Curly Lambeau Football League
08-11-2069
#29|Rufus Coffey Running Back
Cleveland Ironmen (1978, Age 32)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating C+  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (02-24-2017) Potential
Age at Death 70 Born 09-28-1946 in Willowick, OH
Drafted Round 2, Pick 22 (1968) Experience 10 Years (184 Wks)
College Illinois University Urbana, 1969 Salary 845 ($56.324M/2069 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power Catching B- Pass Cover Kick Power C-
Throw Acc Pass Blocking D+ Run Cover D- Kick Acc D+
Carrying B+ Run Blocking D+ Tackling Kick Return
        Pursuit D-    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed C- Stamina Execution B- Agility
Strength Health Aggressiveness Hands
Jumping B+     Attitude Break Tackle C-
ROLES
QB C- C C- DT D+ SS D+ K GUN
WR G D+ DE D+ FS D+ P D- KR C+
HB/TB C+ T D+ ILB D+ CB C- LS D+ KRB
FB TE OLB D+ H HT B- KOS D-
Year Team G GS ATT ATT/G YDS AVG YDS/G STUF SYDS FUM LOST TD 1ST 1ST% LNG
1968 CLE 4 2 22 5.5 63 2.9 15.8 4 -10 0 0 0 4 18.2 11
1969 CLE 4 0 23 5.8 132 5.7 33.0 2 -6 0 0 0 8 34.8 14
1970 CLE 2 0 0 -- 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0
1972 CLE 2 0 17 8.5 116 6.8 58.0 2 -5 0 0 1 5 29.4 45
1973 CLE 2 2 20 10.0 67 3.4 33.5 1 -5 0 0 2 5 25.0 15
1974 CLE 2 2 8 4.0 50 6.2 25.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 50.0 13
1975 CLE 4 0 11 2.8 45 4.1 11.2 0 0 0 0 0 3 27.3 15
1976 CLE 4 0 6 1.5 19 3.2 4.8 0 0 0 0 1 1 16.7 7
1977 CLE 2 0 0 -- 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0
1978 CLE 2 2 4 2.0 21 5.2 10.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 25.0 15
Total   28 8 111 4.0 513 4.6 18.3 9 -26 0 0 4 31 27.9 45

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1979Rufus Coffey has retired from the Cleveland Ironmen.
01-29-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Rufus Coffey from the waiver wire; however, as he was traded or waived after the deadline and has not spent a full week on the wire, he will not be eligible for the postseason.
01-29-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Rufus Coffey.
01-29-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Rufus Coffey from the waiver wire; however, as he was traded or waived after the deadline and has not spent a full week on the wire, he will not be eligible for the postseason.
01-29-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Rufus Coffey.
01-29-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Rufus Coffey from the waiver wire.
01-14-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Rufus Coffey to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
01-08-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Rufus Coffey from the waiver wire; however, as he was traded or waived after the deadline and has not spent a full week on the wire, he will not be eligible for the postseason.
01-08-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Rufus Coffey.
01-08-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Rufus Coffey from the waiver wire; however, as he was traded or waived after the deadline and has not spent a full week on the wire, he will not be eligible for the postseason.
01-08-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Rufus Coffey.
01-08-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Rufus Coffey from the waiver wire.
10-29-1978The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Rufus Coffey.
10-29-1978The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Rufus Coffey from the waiver wire.
09-10-1978The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Rufus Coffey to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
09-04-1978The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Mack Jacox, John Brockington, Tony Beer, Bryant Armstrong, Footsie Lie, Buzzy Offenhauser, Bruiser Broadnax, Ed Postupak, Ed Rusnock, Bob Collie, and Robbie See to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Billy Faison, Frank Borden, Derek Liljenquist, Mitch Sunde, John Perkovic, Blondy MacNee, Steve Anthony, Tony Sample, Dan Bradshaw, Ron Moore, and Rufus Coffey to the inactive roster.
08-21-1978The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Patsy Donovan, Willie Roberts, and Rufus Coffey to the active roster.
08-07-1978The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Billy Faison, Ev Garcia, and Joe Jones to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Mark Brown, Bruiser Broadnax, and Rufus Coffey to the inactive roster.
09-04-1977The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Coffey to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Niehaus to the inactive roster.
09-04-1977The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Dick Nitschke, Buzzy Offenhauser, Rufus Bigbee, Brad Dowler, Tony Beer, Max Schmitz, Lionel Austin, Mack Jacox, Andy Studebaker, Bruiser Broadnax, Ed Postupak, Bob Collie, John Brockington, and Rex Kern to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Dixon, Donny Taylor, John Tubbs, Joey Uhlenhake, Ernie White, Blondy Barle, Don Lancaster, Ron Gatski, Rufus Coffey, Buzz Diamond, Dieter Terry, Roosevelt Berry, Mel Fleming, and Joe Stillwagon to the inactive roster.
08-22-1977The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Dante Lane, Landon Crow, Frosty Rucker, Carleton Rule, Rufus Coffey, Clark Kellogg, Moe Barber, Raymond Barry, Lex Sugar, Mark Brown, and Robbie See to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Carvell Shook, Craig George, Marvin Townes, Elijah Dix, Poindexter Higginbotham, Wally Arbuckle, David Maxwell, Lane Taylor, Duke Colavito, Chuck Rhino, and Brad Dicus to the inactive roster.
08-08-1977The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Stan Morse, Brad Dicus, Blondy Barle, Donny Taylor, Elijah Coltrane, Lane Taylor, David Maxwell, and Don Lancaster to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Raymond Barry, Mark Brown, Rex Kern, John Brockington, Brad Dowler, Bruiser Broadnax, Robbie See, and Rufus Coffey to the inactive roster.
05-01-1977The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Buzzy Offenhauser, Lionel Van Dyke, Ed Rusnock, Brad Dowler, Rufus Coffey, Tony Beer, Buzz Diamond, Moe Barber, Mack Jacox, Raymond Barry, Mark Brown, Bruiser Broadnax, Robbie See, Ed Postupak, Bob Collie, John Brockington, and Rex Kern to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved John Bragg, Elijah Dix, Poindexter Higginbotham, Donny Taylor, Dan Bradshaw, Joey Uhlenhake, Bruce Cherry, Stan Morse, Elijah Coltrane, Don Lancaster, David Maxwell, Lane Taylor, Frank Borden, Melvin Taylor, Brad Dicus, Ron Smoker, and Tony Sample to the inactive roster.
05-01-1977The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Les Stickles, Stan Morse, Joe Niehaus, Brad Dicus, Carvell Shook, Elijah Tunnell, Rudy Mucheck, Elijah Dix, Poindexter Higginbotham, Bruce Cherry, Craig George, Wally Arbuckle, Joey Uhlenhake, Melvin Taylor, Moe Barber, Don Fitzpatrick, John Magulick, Tony Sample, John Bragg, Nemiah Wills, Donny Taylor, Dan Bradshaw, Elijah Coltrane, Lane Taylor, David Maxwell, and Don Lancaster to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Bigbee, Buzz Diamond, Raymond Barry, Patsy Donovan, Mark Brown, Rex Kern, Dick Nitschke, Landon Crow, Rick Colzie, Carleton Rule, John Brockington, Dante Lane, Brad Dowler, Tony Beer, Rob Moroso, Bryant Armstrong, Lionel Austin, Bobby Ruhl, Buzzy Offenhauser, Bruiser Broadnax, Ed Postupak, Ed Rusnock, Bob Collie, Robbie See, Rufus Coffey, and Clark Kellogg to the inactive roster.
12-27-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Coffey to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Robert Ford to the inactive roster.
12-20-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Robert Ford to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Coffey to the inactive roster.
10-24-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Coffey to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Robert Ford to the inactive roster.
09-06-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rick Colzie, Rob Moroso, and Clark Kellogg to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Don Hudson, Kevin Hough, and Rufus Coffey 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.
08-20-1973The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rudy Mucheck, Dale Casper, and Rufus Coffey to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rick Clavelle, Joshua McClain, and Scott Hastings 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.
08-20-1972The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Kent Exline and Rufus Coffey to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Brian Thrower and Don Lancaster to the inactive roster.
08-07-1972The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Tank Campbell and Emmett Conwell to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Bruiser Broadnax and Rufus Coffey to the inactive roster.
09-06-1971The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Buzz Diamond, Bobby Joe Coffey, Frank Borden, Roosevelt Berry, Roger Unitas, Winston Gillette, Lionel Van Dyke, Jack Kramer, Brad Dowler, Robert Ford, Kent Exline, and Rufus Coffey to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Willie Pitts, Brad Dicus, Troy McCoy, Scott McLaughlin, Dick Lamonica, Elijah Dix, Joey Uhlenhake, Tank Campbell, Ed Bass, Charlie Sam, Ed Postupak, and Speedy Welch to the inactive roster.
08-23-1971The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Speedy Welch, Ed Bass, and Charlie Sam to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Roger Unitas, Rufus Coffey, and Robert Ford to the inactive roster.
08-23-1971The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Roger Unitas, Robert Ford, and Rufus Coffey to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ed Bass, Charlie Sam, and Speedy Welch 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 Rufus Coffey to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Robert Ford 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.
09-15-1968The Cleveland Ironmen have changed Clarence Courville's name to Rufus Coffey.
08-05-1968The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Clarence Courville to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Max Ditka to the inactive roster.