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1975 Season Book - San Antonio Wings Expansion Draft

The World Football League held an owners meeting in Birmingham, Alabama on May 18, 1975. One of the issues at hand was to stockpile the expansion San Antonio Wings. Each WFL club was permitted to protect 25 players. The Wings were allowed to select two unprotected players from each team. Below is a list of those players.

San Antonio Wings Expansion Draft

TEAMS	ROUND ONE	ROUND TWO
Charlotte Hornets	Dick Hart (OG)	Bill Janssen (C)
Chicago Winds	Earl Belgrave (OT)	Sherwin Jarmon (LB)
The Hawaiians	Al Oliver (OT)	Jay Corey (OT)
Jacksonville Express	Thomas Johnson (C)	Jerry Davis (DB)
Philadelphia Bell	Cecil Bowens (RB)	Rich Cash (DE)
Portland Thunder	Levert Carr (OG)	Nat "Puddin" Jones (RB)
Shreveport Steamer	Marvel Simmons (DB)	Bruce Jankowski (WR)
Memphis Southmen	Jim Ettinger (QB)	Paul Miles (RB)
Southern California Sun	Dennis Crane (DT)	Younger Klippert (RB)
Birmingham Vulcans	Butch Brezina (DT)	Gary Champagne (LB)

The Wings selected twenty players in the WFL Expansion Draft and six of those players made the final roster for the 1975 season. Below are photos of those players.


Jay Corey	Tom Johnson	Jerry Davis	Rich Cash	Jim Ettinger	Butch Brezina