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.
[4] Al King, who was formerly the director of promotions of the Denver Broncos, served as the Loggers general manager and Paul O' Halloran was the team's president.
[5] 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.
[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.