Jim Thorpe Football League
04-28-2013
#46|Markus Schmaehl Safety
Retired (1982, Age 31)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B-  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (02-11-2011) Potential D-
Age at Death 59 Born 12-08-1951 in Moorestown, NJ
Drafted Round 4, Pick 91 (1974) Experience 6 Years (90 Wks)
College Illinois State College, 1974 Salary 620 ($820K/2013 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D  Catching D+ Pass Cover B  Kick Power F 
Throw Acc D+ Pass Blocking D  Run Cover B- Kick Acc C 
Carrying C+ Run Blocking D- Tackling B  Kick Return B-
        Pursuit B     
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed B- Stamina C  Execution D+ Agility B-
Strength B  Health D- Aggressiveness B- Hands C+
Jumping B-     Attitude A- Break Tackle C 
ROLES
QB D+ C D+ DT C+ SS B- K D- GUN C+
WR C- G D+ DE C+ FS B- P D- KR C 
HB/TB C  T C- ILB C+ CB C+ LS D  KRB C-
FB C- TE D+ OLB C+ H D  HT C- KOS D-
Year Team G GS TKL SOLO AST SACK SAF STF DEF BRK INT INTY AVG LNG TD FF
1974 COL 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1975 COL 9 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1976 COL 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1977 COL 12 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 3 1 2 44 22.0 37 0 0
1978 COL 7 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1979 LAN 6 5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
Total   58 8 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 3 1 2 44 22.0 37 0 0

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1983Markus Schmaehl has retired from football.
09-01-1980The Los Angeles RAMS have moved Billy Allen and Ray Joiner to the active roster. The Los Angeles RAMS have moved Cedric Fluorine to the inactive roster.
09-01-1980The Los Angeles RAMS have waived Markus Schmaehl.
08-04-1980The Los Angeles RAMS have moved Don Chatman, Markus Schmaehl, and Marcus Thompson to the inactive roster.
11-19-1979The Los Angeles RAMS have moved Markus Schmaehl to the active roster. The Los Angeles RAMS have moved Dave Brown to the inactive roster.
11-19-1979The Los Angeles RAMS have acquired Markus Schmaehl from the waiver wire.
09-09-1979The Colorado Dimebags have automatically waived Markus Schmaehl to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
09-02-1979The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd, Larry Repko, Gorham Brown, Russ Moore, Ken Reader, Peerless Kreamcheck, Mike Clark, Hugh Williams, Howard Hornung, Bob DeLong, Bob Boldt, John Nygren, Hatch Best, Dick Rundquist, and Stan Geathers to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Elmer Pearson, Nathan Harlow, Carl Luhn, Steve Leith, Matt Carothers, Steve Walker, Steve Roberts, Richard Lehrer, Mark Golsen, Markus Schmaehl, and Tim Baisi to the inactive roster.
08-12-1979The Colorado Dimebags have placed Markus Schmaehl on the trade block.
11-13-1978The Colorado Dimebags have moved Kerlin Humphrey, Markus Schmaehl, and Nathan Harlow to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Dick Rundquist, Ken Reader, and Bob Boldt to the inactive roster.
09-03-1978The Colorado Dimebags have moved Ken Reader, Bob Boldt, Billy Shepherd, Sam Beckman, Howard Hornung, Dave Prochaska, Bill Frank, Hugh Williams, Hatch Best, Nick Snelling, Stan Geathers, Dick Rundquist, John Nygren, Ray Lyons, Joe Winterheimer, and Bob DeLong to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Chas Shy, Damien Van Buren, Mark Golsen, Dutch Clements, Tim Baisi, Joey Bastian, Steve Leith, Kerlin Humphrey, Markus Schmaehl, Ed Spencer, and Richard Lehrer to the inactive roster.
11-16-1975The Colorado Dimebags have moved Hatch Best, Dutch Clements, Dan Walls, Markus Schmaehl, Elmer Townsell, and Drew Graham to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Mike Adkins, Howard Thomas, Jack Volek, Randy Hardy, Sam Beckman, Dan Hinton, Robert Stanley, and Robert Niccolai to the inactive roster.
11-09-1975The Colorado Dimebags have moved Howard Thomas, Randy Hardy, Sam Beckman, Dan Hinton, Robert Stanley, and Anthony Moten to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Markus Schmaehl, Elmer Pearson, Dutch Clements, Dan Walls, Elmer Townsell, and Drew Graham to the inactive roster.
10-13-1975The Colorado Dimebags have moved Elmer Pearson, Raleigh Byrd, Dutch Clements, Elmer Townsell, Drew Graham, and Markus Schmaehl to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Sam Beckman, Jack Volek, Randy Hardy, Frank Sikora, Dan Hinton, Mike Adkins, and Robert Stanley to the inactive roster.
09-01-1975The Colorado Dimebags have moved James Kempton, Howard Thomas, Jack Volek, Randy Hardy, Frank Sikora, Trent Russell, Joe Winterheimer, Billy Shepherd, Sam Beckman, Dan Hinton, and Robert Stanley to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Raleigh Byrd, Jerry Luke, Willie Parkinson, Craig Shoults, Markus Schmaehl, Elmer Pearson, and Elmer Townsell to the inactive roster.
10-27-1974The Colorado Dimebags have moved Ricky Elliott, Willie Parkinson, Dutch Clements, Sammy Teresa, Markus Schmaehl, and Raleigh Byrd to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Sam Beckman, Dan Hinton, Mike Livers, Rudy Nason, Frank Sikora, and James Kempton to the inactive roster.
09-15-1974The Colorado Dimebags have moved Latorio Mitchell to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Markus Schmaehl to the inactive roster.
09-09-1974The Colorado Dimebags have moved Markus Schmaehl to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Hatch Best to the inactive roster.
09-01-1974The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd, Sam Beckman, Dan Hinton, Robert Stanley, Mike Livers, Sean LaPorta, Rudy Nason, Howard Thomas, Jack Volek, Randy Hardy, Mike Adkins, Trent Russell, Joe Winterheimer, and James Kempton to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Latorio Mitchell, Chris Allison, Willie Parkinson, Harry Davis, Dutch Clements, Sammy Teresa, Al Greene, Travis Hall, Markus Schmaehl, and Raleigh Byrd to the inactive roster.
08-05-1974The Colorado Dimebags have moved Sammy Teresa, Travis Hall, Markus Schmaehl, Larry Repko, Mike Clark, Mike Combs, Sid Clark, and Ronald Hunter to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd, Trent Russell, and Joe Winterheimer to the inactive roster.