Franco Harris Football League
10-09-2112
#27|George "Sweet Water" Claxton Cornerback
Retired (1999, Age 35)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B-  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (01-07-2034) Potential C+
Age at Death 69 Born 05-21-1964 in Houston, TX
Drafted Round 1, Pick 25 (1985) Experience 13 Years (236 Wks)
College University of West Virginia, 1986 Salary 845 ($1142.296M/2112 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power F  Catching C  Pass Cover B  Kick Power D 
Throw Acc F  Pass Blocking F  Run Cover D  Kick Acc D-
Carrying C- Run Blocking F  Tackling B- Kick Return C+
        Pursuit B-    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed B- Stamina C+ Execution C  Agility B 
Strength D+ Health F  Aggressiveness D+ Hands C+
Jumping C      Attitude B  Break Tackle C-
ROLES
QB D  C D- DT C- SS C  K F  GUN C 
WR C- G D  DE D+ FS C+ P F  KR C-
HB/TB C- T D+ ILB C- CB B- LS D- KRB D+
FB D+ TE D+ OLB C  H D  HT C  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 
1982 College 55 0/2 0/3 2/3 0/8       0/3     1/5   0/9         3/5 0/2 0/5   1/10     7/55
1983 College 64 0/2 1/6   0/7       1/5     3/13   1/14         3/5   2/4   2/6 0/2   13/64
1984 College 60 1/1 1/5 1/2 0/5       2/4     1/11   2/9         0/11 0/1 0/3   1/6 0/2   9/60
1985 Position 57   0/1   0/9       1/4     2/11   5/8         3/8   2/5   3/11     16/57
1985 Drills 20     1/5 1/6                                 -1/0   6/9   7/20
1986 Position 53   0/1   0/7       3/5     5/13   5/10         0/6   2/5   3/6     18/53
1986 Drills 19     3/3 1/5                                 -3/0   6/11   7/19
1986 Declines 0       -2/0                                         -2/0
1987 Position 59   1/2   3/6       0/4     4/15   5/11         0/5   3/5   1/11     17/59
1987 Drills 21     4/7 2/9                                 -5/0   2/5   3/21
1987 Declines 0                                           -1/0     -1/0
1988 Position 52   1/2   1/5       1/5     3/13   3/12         2/9   0/2   1/4     12/52
1988 Drills 20     3/4 1/8                                 -2/0   4/8   6/20
1989 Position 61   2/3   0/5       1/5     1/14   1/11         0/10   1/7   2/6     8/61
1989 Drills 22 1/5 0/5 3/4 1/4                                 -1/0   1/4   5/22
1989 Declines 0             -1/0         -1/0             -1/0           -3/0
1990 Position 58       0/3       0/4     2/12   3/18         0/7   1/9   0/5     6/58
1990 Drills 22 0/1   3/7 3/7                                 -2/0   2/7   6/22
1990 Declines 0                               -1/0                 -1/0
1991 Position 61   0/4   3/5       0/6     0/17   0/8         0/8   0/6   0/7     3/61
1991 Drills 22     2/5 0/4                                 -1/0   0/13   1/22
1991 Declines 0 -2/0                         -1/0               -1/0   -1/0 -5/0
1992 Position 53   0/1   0/4       0/2     1/11   0/10         0/11   0/7   1/7     2/53
1992 Drills 22     3/9 2/5                                 -2/0   0/8   3/22
1992 Declines 0 -3/0                   -1/0   -1/0 -1/0 -1/0   -2/0 -1/0   -1/0 -1/0   -2/0   -14/0
1993 Position 53   0/3   0/3       0/9     0/15   0/3         0/7   1/4   0/9     1/53
1993 Drills 24 0/4 0/3 2/11 1/4                                 -2/0   0/2   1/24
1993 Declines 0 -4/0 -3/0     -2/0   -1/0 -1/0 -1/0 -2/0   -5/0 -4/0 -1/0 -2/0     -5/0   -1/0 -4/0 -1/0 -1/0 -2/0 -40/0
1994 Position 53   0/2   1/4       1/5     0/8   0/14         0/5   0/4   0/11     2/53
1994 Drills 22 0/3 0/6   0/2                 0/4           1/2 0/3   0/2     1/22
1994 Declines 0 -8/0 -3/0           -1/0 -3/0 -2/0 -3/0 -3/0 -3/0   -3/0 -1/0 -1/0 -1/0 -1/0 -3/0 -4/0 -1/0 -3/0 -4/0 -48/0
1995 Position 50   0/3   1/6       0/5     0/13   1/7         1/8   0/2   0/6     3/50
1995 Drills 25 0/3 0/3 1/1 1/1                               0/5   0/8 0/1 0/3 2/25
1995 Declines 0 -14/0 -6/0       -2/0 -1/0 -4/0 -2/0 -2/0 -4/0 -2/0 -5/0 -3/0 -2/0 -1/0 -1/0 -8/0 -3/0 -4/0 -4/0 -2/0   -2/0 -72/0
1996 Position 61   0/2   0/2       0/4     0/15   0/10         1/10   0/9   0/9     1/61
1996 Drills 24 1/12 1/12                                             2/24
1996 Declines 0 -23/0 -5/0   -2/0   -2/0 -1/0 -6/0 -5/0   -4/0 -7/0 -5/0 -5/0 -3/0 -2/0 -3/0 -6/0 -8/0 -6/0 -6/0 -8/0 -4/0 -4/0 -115/0
1997 Position 26       0/4       0/1     0/8   0/8             0/1   0/4     0/26
1997 Drills 19 2/11 0/8                                             2/19
1997 Declines 0 -28/0 -6/0   -5/0   -4/0 -3/0 -5/0     -4/0 -4/0 -5/0 -5/0 -8/0 -4/0 -3/0 -9/0 -9/0 -6/0 -8/0 -4/0 -4/0 -3/0 -127/0
1998 Position 11   0/1           0/2     0/3             0/2       0/3     0/11
1998 Drills 23 0/2 0/4 0/2 0/2                 0/2         0/1 0/3 0/2     0/5   0/23
1998 Declines 0 -30/0 -12/0   -5/0   -5/0 -6/0 -8/0     -5/0 -6/0 -5/0 -6/0 -9/0 -5/0 -3/0 -9/0 -5/0 -7/0 -11/0 -3/0 -6/0 -7/0 -153/0
1999 Position 10       0/1             0/3   0/1         0/2   0/1   0/2     0/10
1999 Drills 24 0/4 0/2 1/3 0/2                 1/3         0/1 0/1 0/2   0/2 1/4   3/24
1999 Declines 0 -39/0 -8/0   -4/0     -5/0 -9/0     -5/0 -4/0 -14/0 -6/0 -6/0 -5/0 -4/0 -6/0 -3/0 -12/0 -5/0 -8/0 -5/0 -12/0 -160/0
Total -146/50 -36/82 29/66 4/143 -2/0 -13/0 -18/0 -24/73 -11/0 -6/0 -3/200 -32/0 -15/172 -28/0 -34/0 -19/0 -17/0 -32/121 -29/9 -28/91 -62/0 -14/135 -3/81 -35/3 -574/1226

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-2000George "Sweet Water" Claxton has retired from football.
08-17-1998The Pittsburgh Steelers have waived George "Sweet Water" Claxton.
10-13-1997The Pittsburgh Steelers have moved Luke Gyorko and Kent Littlejohn to the active roster. The Pittsburgh Steelers have moved George "Sweet Water" Claxton and Jimbo Jones to the inactive roster.
10-12-1997George "Sweet Water" Claxton of the Pittsburgh Steelers is injured with a rib fracture and is expected to be out for approximately 29 days.
09-01-1997The Pittsburgh Steelers have moved George "Sweet Water" Claxton to the active roster. The Pittsburgh Steelers have moved Pepito Gonzalez to the inactive roster.
02-03-1997The Pittsburgh Steelers have moved Luke Gyorko, Brent Burke, and Mike Machurek to the active roster. The Pittsburgh Steelers have moved Rick Marelli, Don "Hips" McNeil, George "Sweet Water" Claxton, Dennis Janikowski, Jesse "Sweet Patato" Tatum, and Franco "Not Him" Harris to the inactive roster.
09-04-1995The Pittsburgh Steelers have moved George "Sweet Water" Claxton to the active roster. The Pittsburgh Steelers have moved Davey Jones to the inactive roster.
09-04-1995The Pittsburgh Steelers have moved Davey Jones to the active roster. The Pittsburgh Steelers have moved George "Sweet Water" Claxton to the inactive roster.
09-03-1995The Pittsburgh Steelers have moved Dave Gibson, Rick Marelli, George "Sweet Water" Claxton, Peter Sauron, and Clayton Hatfield to the active roster.
01-15-1995The Pittsburgh Steelers have moved Chet Moten and Peter Sauron to the active roster. The Pittsburgh Steelers have moved Rick Marelli, JJ "Earthquake" Baker, George "Sweet Water" Claxton, and Peter Bock to the inactive roster.
08-29-1994The Pittsburgh Steelers have moved Gari Simon, Rick Marelli, and George "Sweet Water" Claxton to the active roster.
02-06-1994The Pittsburgh Steelers have moved Gary Ellis and Chet Moten to the active roster. The Pittsburgh Steelers have moved Win Bain, Rick Marelli, and George "Sweet Water" Claxton to the inactive roster.
08-29-1993The Pittsburgh Steelers have moved Rick Marelli, George "Sweet Water" Claxton, and Franco "Not Him" Harris to the active roster. The Pittsburgh Steelers have moved Leonardo Jones, Mike Martin, and Paul "Forty Four" Magnuson to the inactive roster.
08-09-1993The Pittsburgh Steelers have moved Michael Lewis and Russ Hartshorn to the active roster. The Pittsburgh Steelers have moved Rick Marelli and George "Sweet Water" Claxton to the inactive roster.
09-07-1992The Pittsburgh Steelers have moved Rick Marelli, George "Sweet Water" Claxton, Brian Mobley, Jessie Davis, George Outlaw, and Franco "Not Him" Harris to the active roster. The Pittsburgh Steelers have moved Elijah Fultz, Carl Brown, Hamilton Lyle, John McDonald, Byron Britt, and Steve Vinson to the inactive roster.
08-16-1992The Pittsburgh Steelers have moved Jermaine Kuffel, Rick Marelli, and George "Sweet Water" Claxton to the inactive roster.
05-03-1992The Pittsburgh Steelers have changed George Marrone's name to George "Sweet Water" Claxton.
10-29-1989George Marrone of the Pittsburgh Steel Curtain is injured with a mild concussion and is expected to be out for approximately 4 days.
11-07-1988The Pittsburgh Ironheads have moved George Marrone and Sammy Watkins to the active roster. The Pittsburgh Ironheads have moved Gary Ellis and Tito Dalrymple to the inactive roster.
10-24-1988The Pittsburgh Ironheads have moved Rick Marelli to the active roster. The Pittsburgh Ironheads have moved George Marrone to the inactive roster.
10-23-1988George Marrone of the Pittsburgh Ironheads is injured with a foot ligament sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 17 days.
12-15-1986The Pittsburgh Ironheads have moved George Marrone and Andy Scarpati to the active roster. The Pittsburgh Ironheads have moved Charles Tays and Jason Cutler to the inactive roster.
11-30-1986The Pittsburgh Ironheads have moved Steve Green, Byron Weldon, and Jason Cutler to the active roster. The Pittsburgh Ironheads have moved Bob Richards, Andy Scarpati, and George Marrone to the inactive roster.
11-30-1986George Marrone of the Pittsburgh Ironheads is injured with an ankle ligament sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 16 days.
08-05-1985The Pittsburgh Ironheads have moved Jim Wolski, Rick Marelli, George Marrone, George Outlaw, Walt O'Neil, and Art Dunek to the active roster. The Pittsburgh Ironheads have moved Steve Green, Mike Cronin, Ricky Dawkins, Jim Bruce, Mike Seurer, and John Harris to the inactive roster.