Tony Dorsett Football League
04-27-2081
#88|Sam Merlotte Wide Receiver
Anaheim Broncos (1974, Age 36)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating 54  Help Conditioning 100%
Status Deceased (10-13-2005) Potential 42
Age at Death 67 Born 08-20-1938 in Glenbush, Canada
Drafted Round 2, Pick 17 (1961) Experience 13 Years (267 Wks)
College California Multitechnic University, 1963 Salary 845 ($130.455M/2081 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power 34 Catching 75 Pass Cover 25 Kick Power 1
Throw Acc 8 Pass Blocking 27 Run Cover 21 Kick Acc 5
Carrying 69 Run Blocking 22 Tackling 1 Kick Return 31
        Pursuit 33    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed 53 Stamina 49 Execution 51 Agility 50
Strength 10 Health 4 Aggressiveness 45 Hands 32
Jumping 35     Attitude 31 Break Tackle 27
ROLES
QB 23 C 13 DT 13 SS 23 K 1 GUN 39
WR 54 G 14 DE 16 FS 29 P 3 KR 37
HB/TB 44 T 16 ILB 15 CB 30 LS 5 KRB 31
FB 31 TE 45 OLB 16 H 12 HT 53 KOS 4
Year Team G GS TARG REC PCT YDS AVG LNG YAC YACA TD YDS/G 1ST 1ST% DP
1961 CLE 13 13 85 50 58.8 621 12.4 44 178 3.6 4 47.8 31 36.5 2
1962 CLE 16 16 37 17 45.9 259 15.2 44 51 3.0 0 16.2 11 29.7 3
1963 SA 14 0 129 87 67.4 1092 12.6 38 302 3.5 8 78.0 53 41.1 6
1964 SA 16 0 138 92 66.7 1165 12.7 52 334 3.6 12 72.8 63 45.7 6
1965 SA 16 0 182 112 61.5 1576 14.1 48 466 4.2 12 98.5 71 39.0 9
1966 SA 16 0 145 102 70.3 1419 13.9 43 249 2.4 15 88.7 67 46.2 8
1967 SA 16 0 140 89 63.6 1413 15.9 45 454 5.1 12 88.3 54 38.6 4
1968 SA 14 0 105 65 61.9 907 14.0 41 251 3.9 7 64.8 38 36.2 4
1969 SA 16 16 41 30 73.2 462 15.4 32 97 3.2 5 28.9 20 48.8 3
1970 SA 16 16 4 4 100.0 42 10.5 13 19 4.8 1 2.6 2 50.0 0
1971 SA 16 16 6 3 50.0 47 15.7 37 5 1.7 0 2.9 1 16.7 0
1972 SA 16 16 57 20 35.1 231 11.6 40 23 1.2 2 14.4 10 17.5 5
1973 SA 16 16 12 6 50.0 90 15.0 31 33 5.5 1 5.6 4 33.3 1
Total   201 109 1081 677 62.6 9324 13.8 52 2462 3.6 79 46.4 425 39.3 51

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1974Sam Merlotte has retired from the San Antonio Timeshare Kings.
11-09-1969Sam Merlotte of the San Antonio Timeshare Kings is injured with a mild concussion and is expected to be out for approximately 5 days.
12-15-1968Sam Merlotte of the San Antonio Vampire Kings is injured with a hip contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 10 days.
09-09-1968The San Antonio Vampire Kings have moved Sam Merlotte, Val Greene, and Dave Carroll to the active roster.
08-05-1968The San Antonio Vampire Kings have moved Sam Merlotte, Damon Salvatore, Walter Folston, Val Greene, and Dave Carroll to the inactive roster.
09-05-1966The San Antonio Vampire Kings have moved Walter Folston, Val Greene, and Sam Merlotte to the active roster.
08-28-1966The San Antonio Vampire Kings have moved Sam Merlotte, Walter Folston, and Val Greene to the inactive roster.
08-30-1965The San Antonio Vampire Kings have moved Sam Merlotte, Damon Salvatore, Walter Folston, and Val Greene to the active roster.
08-23-1965The San Antonio Vampire Kings have moved Damon Salvatore, Walter Folston, Val Greene, and Sam Merlotte to the inactive roster.
09-02-1963The San Antonio Vampire Kings have changed Sam Patu's name to Sam Merlotte.
11-26-1961Sam Patu of the Cleveland Browns is injured with a shoulder muscle strain and is expected to be out for approximately 23 days.
09-24-1961Sam Patu of the Cleveland Browns is injured with a leg contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 6 days.
08-07-1961The Cleveland Browns have moved Sam Patu, Ray Pickel, Ernie Hogue, John Jones, and Rosie Reece to the active roster.