Curly Lambeau Football League
09-30-2069
#1|Rod Mercer Kicker
Retired (1976, Age 35)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B-  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (04-24-2002) Potential C-
Age at Death 60 Born 10-26-1941 in Brentwood, PA
Drafted Round 20, Pick 305 (1966) Experience 14 Years (257 Wks)
College University of Indiana, 1962 Salary 845 ($56.324M/2069 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D- Catching D  Pass Cover D- Kick Power B 
Throw Acc D+ Pass Blocking F  Run Cover C  Kick Acc B+
Carrying C- Run Blocking D- Tackling C- Kick Return F 
        Pursuit D+    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed C- Stamina D+ Execution B+ Agility D-
Strength D+ Health F  Aggressiveness C+ Hands D-
Jumping D+     Attitude D  Break Tackle C-
ROLES
QB D- C D- DT D+ SS D+ K B- GUN D+
WR D  G D- DE D  FS D  P C  KR D+
HB/TB D  T D- ILB D+ CB D  LS D- KRB D 
FB D  TE D- OLB D+ H D  HT D+ KOS C+
Year Team G GS FGM FGA PCT LNG LNGA 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ XPM XPA PCT
1966 CLE 15 13 14 24 58.3 53 60 0-0 3-4 4-5 6-11 1-4 13 15 86.7
1967 CLE 14 14 17 21 81.0 59 60 0-0 3-3 2-2 7-8 5-8 9 11 81.8
1968 CLE 15 15 18 22 81.8 59 59 0-0 4-4 4-4 5-6 5-8 24 25 96.0
1969 CLE 15 15 11 16 68.8 54 60 0-0 4-4 2-2 4-5 1-5 20 22 90.9
1970 CLE 16 16 14 19 73.7 46 52 0-0 2-2 6-6 6-9 0-2 25 28 89.3
1971 CLE 16 16 23 28 82.1 49 52 0-0 7-7 7-7 9-12 0-2 12 13 92.3
1972 CLE 16 16 18 20 90.0 55 55 0-0 3-4 7-7 5-6 3-3 20 23 87.0
1973 CLE 16 16 25 28 89.3 51 52 2-2 11-11 8-8 3-5 1-2 37 39 94.9
1974 CLE 14 14 26 32 81.2 50 50 2-2 4-5 9-9 8-13 3-3 11 11 100.0
1975 CLE 16 16 25 28 89.3 52 52 2-2 8-8 8-10 5-6 2-2 20 25 80.0
Total   153 151 191 238 80.3 59 60 6-6 49-52 57-60 58-81 21-39 191 212 90.1

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1977Rod Mercer has retired from football.
08-23-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Gerard White to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Bruce Cherry to the inactive roster.
08-23-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Rod Mercer.
08-23-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Mack Jacox, Raymond Barry, Don Hudson, Joe Stillwagon, Glen Fern, Frosty Rucker, Moe Barber, Galen Borden, Robert Ford, Arnie Jones, Bobby Ruhl, and Willie Roberts to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Stan Morse, Carl Brettschneider, Kevin Hough, Carvell Shook, Elijah Dix, Tommy O'Neal, Joey Uhlenhake, Mule Blackburn, Deacon Robinson, Royce Bentley, Don Fitzpatrick, Donny Taylor, Scott Hastings, Rod Mercer, and Lane Taylor to the inactive roster.
08-15-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rod Mercer to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Dick Gentry 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.
08-17-1975The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Buzz Diamond, Raymond Barry, Frank Borden, Rex Kern, Troy Tempest, Rudy Mucheck, Carleton Rule, Lionel Van Dyke, Brad Dowler, Bobby Ruhl, Rod Mercer, Willie Roberts, and Ed Rusnock to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Troy White, Brad Dicus, Elijah Tunnell, Elijah Dix, Poindexter Higginbotham, Flea Roberts, Bruce Cherry, Jack Kramer, Don Fitzpatrick, Lonnie Cleeland, Fred Hall, Nemiah Wills, Dan Bradshaw, Lane Taylor, and Don Lancaster to the inactive roster.
08-04-1975The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Roland Hipa, Mark Brown, Brad Dicus, Elijah Dix, Flea Roberts, Ernie Losch, Fred Hall, Lane Taylor, and Don Lancaster to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Raymond Barry, Rex Kern, Lionel Van Dyke, Brad Dowler, Tony Beer, Rod Mercer, Bruiser Broadnax, and Willie Roberts to the inactive roster.
10-21-1974The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rod Mercer to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Glen Fern to the inactive roster.
09-30-1974The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Darrell Kieley to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rod Mercer to the inactive roster.
08-19-1974The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rex Kern, Wally Arbuckle, Rod Mercer, and Rufus Coffey to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Roscoe Boone 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.
09-04-1972The 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 Joe Niehaus to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rod Mercer to the inactive roster.
09-06-1971The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Night Train Tatum, Joe Stillwagon, Rick Colzie, Carleton Rule, Royce Bentley, Zeke Jeter, Rod Mercer, and Duke Colavito to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Bob Ruud, Lee Roy Bridges, Roscoe Boone, Champ Cassidy, Buddy Tyler, Wally Arbuckle, Ezra Lassister, and Nick Tesla 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.
08-24-1970The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rod Mercer to the active roster.
08-17-1970The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ken Lockhart and Bryant Armstrong to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Duke Thomas and Rod Mercer 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.
04-27-1969The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Al Mullins to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rod Mercer to the inactive roster.
08-26-1968The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Night Train Tatum, Chuck Rhino, Frank Borden, Joe Stillwagon, Carleton Rule, Winston Gillette, Lionel Van Dyke, Jack Kramer, Deacon Robinson, Royce Bentley, Bob Adderley, Zeke Jeter, Robert Ford, Dale Casper, Rod Mercer, Kent Exline, Rocky Butkus, Clark Kellogg, and Duke Colavito to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Kevin Mayo, Joe Riordan, Ben Rowe, Rayfield Walker, Charlie Sledge, Bob Ruud, Xavier Clark, Roscoe Boone, Bruce Breeden, Bob Kowalkowski, Babe Rubino, Wally Arbuckle, Cedrick Bacon, Booker Alexrod, Duke Thomas, Max Ditka, Travis Hampton, Zack Sherriff, and Hap Davis 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.
11-14-1966The Cleveland Ironmen have changed Rob Mercer's name to Rod Mercer.
10-03-1966The Cleveland Ironmen have changed Rod Mercer's name to Rob Mercer.
10-03-1966The Cleveland Ironmen have changed Rod Erxleben's name to Rod Mercer.
09-19-1966The Cleveland Ironmen have changed Roger Erxleben's name to Rod Erxleben.
09-05-1966The Cleveland Ironmen have changed Rob Erxleben's name to Roger Erxleben.
09-05-1966The Cleveland Ironmen have changed r Erxleben's name to Rob Erxleben.
09-05-1966The Cleveland Ironmen have changed Ken Hazelwood's name to r Erxleben.