Curly Lambeau Football League
09-03-2068
#51|Dick Nitschke Linebacker
Cleveland Ironmen (1984, Age 36)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B-  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (09-29-2010) Potential
Age at Death 62 Born 06-20-1948 in Toronto, Canada
Drafted Round 1, Pick 8 (1970) Experience 13 Years (234 Wks)
College Arkansas University, 1970 Salary 845 ($52.516M/2068 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power Catching C- Pass Cover Kick Power D-
Throw Acc C+ Pass Blocking Run Cover B- Kick Acc
Carrying D- Run Blocking Tackling Kick Return
        Pursuit B-    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed D+ Stamina D+ Execution B+ Agility
Strength B- Health Aggressiveness C+ Hands C+
Jumping     Attitude A+ Break Tackle C-
ROLES
QB D+ C D+ DT C+ SS K GUN
WR G D+ DE FS P D- KR D+
HB/TB D+ T D+ ILB B- CB LS D+ KRB D+
FB D+ TE OLB B- H HT C+ KOS D-
Year Team G GS TKL SOLO AST SACK SAF STF DEF BRK INT INTY AVG LNG TD FF
1971 CLE 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1972 CLE 2 2 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1976 CLE 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1982 CLE 2 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1
1983 CLE 3 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1984 CLE 4 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
Total   17 8 0 0 0 2.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1985Dick Nitschke has retired from the Cleveland Ironmen.
12-30-1984The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Dick Nitschke from the waiver wire.
10-28-1984The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Dick Nitschke to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
10-21-1984The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Dick Nitschke from the waiver wire.
10-21-1984The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Dick Nitschke.
10-21-1984The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Dick Nitschke from the waiver wire.
09-09-1984The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Dick Nitschke to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
09-03-1984The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Elby Justice, Max Schmitz, Tommy Gunn, Lex Sugar, Rex Kern, John Brockington, Big Ed Roebuck, Bruno Sammartino, Dante Lane, Frosty Rucker, John Perkovic, Booker Essex, Footsie Lie, Buzzy Offenhauser, Ed Rusnock, Bob Tasca, Ruby Vickers, Barney Davis, and Ziggy Rudd to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Bigbee, Lee Roy Caffey, Mack Jacox, Bill Quinlan, Lou Robustelli, Troy Tempest, Dick Nitschke, Al Duncan, Milt Ziff, Leo Chrebet, Jack Frost, Fred Brown, Joe Eubanks, Nick Pietrosante, Santo Trafficante, Greasy Neal, Floyd Wilcox, Bob Collie, and Johnny Rawlings to the inactive roster.
09-02-1984Dick Nitschke of the Cleveland Ironmen is injured with a wrist inflammation and is expected to be out for approximately 10 days.
08-06-1984The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Reggie Schueble, Johnny West, Kenny Grant, Dick Nitschke, Terry Houston, Johnny Rawlings, Lee Roy Caffey, Lee Calland, Butch Swift, and Floyd Wilcox to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Dante Lane, Sonny Brinkley, Plato Vitalis, Moses Arbogast, Ruby Vickers, Ziggy Rudd, Tony Postma, Clark Cecil, Booker Essex, and Tommy Gunn to the inactive roster.
01-08-1984The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Dick Nitschke from the waiver wire.
12-11-1983The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Dick Nitschke to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
12-05-1983The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Dick Nitschke 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.
12-05-1983The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Dick Nitschke.
12-05-1983The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Dick Nitschke from the waiver wire.
09-11-1983The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Dick Nitschke to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
09-05-1983The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Max Schmitz, Lex Sugar, John Brockington, Dante Lane, Frosty Rucker, Rick Carlisle, Elby Justice, Rex Kern, Tony Zale, Ruby Vickers, Robbie See, Ziggy Rudd, Big Ed Roebuck, Booker Essex, Buzzy Offenhauser, and Ed Rusnock to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Blaine Julian, Nick Pietrosante, Ed Postupak, Rufus Bigbee, Dick Nitschke, Brandon Brodnax, Troy Tempest, Andy Katzenmoyer, Joe Essink, Jack Frost, Joe Eubanks, Johnny Rawlings, Ernie Ford, Joe Jones, Lee Roy Caffey, and Willie Roberts to the inactive roster.
08-22-1982The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ed Postupak, Mark Brown, Sonny Brinkley, Elby Justice, Dick Nitschke, Booker Essex, Tommy Gunn, and Raymond Barry to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Armin Loville, Harvey Wright, Ray Casper, Brad Dowler, Tony Beer, Joey Snyder, Val Jackson, Lee Calland, Rick Colzie, and Greg Hock to the inactive roster.
08-09-1982The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ray Casper, Lee Calland, Cookie Slater, Paul Bingham, Landon Crow, Greg Hock, Rick Colzie, Rob Moroso, Bob Julian, Arnie Jones, Bobby Ruhl, Armin Loville, Floyd Wilcox, and Al Cobbins to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Elby Justice, Max Schmitz, Tommy Gunn, Matt Byrd, Lex Sugar, Moses Arbogast, Dick Nitschke, Dante Lane, Frosty Rucker, Booker Essex, Sonny Brinkley, Ruby Vickers, Ziggy Rudd, and Tony Postma to the inactive roster.
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.
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.
08-04-1980The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Kenny Grant, Art Ruzich, and Clark Kellogg to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Dick Nitschke, Dante Lane, and Ziggy Rudd to the inactive roster.
09-03-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Bigbee, Raymond Barry, Max Schmitz, Patsy Donovan, Lex Sugar, Rex Kern, Troy Tempest, Dick Nitschke, Landon Crow, John Brockington, Dante Lane, Frosty Rucker, Brad Dowler, Rob Moroso, Bruiser Broadnax, Ed Postupak, Ed Rusnock, Bob Collie, and Robbie See to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ricky Bell, Bill Jurkovic, Lee Calland, Joe Niehaus, Carvell Shook, Mitch Sunde, Rocky Rockwell, Mike Tinglehoff, Moe Barber, Arnie Jacobs, Ralph Harris, Arnie Jones, Don Sweet, Roy Butz, Paul Jackson, Moses Arbogast, Johnny Rawlings, Nelson Jack, and Clark Kellogg 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.
01-08-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Dick Nitschke to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Floyd Wilcox to the inactive roster.
12-31-1978The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Floyd Wilcox to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Dick Nitschke and Ed Postupak to the inactive roster.
12-31-1978Dick Nitschke of the Cleveland Ironmen is injured with a groin pull and is expected to be out for approximately 11 days.
12-25-1978The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Dick Nitschke to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Floyd Wilcox to the inactive roster.
12-10-1978The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Floyd Wilcox to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Dick Nitschke to the inactive roster.
12-10-1978Dick Nitschke of the Cleveland Ironmen is injured with an ankle ligament sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 17 days.
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 Paul Jones, Ricky Kidd, Elijah Tunnell, Rudy Mucheck, Floyd Wilcox, Rob Lewis, Billy Pokorney, and Don Lancaster to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rex Kern, Troy Tempest, Dick Nitschke, Landon Crow, Rick Colzie, Dante Lane, Rob Moroso, and Bobby Ruhl 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 Duke Colavito, Tommy Dial, and Clarence Hall to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Dick Nitschke, Dante Lane, and Clark Kellogg 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.
08-23-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Dick Nitschke and Dante Lane to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Gerard White 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.
09-01-1974The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Bigbee, Dick Nitschke, Rick Colzie, Rob Moroso, and Duke Colavito to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Winston Gillette, Joe Fekete, Lou Barzilauskas, Joe Dixon, and Lito Westbrooks 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.
08-20-1972The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Bigbee, Buzz Diamond, Bobby Joe Coffey, Frank Borden, Joe Stillwagon, Dick Nitschke, Buddy Tyler, Jack Kramer, Royce Bentley, Moe Barber, Bob Adderley, Clark Kellogg, and Duke Colavito to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Barney Renfro, Charlie Sledge, Charles Foley, Bob Ruud, Elijah Tunnell, Marvin Townes, Randy Taylor, Darryl Drake, Eddie Olejniczak, John Marran, Nemiah Wills, Diron Roberts, Jake Parker, and Zack Sherriff to the inactive roster.
08-07-1972The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Bob Ruud, Jake Parker, and Zack Sherriff to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Dick Nitschke, Clark Kellogg, and Duke Colavito to the inactive roster.
09-14-1970The Cleveland Ironmen have changed Elbert Kennard's name to Dick Nitschke.
09-14-1970The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Elbert Kennard to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Bob Ruud to the inactive roster.
09-14-1970The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Elbert Kennard from the waiver wire.
09-13-1970The Birmingham River Rats have automatically waived Elbert Kennard to comply with the salary cap limit.