Oorang Indians

LaRue, Ohio | Memorial Park (Marion, Ohio)

General Manager: Toby Boyce

  • Years in League: 1
  • All-Time Record: 4-10
  • Playoff Record: 0-0

Head Coach

Jim Thorpe (4-10)

Offensive Coordinator

Joe Guyon

Defensive Coordinator

Nick Lassa

1967 Roster

Offense

Quarterback

  1. Billy Kilmer
  2. Bart Starr

Running Backs

  1. Willie Asbury
  2. Allen Jacobs
  3. Ernie Koy
  4. Dan Reeves

Receivers

  1. Chet Anderson
  2. Bob Crespino
  3. Boyd Fowler
  4. Tom Hall
  5. Bob D. Jones
  6. John Mackey
  7. Bobby Mitchell
  8. Ray Ogden

Offensive Lineman

  1. Tom Mack
  2. Roger Shoals
  3. Rick Sortun
  4. Jim Snowden
  5. Mick Tingelhoff
  6. Malcolm Walker
  7. John Wilbur

Defense

Defensive Line

  1. Don Brumm
  2. Carl Eller
  3. Dick Evey
  4. Gary Larsen
  5. David Long
  6. Lou Michaels
  7. Andy Stynchula

Linebackers

  1. John Campbell
  2. Tommy Joe Crutcher
  3. Chris Hanburger
  4. Ray Nitschke
  5. Johnny Purnell

Defensive Backs

  1. Scott Eaton
  2. Alvin Haymond
  3. Karl Kassulke
  4. Rod Medved
  5. Nate Ramsey
  6. Carl Ward
  7. Willie Wood

Special Teams

Kicker

  1. Lou Michaels

Punter

  1. Ernie Koy

Kick Returner

  1. Alvin Haymond

Punt Returner

  1. Alvin Haymond
  2. Willie Wood

1968 Draft Picks

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22

Transactions

1967

  • January 1 – Oorang traded its No. 3 in the 1967 draft pick to Rich East for OL Bruce VanDyke, OL Roger Shoals, and DT/DE Mike Tilleman.
  • March 22 – Oorang Traded it’s No. 2 and No. 4 selected in the 1967 draft to Rich East in exchange for Rich East’s No. 2 draft pick, HB Dan Reeves, and OG/C Rick Sortun.
  • March 27 – Oorang released Cannonball Butler, Mike Connelly, Bobby Crespino, Pete Gogolak, King Hill, Wally Hilgenberg, Allen Jacobs, Jim Nettles, Elijah Pitts, Alex Sandusky, Ralph Smith, Karl Sweeten, Mike Tillman, Bruce Van Dyke, Lloyd Voss, Lonnie Warwick, Abe Woodson, Henry Carr, Angelo Coia.

The Seasons

1966 (4-10)

In its first year in the Retro Strat Football League, the Oorang Indians compiled a 4-10 record. The team – based in LaRue, Ohio – finished last in the East Conference. Highlighting the season was Team MVP Ray Nitschke who led the league with 130 tackles. John Mackey, offensive MVP, had the single-game high for receiving yards with 170 against Detroit.