Curly Lambeau Football League
09-16-2069
#73|Joe Niehaus Defensive Tackle
Cleveland Ironmen (1980, Age 32)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B   Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (11-06-2027) Potential A 
Age at Death 79 Born 05-21-1948 in Orange County, CA
Drafted Round 4, Pick 50 (1970) Experience 5 Years (108 Wks)
College College of Texas, 1970 Salary 620 ($41.326M/2069 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D  Catching D+ Pass Cover D+ Kick Power F 
Throw Acc D  Pass Blocking C- Run Cover B+ Kick Acc D 
Carrying D+ Run Blocking C- Tackling B- Kick Return D-
        Pursuit D     
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed C- Stamina C  Execution B- Agility C+
Strength B+ Health B  Aggressiveness C  Hands C 
Jumping D+     Attitude B+ Break Tackle C-
ROLES
QB D  C D+ DT B  SS C  K F  GUN C 
WR D+ G C- DE C+ FS C- P F  KR D+
HB/TB D+ T C- ILB B- CB C- LS D  KRB D+
FB C- TE D+ OLB C+ H D  HT C  KOS D-
Year Team G GS TKL SOLO AST SACK SAF STF DEF BRK INT INTY AVG LNG TD FF
1970 CLE 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1971 CLE 10 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1
1973 CLE 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1974 CLE 7 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1975 CLE 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1977 CLE 14 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1978 CLE 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
Total   66 3 0 0 0 4.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1981Joe Niehaus has retired from the Cleveland Ironmen.
01-26-1981The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Niehaus 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 Joe Niehaus.
01-26-1981The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Niehaus from the waiver wire.
11-24-1980The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Joe Niehaus.
11-24-1980The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Niehaus from the waiver wire.
09-29-1980The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Joe Niehaus.
09-29-1980The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Niehaus from the waiver wire.
09-07-1980The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Joe Niehaus 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.
08-04-1980The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Norris Alexander, Joe Niehaus, Lee Roy Bridges, Arnie Jones, Andy Katzenmoyer, and Bob Sanders to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Bigbee, Elby Justice, Max Schmitz, Lex Sugar, Frosty Rucker, and Footsie Lie 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.
08-20-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Niehaus and Don Hanson to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Jack Kroger and Don Lancaster to the inactive roster.
01-29-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Niehaus 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 Joe Niehaus.
01-29-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Niehaus from the waiver wire.
12-31-1978The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Joe Niehaus.
12-31-1978The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ben Abramowicz to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Niehaus to the inactive roster.
12-31-1978The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Niehaus 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.
12-31-1978The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Joe Niehaus.
09-04-1978The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Niehaus to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ted Shaker 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.
12-26-1977The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Bigbee and Joe Niehaus to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Stillwagon and Jack Kroger to the inactive roster.
12-19-1977The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Niehaus to the inactive roster.
09-11-1977The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Niehaus to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Clark Kellogg 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.
08-22-1977The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ed Rusnock, Buzz Diamond, and Joe Niehaus to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Dan Bradshaw, Bruce Cherry, and John Smith 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.
01-10-1977The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Niehaus from the waiver wire.
01-02-1977The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Joe Niehaus to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
12-27-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Niehaus from the waiver wire.
12-26-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Joe Niehaus to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
12-20-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Niehaus 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.
12-20-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Joe Niehaus.
12-20-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Niehaus 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.
12-20-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Joe Niehaus.
12-20-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Niehaus from the waiver wire.
12-19-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Joe Niehaus to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
12-13-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Niehaus 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.
12-13-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Joe Niehaus.
12-13-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Niehaus from the waiver wire.
12-12-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Joe Niehaus to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
12-05-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Niehaus 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.
12-05-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Joe Niehaus.
12-05-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Niehaus from the waiver wire.
11-21-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Joe Niehaus to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
11-15-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Niehaus from the waiver wire.
11-14-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Joe Niehaus to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
11-01-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Niehaus from the waiver wire.
10-10-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Joe Niehaus to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
10-04-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Niehaus from the waiver wire.
10-03-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Joe Niehaus to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
09-27-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Niehaus from the waiver wire.
09-27-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Joe Niehaus.
09-27-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Nate Campbell to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Niehaus to the inactive roster.
09-27-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Niehaus to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Nate Campbell to the inactive roster.
09-27-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Niehaus from the waiver wire.
09-06-1976The Green Bay Brawlers have waived Joe Niehaus.
01-05-1976Trade #69013 has been completed between the Cleveland Ironmen and the Green Bay Brawlers. The Green Bay Brawlers receive John Glick (DE), Joe Niehaus (DT), Draft Pick - 1976 Round 4 (CHI), Draft Pick - 1976 Round 3 (MIA), Draft Pick - 1976 Round 3 (CLE), Draft Pick - 1976 Round 1 (CLE) from the Cleveland Ironmen in exchange for Draft Pick - 1976 Round 1 (GB).
10-20-1975The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Bigbee to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Niehaus to the inactive roster.
10-05-1975The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Niehaus and Dale Casper to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Bigbee and Galen Borden 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.
11-24-1974The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Landon Crow and Glen Fern to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Chuck Rhino and Joe Niehaus to the inactive roster.
09-30-1974The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Niehaus to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Kevin Gursky to the inactive roster.
09-01-1974The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Landon Crow, Deacon Robinson, and Jack Kroger to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Niehaus, Buddy Tyler, and Darrell Kieley to the inactive roster.
12-24-1973The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Buddy Tyler, Joe Fekete, and Joe Niehaus to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Wally Arbuckle, Moe Barber, and Zeke Jeter to the inactive roster.
12-24-1973The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Duke Colavito to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Niehaus to the inactive roster.
12-16-1973The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Niehaus to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ezra Lassister to the inactive roster.
11-12-1973The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Bobby Joe Coffey to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Niehaus to the inactive roster.
10-28-1973The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Niehaus to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Bigbee 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.
01-08-1973The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Niehaus and Nick Tesla to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Deacon Robinson and Max Ditka 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.
08-07-1972The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Charlie Sledge, Randy Taylor, and Diron Roberts to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Bigbee, Joe Niehaus, and Joe Stillwagon to the inactive roster.
12-06-1971The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Niehaus to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Bigbee to the inactive roster.
11-08-1971The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Lee Roy Bridges, Wally Arbuckle, and Ezra Lassister to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Bigbee, Joe Niehaus, and Landon Crow to the inactive roster.
09-21-1970The Cleveland Ironmen have changed Rufus Boone's name to Joe Niehaus.
09-21-1970The Cleveland Ironmen have changed Ralph Warner's name to Rufus Boone.
09-07-1970The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Bob Ruud, Ralph Warner, Dick Lamonica, and Ezra Lassister to the active 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 Ralph Warner, Bob Smith, Wally Grayson, Pete Thomas, and Tony Beer to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Kent Exline, Night Train Tatum, Joe Stillwagon, Winston Gillette, and Lionel Van Dyke to the inactive roster.