Franco Harris Football League
11-02-2122
#85|Rod Turnbow Wide Receiver
Retired (1986, Age 37)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating C+  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (02-06-2019) Potential B-
Age at Death 69 Born 03-01-1949 in Greenfield, WI
Drafted Round 3, Pick 85 (1972) Experience 12 Years (227 Wks)
College Charleston State University, 1972 Salary 845 ($2300.126M/2122 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power F  Catching B  Pass Cover D- Kick Power D-
Throw Acc B  Pass Blocking D- Run Cover D  Kick Acc D 
Carrying D+ Run Blocking D  Tackling D- Kick Return C 
        Pursuit C     
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed C+ Stamina C  Execution C  Agility B 
Strength C  Health D+ Aggressiveness D  Hands C+
Jumping C+     Attitude B+ Break Tackle B 
ROLES
QB C- C D  DT D+ SS D+ K F  GUN C+
WR C+ G D+ DE D+ FS C- P D- KR C 
HB/TB C- T D+ ILB D+ CB C- LS D+ KRB C-
FB D+ TE C- OLB D+ H D+ HT B- KOS D-
Year Team G GS TARG REC PCT YDS AVG LNG YAC YACA TD YDS/G 1ST 1ST% DP
1972 STL 16 16 152 74 48.7 995 13.4 41 305 4.1 3 62.2 48 31.6 9
1973 STL 16 16 135 81 60.0 785 9.7 43 329 4.1 4 49.1 41 30.4 6
1974 STL 16 16 127 72 56.7 689 9.6 32 248 3.4 3 43.1 38 29.9 4
1975 STL 16 0 121 62 51.2 673 10.9 42 230 3.7 2 42.1 38 31.4 2
1976 STL 16 16 105 63 60.0 594 9.4 37 170 2.7 2 37.1 30 28.6 6
1977 STL 16 16 129 69 53.5 567 8.2 26 148 2.1 6 35.4 32 24.8 4
1978 STL 11 0 47 26 55.3 246 9.5 28 104 4.0 1 22.4 11 23.4 1
1979 STL 16 16 150 89 59.3 865 9.7 31 235 2.6 6 54.1 50 33.3 3
1980 STL 16 16 133 72 54.1 715 9.9 53 273 3.8 7 44.7 42 31.6 4
1981 STL 16 16 138 80 58.0 844 10.6 33 254 3.2 0 52.8 50 36.2 4
1982 STL 12 12 126 73 57.9 720 9.9 39 216 3.0 4 60.0 34 27.0 7
1983 STL 15 11 102 52 51.0 460 8.8 22 123 2.4 1 30.7 21 20.6 2
Total   182 151 1465 813 55.5 8153 10.0 53 2635 3.2 39 44.8 435 29.7 52

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1987Rod Turnbow has retired from football.
09-02-1984The St. Louis Lions have waived Rod Turnbow.
08-29-1983The St. Louis Lions have moved Rod Turnbow, Ernie Sims, Darius Slay, Jim Kennard, Mark Farr, Kevin Brown, Joe Feldhaus, and Rob Sims to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Trumaine Slater, Al Dancewicz, Larry Webster, Alex Lewis, Theo Riddick, Leonard Beverly, Pratt Lewis, and Adam Moran to the inactive roster.
08-15-1983The St. Louis Lions have moved Travis Swanson, Trumaine Slater, Larry Webster, Alex Lewis, Kevin Jones, Stockar McDougle, Leonard Beverly, Pratt Lewis, Louis Delmas, Earl Fawcett, and Ryan Broyles to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Coy Tyson, John Saul, Rod Turnbow, Ernie Sims, Frank Tausch, Darius Slay, Al Dancewicz, Jim Kennard, Mark Farr, Kevin Brown, and Joe Feldhaus to the inactive roster.
12-19-1982The St. Louis Lions have moved John Saul and Rod Turnbow to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Jason Fox and Scotty Anderson to the inactive roster.
11-29-1982The St. Louis Lions have moved Kevin Brown and Scotty Anderson to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Steve Conwell and Rod Turnbow to the inactive roster.
11-21-1982Rod Turnbow of the St. Louis Lions is injured with an ankle ligament sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 22 days.
09-06-1982The St. Louis Lions have moved Rod Turnbow, Darius Slay, Rashean Mathis, John Bross, Mark Farr, Kevin Brown, Joe Feldhaus, Carl Treu, and Rob Sims to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Coy Tyson, John Saul, Scotty Anderson, Trumaine Slater, Leonard Beverly, Pratt Lewis, Earl Fawcett, and Kyle Van Noy to the inactive roster.
08-15-1982The St. Louis Lions have moved Jason Fox, Scotty Anderson, Matthew Whittington, Earl Fawcett, Adam Moran, and Jerry Stoutmire to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Rod Turnbow, Mark Farr, Joe Feldhaus, Carl Treu, and Rob Sims to the inactive roster.
09-06-1981The St. Louis Lions have moved Rod Turnbow, Buzz Davis, Trumaine Slater, Darius Slay, Al Dancewicz, Kevin Brown, and Joe Feldhaus to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Jake Sands, Perry Raemer, Jerald Newman, Leonard Beverly, Matthew Whittington, Earl Fawcett, and Adam Moran to the inactive roster.
08-10-1981The St. Louis Lions have moved Jake Sands, Bill Daigle, Mike Sullivan, Bill Bentley, Mike Hines, Gary Psaltis, Eddie Edinger, Jerald Newman, Leonard Beverly, Matthew Whittington, Carl Treu, Earl Fawcett, and Adam Moran to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Rod Turnbow, Buzz Davis, David Martin, Trumaine Slater, Darius Slay, Al Dancewicz, Sam Kiefer, Mike Freitas, Mel Bowman, Kevin Brown, Joe Feldhaus, Rob Sims, and Jim Gaustad to the inactive roster.
10-08-1978The St. Louis Lions have moved John Saul and Rod Turnbow to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Sterling Ezor and Corey Fuller to the inactive roster.
09-03-1978The St. Louis Lions have moved Corey Fuller and Bill Midler to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Rod Turnbow to the inactive roster.
09-03-1978The St. Louis Lions have moved Nick Forbes, John Saul, Rod Turnbow, Tom Fernandes, Reggie Guyon, Trumaine Slater, Toi Carnelly, Chris Scott, Jim Kennard, Shine Seidelson, and Kevin Brown to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved David Martin, Corey Fuller, Pratt Lewis, Matthew Whittington, Sterling Ezor, Skippy Carter, Bill Midler, and Stump Mitchell to the inactive roster.
08-14-1978The St. Louis Lions have moved Willie Hampton to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Rod Turnbow to the inactive roster.
08-13-1978Rod Turnbow of the St. Louis Lions is injured with a shoulder dislocation and is expected to be out for approximately 55 days.
08-28-1977The St. Louis Lions have moved Jim Gaustad, Toi Carnelly, Jim Kennard, Buzz Davis, Rod Turnbow, and Joe Feldhaus to the active roster.
08-08-1977The St. Louis Lions have moved Fred Yezerski, Elvis Bowling, Mark Jefferson, Pat Golub, Kevin Brown, John Egu, Skippy Carter, Chris Leaper, Hosea Scarry, Bob Kowalczyk, Steve Kingsriter, and Ebenezer Fang to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Tom Fernandes, Bob Johnson, Jim Gaustad, Toi Carnelly, Tony Cichowski, Buzz Davis, Jim Kennard, Trumaine Slater, Dan McDonald, Joe Feldhaus, Nick Forbes, Coy Tyson, Rod Turnbow, and Chris Scott to the inactive roster.
08-14-1972The St. Louis Lions have moved Eddie Wilhelm, Bill Kaporch, Martin Dreher, Richard Wolfe, Hosea Scarry, Fred Taylor, Nick Forbes, Rod Turnbow, Mike Lewis, Mike Evans, and Al Varajon to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Chris Leaper, Clarence Freeney, Dan McDonald, Jerome Brown, Steve Shaw, Emmett Shell, Frank Mizell, and Sid Wingo to the inactive roster.