Age: 26
1st
season in pro football
College: San
Diego State
Height: 5’11” Weight: 185
Prelude:
Delaney was a
two-time all-conference choice as a tight end in college, thriving in Head
Coach Don Coryell’s pass-oriented offense, and once caught 16 passes for 275
yards and 6 touchdowns in a single contest against New Mexico. He failed to
catch on in the NFL as a free agent wide receiver with the New York Giants.
1974 Season Summary
Appeared in 19
of 20 games
[Bracketed
numbers indicate league rank in Top 20]
Pass
Receiving
Receptions – 89
[1]
Yards – 1232 [2]
Average gain
– 13.8 [13]
TDs – 8 [6,
tied with Dennis Homan & James Scott]
Scoring
TDs – 8 [14,
tied with five others]
Action Points
– 3
Points – 59 [15]
(Note:
Touchdowns counted for seven points in the WFL)
Postseason: 2 G
Pass
receptions – 10
Most pass
receptions, game – 5 at Southern California, WFL First Round playoff; at
Birmingham, WFL Second Round playoff
Pass
receiving yards – 95
Most pass
receiving yards, game – 55 at Birmingham, WFL Second Round playoff
Average yards
per reception – 9.5
Pass
Receiving TDs – 0
Awards & Honors:
1st
team All-WFL: League, Sporting News
Hawaiians went
9-11 to finish second in the WFL Western Division. Won First Round playoff over
Southern California Sun (32-14). Lost Second Round playoff to Birmingham
Americans (22-19).
Aftermath:
Delaney
returned to the Hawaiians for 1975 but quit the team before the league pulled
the plug in October. As it was, he still ended up among the league leaders with
44 catches for 594 yards (13.5 avg.) in 10 games and scored five touchdowns.
Overall, Delaney was the WFL’s career pass receiving leader in its brief
existence, catching 133 passes for 1826 yards (13.7 avg.) and 13 TDs.
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Highlighted Years features players who were first-team
All-League* selections or league* or conference** leaders in the following
statistical categories:
Rushing:
Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Passing:
Yards, Completion Pct., Yards per Attempt, TDs, Rating
Receiving:
Catches, Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Scoring: TDs,
Points, Field Goals (min. 5)
All-Purpose:
Total Yards
Defense:
Interceptions, Sacks
Kickoff
Returns: Average
Punt Returns:
Average
Punting:
Average
*Leagues
include NFL (1920 to date), AFL (1926), AFL (1936-37), AAFC (1946-49), AFL
(1960-69), WFL (1974-75), USFL (1983-85)
**NFC/AFC
since 1970
