Curly Lambeau Football League
08-08-2072
#43|John Wheeler Cornerback
Retired (1985, Age 33)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B+  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (01-15-2021) Potential C 
Age at Death 68 Born 06-03-1952 in Cleveland, OH
Drafted Round 1, Pick 16 (1973) Experience 13 Years (246 Wks)
College College of Boston, 1974 Salary 845 ($69.484M/2072 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D  Catching B+ Pass Cover A- Kick Power C 
Throw Acc D+ Pass Blocking D  Run Cover C+ Kick Acc D 
Carrying C  Run Blocking C- Tackling A- Kick Return D 
        Pursuit B     
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed B+ Stamina C+ Execution C- Agility B+
Strength C+ Health D  Aggressiveness A- Hands C 
Jumping C+     Attitude C+ Break Tackle C-
ROLES
QB D+ C D  DT C+ SS B- K D- GUN B 
WR C+ G D+ DE C+ FS B  P D- KR C 
HB/TB C  T C- ILB B- CB B+ LS D  KRB C-
FB C- TE C  OLB B- H D- HT C+ KOS D-
Year Team G GS TKL SOLO AST SACK SAF STF DEF BRK INT INTY AVG LNG TD FF
1973 NAS 12 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 2 5 27 5.4 10 0 0
1974 NAS 9 9 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 3 1 2 19 9.5 10 0 0
1975 NAS 15 15 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 0 3 34 11.3 14 0 0
1976 NAS 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 1 5 176 35.2 65 3 0
1977 NAS 14 14 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 3 0 3 149 49.7 84 2 0
1978 NAS 16 16 0 0 0 2.0 0 0.0 5 2 3 35 11.7 18 0 0
1979 NAS 16 16 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 5 2 3 63 21.0 46 0 0
1980 NAS 16 16 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 7 2 5 252 50.4 95 3 0
1981 NAS 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 1 5 191 38.2 64 2 0
1982 NAS 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 1 6 95 15.8 50 1 0
1983 NAS 16 16 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 7 2 5 85 17.0 58 1 0
1984 NAS 16 16 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 3 0 3 35 11.7 15 0 0
1985 MON,BOS 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
Total   184 178 0 0 0 8.0 0 0.0 62 14 48 1161 24.2 95 12 0

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1986John Wheeler has retired from football.
01-12-1986The Boston Bronze Age have waived John Wheeler.
01-12-1986The Boston Bronze Age have acquired John Wheeler from the waiver wire.
12-23-1985The Boston Bronze Age have waived John Wheeler.
12-23-1985The Boston Bronze Age have moved Lee Blackman to the active roster. The Boston Bronze Age have moved John Wheeler to the inactive roster.
12-15-1985The Boston Bronze Age have moved John Wheeler to the active roster. The Boston Bronze Age have moved Lee Blackman to the inactive roster.
12-09-1985The Boston Bronze Age have acquired John Wheeler from the waiver wire.
10-28-1985The Boston Bronze Age have waived John Wheeler.
10-28-1985The Boston Bronze Age have acquired John Wheeler 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.
10-28-1985The Boston Bronze Age have waived John Wheeler.
10-21-1985The Boston Bronze Age have moved John Wheeler to the active roster. The Boston Bronze Age have moved Marv Brady to the inactive roster.
10-21-1985The Boston Bronze Age have acquired John Wheeler from the waiver wire.
10-14-1985The Montreal Mastodon have waived John Wheeler.
09-09-1985The Montreal Mastodon have moved John Wheeler to the active roster. The Montreal Mastodon have moved Joe Nettles to the inactive roster.
09-09-1985The Montreal Mastodon have acquired John Wheeler from the waiver wire.
09-02-1985The Nashville Sharks have waived John Wheeler.
08-26-1985The Nashville Sharks have moved John Wheeler to the inactive roster.
08-15-1982John Wheeler of the Nashville Sharks is injured with an elbow inflammation and is expected to be out for approximately 13 days.
01-07-1979John Wheeler of the Nashville Sharks is injured with a neck nerve injury and is expected to be out for approximately 32 days.
11-13-1977John Wheeler of the Nashville Sharks is injured with a finger fracture and is expected to be out for approximately 18 days.
09-07-1975John Wheeler of the Nashville Sharks is injured with a hip contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 10 days.
08-04-1975The Nashville Sharks have moved Paul Brunelli, Joe Dixon, John Wheeler, Mike Parker, and Rich Mialik to the active roster. The Nashville Sharks have moved Earl Ilgenfritz, Spider McGee, Ken Snyder, Mike Cox, Bart Summers, and Bobby Loewen to the inactive roster.
11-11-1974The Nashville Sharks have moved Ronnie Dennard to the active roster. The Nashville Sharks have moved John Wheeler to the inactive roster.
11-10-1974John Wheeler of the Nashville Sharks is injured with a knee derangement and is expected to be out for approximately 27 days.
12-23-1973John Wheeler of the Nashville Sharks is injured with a complete ACL tear and is expected to be out for the rest of the season.
10-28-1973John Wheeler of the Nashville Sharks is injured with an ankle ligament sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 21 days.
08-06-1973The Nashville Sharks have moved Walt Mello, John Wheeler, Adam Pittman, Al Costa, Ezra Elzey, Larry Roman, and R.T. Darling to the active roster. The Nashville Sharks have moved Jim Seedborg, Dana Pearlman, Leonard Hokuf, T.J. Lake, Tony Burson, Aldo Lawrence, and Hamp Hoggard to the inactive roster.