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Wednesday August 16, 1961 “Wranglers Depart for Hawaii Game” – Billy Mitchell, The Arizona Republic The Arizona Wranglers, their last scrimmage of the week behind them, depart Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport today bound for Honolulu and Friday’s game against the Houston Oilers. The Wranglers defeated the Oilers, 28-17, in their pre-season debut here in Phoenix. Lead Wrangler Wayne Robinson put his team through some final drills on Tuesday, working on the teams “weak spots, pass protection,...

Thursday August 10, 1961 “Wranglers Trim Roster” – Billy Mitchell, The Arizona Republic The Arizona Wranglers parted ways with two more players Wednesday evening. Public Relations Director, Tom Daily, communicated the roster changes to the Arizona Republic and the Arizona Daily Star. The Wranglers roster has been trimmed down to fifty-seven with the release of rookie halfbacks Henry Bell and Morris Brown. Wranglers training camp practice report, Friday August 11, 1961 – Bobby Herbert,...

Monday August 7, 1961 “Wranglers ride past Oilers 28-17” – Billy Mitchell, The Arizona Republic The Arizona Wranglers dazzled the 13,084 fans in attendance Sunday afternoon with a solid 28-17 victory over the defending AFL Champion Houston Oilers. Wranglers quarterback Hunter Enis passed for one touchdown and ran for another to guide his team to victory. Houston put the ball across the goal line first when quarterback Jacky Lee found a wide open John White for a 26 yard strike. Arizona...

Lol, I know, can I have some of whatever drug made them think it would somehow make sense to string a bunch of random big words together in an attempt to look like scripture? Lol but to be fair, the Cubs had just won the World Series when that was posted, and that *was* a pretty biblical event. And the partying afterward was too.