Jim Thorpe Football League
04-28-2013
#87|Byron Diggs Tight End
Arizona Bandits (1988, Age 31)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B   Help Conditioning 95%
Status Retired (1988) Potential B-
Age 55 Born 12-23-1957 in Waynesboro, PA
Drafted Round 6, Pick 141 (1980) Experience 2 Years (40 Wks)
College Alabama College, 1980 Salary 460 ($608K/2013 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D+ Catching A- Pass Cover D  Kick Power D+
Throw Acc F  Pass Blocking B- Run Cover C  Kick Acc D-
Carrying C+ Run Blocking B- Tackling D+ Kick Return D 
        Pursuit C-    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed A- Stamina B  Execution C- Agility B+
Strength B  Health A- Aggressiveness B  Hands B 
Jumping B+     Attitude A  Break Tackle B 
ROLES
QB D+ C C  DT C  SS C  K F  GUN B 
WR B  G C+ DE C- FS C  P D- KR C+
HB/TB C+ T C+ ILB C  CB C  LS D+ KRB C+
FB B- TE B  OLB C  H C- HT B  KOS F 
Year Team G GS TARG REC PCT YDS AVG LNG YAC YACA TD YDS/G 1ST 1ST% DP
1980 WAS 8 0 0 0 -- 0 -- 0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0
1981 WAS 15 0 1 1 100.0 11 11.0 11 0 0.0 0 0.7 1 100.0 0
1984 WIN 5 1 12 10 83.3 66 6.6 18 19 1.9 2 13.2 4 33.3 0
1987 ARI 2 0 0 0 -- 0 -- 0 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0
Total   30 1 13 11 84.6 77 7.0 18 19 1.7 2 2.6 5 38.5 0

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1989Byron Diggs has retired from the Arizona Bandits.
09-12-1988The Arizona Bandits have acquired Byron Diggs from the waiver wire.
09-11-1988The Arizona Bandits have automatically waived Byron Diggs to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
08-21-1988The Arizona Bandits have moved Hugo Weatherall, Brad Killens, and Bill Styles to the active roster. The Arizona Bandits have moved Fred Norris, Dutch Knapczyk, Dutch Van Sickle, and Byron Diggs to the inactive roster.
12-20-1987The Arizona Bandits have moved Byron Diggs, Dick Adams, Royce Owens, and Mark Golsen to the active roster. The Arizona Bandits have moved Pat Kirk, Earl Hill, Woody Cater, and Steve Slackford to the inactive roster.
08-31-1987The Arizona Bandits have acquired Byron Diggs from the waiver wire.
08-23-1987The Washington Xenomorphs have waived Byron Diggs.
05-03-1987The Washington Xenomorphs have acquired Byron Diggs from the waiver wire.
09-02-1985The Winnipeg Tomahawks have waived Byron Diggs.
12-10-1984The Winnipeg Stags have moved James Tuiasosopo to the active roster. The Winnipeg Stags have moved Byron Diggs to the inactive roster.
10-28-1984The Winnipeg Stags have moved Byron Diggs to the active roster. The Winnipeg Stags have moved David Gulledge to the inactive roster.
10-28-1984The Winnipeg Stags have acquired Byron Diggs from the waiver wire.
08-20-1984The Washington Xenomorphs have waived Byron Diggs.
04-29-1984The Washington Xenomorphs have acquired Byron Diggs from the waiver wire.
09-05-1983The Washington Xenomorphs have waived Byron Diggs.
09-04-1983The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Dave Richardson, Joe Sigurdson, Steve Forrest, Chase Jackson, Brian Speck, Gene Atkins, Halvor Elway, Kurt Saunooke, Gregg Dwyer, and Chad McKalip to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Ed Coleman, L.A. MacDonnell, Red Johnson, Cedric Fluorine, Bob Shackleford, Craig Baggett, Malcolm Faulk, Hank Young, Bernie Stalls, and Byron Diggs to the inactive roster.
08-29-1983The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Byron Diggs, Red Johnson, Bob Shackleford, Bernie Stalls, L.A. MacDonnell, Ed Coleman, Craig Baggett, Cedric Fluorine, and Malcolm Faulk to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Halvor Elway, Kurt Saunooke, Gregg Dwyer, Brian Speck, Gene Atkins, Joe Sigurdson, Dave Richardson, Steve Forrest, and Chase Jackson to the inactive roster.
08-22-1983The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Norman Rosenstiel, Bob Goebel, Mac Rembert, Al Bailey, Tyrus Lee, Terry Mitchell, Halvor Elway, Clark Weary, Kurt Saunooke, Gregg Dwyer, Brian Speck, Ken Williams, Gene Atkins, Joe Sigurdson, John Young, Kevin Brown, Dave Richardson, Steve Forrest, Bill Nichols, Chase Jackson, Billy Barber, Kyle Davis, and Milan Hubka to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Byron Diggs, Billy Hinton, Shawn Bostic, George Barnes, Brian Stallings, Red Johnson, Bo Redmond, Emanuel Alford, Paul Turner, Greg Shields, Bob Shackleford, Keith McGriff, Hessley Brigance, Bernie Stalls, L.A. MacDonnell, Fred Byrdsong, Ed Coleman, Steve Noga, Raymond Rose, Steve Mueller, Craig Baggett, Cedric Fluorine, and Malcolm Faulk to the inactive roster.
08-15-1983The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Carl Beach, Ed Coleman, L.A. MacDonnell, Buchanan Barnes, Benji Noppenberg, Steve Mueller, Red Johnson, Cedric Fluorine, Mark Franklin, Bob Shackleford, George Barnes, Craig Baggett, Brian Stallings, Billy Hinton, Emanuel Alford, Greg Shields, Bo Redmond, Dan Breitenstein, Paul Turner, Shawn Bostic, Hank Young, Bernie Stalls, Fred Byrdsong, Hessley Brigance, Byron Diggs, and Keith McGriff to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved John Young, Dave Richardson, Kevin Brown, Bill Nichols, Clark Weary, Joe Sigurdson, Steve Forrest, Chase Jackson, Milan Hubka, Brian Speck, Bob Goebel, Gene Atkins, Al Bailey, Tyrus Lee, Halvor Elway, Billy Barber, Kyle Davis, Ken Williams, Reggie Rambo, Kurt Saunooke, Terry Mitchell, Mac Rembert, Gregg Dwyer, Chad McKalip, and Norman Rosenstiel to the inactive roster.
08-08-1983The Washington Xenomorphs have acquired Byron Diggs from the waiver wire.
09-20-1982The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Carl Beach, John Briggs, and Bob Duckett to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Bill Black, Steve Forrest, and Buchanan Barnes to the inactive roster.
09-20-1982The Washington Xenomorphs have waived Byron Diggs.
09-13-1982The Washington Xenomorphs have acquired Byron Diggs from the waiver wire.
09-12-1982The Washington Xenomorphs have automatically waived Byron Diggs to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
08-23-1982The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Dave Richardson, John Krakau, Joe Sigurdson, Bullet Shaffer, Steve Forrest, Chase Jackson, Gene Atkins, Halvor Elway, Kurt Saunooke, A.B. Blackwell, Chad McKalip, and Shawn Sanders to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved L.A. MacDonnell, Craig Baggett, Pete Phifer, Dale Harvin, Minion "Singing" Mark, Dan Breitenstein, Jake Richardson, Bernie Stalls, Johnny Christensen, DionDre Batson, Byron Diggs, and Bill Curry to the inactive roster.
08-15-1982The Washington Xenomorphs have moved L.A. MacDonnell, Craig Baggett, Pete Phifer, Dale Harvin, Minion "Singing" Mark, Dan Breitenstein, Jake Richardson, Bernie Stalls, Johnny Christensen, DionDre Batson, Byron Diggs, and Bill Curry to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Dave Richardson, John Krakau, Joe Sigurdson, Steve Forrest, Chase Jackson, Gene Atkins, Halvor Elway, Kurt Saunooke, Mac Rembert, A.B. Blackwell, Chad McKalip, and Shawn Sanders to the inactive roster.
05-02-1982The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Byron Diggs to the inactive roster.
09-14-1981The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Mark Word and Byron Diggs to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Steve Noga to the inactive roster.
09-06-1981The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Kurt Saunooke, A.B. Blackwell, Joe Grant, Joe Sigurdson, Steve Forrest, Chad McKalip, Chase Jackson, Joe Stewart, Ken Williams, Bob Beverly, Shawn Sanders, Terry Mitchell, John Briggs, Hessley Brigance, Dave Richardson, Al Bailey, Tyrus Lee, Bill Nichols, Halvor Elway, and Anthony Traynowicz to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Steve Noga, Bob Duckett, Lee Rule, Carl Beach, Al McMillan, Dan Breitenstein, John McPhee, Ken Reader, Pete Phifer, Wuert Johnson, Raymond Rose, Norman Rosenstiel, Byron Diggs, Tom Tobin, Ray Calvin, Al King, Jarvis Mark, Dee Johnson, Louis Nwokorie, and Bill Curry to the inactive roster.
08-30-1981The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Herman Olenchalk, Carl Beach, Ken Reader, Buchanan Barnes, Jarvis Mark, Tom Tobin, Dee Johnson, Ray Calvin, Gene Atkins, John McPhee, Louis Nwokorie, Pete Phifer, Lee Rule, Al King, Dan Breitenstein, Wuert Johnson, Lakei Woodbury, Byron Diggs, and Bill Curry to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Dave Richardson, Bill Nichols, Joe Sigurdson, John Briggs, Steve Forrest, Chase Jackson, Al Bailey, Tyrus Lee, Halvor Elway, Ken Williams, Joe Grant, Kurt Saunooke, Bob Beverly, Terry Mitchell, Hessley Brigance, A.B. Blackwell, Anthony Traynowicz, Chad McKalip, and Shawn Sanders to the inactive roster.
08-23-1981The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Kurt Saunooke, Norman Rosenstiel, A.B. Blackwell, Joe Grant, Hessley Brigance, Chad McKalip, Anthony Traynowicz, Steve Forrest, Ken Williams, Chase Jackson, Dave Richardson, Joe Sigurdson, Terry Mitchell, George Barnes, Al Bailey, Tyrus Lee, Halvor Elway, Shawn Sanders, John Briggs, and Dale Harvin to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Byron Diggs, Lee Rule, Louis Nwokorie, Dee Johnson, Bill Curry, Carl Beach, Keith McGriff, Dan Breitenstein, Willard Kaufman, John McPhee, Herman Olenchalk, Ken Reader, Ray Calvin, Buchanan Barnes, Cory Parsons, Jarvis Mark, Stan Tuiasosopo, Al King, Tom Tobin, and Pete Phifer to the inactive roster.
08-17-1981The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Steve Noga, Lee Rule, Carl Beach, Dan Breitenstein, Buchanan Barnes, John McPhee, Ken Reader, Pete Phifer, Hugh Darnall, Cory Parsons, Herman Olenchalk, Byron Diggs, Tom Tobin, Ray Calvin, Willard Kaufman, Al King, Jarvis Mark, Dee Johnson, Bill Curry, and Lakei Woodbury to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Kurt Saunooke, A.B. Blackwell, Joe Grant, Joe Sigurdson, Steve Forrest, Chad McKalip, Chase Jackson, Joe Stewart, Ken Williams, Al Cowne, Shawn Sanders, Wuert Johnson, Terry Mitchell, Hessley Brigance, Dale Harvin, George Barnes, Dave Richardson, Tyrus Lee, and Halvor Elway to the inactive roster.
01-05-1981The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Dan Breitenstein to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Byron Diggs to the inactive roster.
01-05-1981The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Byron Diggs to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Dan Breitenstein to the inactive roster.
12-29-1980The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Dave Richardson, John Briggs, George Barnes, and Chad McKalip to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Dee Johnson, Louis Nwokorie, Byron Diggs, and Bill Curry to the inactive roster.
12-15-1980The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Raymond Rose, Byron Diggs, Jarvis Mark, Dee Johnson, Louis Nwokorie, and Bill Curry to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved A.B. Blackwell, Bullet Shaffer, Ken Williams, Shawn Sanders, John Briggs, George Barnes, and Tyrus Lee to the inactive roster.
12-08-1980The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Buchanan Barnes, Wuert Johnson, Shawn Sanders, and Norman Rosenstiel to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Bill Nichols, Raymond Rose, Louis Nwokorie, and Byron Diggs to the inactive roster.
12-01-1980The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Bob Duckett, John Briggs, Raymond Rose, Louis Nwokorie, and Byron Diggs to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Jarvis Mark, John McPhee, Shawn Sanders, Norman Rosenstiel, and Bill Curry to the inactive roster.
11-17-1980The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Buchanan Barnes, Bob Goebel, Louis Nwokorie, and Norman Rosenstiel to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Raymond Rose, Steve Gurode, Wuert Johnson, and Byron Diggs to the inactive roster.
11-03-1980The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Byron Diggs, Steve Gurode, Bob Duckett, Raymond Rose, and Wuert Johnson to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Norman Rosenstiel, Bob Goebel, John McPhee, Buchanan Barnes, and Dee Johnson to the inactive roster.
10-20-1980The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Steve Gurode, Louis Nwokorie, Dan Breitenstein, and Wuert Johnson to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Buchanan Barnes, Bob Goebel, Al Bailey, and Byron Diggs to the inactive roster.
10-13-1980The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Buchanan Barnes, Bill Black, Norman Rosenstiel, and Byron Diggs to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Steve Gurode, Louis Nwokorie, Dan Breitenstein, and Wuert Johnson to the inactive roster.
10-06-1980The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Dan Breitenstein, Steve Gurode, Louis Nwokorie, Raymond Rose, and Wuert Johnson to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Norman Rosenstiel, Byron Diggs, Bill Black, Jarvis Mark, and Buchanan Barnes to the inactive roster.
09-22-1980The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Bob Goebel, Norman Rosenstiel, and Byron Diggs to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Steve Gurode, Dan Breitenstein, and Wuert Johnson to the inactive roster.
09-15-1980The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Tom Cook, Wuert Johnson, Raymond Rose, and Steve Gurode to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved John McPhee, Bob Goebel, Norman Rosenstiel, and Byron Diggs to the inactive roster.
09-08-1980The Washington Xenomorphs have moved John McPhee, Bob Goebel, and Byron Diggs to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Wuert Johnson, Raymond Rose, and Steve Gurode to the inactive roster.
09-01-1980The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Kurt Saunooke, Joe Grant, Chad McKalip, Chase Jackson, Joe Stewart, Ken Williams, Al Cowne, Shawn Sanders, Terry Mitchell, John Briggs, Reggie Rambo, Hessley Brigance, George Barnes, Dave Richardson, Tyrus Lee, Lakei Woodbury, Bill Nichols, Halvor Elway, and Anthony Traynowicz to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Nathan Harlow, Mark Ellis, Aaron Bracken, Tom Cook, John McPhee, Bullet Shaffer, Steve Walker, Drew Mincy, M.L. Wiley, Bob Goebel, Byron Diggs, Chief Williams, Keith McGriff, Jim Anderson, Ed Reilly, Jarvis Mark, Dee Johnson, Larry Franklin, and Stan Tuiasosopo to the inactive roster.
08-24-1980The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Drew Mincy, Jarvis Mark, Tom Tobin, Dee Johnson, Aaron Bracken, Gene Atkins, Tom Cook, John McPhee, Stan Tuiasosopo, Steve Walker, Chief Williams, Nathan Harlow, Hugh Darnall, M.L. Wiley, Wuert Johnson, Larry Mathys, Byron Diggs, Larry Franklin, and Keith McGriff to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Dave Richardson, Bill Nichols, John Briggs, Chase Jackson, George Barnes, Eagle Harris, Tyrus Lee, Halvor Elway, Joe Stewart, Ken Williams, Reggie Rambo, Kurt Saunooke, Terry Mitchell, Hessley Brigance, Lakei Woodbury, Anthony Traynowicz, Chad McKalip, Shawn Sanders, and Al Cowne to the inactive roster.
08-17-1980The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Bill Nichols, Mark Ellis, John Briggs, Chase Jackson, George Barnes, Bob Goebel, Al Bailey, Tyrus Lee, Joe Stewart, Dale Harvin, Ken Williams, Joe Mostardo, Reggie Rambo, Eric Fellows, Kurt Saunooke, Terry Mitchell, Hessley Brigance, Lakei Woodbury, A.B. Blackwell, Anthony Traynowicz, Chad McKalip, Shawn Sanders, and Al Cowne to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Zeke Buksar, Lorenzo Bethune, Drew Mincy, Jarvis Mark, Tom Tobin, Dee Johnson, Aaron Bracken, John Rodgers, Gene Atkins, Byron Reifsnyder, Tom Cook, John McPhee, Stan Tuiasosopo, Steve Walker, Pat Peets, Chief Williams, Nathan Harlow, Shawn Bostic, Hugh Darnall, M.L. Wiley, Byron Diggs, Larry Franklin, and Keith McGriff to the inactive roster.
08-10-1980The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Pat Peets, Byron Diggs, Nathan Harlow, Chief Williams, Dee Johnson, Ed Reilly, Larry Franklin, John Rodgers, M.L. Wiley, Byron Reifsnyder, Keith McGriff, Dan Breitenstein, Tom Cook, John McPhee, Lorenzo Bethune, Shawn Bostic, Steve Walker, Aaron Bracken, Jarvis Mark, Eagle Harris, Gene Atkins, Drew Mincy, Stan Tuiasosopo, and Jim Anderson to the active roster. The Washington Xenomorphs have moved Kurt Saunooke, Joe Stewart, A.B. Blackwell, Joe Grant, Larry Mathys, Hessley Brigance, Chad McKalip, Lakei Woodbury, Al Cowne, Anthony Traynowicz, Mark Ellis, Ken Williams, Chase Jackson, Wuert Johnson, Bill Nichols, Eric Fellows, Terry Mitchell, Bob Goebel, George Barnes, Al Bailey, Reggie Rambo, Tyrus Lee, Shawn Sanders, and Dale Harvin to the inactive roster.