re-named the "Virginia Ambassadors"
	12	-	Philadelphia signed DB Frank Polito and LB Tony Prazenica
	12	-	Chicago signed TE Jim Gessford
	13	-	Houston signed LB Bob Creech
	13	-	Jacksonville signed K Bob Thomas
	14	-	Houston signed LB Garland Boyette
	15	-	New York signed RB Jim Ford and DB D'Artagnan Martin
	15	-	Toronto signed RB Jimmy Joe
	15	-	Virginia signed LB Bill Bergey to a future (1976) contract
	16	-	Philadelphia signed C Ed Paradis, C Chuck Chulada and OT Stan Durtan
	16	-	The Hawaiians signed OG John Wilbur
	16	-	Southern California signed QB Daryle Lamonica to a future (1975) contract
	17	-	The Hawaiians signed TE John Kelsey
	17	-	Philadelphia signed K Bob Tatum
	18	-	Philadelphia named Ernie Wright assistant coach
	18	-	Chicago signed S Harry Howard
	18	-	New York signed K Moses Lajterman and WR Bob Hermanni
	19	-	Virginia signed C Dan Peiffer; signed RB Perry Williams to a future (1975) contract
	19	-	The Hawaiians signed WR John Gilliam to a future (1975) contract
	19	-	Philadelphia signed DB Bill Moore, QB Bob Klatt, DB Mike Shaw and C-G Garland Chandler
	19	-	New York signed DB Lou Angelo
	19	-	Houston obtained rights to DB Richmond Flowers from The Hawaiians for future considerations
	20	-	Virginia named Wayne Millner an assistant coach
	20	-	Philadelphia signed S Terry Factor, G Fred Stanchak, LB Tony Zakowski, LB Kurt Kral, WR Mike Bartik, and OT Pete Horoszke
	20	-	New York signed DE Greg Lens and C Bob Kuziel
	24	-	Portland signed DE Ron Billingsley and QB Don Van Galder
	24	-	Southern California signed WR Dave Williams
	24	-	Birmingham signed WR Vern Studdard
	25	-	Philadelphia signed QB-DB Harry Lynch
	25	-	Birmingham signed RB Paul Robinson and RB Charley Harraway
	25	-	New York signed DE Gerry Philbin and DT Lloyd Voss; signed DE Carter Campbell to a future (1975) contract
	26	-	Jacksonville signed DT Frank Cornish
	26	-	Houston signed DE Joe Robb
	29	-	Portland signed OT Tom Drougas to a future (1976) contract
	30	-	The Hawaiians signed OG Ed Flanagan to a future (1975) contract
	30	-	Virginia named Fred O'Connor an assistant coach
	30	-	Philadelphia signed DT Tom Laputka and RB Art Green to future (1975) contracts
May	2	-	New York signed WR Homer Jones and LB Doug Woodlief
	2	-	Houston signed WR Jimmy Hines and WR Robert Taylor
	2	-	Philadelphia named Bob Pellegrini and King Corcoran assistant coaches
	2	-	Portland signed WR Jim Krieg
	2	-	The Hawaiians signed DT Greg Wojcik
	3	-	Philadelphia signed LB Mike Webb
	3	-	Houston signed RB Sid Blanks
	3	-	Virginia signed WR Cecil Turner to a future (1975) contract
	4	-	The Hawaiians signed C-OG Jim Cadile
	5	-	Houston signed DT Al Dotson
	5	-	Jacksonville signed LB Rich Thomann and TE Mike Creaney
	6	-	Philadelphia signed OG Bob Rickenbach, RB Carroll Cayette and LB Gary Gray
	7	-	Philadelphia signed LB Wally Dempsey
	7	-	Toronto franchise moved to Memphis, Tennessee; franchise will be re-named the "Memphis Southmen"
	8	-	Philadelphia signed WR Linzy Cole
	8	-	Portland signed OT Mike Taylor to a future (1975) contract
	8	-	Jacksonville signed TE Keith Krepfle
	9	-	Jacksonville signed TE Chip Glass to a future (1975) contract; also signed LB Fred Abbott
	9	-	New York signed WR Al Young
	10	-	Memphis signed OT Ron Mikolajczyk to a future (1975) contract
	12	-	Philadelphia signed CB Lorenzo Brinkley and OL Dennis Lozzi
	13	-	Virginia signed C Ted Lachowicz
	13	-	Jacksonville signed KR Travis Williams
	14	-	Virginia franchise moved to Orlando, Florida; at first the franchise would be called the Orlando Suns, but because the Southern California team was called the "Sun", they changed it to the "Florida Blazers"
	14	-	Chicago signed C Guy Murdock
	14	-	Florida signed QB Eric Crone, K Les Perry and WR Henry Brown
	15	-	Houston signed RB Virgil Robinson and DT Art May
	16	-	Chicago signed OT Steve Wright
	16	-	Portland signed WR Greg Specht
	16	-	New York signed LB Gary Champagne
	17	-	Portland signed OT Levert Carr to a future (1975) contract
	17	-	Philadelphia signed OG Carl Schaukowitch
	17	-	Detroit signed P Dale Livingston
	20	-	Chicago signed RB/KR Clayton Heath
	21	-	Florida signed DT Mike McBath and OT Rick Anthony
	21	-	Portland signed TE Clark Hoss
	22	-	Detroit signed LB Mike Taylor
	23	-	Houston signed LB Kenny Price and DB Fletcher Smith
	24	-	Southern California traded DE Jim Sullivan, DT Scott Palmer and two players to be named later to Philadelphia for LB/OG Tim Guy
	24	-	Houston signed RB Paul Gipson
	28	-	Houston signed WR/P John Odom, OT Robert Wells and DE John Baker
	29	-	Chicago signed DE Dick Evey
	31	-	The Hawaiians signed OT Al Oliver
	31	-	New York signed DB Jimmy Sims
	31	-	Portland signed DB Clancy Williams; announced free agent OT Mike Taylor, signed for 1975, has been freed from contract and will be able to play for the Storm in 1974
June	1	-	Southern California traded DE Larry Estes to New York for WR Dave Williams
	1	-	Chicago signed TE Mickey McCarty
	1	-	New York signed DB Randy Beverly
	3	-	New York signed RB Bob Gladieux
	3	-	Chicago signed RB Cyril Pinder
	3	-	Florida signed WR/KR Billy Walik
	4	-	Florida signed DB Lenard Bryant
	6	-	New York released DB Dave McMakin
	6	-	Philadelphia signed OG Dave Joyner
	6	-	Portland signed OT Richard Mason and HB Gary Lacy.
	7	-	Southern California signed WR Dick Witcher to a future (1975) contract; released OG Larry Butler
	7	-	Florida signed QB Buddy Palazzo and DE Louis Ross
	8	-	Florida signed RB Tommy Reamon
	10	-	Detroit signed LB Sam Britts, DE Mike Walker, DB/KR Rocky Long, OT Dennis Kemp and LB Dick Blanchard
	11	-	Portland signed DT Glen Condren and DT Sam Silas
	11	-	Florida signed OT Mitch Johnson
	11	-	Chicago signed LB Ron Porter
	12	-	Florida signed OG Rich Buzin
	12	-	Portland signed OT Gene Fergsuon
	12	-	Memphis announced OT Ron Mikolajczyk, signed for 1975, has been freed from contract and will play for Southmen in 1974
	14	-	Philadelphia traded DB Bill Craven to Florida for sixth-round draft choice
	17	-	New York signed P Robbie Reynolds
	18	-	Birmingham traded C Wimpy Winther to Detroit for OG Joe O'Donnell
	19	-	Houston signed QB Don Trull
	20	-	New York signed WR Al Barnes to a future (1975) contract
	24	-	Florida signed LB Larry Grantham
	25	-	Florida signed TE John Hilton
	25	-	Jacksonville signed QB Kim Hammond
	27	-	Southern California re-acquired DE Wes Grant from Portland for future considerations
	27	-	Birmingham signed DE Butch Brezina
	28	-	New York signed QB Brian Dowling to a future (1976) contract
	28	-	Chicago traded RB Don Madden and LB Mike Riley to Philadelphia for seventh-round draft choice

NOTE: The WFL Transactions page was researched and compiled by Mark Speck.