Curly Lambeau Football League
09-29-2069
#75|Jack Kroger Defensive Tackle
Cleveland Ironmen (1979, Age 36)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating C+  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (04-15-2010) Potential D-
Age at Death 66 Born 08-25-1943 in Philadelphia, PA
Drafted Round 7, Pick 105 (1966) Experience 14 Years (248 Wks)
College Montana University Bozeman, 1963 Salary 845 ($56.324M/2069 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D- Catching F  Pass Cover D- Kick Power D 
Throw Acc D- Pass Blocking F  Run Cover C+ Kick Acc F 
Carrying D  Run Blocking D- Tackling C+ Kick Return D-
        Pursuit C     
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed C- Stamina D+ Execution B- Agility D+
Strength B  Health F  Aggressiveness C- Hands C 
Jumping D      Attitude A+ Break Tackle F 
ROLES
QB D- C D  DT C+ SS C- K F  GUN C-
WR D  G D+ DE C- FS D+ P F  KR D 
HB/TB D  T D+ ILB C  CB D+ LS D  KRB D 
FB D  TE D- OLB C  H D  HT D+ KOS D-
Year Team G GS TKL SOLO AST SACK SAF STF DEF BRK INT INTY AVG LNG TD FF
1966 CLE 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1967 CLE 16 16 0 0 0 7.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 2
1968 CLE 16 16 0 0 0 3.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1
1969 CLE 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1970 CLE 16 15 0 0 0 4.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 2
1971 CLE 16 15 0 0 0 3.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1972 CLE 16 16 0 0 0 4.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1
1973 CLE 16 11 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 2
1974 CLE 16 8 0 0 0 2.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1
1975 CLE 16 15 0 0 0 2.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1
1976 CLE 16 1 0 0 0 2.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1
1977 CLE 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
Total   177 146 0 0 0 28.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 11

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1980Jack Kroger has retired from the Cleveland Ironmen.
01-28-1980The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Jack Kroger from the waiver wire.
01-27-1980The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Jack Kroger to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
01-13-1980The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Jack Kroger from the waiver wire.
12-02-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Jack Kroger to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
11-26-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Jack Kroger from the waiver wire.
11-18-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Jack Kroger to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
11-05-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Jack Kroger from the waiver wire.
11-04-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Jack Kroger to comply with the salary cap limit.
10-28-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Jack Kroger from the waiver wire.
10-14-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Jack Kroger to comply with the salary cap limit.
10-07-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Jack Kroger from the waiver wire.
08-26-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Jack Kroger to comply with the 65-man roster limit.
08-20-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Niehaus and Don Hanson to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Jack Kroger and Don Lancaster to the inactive roster.
08-06-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Keith Savage, Chris Sharockman, Steve Shaffer, John McGuire, Arnie Jacobs, Mike Dorsey, Rick Gervais, Angelo Roberts, Jack Kroger, Louis McMahon, Robin Marshall, Lee Calland, Lee Roy Bridges, and Floyd Wilcox to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Max Schmitz, Lex Sugar, Dante Lane, Frosty Rucker, Rufus Bigbee, Dick Nitschke, Landon Crow, Troy Tempest, Rob Moroso, Ruby Vickers, Ziggy Rudd, Tommy Gunn, Lionel Austin, and Andy Studebaker to the inactive roster.
01-29-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Jack Kroger from the waiver wire.
01-14-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Jack Kroger to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
01-08-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Jack Kroger from the waiver wire.
10-29-1978The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Jack Kroger.
10-29-1978The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Jack Kroger from the waiver wire.
10-08-1978The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Jack Kroger to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
10-02-1978The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Jack Kroger from the waiver wire.
09-10-1978The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Jack Kroger to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
09-04-1978The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Bigbee, Andy Studebaker, Max Schmitz, Troy Tempest, Dick Nitschke, Rick Colzie, Frosty Rucker, Rob Moroso, and Lionel Austin to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Paul Jones, Frank Chevrier, Ricky Kidd, Joe Niehaus, Jimmy Cannella, Floyd Wilcox, Rob Lewis, Mark Green, and Jack Kroger to the inactive roster.
08-07-1978The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Frank Chevrier, Jimmy Cannella, Tony Sample, Mark Green, Jack Kroger, and Anthony Cox to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Mack Jacox, Andy Studebaker, Max Schmitz, Frosty Rucker, Tony Beer, and Lionel Austin to the inactive roster.
12-26-1977The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Bigbee and Joe Niehaus to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Stillwagon and Jack Kroger to the inactive roster.
12-19-1977The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Stillwagon and Jack Kroger to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Bigbee to the inactive roster.
05-01-1977The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Patsy Donovan, Tony Sample, and John Bragg to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Stillwagon, Moe Barber, Footsie Lie, and Jack Kroger to the inactive roster.
09-06-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Jack Kroger and Duke Colavito to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Chuck Rhino and Mike Campbell to the inactive roster.
08-09-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Nate Campbell, Chuck Rhino, Mike Campbell, Carl Brettschneider, Carvell Shook, Tommy O'Neal, Mule Blackburn, Grady Robinson, Deacon Robinson, Royce Bentley, Dick Gentry, Don Fitzpatrick, Deon Munchak, and Duke Colavito to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Bigbee, Andy Studebaker, Lex Sugar, Joe Stillwagon, Dick Nitschke, Landon Crow, Rick Colzie, Dante Lane, Frosty Rucker, Rob Moroso, Lionel Austin, Bobby Ruhl, Rod Mercer, Jack Kroger, and Clark Kellogg to the inactive roster.
09-01-1974The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Landon Crow, Deacon Robinson, and Jack Kroger to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Niehaus, Buddy Tyler, and Darrell Kieley to the inactive roster.
08-05-1974The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Fred Hall, Lou Barzilauskas, Mitch Sunde, Roscoe Boone, Champ Cassidy, Lamont Ogunleye, Joe Dixon, Melvin Covington, Babe Jacox, Buddy Tyler, Harry Quarles, Lito Westbrooks, Darrell Kieley, Dave McCall, Don Lancaster, Joe Fekete, Ezra Lassister, Maury Patu, Mark Bell, Amos Hoppock, Kevin Gursky, Nemiah Wills, Tony Sample, and Dave Lowdermilk to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Dale Casper, Dick Nitschke, Landon Crow, Rod Mercer, Kent Exline, Rick Colzie, Lionel Van Dyke, Ed Rusnock, Rufus Bigbee, Jack Kroger, Wally Arbuckle, Wimpy Ringo, Brad Dowler, Rufus Coffey, Rob Moroso, Duke Colavito, Buzz Diamond, Bobby Ruhl, Lionel Austin, Bruiser Broadnax, Ed Postupak, Robert Ford, Bob Collie, and Rex Kern to the inactive roster.
09-03-1973The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Bigbee, Joe Stillwagon, Dick Nitschke, Carleton Rule, Rob Moroso, Royce Bentley, Lionel Austin, Jack Kroger, Clark Kellogg, and Duke Colavito to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Niehaus, Luther Robinson, Bill Robinson, Champ Cassidy, Essex Taylor, Wally Arbuckle, Ezra Lassister, Bob Adderley, Clyde McAfee, and Zack Sherriff to the inactive roster.
08-06-1973The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Brad Dicus, Luther Robinson, Bill Robinson, Mitch Sunde, Rick Clavelle, Roscoe Boone, Champ Cassidy, Elijah Dix, Jim Vaughn, Ray Neill, Essex Taylor, John Hunt, Wally Arbuckle, Joshua McClain, Bob Adderley, Mike Parker, Clyde McAfee, Mike Sullivan, Dave Basrak, Emmett Conwell, Marvin Rogge, Johnnie Johnson, Ben Oben, Ted Didio, Michael Nixon, Lane Taylor, Zack Sherriff, and Don Lancaster to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Bigbee, Buzz Diamond, Bobby Joe Coffey, Frank Borden, Roosevelt Berry, Troy Tempest, Joe Stillwagon, Tony Ventura, Dick Nitschke, Landon Crow, Rick Colzie, Rudy Mucheck, Carleton Rule, Winston Gillette, Lionel Van Dyke, Brad Dowler, Wimpy Ringo, Rob Moroso, Royce Bentley, Lionel Austin, Zeke Jeter, Robert Ford, Bruiser Broadnax, Kent Exline, Bob Collie, Jack Kroger, Rufus Coffey, Clark Kellogg, and Duke Colavito to the inactive roster.
09-04-1972The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Night Train Tatum, Roosevelt Berry, Rick Colzie, Carleton Rule, Lionel Van Dyke, Brad Dowler, Wimpy Ringo, Rob Moroso, Lionel Austin, Zeke Jeter, Robert Ford, Rod Mercer, Bruiser Broadnax, Bob Collie, and Jack Kroger to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Niehaus, Champ Cassidy, Dexter Jackson, Randy Costict, Buddy Tyler, Flea Roberts, Essex Taylor, Darryl Drake, Tony Beer, Ezra Lassister, Bull Grabowski, Bob Lee, Larry Roman, Tank Campbell, and Nick Tesla to the inactive roster.
08-07-1972The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Fay Wells, Ron Burke, and Don Lancaster to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Lionel Austin, Bob Adderley, and Jack Kroger to the inactive roster.
08-23-1971The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Brock Singer, Lionel Austin, Jack Kroger, and Clark Kellogg to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Chris Boone, Diron Roberts, and Zack Sherriff to the inactive roster.
08-09-1971The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Zack Sherriff, Bruce Urban, Nemiah Wills, Charlie Sam, Joe Engram, Johnny Harrison, Bob Nairne, Herb Johnston, Ed Crotty, Bob Ruud, Dick Lamonica, Davis Goss, Bob Kowalkowski, Brad Dicus, Jim Bech, Ed Banaszak, Ezra Lassister, Ziggy Zook, Troy McCoy, Bob Johnson, John Marran, Eric Horton, Diron Roberts, Tillie Cash, Willie Pitts, Lee Roy Bridges, Champ Cassidy, Elijah Dix, Flea Roberts, Essex Taylor, and Tom Friesz to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Duke Colavito, Frank Borden, Roosevelt Berry, Roger Unitas, Bruce Cherry, Jack Kramer, Deacon Robinson, Royce Bentley, Brad Dowler, Duke Thomas, Dale Casper, Rod Mercer, Kent Exline, Jack Kroger, Rufus Coffey, Clark Kellogg, Buzz Diamond, Bobby Joe Coffey, Night Train Tatum, Joe Stillwagon, Brock Singer, Rick Colzie, Carleton Rule, Winston Gillette, Lionel Van Dyke, Moe Barber, Lionel Austin, Bob Adderley, Bull Grabowski, Zeke Jeter, and Robert Ford to the inactive roster.
09-07-1970The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Night Train Tatum, Joe Stillwagon, Carleton Rule, Deacon Robinson, Royce Bentley, Lionel Austin, Bob Adderley, Zeke Jeter, Jack Kroger, and Clark Kellogg to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ralph Warner, Bob Ruud, Lee Roy Bridges, Xavier Clark, Buddy Tyler, Wally Arbuckle, Ezra Lassister, Ziggy Zook, Goldie Teague, and Zack Sherriff to the inactive roster.
08-10-1970The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Zack Sherriff, Ted Tracy, Rufus Shell, Charlie Tafoya, Barney Renfro, Rex Starr, John Stenn, Roscoe Boone, Al Fair, Bob Kowalkowski, David Allen, Chris Boone, Bob Johnson, Arnie Truax, Al Costa, Brad Fair, Casey Hall, Kevin Mayo, Eric Loven, Bill Robinson, Lee Roy Bridges, Xavier Clark, Flea Roberts, and Goldie Teague to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rocky Butkus, Duke Colavito, Frank Borden, Roosevelt Berry, Roger Unitas, Rudy Mucheck, Bruce Cherry, Jack Kramer, Wimpy Ringo, Deacon Robinson, Ezra Lassister, Royce Bentley, Dale Casper, Jack Kroger, Diron Roberts, Rufus Coffey, Clark Kellogg, Buzz Diamond, Bobby Joe Coffey, Chuck Rhino, Carleton Rule, Lionel Austin, Bob Adderley, and Robert Ford to the inactive roster.
05-03-1970The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Stillwagon, Clark Kellogg, Wimpy Ringo, Lionel Van Dyke, Brock Singer, Duke Colavito, Roosevelt Berry, Roger Unitas, Kent Exline, Bruce Cherry, Deacon Robinson, Night Train Tatum, Jack Kroger, Diron Roberts, Ezra Lassister, Royce Bentley, Robert Ford, Frank Borden, and Rocky Butkus to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Chris Boone, Charlie Tafoya, Brad Fair, Flea Roberts, Bob Kowalkowski, Ted Tracy, Rex Starr, Eric Loven, John Stenn, Casey Hall, Kevin Mayo, Barney Renfro, Bill Robinson, Roscoe Boone, Wally Arbuckle, Arnie Truax, Al Fair, Rufus Shell, and Bob Johnson to the inactive roster.
05-03-1970The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Bill Robinson and Casey Hall to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Stillwagon and Jack Kroger to the inactive roster.
08-31-1969The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Frank Borden, Roosevelt Berry, Joe Stillwagon, Roger Unitas, Lionel Van Dyke, Jack Kramer, Deacon Robinson, Royce Bentley, Bull Grabowski, Zeke Jeter, Robert Ford, Rod Mercer, Kent Exline, Jack Kroger, Clark Kellogg, and Duke Colavito to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Dell Hilton, Charlie Tafoya, Rayfield Walker, Lee Roy Bridges, Harry McDermott, Xavier Clark, Elijah Dix, Kirk Bowman, Joe Stringer, Flea Roberts, Bob Cooper, Cookie Chamberlain, Bosco Guy, Max Ditka, Diron Roberts, Zack Sherriff, and Don Lancaster to the inactive roster.
01-06-1969The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Zack Sherriff, Charlie Tafoya, Rayfield Walker, Bob Cooper, Andy Pasteryak, Duke Thomas, and Xavier Clark to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Frank Borden, Roosevelt Berry, Bosco Guy, Jack Kroger, Clark Kellogg, Night Train Tatum, and Joe Stillwagon to the inactive roster.
08-19-1968The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Bosco Guy, Goldie Teague, Brock Singer, and Jack Kroger to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rod Mercer to the inactive roster.
08-12-1968The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Frank Tripuka and Cedrick Bacon to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Roger Unitas and Jack Kroger to the inactive roster.
09-04-1967The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Stillwagon, Deacon Robinson, Royce Bentley, and Jack Kroger to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Mark Orvis, Ezra Lassister, Cedrick Bacon, and Alex Page to the inactive roster.
08-14-1967The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Lowell Geis, Fred Mortensen, Dick Lamonica, Curtis Woolford, Roscoe Boone, Herb Berezney, Mike Tillman, Elgin Tunnell, Billy Gurley, Cedrick Bacon, Zip Cunningham, Booker Alexrod, Mike Brown, Earlie Jones, Alex Page, and Derrick Dumas to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Night Train Tatum, Chuck Rhino, Joe Stillwagon, Rex Starr, Roger Unitas, Rudy Mucheck, Carleton Rule, Deacon Robinson, Royce Bentley, Goldie Teague, Bob Adderley, Zeke Jeter, Jack Kroger, Rocky Butkus, Chris Nixon, and Duke Colavito to the inactive roster.
01-29-1967The Cleveland Ironmen have changed Nick McCain's name to Jack Kroger.
01-29-1967The Cleveland Ironmen have reverted Joe Stillwagon's name to Nick McCain.
09-05-1966The Cleveland Ironmen have changed Nick McCain's name to Joe Stillwagon.
09-05-1966The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Bob Morton, Julian Mead, Ralph Schmidt, and Nick McCain to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Elston Bernard, Duane Glennie, Pete Panaccion, and Ken Danielson to the inactive roster.
08-29-1966The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Walt Zagers, Zip Cunningham, and Pete Panaccion to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Bob Morton, Julian Mead, and Nick McCain to the inactive roster.