Jim Thorpe Football League
04-28-2013
#40|Willie Roberts Safety
Arizona Bandits (1981, Age 31)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B+  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Retired (1981) Potential A 
Age 62 Born 07-30-1950 in Chicago, IL
Drafted Round 1, Pick 24 (1972) Experience 9 Years (175 Wks)
College Tennessee Technical College, 1972 Salary 745 ($985K/2013 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D  Catching B- Pass Cover A  Kick Power D 
Throw Acc D  Pass Blocking F  Run Cover C+ Kick Acc C-
Carrying C- Run Blocking D+ Tackling A  Kick Return C+
        Pursuit A-    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed B+ Stamina B- Execution C+ Agility B-
Strength C  Health C+ Aggressiveness D+ Hands C+
Jumping C+     Attitude D  Break Tackle D 
ROLES
QB D  C D  DT C+ SS B  K F  GUN B-
WR C  G D+ DE C+ FS B+ P D- KR C-
HB/TB C- T D+ ILB B- CB B  LS D  KRB C-
FB D+ TE C- OLB B- H D+ HT C+ KOS D-
Year Team G GS TKL SOLO AST SACK SAF STF DEF BRK INT INTY AVG LNG TD FF
1972 CHA 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
1973 CHA 15 15 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1974 CHA 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 0 4 36 9.0 17 0 0
1975 CHA 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 4 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
1976 WIN 16 7 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1977 SEA,WIN 10 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
1978 SEA 15 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1 1 11 11.0 11 0 0
1979 SEA 16 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1980 SEA 16 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 2 2 12 6.0 12 0 0
Total   136 102 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 20 10 10 59 5.9 17 0 0

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1982Willie Roberts has retired from the Arizona Bandits.
01-11-1982The Arizona Bandits have acquired Willie Roberts from the waiver wire.
09-13-1981The Seattle She-Devils have automatically waived Willie Roberts to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
08-04-1980The Seattle She-Devils have moved Tony Jones, Willie Roberts, and Israel Pyle to the active roster.
08-04-1980The Seattle She-Devils have moved Willie Roberts, Israel Pyle, Tiny Collins, and Bob Bingham to the inactive roster.
09-04-1978The Seattle She-Devils have moved Willie Roberts, Israel Pyle, Tiny Collins, and Bob Bingham to the active roster.
08-07-1978The Seattle She-Devils have moved Willie Roberts and Tiny Collins to the inactive roster.
11-28-1977The Seattle She-Devils have moved Brad Martin and Willie Roberts to the active roster. The Seattle She-Devils have moved Ray Forester and Tommy Higgins to the inactive roster.
11-13-1977The Seattle She-Devils have moved Dan O'Brien and Wayne Gretzky to the active roster. The Seattle She-Devils have moved Willie Roberts to the inactive roster.
10-30-1977Willie Roberts of the Seattle She-Devils is injured with a PCL sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 33 days.
09-19-1977The Seattle She-Devils have moved Willie Roberts to the active roster. The Seattle She-Devils have moved Tommy Higgins to the inactive roster.
09-19-1977The Seattle She-Devils have acquired Willie Roberts from the waiver wire.
09-12-1977The Winnipeg Starriors have waived Willie Roberts.
09-12-1977The Winnipeg Starriors have moved Scott Dozier, Mike Bouza, Maurice Felton, and Marcus DiNapoli to the active roster. The Winnipeg Starriors have moved Aaron Bosley, Wayne Schein, Willie Roberts, and Chris Smith to the inactive roster.
09-05-1977The Winnipeg Starriors have moved Mister Hand, Willie Roberts, Anthone Glamp, Tery Cooper, and Ed Gary to the active roster. The Winnipeg Starriors have moved Obe Hauck, Phil Stringer, Jake Campbell, Joe Anderson, Phillip Mullen, and Mel Guman to the inactive roster.
08-15-1977The Winnipeg Starriors have moved A.C. Montgomery, Joe Embree, Brett Kelly, Lorenzo Bethune, Leon Barlow, Alec Hawkins, and Rudy Sherwin to the active roster. The Winnipeg Starriors have moved Don Brown, Tery Cooper, Ed Gary, Stan Roque, Wayne Schein, Johnny Vincent, Nate Gizzi, and Willie Roberts to the inactive roster.
10-10-1976The Winnipeg Starriors have placed Willie Roberts on the trade block.
12-29-1974Willie Roberts of the Charlotte 49ers is injured with a leg contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 6 days.
12-02-1973Willie Roberts of the Charlotte 49ers is injured with a hip contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 7 days.
08-20-1972The Charlotte 49ers have moved David Benyola, LeCharles Miotke, Khary Zeno, Sean Wickett, and Willie Roberts to the active roster. The Charlotte 49ers have moved Louis Baldwin and Herb Stanley to the inactive roster.