Franco Harris Football League
10-19-2122
#36|Tyrone Mertens Cornerback
Retired (1982, Age 30)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B-  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (05-25-2032) Potential B+
Age at Death 79 Born 09-02-1952 in Grinnell, IA
Drafted Round 6, Pick 179 (1976) Experience 2 Years (19 Wks)
College Michigan State College, 1976 Salary 460 ($1252.139M/2122 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D  Catching C+ Pass Cover B+ Kick Power C 
Throw Acc D  Pass Blocking D+ Run Cover C  Kick Acc D-
Carrying C+ Run Blocking C- Tackling B  Kick Return D+
        Pursuit C     
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed B+ Stamina B  Execution D  Agility B 
Strength C- Health B+ Aggressiveness B- Hands C 
Jumping B-     Attitude C- Break Tackle C+
ROLES
QB D+ C D  DT C- SS C+ K D- GUN C+
WR C  G D+ DE C- FS C+ P D- KR C 
HB/TB C  T D+ ILB C  CB B- LS D- KRB C-
FB C- TE C  OLB C+ H D- HT C  KOS F 
Year Team G GS TKL SOLO AST SACK SAF STF DEF BRK INT INTY AVG LNG TD FF
1976 SF 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1977 OAK 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1978 OAK 6 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 0
Total   10 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 0

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1983Tyrone Mertens has retired from football.
09-09-1979The Detroit Astro-Men have automatically waived Tyrone Mertens to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
08-27-1979The Detroit Astro-Men have acquired Tyrone Mertens from the waiver wire.
08-20-1979The Oakland Sharks have waived Tyrone Mertens.
10-16-1978The Oakland Sharks have moved Knute Stubblefield and Bill Diaz to the active roster. The Oakland Sharks have moved Pete Marshall and Tyrone Mertens to the inactive roster.
08-21-1978The Oakland Sharks have moved Tyrone Mertens to the active roster. The Oakland Sharks have moved Randy McCarthy to the inactive roster.
09-26-1977The Oakland Sharks have moved Bob Clark to the active roster. The Oakland Sharks have moved Tyrone Mertens to the inactive roster.
09-12-1977The Oakland Sharks have moved Tyrone Mertens, Natrone Hazeltine, and Paul Johnson to the active roster. The Oakland Sharks have moved George Peterson, Chuck Babb, and Bob Clark to the inactive roster.
09-05-1977The Oakland Sharks have moved Brian Lee to the active roster. The Oakland Sharks have moved Tyrone Mertens to the inactive roster.
09-05-1977The Oakland Sharks have moved Tyrone Mertens to the active roster. The Oakland Sharks have moved Paul Johnson to the inactive roster.
09-05-1977The Oakland Sharks have moved Brad Powe to the active roster. The Oakland Sharks have moved Tyrone Mertens to the inactive roster.
08-15-1977The Oakland Sharks have moved Tyrone Mertens to the active roster. The Oakland Sharks have moved Frank Hand to the inactive roster.
12-13-1976The San Francisco Sharks have moved Bill Farkas to the active roster. The San Francisco Sharks have moved Tyrone Mertens to the inactive roster.
11-01-1976The San Francisco Sharks have moved Tyrone Mertens to the active roster. The San Francisco Sharks have moved Kibo Spriggs to the inactive roster.
11-01-1976The San Francisco Sharks have acquired Tyrone Mertens from the waiver wire.
09-12-1976The Phoenix Outlaws have automatically waived Tyrone Mertens to comply with the 53-man roster limit.