Jim Thorpe Football League
04-28-2013
#81|Phil Niland Tight End
Retired (1969, Age 33)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B   Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (06-08-2009) Potential A+
Age at Death 73 Born 01-26-1937 in Iowa City, IA
Drafted Round 39, Pick 934 (1960) Experience 4 Years (77 Wks)
College Illinois State College, 1959 Salary 620 ($820K/2013 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power C- Catching B- Pass Cover C  Kick Power F 
Throw Acc D- Pass Blocking C+ Run Cover C- Kick Acc D 
Carrying B- Run Blocking B  Tackling D+ Kick Return B-
        Pursuit C-    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed C  Stamina B- Execution A- Agility B+
Strength B  Health C  Aggressiveness B+ Hands B+
Jumping B-     Attitude A  Break Tackle D+
ROLES
QB C- C C+ DT C  SS C  K F  GUN C+
WR C+ G C+ DE C- FS C- P D- KR C 
HB/TB C  T C+ ILB C  CB C  LS D+ KRB B-
FB C+ TE B  OLB C  H B- 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 
1960 Position 29   0/2   1/3     3/6 2/5 1/5 1/4             1/2 0/1       1/1     10/29
1960 Drills 24 0/2 2/4 1/3 0/4                 0/1         0/1 0/3 2/4   1/1 1/1   7/24
1960 Declines 0                     -1/0                           -1/0
1961 Position 36   0/1   0/5     2/7 4/9 1/1 1/4             0/1 1/4       1/2 0/2   10/36
1961 Drills 26 0/2 0/2 1/5 0/2                 1/2         0/1 0/4 0/1   1/6 0/1   3/26
1962 Position 12             0/2 1/5   0/1             0/1 0/2         1/1   2/12
1962 Drills 26 0/3 0/3   1/2                 1/2           0/2 1/3   0/3 0/8   3/26
1962 Declines 0                     -1/0                           -1/0
1963 Position 10       0/1     0/4 0/3   0/1             0/1               0/10
1963 Drills 25 0/5 1/2 1/2 0/3                 0/1         0/2 1/4 1/1   0/3 1/2   5/25
1963 Declines 0   -1/0                     -1/0   -1/0         -1/0       -1/0 -5/0
1964 Position 16   0/1         0/1 0/6 0/3 0/2             0/1 0/1         0/1   0/16
1964 Drills 26 0/1 0/4   0/1                 0/3         1/3 0/4 0/6     0/4   1/26
1964 Declines 0 -3/0             -1/0           -2/0                 -1/0   -7/0
1965 Position 11   0/1         0/2 0/2   0/1             0/1 0/3         0/1   0/11
1965 Drills 26 1/6 0/3   0/1                 0/2           0/2 0/4   1/5 0/3   2/26
1965 Declines 0 -2/0           -2/0 -2/0   -1/0     -2/0 -2/0     -1/0   -1/0   -1/0     -3/0 -17/0
1966 Position 10       1/2     0/1 0/3   0/1             0/1 0/1       0/1     1/10
1966 Drills 25 0/3 0/2 0/1 2/6                 1/4         0/1 2/2 0/3   0/2 0/1   5/25
1966 Declines 0 -8/0 -2/0     -1/0     -1/0 -3/0 -1/0 -3/0 -2/0 -3/0   -3/0     -3/0 -1/0 -3/0 -4/0 -1/0 -2/0 -2/0 -43/0
1967 Position 11       0/2       0/2 0/1 0/2               0/1       0/1 0/2   0/11
1967 Drills 26 0/2 0/3 1/1 0/3                 0/1         0/1 0/1 1/4   0/7 0/3   2/26
1967 Declines 0 -8/0 -4/0     -1/0 -1/0 -2/0 -1/0 -3/0 -4/0 -3/0 -4/0 -5/0 -3/0       -4/0 -2/0 -2/0 -2/0 -2/0 -1/0 -5/0 -57/0
1968 Position 10   0/1         0/2 0/2 0/1 0/2             0/1 0/1             0/10
1968 Drills 27 0/4 0/7 0/2 0/1                 0/3         0/1   0/3   0/2 0/4   0/27
1968 Declines 0 -9/0 -5/0   -1/0   -2/0 -6/0 -2/0 -1/0 -2/0 -5/0 -2/0 -4/0 -3/0 -5/0 -1/0 -1/0 -8/0 -2/0 -3/0 -2/0 -3/0 -2/0 -2/0 -71/0
1969 Position 11       0/2     0/3   0/1 0/3               0/1       0/1     0/11
1969 Drills 27 0/1 0/2   1/9                 0/2           0/4 0/2   0/4 0/3   1/27
1969 Declines 0 -19/0 -5/0   -5/0 -2/0 -2/0 -4/0 -3/0 -4/0 -4/0 -4/0 -5/0 -9/0 -5/0 -5/0 -5/0 -3/0 -10/0 -5/0 -4/0 -5/0 -5/0 -3/0 -6/0 -122/0
Total -48/29 -14/38 4/14 0/47 -4/0 -5/0 -9/28 -3/37 -9/12 -10/21 -17/0 -13/0 -21/21 -15/0 -14/0 -6/0 -4/9 -23/25 -8/26 -8/31 -14/0 -6/39 -6/37 -19/0 -272/414

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1970Phil Niland has retired from football.
08-22-1965The Minnesota Wolves have waived Phil Niland.
08-09-1965The Minnesota Wolves have moved Gary Hunsinger and Artrell Kelley to the active roster. The Minnesota Wolves have moved Phil Niland and Chet Samuel to the inactive roster.
11-22-1964The Minnesota Wolves have moved Phil Niland to the active roster. The Minnesota Wolves have moved Larry Peteous to the inactive roster.
11-22-1964The Minnesota Wolves have acquired Phil Niland from the waiver wire.
11-17-1963The Rochester Jinx have waived Phil Niland.
11-17-1963The Rochester Jinx have acquired Phil Niland from the waiver wire.
09-02-1963The Brooklyn BadBoys have moved Bill Moorman to the active roster.
09-02-1963The Brooklyn BadBoys have waived Phil Niland.
08-06-1962The Brooklyn BadBoys have moved Leomont East, Greg Snider, Richard Hartwig, Matt Moore, and Tom Johnson to the active roster. The Brooklyn BadBoys have moved Phil Niland, Rashaan Crawford, Ron Kirkgard, John Carlson, and Gino Veasey to the inactive roster.