Curly Lambeau Football League
12-23-2069
#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 Pass Cover D- Kick Power
Throw Acc D+ Pass Blocking Run Cover Kick Acc B+
Carrying C- Run Blocking D- Tackling C- Kick Return
        Pursuit D+    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed C- Stamina D+ Execution B+ Agility D-
Strength D+ Health Aggressiveness C+ Hands D-
Jumping D+     Attitude Break Tackle C-
ROLES
QB D- C D- DT D+ SS D+ K B- GUN D+
WR G D- DE FS P KR D+
HB/TB T D- ILB D+ CB LS D- KRB
FB TE D- OLB D+ H HT D+ KOS C+
Year Type ICs Hlth Sta Att Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agr Agl Hnd BrkT  Total 
1966 Position 21       1/5                     0/7 0/9                 1/21
1966 Drills 17   -1/4   1/3                     0/3 1/3             0/4   1/17
1966 Declines 0   -1/0                                             -1/0
1967 Position 22       0/2                     0/11 1/9                 1/22
1967 Drills 17 0/2 0/6   0/3                     0/2 0/4                 0/17
1967 Declines 0   -1/0                                             -1/0
1968 Position 22       0/1                     0/11 0/10                 0/22
1968 Drills 18 0/3 0/2   0/4                     0/3 0/6                 0/18
1969 Position 19       0/2                     0/13 0/4                 0/19
1969 Drills 18 0/1 0/2   0/4                     0/10 0/1                 0/18
1970 Position 23       0/2                     0/11 0/10                 0/23
1970 Drills 18 0/7 0/1   0/2                     0/3 1/5                 1/18
1970 Declines 0             -1/0                                   -1/0
1971 Position 23       0/3                     0/9 0/11                 0/23
1971 Drills 19 0/3 0/1   0/2                     0/9 0/4                 0/19
1971 Declines 0 -2/0 -1/0           -2/0 -1/0     -1/0     -1/0     -2/0 -1/0 -2/0 -1/0 -1/0 -1/0 -4/0 -20/0
1972 Position 21       0/2                     0/12 0/7                 0/21
1972 Drills 18 0/3 1/4   0/4                     0/6 0/1                 1/18
1972 Declines 0 -4/0 -2/0   -1/0     -1/0 -2/0     -1/0 -1/0 -2/0 -2/0   -1/0   -2/0 -2/0 -1/0 -2/0 -1/0   -1/0 -26/0
1973 Position 23       0/3                     0/12 0/8                 0/23
1973 Drills 18 0/4 1/5   0/3                     0/4 0/2                 1/18
1973 Declines 0 -9/0 -3/0   -2/0 -1/0   -1/0   -3/0 -1/0 -2/0   -3/0 -2/0 -3/0   -2/0 -1/0 -1/0 -3/0 -3/0 -1/0 -2/0 -3/0 -46/0
1974 Position 22       0/3                     0/7 1/12                 1/22
1974 Drills 18 0/2 0/1   0/3                     0/8 0/4                 0/18
1974 Declines 0 -14/0 -7/0   -3/0 -3/0 -1/0 -1/0 -2/0 -5/0 -3/0 -4/0 -1/0 -3/0 -6/0 -4/0 -1/0 -1/0 -5/0 -3/0 -4/0 -7/0 -5/0 -4/0 -4/0 -91/0
1975 Position 21       0/1                     0/11 0/9                 0/21
1975 Drills 17 0/3 0/5   0/2                     0/4 0/3                 0/17
1975 Declines 0 -23/0 -7/0   -2/0 -3/0 -1/0 -6/0 -3/0 -3/0 -5/0 -5/0 -4/0 -5/0 -3/0 -6/0 -4/0 -1/0 -6/0 -4/0 -4/0 -3/0 -7/0 -3/0 -7/0 -115/0
1976 Position 12       0/3                     0/5 0/4                 0/12
1976 Drills 18       0/3                     1/10 0/5                 1/18
1976 Declines 0 -26/0 -8/0   -3/0 -7/0 -6/0 -5/0 -8/0 -5/0 -5/0 -5/0 -7/0 -8/0 -4/0 -6/0 -3/0   -8/0 -8/0 -4/0 -5/0 -6/0 -4/0 -8/0 -149/0
Total -78/28 -29/31   -9/60 -14/0 -8/0 -15/0 -17/0 -17/0 -14/0 -17/0 -14/0 -21/0 -17/0 -19/171 -5/131 -4/0 -24/0 -19/0 -18/0 -21/0 -21/0 -14/4 -27/0 -442/425

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.