After purchasing the Edmonds Warriors and taking the best players, Lafa resurrected the Seattle Ramblers name, which had ceased operations in 1964, for one season as a Pacific Football League member prior to renaming the team the Seattle Rangers as it entered the Continental Football League.  The Ramblers would play their former teammates as the Warriors continued to play as a PFL member in 1966 but as a much diminished team.
 
George Fleming kicked an 11-yard FG with 3:06 remaining to surpass the Portland Thunderbolts and wrap up the '66 PFL Championship.  Kermit Jorgensen was a key fullback for the Ramblers in 1966 while Don Mann played end receiving passes from Dick Berg.  Former Oregon halfback Larry Hill starred as well. 
 
Jorgensen tallied 666 yards rushing on 170 attempts in 1967 after rushing for 859 yards in 1966 as a Seattle Rambler and was named the 1966 PFL Most Valuable Player.  A leg injury would keep him out of action until 1969.
 
In the West Coast Championship, Berg exploded for 5 passing touchdowns and 322 yards through the air including a 4th quarter bomb to Don Mann of 93-yards that kicked off a 28-point avalanche in what was a 20-13 game at the time.  Seattle picked off 6 San Jose passes during the 48-13 victory.  Phil Borders, quarterback of the Warriors, and now league champion Ramblers completed an undefeated 32-0 semi pro career.  As a Ranger, Borders would switch to defensive back as a 27-year old reserve.  Jorgensen joined Borders as an undefeated semi-pro prior to the Rangers, as he too went 32-0 as the Warriors/Ramblers star fullback.
 
On July 2, 1967 Little All-American Joe Peyton, the 31-year-old from Puget Sound University signs a contract with the Seattle Rangers.  Peyton goes on to three consecutive All-Star selections with the Rangers.  Joining Peyton in signing contracts are Martin Wyatt (HB -Washington), John Yersick (C - Notre Dame), and Roger Dunn (G - Washington).  Peyton would take the head coaching job of the Puget Sound track team, and assistant football coach spot on the football team in July 1968 while also playing two more seasons with the Rangers.
 
The 1967 opener with Victoria had to be cancelled because lighting installation had not been completed at Victoria's home field.
 
Lane attempted to hire Denver Broncos staff member Paul Massey to coach the 1969 team. However when Lane wanted to retain Dick Berg as General Manager and not give Massey the reigns to that position, Paul decided against taking the position to replace the departed Mel McCain and Don White became head coach.

According to reports, at some point during the 1969 season, Lane was losing patience...with losing money.  Lane offered the Rangers ownership, along with all outstanding debts to Manager Dick Berg and Head Coach Don White.  Berg, a former Stanford quarterback declined as did White.  Lane and Berg had some fiery exchanges as Lane resigned from the team and Berg suggested the team would not be able to fund the final two road trips.  Lane then attempted to fire Berg when Berg pointed out, Lane had already resigned and had no further say in club activities.  Berg would later serve as an executive with the San Franciso 49ers of the NFL.

The Rangers completed, and won the final two games and quietly folded.  Another "pro" venture that spun out after spending alot of cash, much like the Tacoma Indians 23-years prior, and the Seattle Express would attempt once again 20-years later.  Every generation repeats the dream (or nightmare) pattern of being the "minor league to the NFL" and being supported and financed by the mult-billion dollar league as almost exactly on schedule, 19-years after the Express shut down, the "Next Level Football League" was created with the Tacoma Cobras as the flagship franchise.  The Cobras lasted a few years, while the Next Level League was replaced without playing any games by the "Professional Developmental League" that played two full seasons and part of a third in 2011 with just two members and never became the national or regional feeder system to the NFL or Canadian League as initially promoted to semi-pro players.
 

Greater Northwest Hall of Fame Rangers
Mel McCain	Joe Peyton II	Ron Vrlicak	Dick Hard	Phil Borders	Kermit Jorgensen

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