Franco Harris Football League
09-19-2118
#84|Speedy Cearing Tight End
Retired (1974, Age 31)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B   Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (11-18-2009) Potential C+
Age at Death 66 Born 09-15-1943 in Melbourne, Australia
Drafted Round 5, Pick 154 (1966) Experience 7 Years (138 Wks)
College College of Texas, 1966 Salary 745 ($1532.717M/2118 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power F  Catching A  Pass Cover D+ Kick Power C 
Throw Acc D  Pass Blocking B- Run Cover B- Kick Acc D+
Carrying C  Run Blocking B  Tackling D- Kick Return B 
        Pursuit D+    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed B  Stamina B- Execution C- Agility B 
Strength B- Health C  Aggressiveness B+ Hands B+
Jumping B      Attitude D+ Break Tackle B-
ROLES
QB D+ C C  DT C- SS C  K D- GUN B-
WR B- G C+ DE C- FS C- P D  KR B-
HB/TB C  T C+ ILB C  CB C  LS D+ KRB B-
FB C+ TE B  OLB C- H C- HT B  KOS D-
Year Type ICs Hlth Sta Att Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agr Agl Hnd BrkT  Total 
1962 College 39 1/4 1/1 0/3 0/3     2/5 1/4 1/3 2/4     0/1         1/4   1/3   1/3 0/1   11/39
1963 College 39 1/1 0/3 0/1 0/1     0/2 5/9 2/3 1/4     1/4         0/2   0/4   0/5     10/39
1964 College 42 2/4 2/3 1/2 1/4       2/4 1/3 2/9     0/2       0/1 1/2 1/2 0/2   0/2 1/2   14/42
1965 College 46 0/2 0/4   2/3     0/3 3/5 0/3 0/1     0/2       1/1 2/10 0/2 1/1   2/8 0/1   11/46
1966 Position 31   0/2   0/6     0/3 0/6 2/2 1/5             0/1 0/1       1/1 2/4   6/31
1966 Drills 17 1/2 1/3 1/3 1/3                 0/1           0/1 0/2     0/2   4/17
1967 Position 27   0/1   0/1     1/2 2/9 1/4 0/4               0/2       0/2 0/2   4/27
1967 Drills 18 0/3 1/4 0/2                   0/2         0/1 1/2     0/1 1/3   3/18
1967 Declines 0                       -1/0                         -1/0
1968 Position 33   0/1   1/7     0/7 0/4 0/3 1/7             0/1 0/1         0/2   2/33
1968 Drills 18 0/3 0/4 1/1 1/1                           0/1 0/1 0/2   0/1 0/4   2/18
1968 Declines 0                                       -1/0         -1/0
1969 Position 54   0/3         0/17 0/5 0/4 0/12             0/4 0/6       0/1 0/2   0/54
1969 Drills 18 0/2 0/2 2/3 1/1                 0/2           0/1 0/3   0/2 0/2   3/18
1969 Declines 0                                         -1/0       -1/0
1970 Position 42   1/3   1/1     0/8 0/6 1/3 1/11             0/3 0/5       0/1 0/1   4/42
1970 Drills 18 0/2 0/1 1/2 1/2                 0/3           0/3 0/1   0/2 0/2   2/18
1970 Declines 0       -1/0     -1/0 -1/0       -1/0                         -4/0
1971 Position 42   0/2   2/7     0/5 0/9 0/6 0/8               0/2       0/2 0/1   2/42
1971 Drills 19 0/7 0/6 1/1 1/1                 0/1           0/1       0/2   2/19
1971 Declines 0               -1/0     -1/0 -1/0 -1/0 -2/0       -2/0     -1/0 -3/0     -12/0
1972 Position 38       1/5     2/9 1/3 0/4 1/10             0/1 0/5         0/1   5/38
1972 Drills 18 0/8 0/6 0/2 0/1                                     0/1   0/18
1972 Declines 0 -3/0         -1/0   -1/0 -1/0       -1/0 -2/0           -1/0 -1/0 -1/0   -1/0 -13/0
1973 Position 12   0/1   0/1     0/1 0/2                 0/2 0/2       0/1 0/2   0/12
1973 Drills 18 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/2                 0/1           0/4 0/3   0/3 0/2   0/18
1973 Declines 0 -6/0 -3/0     -1/0     -2/0 -2/0 -2/0 -2/0   -2/0   -1/0   -2/0 -3/0   -3/0 -3/0 -3/0 -2/0 -4/0 -41/0
1974 Position 11   0/1         0/2 0/2 0/1 0/5                             0/11
1974 Drills 18 0/1 1/3 0/1 0/2                 0/3         0/1 0/1 0/1   0/1 0/4   1/18
1974 Declines 0 -9/0 -1/0     -3/0   -1/0 -1/0 -2/0 -1/0 -3/0 -2/0 -2/0 -1/0   -2/0 -3/0 -4/0   -3/0 -3/0 -4/0 -2/0 -3/0 -50/0
Total -13/40 3/55 7/22 12/52 -4/0 -1/0 3/64 8/68 3/39 6/80 -6/0 -5/0 -5/22 -5/0 -1/0 -2/0 -4/14 -5/45 2/18 -6/22 -9/0 -7/36 0/41 -8/0 -37/618

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1975Speedy Cearing has retired from football.
09-10-1973The Calgary Red Bees have waived Speedy Cearing.
09-02-1973The Calgary Red Bees have moved Speedy Cearing to the active roster.
09-02-1973The Calgary Red Bees have acquired Speedy Cearing from the waiver wire.
08-19-1973The Winnipeg Jets have waived Speedy Cearing.
08-06-1973The Winnipeg Jets have moved Jim Canada, Derek DeSantis, Ed Clifton, and Derek Evans to the active roster. The Winnipeg Jets have moved Steve Selby, Karl Moore, Graham Metzger, Terry Wells, Pete Maskas, Speedy Cearing, and Ashley West to the inactive roster.
02-05-1973The Winnipeg Jets have placed Speedy Cearing on the trade block.
01-28-1973The Winnipeg Jets have moved Pete Marshall, Joe Ridler, Speedy Cearing, Ricky Norris, Zack Kirk, and Walter Ontko to the active roster. The Winnipeg Jets have moved Carl Fredricksen, Rick Preston, Nick Beck, Graham Metzger, Mark Jones, Darrel Radick, George Kelly, Dennis Nix, and Gary Lewis to the inactive roster.
12-25-1972The Winnipeg Jets have moved Joe Walton to the active roster. The Winnipeg Jets have moved Speedy Cearing to the inactive roster.
12-03-1972The Winnipeg Jets have moved Carl Fredricksen, Monte Carlton, Speedy Cearing, Zack Kirk, Todd Gogolak, and Tom Bollinger to the active roster. The Winnipeg Jets have moved Pete Marshall, Joe Ridler, Ricky Norris, Joe Battle, Joe Walton, Walter Ontko, and Chuck Goodnight to the inactive roster.
10-30-1972The Winnipeg Jets have moved Pete Marshall, Joe Battle, and Walter Ontko to the active roster. The Winnipeg Jets have moved Adam Fleming, Chuck Goodnight, and Speedy Cearing to the inactive roster.
09-20-1971The Winnipeg Jets have moved Speedy Cearing to the active roster.
09-20-1971The Winnipeg Jets have acquired Speedy Cearing from the waiver wire.
08-23-1971The Boston Liberty have waived Speedy Cearing.
08-08-1966The Boston Liberty have moved Speedy Cearing to the active roster. The Boston Liberty have moved Richie Romanik to the inactive roster.