
1975 Southern California Sun Roster
Team Record: 7-5
Finishing 1st in the WFL's West Division
Coach: Tom Fears (7-5-)
Location: Anaheim, California
Attendance: 52,696, Avg. 13,174 in 4 home dates
1975 Southern California Sun Results
The Southern California Sun of the World Football League ended the 1975 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the WFL's West Division.
The Sun moved the ball well, scoring 354 points, while the shaky defensive squad allowed 341, most in the circuit. Anthony Davis spearheaded the running game, rushing for a 1,200 yards for Southern California.
Pat Haden passed for 1,404 yards, and Mike Ernst spent time under center, too. Terry Lindsey led pass catchers, hauling in 43 balls for 669 yards, while Anthony Davis provided receiving help also.
Eric Johnson, Reggie Pierson and Rudy Holmes each intercepted 3 opponent throws.
Tom Fears coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP |
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6 | Ron Ayala | P/K | May 5, 1949 | 5'10" | 185 | Southern California | Lakewood, CA | |
72 | Larry Bailey | DE | May 10, 1952 | 6'4" | 238 | Pacific | San Mateo, CA USA | |
55 | Jim Baker | LB | June 13, 1950 | 5'11" | 225 | Arizona State | Smithfield, VA | |
24 | Jim Bowman | CB | April 2, 1951 | 6'0" | 187 | Kansas | Kansas City, MO | |
88 | Chuck Bradley | C | October 13, 1950 | 6'6" | 243 | Oregon | Hinsdale, IL USA | 12 |
48 | Stan Brown | S | August 4, 1949 | 5'11" | 185 | Purdue | Martinez, CA USA | |
71 | Joe Carollo | OT/C | March 25, 1940 | 6'2" | 265 | Notre Dame | Wyandotte, MI USA | |
67 | Gene Clark | OG | December 3, 1951 | 6'2" | 248 | UCLA | Tampa, FL | |
29 | Jack Conners | CB/S | November 28, 1951 | 5'10" | 175 | Oregon | Inglewood, CA | 12 |
28 | Anthony Davis | RB | September 8, 1952 | 5'10" | 190 | USC | Huntsville, TX USA | 12 |
75 | Charles DeJurnett | DE/DT | June 17, 1952 | 6'4" | 263 | San Jose St. | Picayune, MS USA | 12 |
22 | Keith Denson | WR | August 30, 1952 | 5'8" | 165 | San Diego St. | Camp Lejeune, NC USA | 11 |
42 | Gary Dixon | RB | June 14, 1951 | 5'9" | 189 | Nebraska | Port Hueneme, CA | 12 |
16 | Mike Ernst | QB | October 12, 1950 | 6'1" | 190 | Cal State-Fullerton | Lynwood, CA USA | |
Wayne Estabrook | QB | June 23, 1951 | 6'2" | 197 | Whittier | Camp Lejeune, NC | ||
32 | Bob Ferrell | RB | November 13, 1952 | 6'0" | 216 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 |
53 | Kevin Fletcher | LB | March 9, 1951 | 6'1" | 224 | Ohio State | Morristown, NJ | |
Harvey Goodman | OT | September 16, 1952 | 6'4" | 260 | Colorado | Los Angeles, CA USA | 1 | |
62 | Kevin Grady | OG | May 28, 1949 | 6'1" | 246 | Oklahoma | Milwaukee, WI | 12 |
Ken Grandberry | RB | January 25, 1952 | 6'0" | 195 | Washington St. | Waco, TX USA | 2 | |
Wes Grant | DE | September 24, 1946 | 6'3" | 245 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | ||
82 | Tim Guy | DE/LB | August 16, 1952 | 6'6" | 250 | Oregon | Compton, CA | 12 |
10 | Pat Haden | QB | January 23, 1953 | 5'11" | 182 | USC | Westbury, NY USA | 7 |
50 | Bobby Henderson | LB | July 22, 1952 | 5'11" | 210 | San Diego State | ||
39 | Greg Herd | RB | April 13, 1952 | 6'0" | 258 | Oregon | Cleveland, OH | |
49 | Rudy Holmes | CB | July 19, 1952 | 5'10" | 178 | Drake | Oakland, CA USA | |
31 | Gene Howard | CB | December 22, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Langston | Little Rock, AR USA | |
27 | Eric Johnson | S | July 23, 1952 | 6'1" | 192 | Washington St. | Ephrata, WA USA | 11 |
12 | Ingmar Kauffeldt | K | August 9, 1943 | 5'11" | 200 | Riverside CC | ||
76 | Ed Kezirian | OT | August 4, 1952 | 6'4" | 248 | UCLA | Fresno, CA | |
37 | Bill Kramer | RB | December 29, 1952 | 5'9" | 205 | San Diego State | ||
51 | Art Kuehn | C | February 12, 1953 | 6'3" | 257 | San Jose St. | Victoria, BC Canada | 12 |
78 | Rick Kukulica | DT | August 13, 1953 | 6'4" | 260 | UCLA | Oakland, CA | 7 |
3 | Daryle Lamonica | QB | July 17, 1941 | 6'3" | 215 | Notre Dame | Fresno, CA USA | |
38 | Larry Lancaster | S | December 7, 1950 | 5'10" | 182 | Miami | Peabody, MA | |
58 | Ken Lee | LB | September 3, 1948 | 6'4" | 230 | Washington | Honolulu, HI USA | 7 |
19 | Terry Lindsey | WR | July 4, 1952 | 6'0" | 189 | Fullerton State | Fresno, CA | 12 |
Bill Line | DT | August 11, 1948 | 6'7" | 260 | Air Force | San Angelo, TX USA | ||
70 | Greg Marderian | OT | January 15, 1952 | 6'4" | 250 | USC | Burbank, CA USA | |
23 | John McKay | WR | March 28, 1953 | 5'11" | 182 | USC | Eugene, OR USA | 12 |
Steve Monahan | WR | 6'1" | 160 | UCLA | ||||
58 | Eric Patton | LB | July 2, 1950 | 6'3" | 233 | Notre Dame | Compton, CA | |
Marv Pettaway | CB | August 4, 1945 | 5'7" | 160 | Los Angeles CC | Texarkana, TX | ||
36 | Reggie Pierson | CB | December 13, 1952 | 5'11" | 185 | Oklahoma St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 7 |
Benny Ricardo | K | January 4, 1954 | 5'10" | 175 | San Diego St. | Asuncion, Paraguay | 5 | |
Bob Rickenbach | OG/C/OT | December 31, 1950 | 6'4" | 255 | Penn State | Philadelphia, PA | 3 | |
50 | Gordon Riegel | LB | April 24, 1952 | 6'5" | 230 | Stanford | Minneapolis, MN | 9 |
74 | Dave Roller | DT/NG | October 28, 1949 | 6'2" | 270 | Kentucky | Dayton, TN USA | 11 |
68 | Mike Ryan | OG/C | December 25, 1950 | 6'2" | 240 | Southern California | San Francisco, CA | |
8 | Kory Schuknecht | DB | April 26, 1953 | 6'4" | 210 | Arizona State | Burbank, CA | |
59 | Ted Seifert | C | September 13, 1952 | 6'2" | 232 | California | Alameda, CA | |
77 | Paul Seiler | OT/C | November 1, 1945 | 6'4" | 258 | Notre Dame | Algona, IA USA | 12 |
44 | Don Shy | RB/TE | November 15, 1945 | 6'1" | 210 | San Diego St. | Cleveland, OH USA | |
21 | Jimmy Sims | LB/S | December 18, 1950 | 6'0" | 195 | Southern California | ||
73 | Neal Skarin | DE/DT | September 13, 1952 | 6'4" | 254 | Arizona State | Elmhurst, IL | |
Donnell Smith | DE | May 25, 1949 | 6'4" | 245 | Southern | Lakeland, FL USA | ||
44 | Ron Smith | DB | May 3, 1943 | 6'1" | 195 | Wisconsin | Chicago, IL USA | |
Ed Strickland | K/WR | December 27, 1948 | 6'0" | 200 | Middle Tennessee State | Hempstead, NY | 2 | |
79 | Pat Sweetland | DT/DE | April 13, 1953 | 6'1" | 239 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | |
Ron Thomas | WR | February 2, 1951 | 6'2" | 185 | San Diego State | Los Angeles, CA | ||
Cleveland Vann | LB | September 3, 1951 | 6'0" | 239 | Oklahoma State | Seguin, TX | ||
Donnie Walker | S | December 26, 1950 | 6'2" | 180 | Central State (OH) | Bronx, NY USA | ||
Cephus Weatherspoon | WR | June 14, 1948 | 6'1" | 182 | Fort Lewis | Meridian, MS USA | ||
45 | Ed Weatherspoon | CB | January 17, 1950 | 6'1" | 180 | Arizona | Meridian, MS | |
9 | Alvin White | QB | March 26, 1953 | 6'3" | 215 | Oregon State | Ontario, CA | 10 |
80 | Dave Williams | WR | August 10, 1945 | 6'2" | 207 | Washington | Cedar Rapids, IA USA | 9 |
25 | Jim Williams | CB | January 5, 1952 | 5'11" | 187 | Arizona State | Chicago, IL |