The World Football League (WFL) was an American football league that played one full season in 1974 and most of its second in 1975. Although the league's proclaimed ambition was to bring American football onto a worldwide stage, the farthest the WFL reached was placing a team – the Hawaiians – in Honolulu, Hawaii. The league folded midway through its second season, in 1975. A new minor football league began play as the World Football League in 2008 after acquiring the rights to its trademarks and intellectual property; it folded in 2011.
Calvin G. Hill is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, and Cleveland Browns. He also played a season with The Hawaiians of the World Football League (WFL).
The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represents the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in NCAA Division I FBS college football. It was part of the Western Athletic Conference until July 2012, when the team joined the Mountain West Conference.
Douglas Durant Cosbie is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Santa Clara University.
Guy Emory Benjamin is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Indians, earning consensus All-American honors in 1977. Benjamin was selected in the second round of the 1978 NFL Draft. He won a Super Bowl as a backup quarterback with the San Francisco 49ers in 1981.
John Leonard Wilbur was a professional American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams and Washington Redskins. He also was a member of The Hawaiians in the World Football League (WFL). He played college football at Stanford University.
Jacque Harold MacKinnon was an American professional football player who was a tight end, playng most of his career in the American Football League (AFL) with the San Diego Chargers. He also was a member of the Oakland Raiders in the National Football League (NFL) and the Southern California Sun in the World Football League (WFL). He played college football at Colgate University.
Christopher Joseph Scelfo is an American football coach. He was most recently the offensive line coach for the DC Defenders of the XFL. He was the offensive line coach and run-game coordinator for the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football, having previously served in a similar position with the Houston Cougars and Charlotte 49ers. He previously served as the tight ends coach for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He served as head coach at Tulane from 1998 to 2006, including in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and amassed a 37–57 record. He previously held assistant coaching positions at Marshall and Georgia.
Jordan Cravens Cameron is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. Cameron also played for the Miami Dolphins.
Matthew Adrian Young Jr. is a former American football linebacker who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Young played college football for the University of Southern California (USC), and earned All-American honors. The Philadelphia Eagles chose him in the third round of the 1968 NFL Draft, and he played professionally for the Eagles, Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears.
Booker Taylor Brown was an American football offensive tackle who played two seasons with the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the sixth round of the 1974 NFL Draft. Brown first enrolled at Santa Barbara City College before transferring to the University of Southern California. He attended Santa Barbara High School in Santa Barbara, California. He was a consensus All-American in 1973. He was also a member of the Southern California Sun of the World Football League.
Davon Coleman is an American gridiron football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He most recently played for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). In college, he first enrolled at Fort Scott Community College before transferring to Arizona State University. He has also been a member of four National Football League (NFL) teams and three other CFL teams.
Charles John Bradley was an American football tight end who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Diego Chargers and Chicago Bears. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 1973 NFL Draft as a guard and center, but never played for the Dolphins. He was injured during the 1973 preseason and placed on injured reserve, and then waived by the Dolphins before the 1974 season. He played college football at the University of Oregon and attended Menlo-Atherton High School in Atherton, California. Bradley was also a member of the Southern California Sun of the World Football League. Bradley died five days before his 72nd birthday on October 8, 2022.
Kenneth Alan Lee is a former American football linebacker who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions and Buffalo Bills, one season for in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Toronto Argonauts, and two final seasons for the Southern California Sun of the World Football League (WFL). He played college football at the University of Washington and was drafted in the second round of the 1971 NFL Draft.
Jaelan Everett Phillips is an American football linebacker for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UCLA for two seasons before medically retiring after the 2018 season due to sustaining several concussions and other injuries. Phillips went on to study music production at the Los Angeles City College before transferring to the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami in 2019, where he also made a return to football as a player for the Miami Hurricanes. He was drafted by the Dolphins in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Bill Line is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears. He also was a member of The Hawaiians, Southern California Sun and Chicago Winds in the World Football League. He played college football at Southern Methodist University.
Garrett Bradbury is an American football center for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at NC State and was selected by the Vikings in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
James Bright is a former American football safety in the World Football League (WFL) for the Southern California Sun. He played college football at UCLA.
Luke Goedeke is an American football offensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UW–Stevens Point before transferring to Central Michigan.
Stephen Craig Conley is a former American football player, who played both running back and linebacker. He played for the Cincinnati Bengals and St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL), and also played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the World Football League (WFL).
