Curly Lambeau Football League
09-02-2068
#91|Lionel Austin Defensive End
Cleveland Ironmen (1981, Age 34)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating C+  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (02-26-2014) Potential A-
Age at Death 66 Born 04-07-1947 in Talladega, AL
Drafted Round 2, Pick 18 (1969) Experience 11 Years (198 Wks)
College South Florida University, 1970 Salary 845 ($52.516M/2068 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D- Catching C- Pass Cover D+ Kick Power D-
Throw Acc C- Pass Blocking Run Cover B- Kick Acc D-
Carrying D- Run Blocking Tackling B- Kick Return
        Pursuit B-    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed C- Stamina Execution Agility
Strength B- Health Aggressiveness C- Hands
Jumping B-     Attitude B+ Break Tackle C-
ROLES
QB C DT C+ SS K GUN
WR D+ G C- DE C+ FS P D- KR D+
HB/TB D+ T C- ILB C+ CB LS D+ KRB C-
FB D+ TE D+ OLB C+ H D+ HT KOS D-
Year Team G GS TKL SOLO AST SACK SAF STF DEF BRK INT INTY AVG LNG TD FF
1969 CLE 4 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1971 CLE 2 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1979 CLE 2 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1980 CLE 4 2 0 0 0 2.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1981 CLE 4 4 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
Total   16 12 0 0 0 4.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1982Lionel Austin has retired from the Cleveland Ironmen.
02-01-1982The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Lionel Austin from the waiver wire.
01-31-1982The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Lionel Austin to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
01-24-1982The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Lionel Austin from the waiver wire.
09-13-1981The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Lionel Austin to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
09-06-1981The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Patsy Donovan, Rex Kern, Dick Nitschke, John Brockington, Dante Lane, Buzzy Offenhauser, Bruiser Broadnax, Ed Postupak, Ed Rusnock, Bob Collie, Ruby Vickers, and Robbie See to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Lee Roy Caffey, John Glick, Rick Colzie, Tony Beer, Dane Harrison, Rob Moroso, Lionel Austin, Ezra Elzey, Tom Regner, Floyd Wilcox, Billy Lefebvre, and David Winslow to the inactive roster.
08-10-1981The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Elijah Tunnell, Joe Dixon, Moses Arbogast, Steve Ferguson, Willie Trimble, Ray Casper, Louis McMahon, Dale Lucas, Kevin Green, Brian Rowe, Arnie Jones, Lee Calland, Roger Robbins, Lionel Austin, Andy Katzenmoyer, Nick Tesla, and Johnny Rawlings to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Dick Nitschke, Dante Lane, Landon Crow, Frosty Rucker, Troy Tempest, Elby Justice, Sonny Brinkley, Ulysses Liberty, Footsie Lie, Rob Moroso, Bobby Ruhl, Max Schmitz, Andy Studebaker, Matt Byrd, Lex Sugar, Ruby Vickers, and Ziggy Rudd to the inactive roster.
01-26-1981The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Lionel Austin 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.
01-26-1981The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Lionel Austin.
01-26-1981The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Lionel Austin from the waiver wire.
11-24-1980The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Lionel Austin.
11-24-1980The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Lionel Austin from the waiver wire.
09-29-1980The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Lionel Austin.
09-29-1980The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Lionel Austin from the waiver wire.
09-07-1980The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Lionel Austin to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
08-31-1980The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Bigbee, Elby Justice, Max Schmitz, Matt Byrd, Lex Sugar, Troy Tempest, Dick Nitschke, Dante Lane, Frosty Rucker, Rob Moroso, Ruby Vickers, and Ziggy Rudd to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Lee Calland, Kenny Grant, Joe Niehaus, Art Ruzich, Rick Colzie, Roy Butz, Lionel Austin, Arnie Jones, Andy Katzenmoyer, Moses Arbogast, Johnny Rawlings, and Clark Kellogg to the inactive roster.
08-20-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Lionel Austin and Mack Jacox to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Lee Roy Bridges 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.
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.
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.
08-08-1977The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Marvin Townes and Wally Arbuckle to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Frosty Rucker and Lionel Austin to the inactive roster.
05-01-1977The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Dick Nitschke, Dante Lane, Landon Crow, Rick Colzie, Rufus Bigbee, Clark Kellogg, Footsie Lie, Rob Moroso, Bobby Ruhl, Max Schmitz, Bryant Armstrong, Lionel Austin, Andy Studebaker, and Lex Sugar to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Lou Barzilauskas, Elijah Tunnell, Marvin Townes, Rudy Mucheck, Carleton Rule, Randy Costict, Wally Arbuckle, Ferrell Williams, Duke Colavito, Les Stickles, Chuck Rhino, Ken Ehin, Joe Niehaus, and John Magulick 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.
09-06-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Bigbee, Buzz Diamond, Raymond Barry, Rex Kern, Lionel Van Dyke, John Brockington, Brad Dowler, Tony Beer, Lionel Austin, Bruiser Broadnax, Ed Postupak, Ed Rusnock, and Bob Collie to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Brad Dicus, Mitch Sunde, Tim O'Neal, Mike Tinglehoff, Mule Blackburn, Grady Robinson, Don Fitzpatrick, Deon Munchak, Tony Sample, Gerard White, David Maxwell, Don Lancaster, and Duke Colavito 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.
09-01-1975The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Bigbee, Dick Nitschke, Landon Crow, Rick Colzie, Carleton Rule, Rob Moroso, Lionel Austin, and Clark Kellogg to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Night Train Tatum, Chuck Rhino, Joe Niehaus, Buddy Tyler, Wally Arbuckle, Don Fitzpatrick, Rocky Butkus, and Duke Colavito to the inactive roster.
08-04-1975The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Chuck Rhino, John Glick, Tommy Nichols, Greg Mason, Joe Niehaus, Elijah Tunnell, Champ Cassidy, Buddy Tyler, Charlie Fry, Don Fitzpatrick, Nemiah Wills, and Floyd Wilcox to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Bigbee, Troy Tempest, Dick Nitschke, Landon Crow, Rick Colzie, Rudy Mucheck, Carleton Rule, Rob Moroso, Royce Bentley, Lionel Austin, Bobby Ruhl, and Clark Kellogg to the inactive roster.
12-02-1974The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Lionel Austin to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ezra Lassister to the inactive roster.
11-25-1974The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Wally Arbuckle to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Lionel Austin to the inactive roster.
11-24-1974The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Lionel Austin to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Darrell Kieley to the inactive roster.
11-18-1974The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Lester Campbell to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Lionel Austin to the inactive roster.
11-17-1974Lionel Austin of the Cleveland Ironmen is injured with a lower back muscle strain and is expected to be out for approximately 20 days.
09-01-1974The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Lionel Austin to the active 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.
08-11-1969The Cleveland Ironmen have changed Jim Seiple's name to Lionel Austin.
08-04-1969The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Wayne Garner, Joe Stringer, Rob Polisky, Steve Barry, and Jim Seiple to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rayfield Walker, Carleton Rule, Essex Taylor, Bob Cooper, and Goldie Teague to the inactive roster.