Portland Loggers

Not to be confused with Portland Loggers (rugby league).

The Portland Loggers were a professional American football team based in Portland, Oregon. They were members of the Continental Football League and only lasted one year. Featuring much of the roster of the defunct Orange County Ramblers, the team was originally known as the Hawaii Warriors, but were relocated from Honolulu to Portland just 18 days before the start of the 1969 season.^[1] The team played at Multnomah Stadium in the Goose Hollow neighborhood of Portland. They were coached by retired running back Chuck Fenenbock.^[2][3] New York Giants alum Len Younce served as Portland's linebackers coach.^[4] Al King, who was formerly the director of promotions of the Denver Broncos, served as the Loggers general manager and Paul O'Hollaren was the team's president.^[5]

Portland Loggers

Founded	1969
League	Continental Football League
Based in	Portland, Oregon
Arena	Multnomah Stadium
Head coach	Chuck Fenenbock
General manager	Al King
Championships	none
Division titles	none

During the Loggers first game, a pre-season matchup against the Las Vegas Cowboys at Cashman Field on August 10, 1969, an electrical storm caused a power outage to the stadium. After waiting 45 minutes in vain for the power to be restored, officials called the game final at a score of 34–7, in favor of the Cowboys, with 9:45 left in the contest.^[6]

To boost attendance towards the end of the season, team owners held several promotions at one game, including their November 16 game against the Spokane Shockers where it was "Ladies Night", "Boy Scout Night", "Chamber of Commerce Night" and "Picture Night".^[7] In October the team stopped holding their practices at Multnomah Stadium and started using the football field at Central Catholic High School.^[8] In late October the Loggers received placekicker Momčilo Gavrić on loan from the National Football League (NFL) San Francisco 49ers.^[9] Ultimately, only 25,157 fans attended the Loggers' six home games, or 4,192 per contest.^[10]

The Loggers were mentioned as a team that could have potentially played in a 1970 iteration of the Continental Football League, one that would have been based only in the western United States. The team was shut down in April 1970.^[11]

Roster

1969 Portland Loggers roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 11 John Erdhaus 11 Mike Fair 11 Dick Groth 12 Jerry Otterson Running backs (RB) 34 Chuck Davis 31 Arlan Elms 20 Terry Erwin 26 Jim Holland 32 Bob Jackson 30 Len Shaw 41 Jim Warren Wide receivers (WR) 23 Ron Barber FL 41 Gary Inciong FL 94 Rhome Nixon SE 89 Tom Passanisi SE 45 Bo Rein FL 22 Don Summers FL Tight ends (TE) 95 McKinley Reynolds 84 Gene Williams

Offensive linemen (OL) 69 John Bobich 73 Tom Fee 65 Harry Halverstadt 55 Steve Hodoway C 64 Joe Scanlan 75 Steve Van Sinderen 77 Roger Stalick Defensive linemen (DL) 90 Vern Butcher DE 88 Warren Desadier 63 Skip Diaz –– Ray Johnson DT 76 Dan Kubelka DT 66 Bill Lamond DT 62 Jerry Pope 53 Harland Reed –– Cal Reehl DT 89 Jon Sandstrom

Linebackers (LB) 50 Gregg Cureton 51 Dick Degen –– Mickey Doyle MLB 68 Charles Hollis 66 Mike Kellogg LB 57 Herb Moriyama Defensive backs (DB) {{{defensive_back}}} Special teams (ST) 74 Bill Bailey 90 Momčilo Gavrić K 90 Dennis Patera K 50 John Seedborg

Practice squad N/A Reserve N/A Rookies in italics

Source^[12]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
E1	August 9	at Las Vegas Cowboys	L 7–34	0–0	Cashman Field	7,000
1	August 24	Fort Worth Braves	W 17–10	1–0	Multnomah Stadium	2,316
2	August 30	at Fort Worth Braves	L 22–30	1–1	Farrington Field	10,266
3	September 7	Spokane Shockers	W 32–14	2–1	Multnomah Stadium	4,303
4	September 13	at Seattle Rangers	L 20–23	2–2	Memorial Stadium	6,065
5	September 20	at Spokane Shockers	L 17–23	2–3	Joe Albi Stadium	2,300
6	September 28	Sacramento Capitols	L 7–18	2–4	Multnomah Stadium	3,308
7	October 14	at Sacramento Capitols	L 7–27	2–5	Charles C. Hughes Stadium	5,412
8	October 21	at Las Vegas Cowboys	L 13–42	2–6	Cashman Field	4,700
9	October 26	Seattle Rangers	W 27–24	3–6	Multnomah Stadium	6,160
10	November 9	at Seattle Rangers	L 20–44	3–7	Memorial Stadium	5,471
11	November 16	Spokane Shockers	L 27–59	3–8	Multnomah Stadium	2,038
12	November 23	Las Vegas Cowboys	L 10–34	3–9	Multnomah Stadium	4,688

Source^[12]

See also

• Portland Rockets
• Portland Thunderbirds
• Portland Storm
• Portland Thunder