1974 Houston Texans Roster

World Football League (WFL)
Team Record: 3-8-1
Finishing 4th in the WFL's West Division
Coach: Jim Garrett (3-7-1)
Coach: Henry Lee Parker (0-1 -)
Coach: Marshall Taylor (4-4-)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 93,709, Avg. 18,742 in 5 home dates
1974 Houston Texans Statistics
1974 Houston Texans Results

The Houston Texans of the World Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 3 wins and 8 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the WFL's West Division.

Houston managed just 113 points, worst in the league, while the defensive squad gave up 269. Jim Nance powered the ground game, running for a 1,240 yards for the Texans.

Dave Mays threw for 997 yards, while D.C. Nobles and Mike Taliaferro played quarterback, too. Rick Eber topped the receiving corps, hauling in 66 passes for 771 yards.

Pat Gibbs seized 8 opponent throws.

Jim Garrett, Henry Lee Parker and Marshall Taylor coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
Tom BaileyOTJuly 16, 19406'5"249Alcorn StateDelco, LA
John BakerDE/DTAugust 15, 19426'5"260Norfolk St.Detroit, MI USA
Sonny BishopC/OGOctober 1, 19396'2"245Fresno St.Winner, SD USA
Harry BlackneyFBAugust 7, 19476'0"202MarylandScranton, PA
Sid BlanksRBApril 29, 19406'1"200Texas A&M-KingsvilleDel Rio, TX USA
Garland BoyetteLBMarch 22, 19406'1"238Grambling St.Rayville, LA USA
Chad BrownDESeptember 9, 19476'5"245Texas A&M - CommerceDallas, TX
Don BrummDEOctober 4, 19416'3"245PurdueChicago Heights, IL USA
Joe CarrollLBMay 29, 19506'1"220PittsburghWarren, OH USA
Cornell ChampionRBJanuary 28, 19455'11"190UCLAChicago, IL
Terry ColeRBJuly 7, 19456'2"220IndianaDallas, TX USA
Bob CreechLBJanuary 26, 19496'3"236TCUCorpus Christi, TX USA
Donnie DavisTESeptember 18, 19406'3"225SouthernOpelousas, LA USA
Norman DavisOT/OGAugust 8, 19456'2"245Grambling St.Cocoa, FL USA
Al DotsonDT/DEFebruary 25, 19436'4"260Grambling St.Houston, TX USA
Charlie DurkeeKJune 25, 19445'11"165Oklahoma St.Tulsa, OK USA0
Rick EberWRApril 17, 19456'0"185TulsaTorrance, CA USA
Richmond FlowersSJune 13, 19476'0"180TennesseeMontgomery, AL USA
Charley FrazierWRAugust 12, 19396'0"190Texas SouthernHouston, TX USA
Willie FrazierTEJune 19, 19426'4"245Ark-Pine BluffEl Dorado, AR USA
Pat GibbsCBApril 5, 19505'10"188LamarMarshall, TX USA
Paul GipsonRBMarch 21, 19466'0"210HoustonJacksonville, TX USA
Rich GloverDT/DEFebruary 6, 19506'1"240NebraskaBayonne, NJ USA8
Bart GoforthCAugust 12, 19506'3"235RiceFort Bend County, TX
Joe GreenSNovember 20, 19485'11"195Bowling GreenAberdeen, MS USA
Charlie HayesOT/OGDecember 2, 19476'4"270Weber StateEast Liverpool, OH
Glen HinesOTOctober 26, 19436'5"265ArkansasEl Dorado, AR USA
Sam HoldenOT/OGFebruary 24, 19476'3"258Southern IllinoisMagnolia, MS USA
Bruce JankowskiWRAugust 12, 19495'11"185Ohio St.Paterson, NJ USA
Daryl JohnsonCBAugust 11, 19465'11"190Morgan St.Richmond, VA USA
Willie JonesDEMay 28, 19426'1"260Kansas St.Moro, AR USA
Jim KanickiDTDecember 17, 19416'4"270Michigan St.Bay City, MI USA
Andy KuppOGMay 25, 19496'3"250IdahoSunnyside, WA
Chuck LatouretteWR/P/KJuly 21, 19456'0"190RiceSan Antonio, TX USA
John MallorySJuly 24, 19466'0"184West VirginiaSummit, NJ USA
John MatuszakDEOctober 25, 19506'8"272MissouriMilwaukee, WI USA1
Don MaynardWRJanuary 25, 19356'0"180RiceCrosbyton, TX USA
Dave MaysQB/PJune 20, 19496'1"204Texas SouthernPine Bluff, AR USA
Mike McConnellLBAugust 21, 19506'1"225OregonSterling, IL 73
Art McMahonSFebruary 24, 19466'0"190North Carolina St.Newark, NJ USA
Warren McVeaRBJuly 30, 19465'9"182HoustonSan Antonio, TX USA
Dave MiddendorfOGNovember 23, 19456'3"260Washington St.Seattle, WA USA
Joe MillerOT/OGFebruary 6, 19526'5"258VillanovaBaltimore, MD
Ed MooneyLBFebruary 26, 19456'2"225Texas TechBrooklyn, NY USA
Jim NanceFBDecember 30, 19426'1"235SyracuseIndiana, PA USA20
D.C. NoblesQBNovember 9, 19516'2"175HoustonAngelina County, TX
Johnny OdomWR/PJanuary 23, 19496'3"198Texas TechFort Worth, TX 20
Willie ParkerDT/DEMarch 12, 19456'3"275Ark-Pine BluffBastrop, LA USA
Bubba PenaOGAugust 8, 19496'2"250MassachusettsWareham, MA USA
Rex PittsOTAugust 7, 19466'4"255Los Angeles State
Kenny PriceLBApril 7, 19496'2"225IowaHouston, TX USA
Tom RegnerOGApril 19, 19446'1"235Notre DameKenosha, WI USA
Mike RichardsonFBDecember 8, 19465'11"196SMUFort Worth, TX USA
Jack RizzoRBJune 15, 19495'10"195LehighBoston, MA USA
Joe RobbDEMarch 15, 19376'3"238TCULufkin, TX USA
Virgil RobinsonRBNovember 2, 19475'11"195Grambling St.Inverness, MS USA
Ron RydalchDTJanuary 1, 19526'4"260UtahTooele, UT USA
Jim ShorterCBJune 8, 19395'11"184Detroit MercyMontgomery, AL USA
Don TalbertOTMarch 1, 19396'5"255TexasLouisville, MS USA
Mike TaliaferroQBJuly 26, 19416'2"202IllinoisHouston, TX USA
Harry TheofiledesQBApril 19, 19445'10"180WaynesburgHomestead, PA USA
Durfey ThompsonLBDecember 5, 19516'2"235Prairie View A&MPoteau, OK
Rocky ThompsonRBNovember 8, 19475'11"200West Texas A&MPaget, Bermuda
Don TrullQBOctober 20, 19416'1"195BaylorOklahoma City, OK USA
Dave UrieCNovember 19, 19476'5"240MontanaChico, CA
John VignoneSOctober 23, 19446'0"190Susquenhanna
John VillapianoLBNovember 17, 19515'11"205Bowling Green State
Loyd WainscottLBOctober 26, 19466'2"235TexasTexas City, TX USA
Billy WalikWRNovember 8, 19475'11"180VillanovaNew Haven, CT USA
Cleo WalkerC/LBFebruary 7, 19486'3"219LouisvilleColumbus, GA USA
Mike WalkerDENovember 7, 19496'4"235TulaneTexarkana, AR USA
Sammy WeirWRMarch 18, 19415'9"170Arkansas St.Moxie, AR USA10
Bob WellsOTAugust 4, 19456'4"280Johnson C. SmithNew York, NY USA
Warren WellsWRNovember 14, 19426'1"190Texas SouthernFranklin, LA USA
Dick WestmorelandCBFebruary 17, 19416'1"190North Carolina A&TCharlotte, NC USA
Clyde WilliamsOG/OT/CJuly 27, 19406'3"250SouthernShreveport, LA USA
Doug WinslowWRJuly 19, 19516'0"185DrakeDes Moines, IA USA
Billy YoestOG/OTNovember 26, 19516'0"251North Carolina StatePittsburgh, PA
Paul ZaeskeWRDecember 4, 19456'2"200North ParkSioux City, IA USA



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