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1975 Season Book - Transactions

Below is a list of WFL transactions that were completed January-July of 1975. The transactions that occurred from August-October of 1975 are listed in the 1975 Season Book under the appropriate week that they transpired.

MONTH	DAY		TRANSACTION
January	1	-	Ron Mix resigns as GM of the Portland franchise
	6	-	QB Kenny Stabler is released from his contract with Birmingham by a circuit court judge for breach of contract
	9	-	Booker Brown, James McAlister and Kermit Johnson are released from their contracts with the Southern California Sun
	13	-	Ted Hendricks announces he will file suit to have his contract with the WFL voided
	13	-	Southern California Sun release QB Tony Adams
	17	-	John Bassett announces he may work a deal to move his entire Memphis Southmen franchise to New Haven, CT
	22	-	The World Football League takes control of the Birmingham Americans
	22	-	Calvin Hill announces he will retire from pro football if his contract with the Hawaiians does not work out
February	27	-	NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle announces that his league may sign WFL players
March	6	-	Former Southern California Sun TE Jacque MacKinnon dies from head injuries suffered when he fell from a wall after leaving the scene of a minor traffic accident
	25	-	Curley Culp is released from his contract with the Southern California Sun
April	4	-	Philadelphia Bell announce they have signed an out of court settlement in federal court granting the team use of Franklin Field in 1975
	7	-	Birmingham Vulcans sign QB Matthew Reed to a percentage contract, which calls for a basic figure plus a gate percentage
May	1	-	Philadelphia Bell signs K Dennis Griggs, QB Bill Hatty, LB Mike Mahoney, WR Chuck Driesbach, DB Mark Ulrich, QB Marty Vaughn, WR Bob (Bucky) Bucola and RB Mark Falzone
	2	-	San Antonio Wings hire Perry Moss as head coach
	5	-	Southern California Sun signs DT Dave Roller
	6	-	Portland Thunder names Bob Brodhead General Manager
	8	-	Shreveport Steamer signs QB Bubba Wyche
	11	-	Portland Thunder signs DE Bruce Bergey
	13	-	Portland Thunder names Greg Barton head coach
	14	-	Charlotte Hornets names Bob Gibson head coach
	15	-	Chicago announces their nickname will be Winds and sign Vito "Babe" Parilli as their head coach
	15	-	San Antonio Wings sign RB Warren McVea
	19	-	The Hawaiians trade QB Edd Hargett to the Shreveport Steamer for QB David Mays and OG Rex Pitts
	20	-	Shreveport Steamer sign QB Edd Hargett and DE Robert Barber
	20	-	Southern California Sun sign RB Anthony Davis
	21	-	The Hawaiians sign WR's Tim Delaney and Tim Boyer
	21	-	Jacksonville Express DE Charles Hall, RB Jeff Davis and LB Rich Thomann
	23	-	Jacksonville Express signs QB David Fowler and RB Ricky Lake
	23	-	Charlotte Hornets sign OG Greg Troupe
	26	-	Birmingham Vulcans trade QB George Mira to the Jacksonville Express for DT Bob Taterak, and the negotiating rights to OG Eddie Foster and K Grant Guthrie
	26	-	Jacksonville Express signs QB George Mira
	28	-	Portland Thunder acquires LB Mike McConnell from the Shreveport Steamer
	29	-	Jacksonville Express signs WR Witt Beckman and DB Ron Coppenbarger
	30	-	Southern California Sun sign WR Dave Williams, LB Eric Patton, OG Kevin Grady, WR Terry Lindsey, C Art Kuehn, TE Eugene Jones, DT Greg Marderian, LB Jim Baker, DE Neal Skarin, C Mike Ryan and DT Charles DeJurnett
	30	-	Chicago winds sign C Guy Murdock, DE Mick Heinrich, TE Don Burchfield and DB Richard Marks
June	2	-	Philadelphia Bell signed TE Ted Kwalick to a 2-year contract
	2	-	Southern California Sun signed OT Joe Carollo, RB Greg Herd, K Steve Schroder and WR Cephus Weatherspoon
	2	-	Charlotte Hornets signed DB Ken Ladd and Willie Bailey
	3	-	Corporation known as World Football League Properties, Inc. was organized to handle licensing and publications for members of the WFL
	3	-	Jacksonville Express signs LB Fred Abbott
	3	-	Portland Thunder hired Dale Lindsey as assistant coach
	3	-	Charlotte Hornets signed DL Tom Frazier
	4	-	Portland Thunder signed RB Jim Evenson
	5	-	Charlotte Hornets hired Jim Vechiarella as assistant coach
	6	-	Chicago Winds signed LB Richard Brewer
	6	-	Birmingham Vulcans signed DE Harry Gooden and DT Bob Taterak
	7	-	Southern California Sun signed DT Pat Sweetland, RB Bob Ferrell and DB Ken Jackson
	9	-	Chicago Winds signed RB Reggie Sanderson, WR Glenn D'Amato, DB Charles Reamon and DB Walter Rhone
	9	-	Charlotte Hornets hired Lindy Infante and Herb Paterra as assistant coaches
	9	-	Portland Thunder signed TE Bob Christiansen
	10	-	Philadelphia Bell signed QB Bob Davis, DE Louis Ross and RB Leroy Keyes
	11	-	Memphis Southmen traded LB Emery Hicks and OT Chris Morris to San Antonio for future considerations
	12	-	Portland Thunder signed QB Don Horn and WR Earl McCulloch
	12	-	Birmingham Vulcans signed LB Jimmy Teal
	12	-	Chicago Winds signed C Doug Lowery
	13	-	The League announced that LB Ray Hester, 26, who played for The Hawaiians in 1974, has Hodgkin's Disease and doctors say he has only a 50/50 chance of living
	13	-	Shreveport Steamer signed OG Glen Holloway
	14	-	Chicago Winds signed TE Jerry Broadnax and WR Margene Adkins
	15	-	Portland Thunder signed DB Tom Oberg, DB Denny Draper, and RB Tom Cole
	16	-	Birmingham Vulcans obtained RB Johnny Musso from British Columbia Lions of the CFL for future considerations
	16	-	Charlotte Hornets signed OT Jerome Gantt, OG/C Bob Thornton and OT Jim Washburn
	16	-	Portland Thunder signed LB Larry Brame
	16	-	Southern California Sun signed QB Gary Valbuena, WR Keith Denson, DB Jack Conners, OG Tim Guy and K Norm Hainlen
	17	-	Birmingham Vulcans signed RB Johnny Musso
	17	-	Portland Thunder signed RB Rufus Ferguson
	18	-	Southern California Sun signed LB Bob Henderson, RB Bill Kramer and DB Rudy Holmes
	18	-	Chicago Winds signed WR John Gilliam, QB Pete Beathard and RB Mark Kellar
	18	-	Jacksonville Express signed RB Tommy Reamon
	19	-	Southern California Sun signed QB Pat Haden and WR J.K. McKay
	19	-	Charlotte Hornets hired Joe Clark as an assistant coach
	21	-	Memphis Southmen signed DB Rickie Harris
	21	-	Portland Thunder signed WR Jim Thorpe
	23	-	Charlotte Hornets released OL George Bell
	24	-	Charlotte Hornets signed QB Tom Sherman
	24	-	Chicago Winds signed RB Cyril Pinder and DE Larry Jameson
	24	-	Jacksonville Express acquired OT Gene Ferguson from Portland for rights to DB Alvin Wyatt
	26	-	Southern California Sun cut DB Ken Shibata, B Rob Sears and DB Greg Grouwinkel
	26	-	Memphis Southmen traded RB J.J. Jennings Philadelphia to the Bell for negotiating rights to DT Rudy Sims, future considerations and cash
	27	-	Philadelphia Bell signed RB J.J. Jennings
	27	-	For signing RB Tommy Reamon, Jacksonville Express sent OG Richard Cheek, WR Tom Whittier, the negotiating rights to QB Jerry Tagge, two draft choices (1st round pick in 1976 and a 3rd round choice in 1977) and cash as compensation to San Antonio Wings, which held the rights to Reamon
	29	-	San Antonio Wings traded RB Paul Miles to Southern California Sun for QB Gary Valbuena
	30	-	Memphis Southmen announced that DT Lucious Selmon had retired
	30	-	Charlotte Hornets cut TE David Corley, WR James Watkins and RB Bruce Duke; announced that TE Ron Francis had retired; added TE Glen Applewhite and WR James Davis to roster; announced OG Greg Troup and CB Paul McKibbins had left team
	31	-	Southern California Sun released RB Carlos McCall; announced LB's Bob Morati and Jimie Givehand had left camp; announced P Joshua Johnson had failed his physical
July	1	-	The Hawaiians signed QB Sonny Sixkiller
	1	-	Charlotte Hornets placed OT Sam Senneca on injured list
	1	-	Southern California Sun released WR Jim Myers, LB Larry Zajone, TE John Conover, DT Clarence Daniels and OL Clifford Conedy; signed DB Larry Lancaster
	2	-	Charlotte Hornets added WR James Thompson and OT Ted Hanenberg to its roster
	4	-	Birmingham Vulcans announced that LB Mike Truax had retired
	4	-	Southern California Sun cut WR Ron Thomas
	4	-	Portland Thunder signed DT Dave Costa
	5	-	Philadelphia Bell signed WR Ben Hawkins
	7	-	Jacksonville Express signed K Charlie Durkee; released DB Alvin Butler, LB Richard Buchanan, RB Nate Anderson, OT Rodney Allen, OT Ellise Caples, DB Mike Flynn, S Don Golden, K Ron Guinto, DT Fernando Jones, OG Ken Rigmaiden, DT Ronnie Robinson, LB Bruce Samples and LB Butch Strawderman
	7	-	Charlotte Hornets obtained CB Sonny Hicks from Memphis Southmen for a number one and number three draft choice in 1976; sent OG/C Bob Thornton, OT Ted Hanenberg and DT Herman Gravett to the Philadelphia Bell for Future considerations; acquired DT St. Clair Coleman from the Memphis Southmen and C Nick Nighswander from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL; cut CBs William Harris and Phil Allen, S Mike Apps, OT Allen New, RB Milton Brown, WR James Davis and LB Ralph Collette
	9	-	Southern California Sun waived TE Eugene Jones
	10	-	Jacksonville Express waived LB Tommy Cones, WR Marvin Foster and RB Godfrey White
	10	-	Charlotte Hornets placed QB Andy LeHeup and DT St. Clair Coleman on waivers
	10	-	The Hawaiians sign C Ken Bowman
	13	-	Southern California Sun signed DB Jimmy Sims
	13	-	Birmingham Vulcans released LB Pat Trussell, DB Johnny Williams, DB Monte Thompson, DT/DE Larry Burgess, WR Charles Hummings, C George Johnson, WR William Lide and RB Weldon Edward
	15	-	Shreveport Steamer signed WR Rick Eber
	15	-	Charlotte Hornets signed QB Chris Kupec
	16	-	Philadelphia Bell signed LB Ron Porter
	16	-	Jacksonville Express signed DE Don Brumm
	17	-	Chicago Winds acquired QB Gary Danielson from the Charlotte Hornets for an undisclosed draft choice and a player to be named later
	17	-	Charlotte Hornets acquired OG John Culpepper from Southern California Sun to complete Jimmy Sims trade
	17	-	Southern California Sun signed K Ron Ayala and waived kicker Steve Schroder
	21	-	Jacksonville Express waived TE Tony Hill, DB Rick Jones, DB Matthew Norman and LB Ty McMillian; placed RB Jeff Davis on injured reserved list
	21	-	Birmingham Vulcans released OG Joe O'Donnell
	22	-	Southern California Sun released DE Mike Ballew, K Norm Hainlen and RB Paul Miles
	22	-	Charlotte Hornets cut RB Bob Gladieux, RB Carl Bartles, WR Mike Haggard, CB Charlton Houston, OT Curtis Phifer, FB Chuck Smith, and K Trip Coleman; LB Tom Chandler, RB David Blake, WR Dave Richards, OT Tom Frazier and OG Sam Senneca declared out for the San Antonio game on July 27th
	22	-	Jacksonville Express announced that WR Bubba Thornton had retired
	23	-	Philadelphia Bell announced that Ron Waller had resigned as head coach and named Joe Gardi as the interim head coach
	28	-	Jacksonville Express released QB Eddie McAshan; RB Ron Lamb retired to become an assistant coach with the team; cut DT Dan Spivey, RB Andy Andrade and WR Stan Davis; placed WR Danny Kimble on injured reserved list
	28	-	Birmingham Vulcans acquired WR Cephus Weatherspoon from Southern California Sun for 4th round draft choice in 1976
	28	-	Chicago Winds sent OG Gene Clark to Southern California Sun for 4th round draft choice in 1976
	28	-	The Hawaiians released QB Wayne Estabrook, LB Jim Kalili and WR Tim Boyer
	29	-	Southern California Sun signed OG Gene Clark
	29	-	Philadelphia Bell named Willie Wood head coach
	31	-	Shreveport Steamer released WR Tom Spinks, LB Dave Wilkins, RB Art James and DB Roger Cox; placed QB Bubba Wyche and RB Paul Gipson on injured reserve
October	21	-	Birmingham Vulcans waive QB Leo Gasienica
	22	-	World Football League owners vote 6-4 to cease operation
	23	-	Memphis Southmen sign LB Bob Miller. Rumors are that team owner John Bassett will apply for a National Football League franchise for the 1976 season

NOTE: The 1975 WFL Transaction page was researched and compiled by Mark Speck, Tod Maher, Chuck Gardner and Richie Franklin.