Curly Lambeau Football League
01-27-2070
#60|Ed Rusnock Guard
Cleveland Ironmen (1986, Age 35)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B   Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (10-10-2010) Potential C 
Age at Death 59 Born 01-09-1952 in San Jose, CA
Drafted Round 1, Pick 6 (1973) Experience 13 Years (229 Wks)
College College of Georgia, 1974 Salary 845 ($56.324M/2069 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power F  Catching F  Pass Cover D+ Kick Power D-
Throw Acc D  Pass Blocking B+ Run Cover D+ Kick Acc D+
Carrying F  Run Blocking B  Tackling D+ Kick Return D-
        Pursuit D-    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed C- Stamina C+ Execution C+ Agility B-
Strength B+ Health F  Aggressiveness B- Hands C 
Jumping D      Attitude C- Break Tackle F 
ROLES
QB D  C C  DT C  SS D+ K F  GUN C-
WR D  G B  DE C- FS D+ P F  KR D 
HB/TB D  T B- ILB C- CB D+ LS C- KRB C-
FB C- TE C  OLB C- H D  HT D+ KOS D-
Year Team ACT G GS COND INJ PEN PYDS TIME
1973 CLE 16 16 16 91% 0 6 50 460:42
1974 CLE 16 15 4 92% 0 1 10 156:44
1975 CLE 16 16 16 93% 0 2 20 500:05
1976 CLE 16 16 16 93% 0 5 25 433:58
1977 CLE 15 15 15 93% 0 4 25 438:37
1978 CLE 13 13 13 92% 0 6 35 383:29
1979 CLE 15 15 15 94% 0 6 40 475:52
1980 CLE 16 16 16 94% 0 4 35 527:58
1981 CLE 16 16 16 93% 0 5 29 513:25
1982 CLE 16 16 16 95% 0 11 70 487:53
1983 CLE 16 16 16 95% 0 6 40 504:41
1984 CLE 10 10 10 93% 0 5 29 255:51
1985 CLE 16 4 0 95% 0 2 10 19:26
Total   197 184 169 93% 0 63 418 5158:41

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1987Ed Rusnock has retired from the Cleveland Ironmen.
01-26-1987The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Ed Rusnock 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.
01-26-1987The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Ed Rusnock.
01-26-1987The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Ed Rusnock from the waiver wire.
11-30-1986The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Ed Rusnock to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
11-24-1986The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Ed Rusnock 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.
11-24-1986The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Ed Rusnock.
11-24-1986The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Ed Rusnock from the waiver wire.
10-19-1986The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Ed Rusnock to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
10-13-1986The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Ed Rusnock from the waiver wire.
10-13-1986The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Ed Rusnock.
10-13-1986The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Ed Rusnock from the waiver wire.
09-29-1986The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Ed Rusnock.
09-29-1986The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Ed Rusnock from the waiver wire.
09-21-1986The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Ed Rusnock to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
09-15-1986The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Ed Rusnock from the waiver wire.
09-15-1986The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Ed Rusnock.
09-15-1986The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Ed Rusnock from the waiver wire.
09-08-1986The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Ed Rusnock.
09-08-1986The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Ed Rusnock from the waiver wire.
09-07-1986The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Ed Rusnock to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
09-01-1986The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Hershey, Albie Ra, Rex Kern, Tony Zale, Bruno Sammartino, Jack Frost, Charlie Pasteryak, Bill Cronin, Bob Tasca, and Robbie See to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Raymond Barry, Tony Liske, Calvin Morrison, Buzzy Offenhauser, Ed Rusnock, Ray Mann, Horace Geathers, Quincy Brock, and Ray Cassady to the inactive roster.
12-17-1984The Cleveland Ironmen have placed Ed Rusnock on the Injured Reserve list for the remainder of the season.
12-17-1984The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rex Kern and Ed Rusnock to the inactive roster.
12-16-1984Ed Rusnock of the Cleveland Ironmen is injured with an ankle ligament sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 22 days.
11-19-1984The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ed Rusnock to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Eubanks to the inactive roster.
10-21-1984The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Eubanks to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ed Rusnock to the inactive roster.
10-21-1984Ed Rusnock of the Cleveland Ironmen is injured with an ankle ligament sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 31 days.
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.
08-06-1984The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Blaine Julian, Rufus Bigbee, Nelson Jack, Al Derogatis, Mitch Sunde, Bill Quinlan, Al Duncan, Jack Frost, Lance Johnson, and Lou Robustelli to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Max Schmitz, Lex Sugar, Ulysses Liberty, Al Underwood, Andy Katzenmoyer, Big Ed Roebuck, Bruno Sammartino, Charlie Pasteryak, Ed Rusnock, and Andy Studebaker to the inactive roster.
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.
08-08-1983The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Mac Byrd, Izzy Taylor, Rickey Johnson, Elijah Coltrane, Archie Cameron, Joe Slaughter, Joe Jones, John Alderman, Herm Ziff, Willie Roberts, and Ed Doyle to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Patsy Donovan, Bob Collie, Bob Tasca, Rick Carlisle, Dave Silk, Tony Zale, Robbie See, Big Ed Roebuck, Altie Taylor, Ed Rusnock, and Mack Jacox to the inactive roster.
09-06-1982The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Max Schmitz, Lex Sugar, Rex Kern, Moses Arbogast, John Brockington, Dante Lane, Frosty Rucker, Dan Christiansen, Buzzy Offenhauser, Ed Rusnock, Bob Collie, Bob Tasca, Rick Carlisle, Ruby Vickers, Robbie See, Ziggy Rudd, and Tony Postma to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Bigbee, Izzy Taylor, Bob Alex, Paul Bingham, Landon Crow, Jack Frost, Joe Eubanks, Rob Moroso, Blaine Julian, Bucky Hughes, Bobby Ruhl, Willie Roberts, Nick Lilly, Joe Jones, Floyd Wilcox, Al Cobbins, and Walter Conway to the inactive roster.
08-09-1982The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Blair Johns, Izzy Taylor, Mike Austin, Nick Lilly, Harvey Wright, Warren Rogers, Nelson Jack, Elijah Coltrane, Tony Ventura, Vaughn Thompson, Tony Beer, Jack Frost, Joe Jones, Caesar Gaffney, Val Jackson, Glen Fern, Bob Alex, and Willie Roberts to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ed Postupak, Patsy Donovan, Bob Collie, Mark Brown, John Brockington, Bob Tasca, Don Milk, Rick Carlisle, Rex Kern, John Perkovic, Dan Christiansen, Tony Zale, Robbie See, Footsie Lie, Buzzy Offenhauser, Ed Rusnock, Joe Kline, Mack Jacox, and Raymond Barry 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 Lacurtis Pelshak, Than Kelly, Norm Bulaich, Billy Lefebvre, Bryant Lavender, Ken Rudnick, Ron Moore, David Winslow, Blair Johns, Bob Alex, Billy Rojak, Nick Pietrosante, Clyde Garrett, and John Hickman to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Buzzy Offenhauser, Ed Rusnock, Bob Tasca, Rick Carlisle, Mack Jacox, Raymond Barry, Patsy Donovan, Mark Brown, Bruiser Broadnax, Robbie See, Ed Postupak, Bob Collie, John Brockington, and Rex Kern to the inactive roster.
08-31-1980The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rex Kern, John Brockington, Brad Dowler, Bruiser Broadnax, Ed Postupak, Ed Rusnock, Bob Collie, and Robbie See to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Walt Berry, Izzy Taylor, Clyde Garrett, Wayne Broughton, Freddie Hueller, Harvey Wright, Greg Moore, and Nelson Jack to the inactive roster.
08-04-1980The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Billy Faison, Izzy Taylor, Mitch Sunde, John Smith, Willie Rockwell, Dan Hernandez, David Kofler, Wayne Broughton, Moe Barber, Don Sweet, Freddie Hueller, Mel Winther, Greg Moore, Shelly Lansford, Elijah Coltrane, and Lane Taylor to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Mack Jacox, Raymond Barry, Patsy Donovan, Mark Brown, Rex Kern, Tony Ventura, John Brockington, Brad Dowler, Buzzy Offenhauser, Bruiser Broadnax, Willie Roberts, Joe Jones, Ed Postupak, Ed Rusnock, Bob Collie, and Robbie See to the inactive roster.
12-03-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ed Rusnock to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Arnie Jones to the inactive roster.
11-25-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Arnie Jones to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ed Rusnock to the inactive roster.
11-25-1979Ed Rusnock of the Cleveland Ironmen is injured with a leg contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 9 days.
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 Billy Faison, Brad Dicus, Mitch Sunde, Ben Abramowicz, Rocky Rockwell, Mike Tinglehoff, John Calland, Blondy MacNee, Alcides Brumfield, Karsten Ward, Byron Lynch, Nelson Jack, Lane Taylor, Ron Moore, and Don Lancaster to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Mack Jacox, Raymond Barry, Patsy Donovan, Mark Brown, Rex Kern, John Brockington, Brad Dowler, Tony Beer, Buzzy Offenhauser, Bruiser Broadnax, Willie Roberts, Ed Postupak, Ed Rusnock, Bob Collie, and Robbie See to the inactive roster.
12-18-1978The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ed Rusnock to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Noel Piggott to the inactive roster.
11-26-1978The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ed Rusnock to the inactive roster.
11-26-1978Ed Rusnock of the Cleveland Ironmen is injured with a hand fracture and is expected to be out for approximately 27 days.
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.
08-07-1978The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Roosevelt Berry, Mitch Sunde, Joey Uhlenhake, Moe Barber, Steve Anthony, and Dan Bradshaw to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Buzz Diamond, Patsy Donovan, Buzzy Offenhauser, Ed Postupak, Ed Rusnock, and Bob Collie to the inactive roster.
10-17-1977The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ed Rusnock to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Lionel Van Dyke to the inactive roster.
10-10-1977The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Clark Kellogg to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Bigbee and Ed Rusnock to the inactive roster.
10-09-1977Ed Rusnock of the Cleveland Ironmen is injured with a wrist inflammation and is expected to be out for approximately 11 days.
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.
08-08-1977The Cleveland Ironmen have moved John Bragg, Poindexter Higginbotham, Dan Bradshaw, Joey Uhlenhake, Bruce Cherry, and Frank Borden to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Buzzy Offenhauser, Ed Rusnock, Buzz Diamond, Moe Barber, Ed Postupak, and Bob Collie 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.
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 Stan Morse, Don Hudson, Kevin Hough, Terry Howell, Brad Dicus, Mitch Sunde, Mike Tinglehoff, Bruce Cherry, Joey Uhlenhake, Gerard White, Tim Crawford, Jarvis Doss, David Maxwell, and Don Lancaster to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Buzz Diamond, Mack Jacox, Raymond Barry, Rex Kern, Lionel Van Dyke, John Brockington, Brad Dowler, Tony Beer, Moe Barber, Galen Borden, Bruiser Broadnax, Ed Postupak, Ed Rusnock, and Bob Collie to the inactive roster.
08-17-1975The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Buzz Diamond, Raymond Barry, Frank Borden, Rex Kern, Troy Tempest, Rudy Mucheck, Carleton Rule, Lionel Van Dyke, Brad Dowler, Bobby Ruhl, Rod Mercer, Willie Roberts, and Ed Rusnock to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Troy White, Brad Dicus, Elijah Tunnell, Elijah Dix, Poindexter Higginbotham, Flea Roberts, Bruce Cherry, Jack Kramer, Don Fitzpatrick, Lonnie Cleeland, Fred Hall, Nemiah Wills, Dan Bradshaw, Lane Taylor, and Don Lancaster to the inactive roster.
08-04-1975The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Lonnie Cleeland, Dan Bradshaw, Paul Roy, Mitch Sunde, and Bruce Cherry to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ed Postupak, Bob Collie, Buzz Diamond, Ed Rusnock, and Frank Borden to the inactive roster.
08-19-1974The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ed Rusnock to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Mitch Sunde 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.
12-16-1973The Cleveland Ironmen have changed Bob Winters's name to Ed Rusnock.
11-25-1973The Cleveland Ironmen have changed Robert Winters's name to Bob Winters.
11-25-1973The Cleveland Ironmen have changed Ted Didio's name to Robert Winters.
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.