Jim Thorpe Football League
04-28-2013
#86|Van Rizzo Tight End
Arkansas Redbugs (1985, Age 33)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B   Help Conditioning 95%
Status Retired (1985) Potential C+
Age 60 Born 05-03-1952 in Washington, DC
Drafted Round 2, Pick 37 (1973) Experience 11 Years (220 Wks)
College Colorado State Technical College, 1974 Salary 845 ($1.118M/2013 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D- Catching B- Pass Cover D+ Kick Power D 
Throw Acc D- Pass Blocking B- Run Cover C+ Kick Acc C 
Carrying B- Run Blocking A- Tackling D  Kick Return D+
        Pursuit C     
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed B+ Stamina C  Execution C+ Agility B-
Strength C+ Health B- Aggressiveness C  Hands B-
Jumping B      Attitude D+ Break Tackle C 
ROLES
QB D+ C C  DT C- SS C  K D- 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 B- TE B  OLB C- H D+ 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 
1970 College 44 0/2 2/5 0/2 0/4     1/6 0/7 0/2 1/6     1/3       0/2 0/2   1/1     0/2   6/44
1971 College 62   0/7   1/5     1/10 0/3 1/7 1/11     0/1       0/1 2/3 0/2 1/5   1/5 0/2   8/62
1972 College 57 0/2 1/2 0/1 1/8     1/7 3/6 0/2 3/7     0/4       0/1 1/5 1/2     2/3 2/7   15/57
1973 Position 31   0/1   0/2     0/6 0/5 0/3 1/5             0/3 1/3       0/2 0/1   2/31
1973 Drills 17 6/7 0/1 1/1 0/2                             1/2 0/2   0/1 1/1   9/17
1974 Position 38       0/5     2/7 3/5 1/2 4/7             1/3 0/7         1/2   12/38
1974 Drills 18 2/5 4/4 2/3 0/1                             1/1 1/1     2/3   12/18
1974 Declines 0                                     -1/0           -1/0
1975 Position 30   1/4   0/4     1/4 1/2 2/4 2/6             1/2 0/1       0/1 2/2   10/30
1975 Drills 18 1/2 1/4 0/1 1/2                 0/1         0/1 1/1 1/2   1/2 0/2   6/18
1975 Declines 0                                   -1/0             -1/0
1976 Position 22       2/4     0/1 0/7 0/1 1/4             0/1 0/3       0/1     3/22
1976 Drills 16 1/1 1/3 1/1 1/3                 1/1           1/2 0/1   0/2 0/2   6/16
1976 Declines 0                                               -1/0 -1/0
1977 Position 22   0/3         1/5 0/3 0/4 0/2               0/4       0/1     1/22
1977 Drills 18 1/1 0/2 0/1 1/2                 0/2         0/1 0/3 0/2   0/3 0/1   2/18
1978 Position 22   0/1   1/4     1/2 0/3 0/1 0/6             0/2 0/2         0/1   2/22
1978 Drills 19 0/4   1/2 0/2                 0/3         0/1   0/1   0/2 0/4   1/19
1978 Declines 0                 -1/0             -1/0       -1/0         -3/0
1979 Position 23   0/1   0/2     0/5 0/3 0/1 0/4             0/3 0/4             0/23
1979 Drills 18 0/3 0/4 0/1 0/2                 0/1         0/2 1/1 0/2   0/1 0/1   1/18
1979 Declines 0         -1/0               -1/0                       -2/0
1980 Position 12       0/1     0/2   0/2 0/3               1/1       0/3     1/12
1980 Drills 18   0/2 0/3 0/1                 0/1         0/1 0/2 0/2   0/4 0/2   0/18
1980 Declines 0 -1/0                         -1/0   -1/0   -1/0       -1/0     -5/0
1981 Position 11   0/1   0/2     0/1 0/3 0/2 0/2                             0/11
1981 Drills 19 0/2   0/2 0/1                 0/3         0/1 0/2 0/1   0/1 0/6   0/19
1981 Declines 0 -1/0 -1/0                 -1/0   -1/0         -2/0 -1/0   -2/0   -1/0 -1/0 -11/0
1982 Position 22   0/1   1/3     0/4 0/4   0/4               0/3       0/2 1/1   2/22
1982 Drills 18 0/2 0/3 0/1 0/4                 0/1           0/2     0/3 1/2   1/18
1982 Declines 0 -6/0 -4/0   -1/0   -1/0 -1/0 -2/0   -2/0   -2/0 -1/0   -1/0   -2/0 -3/0 -2/0 -1/0 -3/0 -2/0 -2/0 -2/0 -38/0
1983 Position 20   0/1   0/2     0/2   0/4 1/5             0/2 0/2       0/2     1/20
1983 Drills 18 0/1 1/4 0/3                   0/1         0/1 0/2 0/1   0/2 0/3   1/18
1983 Declines 0 -4/0 -3/0     -3/0   -1/0 -1/0 -3/0 -1/0 -3/0 -1/0 -3/0       -3/0 -3/0 -1/0 -3/0 -2/0   -1/0 -2/0 -38/0
1984 Position 21   0/2   0/1     0/8 0/2 0/1 0/2             0/2 0/1         0/2   0/21
1984 Drills 19 0/4 0/4 0/1 0/1                 0/1           0/1 0/4   0/2 0/1   0/19
1984 Declines 0 -13/0 -4/0   -1/0   -1/0 -3/0 -3/0 -1/0 -3/0 -3/0 -2/0 -4/0 -1/0 -6/0 -2/0 -3/0 -8/0 -5/0 -3/0 -4/0 -3/0 -3/0 -3/0 -79/0
1985 Position 18   0/1   0/2     0/1 1/3 1/4 0/2               0/3       0/1 0/1   2/18
1985 Drills 18 0/1 0/1 1/2 0/5                 0/2         0/1 0/2 0/2   0/1 0/1   1/18
1985 Declines 0 -19/0 -4/0   -5/0 -6/0 -4/0 -5/0 -4/0 -5/0 -3/0 -6/0 -2/0 -6/0 -3/0 -7/0 -1/0 -2/0 -8/0 -4/0 -5/0 -5/0 -5/0 -3/0 -8/0 -120/0
Total -33/37 -5/62 6/25 2/75 -10/0 -6/0 -2/71 -2/56 -5/40 5/76 -13/0 -7/0 -14/25 -5/0 -14/0 -5/0 -8/22 -21/53 -8/25 -9/27 -16/0 -7/45 0/50 -17/0 -194/689

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1986Van Rizzo has retired from the Arkansas Redbugs.
08-23-1982The Arkansas Redbugs have moved Mike Hintz, Tom Johnson, and Van Rizzo to the active roster. The Arkansas Redbugs have moved Boyd Jones to the inactive roster.
08-10-1980The Arkansas Redbugs have moved Gordon Maslowski and Rickey Reynolds to the active roster. The Arkansas Redbugs have moved Terry Perkins and Van Rizzo to the inactive roster.
08-22-1976Van Rizzo of the Arkansas Redbugs is injured with an ankle ligament sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 17 days.
08-20-1973The Arkansas Redbugs have moved Van Rizzo, Larry Betters, and Howie Wattelet to the active roster.