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of the WFL. He played both running back and linebacker for the Wings. Conley rushed 9 times for 33 yards and caught 2 passes for 33 yards for the Wings. After being cut by the Wings late in the season he was signed by the
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Hamilton players were in a dispute over their contracts because the league increased the schedule from 14 games to 16 without increasing the players' salaries. Conley briefly joined the
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1088:"Hawaiians vs. Conley: who owes whom?"
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1273:"1975 San Antonio Wings Statistics"
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654:Steward, R.L. (October 25, 1972).
406:and linebacker. He was traded to
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929:Coleman, Jim (October 15, 1973).
902:Scott, Bob (September 29, 1973).
767:Forbes, Dick (November 4, 1972).
80:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
1476:Kansas Jayhawks football players
1167:"Stamp coaches exude enthusiasm"
827:. November 24, 1972. p. 3-3
713:Blount, Jim (October 30, 1972).
627:Cobb, Barry (October 28, 1972).
454:Frisk, Bob (February 11, 1972).
1466:American football running backs
1295:"Dunbar, Conley signed by Bell"
883:. September 5, 1972. p. 14
740:Bolus, Jim (November 2, 1972).
597:Frisk, Bob (October 27, 1972).
486:Frisk, Bob (October 23, 1970).
1120:. August 17, 1974. p. 3-D
1086:Kalb, Ben (October 27, 1974).
801:. November 4, 1972. p. 18
378:on waivers and waived Conley.
275:(NFL), and also played in the
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1301:. October 3, 1975. p. 40
1226:. August 1, 1975. p. 6-D
1192:Walker, Hal (July 12, 1975).
1496:Birmingham Americans players
1064:. July 8, 1974. pp. 8ā9
515:"Kansas returns to winged-T"
1506:Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
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1173:. June 14, 1975. p. 13
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1038:. July 9, 1974. p. 2-C
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904:"Stamps can keep hex alive"
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107:Arlington Heights, Illinois
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851:"Conley back in backfield"
417:In 1975 Conley joined the
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301:the University of Kansas
277:Canadian Football League
273:National Football League
255:player, who played both
21:American football player
1006:"Ticat thrown for loss"
366:and recovered an Oiler
297:Arizona Western College
795:"New Bengal Activated"
689:Pro Football Reference
573:Pro Football Reference
1491:The Hawaiians players
293:Arlington High School
281:World Football League
263:. He played for the
1036:The Orlando Sentinel
881:Decatur Daily Review
400:Birmingham Americans
249:Stephen Craig Conley
180:Birmingham Americans
49:Personal information
1430:Hosea Minnieweather
1251:San Antonio Express
1224:San Antonio Express
773:Cincinnati Enquirer
599:"Kickin' It Around"
488:"Kickin' It Around"
456:"Kickin' It Around"
384:Hamilton Tiger-Cats
327:Professional career
269:St. Louis Cardinals
164:Hamilton Tiger-Cats
154:St. Louis Cardinals
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1253:. pp. 1-Dā2-D
1220:"Go Get 'em Wings"
1032:"WFL Transactions"
691:. Sports Reference
575:. Sports Reference
546:. Sports Reference
419:Calgary Stampeders
265:Cincinnati Bengals
192:Calgary Stampeders
144:Cincinnati Bengals
93:Career information
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25:Steve Conley
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1397:Dan Kratzer
1387:Tom DeLeone
1377:Jim LeClair
1145:Sun-Journal
910:. p. 8
372:punt return
341:Fred Willis
1455:Categories
1357:selections
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1279:August 26,
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