Jim Thorpe Football League
04-28-2013
#86|Elmer Pearson Wide Receiver
Retired (1986, Age 33)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B-  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (12-06-2011) Potential C-
Age at Death 58 Born 12-06-1953 in Shelby, NC
Drafted Round 5, Pick 112 (1975) Experience 6 Years (122 Wks)
College Southern California University, 1976 Salary 620 ($820K/2013 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D  Catching A- Pass Cover D- Kick Power D 
Throw Acc D  Pass Blocking D- Run Cover D+ Kick Acc D-
Carrying B- Run Blocking D- Tackling D- Kick Return C 
        Pursuit C     
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed C+ Stamina C- Execution B- Agility B 
Strength C- Health D  Aggressiveness C+ Hands B 
Jumping B-     Attitude D- Break Tackle C+
ROLES
QB D+ C D+ DT D+ SS D+ K F  GUN C+
WR B- G D+ DE D+ FS D+ P D- KR C 
HB/TB C  T D+ ILB D+ CB C- LS D  KRB C-
FB C- TE C  OLB D+ H C  HT B+ KOS D-
Year Team G GS TARG REC PCT YDS AVG LNG YAC YACA TD YDS/G 1ST 1ST% DP
1975 COL 11 0 27 17 63.0 122 7.2 20 6 0.4 1 11.1 7 25.9 1
1976 COL 12 0 27 18 66.7 147 8.2 27 9 0.5 1 12.2 8 29.6 2
1977 COL 5 0 14 9 64.3 61 6.8 13 8 0.9 0 12.2 5 35.7 0
1978 COL 12 0 11 6 54.5 51 8.5 13 15 2.5 1 4.2 1 9.1 2
1979 COL 11 0 10 5 50.0 26 5.2 10 2 0.4 0 2.4 2 20.0 0
1980 COL 14 0 28 16 57.1 108 6.8 16 1 0.1 1 7.7 5 17.9 1
1981 COL 9 0 6 4 66.7 50 12.5 19 9 2.2 0 5.6 3 50.0 0
1984 NYN 2 0 1 1 100.0 7 7.0 7 0 0.0 0 3.5 0 0.0 0
Total   76 0 124 76 61.3 572 7.5 27 50 0.7 4 7.5 31 25.0 6

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1987Elmer Pearson has retired from football.
09-17-1984The New York Hardcore have waived Elmer Pearson.
04-29-1984The New York Hardcore have moved Elmer Pearson and Mike Rubbert to the active roster.
04-29-1984The New York Hardcore have acquired Elmer Pearson from the waiver wire.
09-12-1982The Colorado Dimebags have automatically waived Elmer Pearson to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
11-22-1981The Colorado Dimebags have moved Carl Rodgers to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Elmer Pearson to the inactive roster.
09-03-1979The Colorado Dimebags have moved Elmer Pearson to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Dutch MacDonald to the inactive roster.
09-02-1979The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd, Larry Repko, Gorham Brown, Russ Moore, Ken Reader, Peerless Kreamcheck, Mike Clark, Hugh Williams, Howard Hornung, Bob DeLong, Bob Boldt, John Nygren, Hatch Best, Dick Rundquist, and Stan Geathers to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Elmer Pearson, Nathan Harlow, Carl Luhn, Steve Leith, Matt Carothers, Steve Walker, Steve Roberts, Richard Lehrer, Mark Golsen, Markus Schmaehl, and Tim Baisi to the inactive roster.
01-09-1978The Colorado Dimebags have moved Jack McGee, Chas Shy, Bob Baker, Derrick Floyd, Elmer Pearson, Nathan Harlow, Richard Lehrer, and Rodger Greene to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd, Sam Beckman, Don Brown, Howard Hornung, Bill Frank, Nick Snelling, Stan Geathers, Dick Rundquist, Rod Niccolai, Joe Winterheimer, and Bob DeLong to the inactive roster.
01-01-1978The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd, Dutch MacDonald, Gorham Brown, Russ Moore, Josh Jones, Dave Prochaska, Willis Harris, Sid Clark, Howard Hornung, John Nygren, Hatch Best, Dick Rundquist, and Bill Frank to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Elmer Pearson, Nathan Harlow, Jack McGee, Chas Shy, Bob Baker, Richard Lehrer, Rodger Greene, and Derrick Floyd to the inactive roster.
12-26-1977The Colorado Dimebags have moved Elmer Pearson, Nathan Harlow, Jack McGee, Chas Shy, Bob Baker, Richard Lehrer, Rodger Greene, and Derrick Floyd to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd, Dutch MacDonald, Gorham Brown, Russ Moore, Josh Jones, Dave Prochaska, Willis Harris, Sid Clark, Howard Hornung, John Nygren, Hatch Best, Dick Rundquist, and Bill Frank to the inactive roster.
10-02-1977The Colorado Dimebags have moved Chas Shy, Todd Hanneman, and Dutch Clements to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Jack McGee, Elmer Pearson, and Josh Jones to the inactive roster.
09-27-1976The Colorado Dimebags have moved Hugh Williams, Elmer Pearson, and Dick Rundquist to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Stanley Cureton, Kerlin Humphrey, and Frank Sikora to the inactive roster.
09-06-1976The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd, Howard Hornung, Bill Frank, Nick Snelling, Trent Russell, and Joe Winterheimer to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Ricky Elliott, Derrick Floyd, Dutch Clements, Elmer Pearson, Freddie Doig, and Mike Clark to the inactive roster.
11-09-1975The Colorado Dimebags have moved Elmer Pearson and Jack Volek to the active roster.
11-09-1975The Colorado Dimebags have moved Howard Thomas, Randy Hardy, Sam Beckman, Dan Hinton, Robert Stanley, and Anthony Moten to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Markus Schmaehl, Elmer Pearson, Dutch Clements, Dan Walls, Elmer Townsell, and Drew Graham to the inactive roster.
10-13-1975The Colorado Dimebags have moved Elmer Pearson, Raleigh Byrd, Dutch Clements, Elmer Townsell, Drew Graham, and Markus Schmaehl to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Sam Beckman, Jack Volek, Randy Hardy, Frank Sikora, Dan Hinton, Mike Adkins, and Robert Stanley to the inactive roster.
09-01-1975The Colorado Dimebags have moved James Kempton, Howard Thomas, Jack Volek, Randy Hardy, Frank Sikora, Trent Russell, Joe Winterheimer, Billy Shepherd, Sam Beckman, Dan Hinton, and Robert Stanley to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Raleigh Byrd, Jerry Luke, Willie Parkinson, Craig Shoults, Markus Schmaehl, Elmer Pearson, and Elmer Townsell to the inactive roster.
08-04-1975The Colorado Dimebags have moved Roy Clement, Elmer Pearson, Elmer Townsell, Dutch MacDonald, Rodger Greene, Bruce Adams, and Willis Harris to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd, Dan Hinton, Robert Stanley, Howard Thomas, Jack Volek, Randy Hardy, Trent Russell, and Joe Winterheimer to the inactive roster.