Jim Thorpe Football League
04-28-2013
#48|Merle Bates Running Back
Retired (1999, Age 29)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B   Help Conditioning 95%
Status Retired (1999) Potential C-
Age 42 Born 01-01-1971 in Miami, FL
Drafted Round 6, Pick 140 (1992) Experience 0 Years (8 Wks)
College South Dakota University, 1993 Salary 310 ($410K/2013 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power C- Catching B- Pass Cover D  Kick Power C-
Throw Acc A- Pass Blocking D- Run Cover D+ Kick Acc C-
Carrying B+ Run Blocking C  Tackling C- Kick Return B-
        Pursuit D+    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed B+ Stamina B  Execution C+ Agility B+
Strength C- Health A  Aggressiveness B+ Hands B+
Jumping B      Attitude D- Break Tackle B-
ROLES
QB B- C C- DT C- SS C- K F  GUN C+
WR B- G D+ DE D+ FS C- P D  KR B-
HB/TB B  T C- ILB C- CB C  LS C- KRB C+
FB C+ TE C  OLB C- H B- HT B  KOS D-
Year Team G GS ATT ATT/G YDS AVG YDS/G STUF SYDS FUM LOST TD 1ST 1ST% LNG
1993 FLA 2 0 0 -- 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0
1994 TUL 2 1 26 13.0 100 3.8 50.0 1 -1 0 0 0 5 19.2 14
Total   4 1 26 6.5 100 3.8 25.0 1 -1 0 0 0 5 19.2 14

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
08-31-1998The Las Vegas COIN have waived Merle Bates.
11-04-1996The Las Vegas COIN have acquired Merle Bates from the waiver wire.
09-10-1995The Tulsa Jaguars have automatically waived Merle Bates to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
10-10-1994The Tulsa Jaguars have moved Al Harrison to the active roster. The Tulsa Jaguars have moved Merle Bates to the inactive roster.
10-03-1994The Tulsa Jaguars have moved Merle Bates to the active roster. The Tulsa Jaguars have moved Al Harrison to the inactive roster.
09-26-1994The Tulsa Jaguars have moved Chris Owens to the active roster. The Tulsa Jaguars have moved Merle Bates to the inactive roster.
09-26-1994The Tulsa Jaguars have moved Merle Bates to the active roster. The Tulsa Jaguars have moved Chris Owens and Frank Thelwell to the inactive roster.
09-19-1994The Tulsa Jaguars have moved Wes Schafen to the active roster. The Tulsa Jaguars have moved Chris Elser and Merle Bates to the inactive roster.
09-12-1994The Tulsa Jaguars have acquired Merle Bates from the waiver wire.
09-11-1994The Florida Orcas have automatically waived Merle Bates to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
11-08-1993The Florida Orcas have moved Kevin "Strutter" Annan and Bob "Shaker" Baker to the active roster. The Florida Orcas have moved Mike Lackman and Merle Bates to the inactive roster.
10-17-1993The Florida Orcas have moved Merle Bates to the active roster. The Florida Orcas have moved Kevin "Strutter" Annan to the inactive roster.
09-06-1993The Florida Orcas have moved Captain "Kirk" Cousins and Joe "MAMA" Ambrose to the active roster. The Florida Orcas have moved Mark Griese and Merle Bates to the inactive roster.
08-22-1993The Florida Orcas have moved Darryl "Stoner" Stonebreaker and Merle Bates to the active roster. The Florida Orcas have moved Sneeze "Juke" Burns and Mark Griese to the inactive roster.
08-24-1992The Florida Orcas have moved David "The Bomb" Brumfield, Kelvin "Snowplow" Sanders, Bob "Shaker" Baker, Tom "Ham" Brahm, Captain "Kirk" Cousins, Jeff "Pain Train" Parker, Don "Bulldozer" Strozier, and Kevin "Strutter" Annan to the active roster. The Florida Orcas have moved Mike Lackman, Bus Zuidmulder, Reggie Seyboth, Merle Bates, Paul Taylor, Roman Slagle, Dolph Robinson, and Bob Tillman to the inactive roster.
08-10-1992The Florida Orcas have moved T.J. Davis, Greg Smith, and Merle Bates to the active roster. The Florida Orcas have moved Kelvin "Snowplow" Sanders, Sneeze "Juke" Burns, and Don "Bulldozer" Strozier to the inactive roster.