Curly Lambeau Football League
08-12-2069
#59|Dante Lane Linebacker
Cleveland Ironmen (1988, Age 36)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B-  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (11-21-2013) Potential A+
Age at Death 61 Born 01-28-1953 in Marion, OH
Drafted Round 2, Pick 17 (1975) Experience 12 Years (222 Wks)
College Merrimack University, 1975 Salary 845 ($56.324M/2069 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power F  Catching C+ Pass Cover B- Kick Power F 
Throw Acc D+ Pass Blocking D+ Run Cover C+ Kick Acc D+
Carrying C- Run Blocking D  Tackling B  Kick Return F 
        Pursuit B-    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed D+ Stamina C- Execution C+ Agility B-
Strength C+ Health F  Aggressiveness C- Hands C+
Jumping C      Attitude A+ Break Tackle F 
ROLES
QB D  C D+ DT C+ SS C  K F  GUN C 
WR D+ G D+ DE C  FS C  P D- KR D+
HB/TB D+ T C- ILB B- CB C  LS D  KRB D+
FB D+ TE D+ 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
1975 CLE 4 4 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1976 CLE 2 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1977 CLE 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1978 CLE 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1986 CLE 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1987 CLE 4 4 0 0 0 3.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 2
1988 CLE 2 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
Total   20 10 0 0 0 6.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 2

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1989Dante Lane has retired from the Cleveland Ironmen.
01-30-1989The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Dante Lane 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.
01-30-1989The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Dante Lane.
01-01-1989The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Dante Lane 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.
01-01-1989The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Dante Lane.
01-01-1989The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Dante Lane from the waiver wire.
12-12-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Dante Lane.
12-12-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Dante Lane from the waiver wire.
10-31-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Dante Lane.
10-31-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Dante Lane from the waiver wire.
08-28-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Dante Lane to comply with the 65-man roster limit.
08-22-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Blahak, Al Underwood, Rex Kern, Tony Zale, Jack Frost, Ruby Vickers, Ziggy Rudd, Derrick Morse, Ray Guy, Elijah Baylor, and Roger Perdrix to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Nick Pietrosante, Max Schmitz, Lloyd Pasquesi, Mark Brown, Pat McElwee, Dante Lane, Frosty Rucker, Joe Howard, Hal Fisk, Malcolm Darling, and Lee Calland to the inactive roster.
08-08-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Bob Barry, Arnie O'Neal, Nick Pietrosante, Max Schmitz, Lloyd Pasquesi, Mark Brown, Pat Jones, Dante Lane, Frosty Rucker, Joe Howard, Loris Odomes, Scott Smith, Clayton Shannon, Arturo Brown, Mel Leach, Andy Katzenmoyer, Hal Fisk, Tyrone Frost, Joe McDuffie, Todd Hickman, Greg Richardson, Jerald Ball, Malcolm Darling, Melvin Scales, Danny Kyle, Clark Cecil, Bill Jett, Bob Talamini, Lee Calland, Milt Ziff, Jim Garrett, Greasy Neal, and Greg Hock to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Reese Jordan, Joe Blahak, Thelonious Rolls, Joe Hershey, Bob Tasca, Don Milk, Rick Carlisle, Sonny Brinkley, Elby Justice, Dave Silk, Al Underwood, Rex Kern, Albie Ra, Plato Vitalis, Moses Arbogast, Sixten Blixt, Tony Zale, Jack Frost, Ruby Vickers, Ziggy Rudd, Tony Postma, Derrick Morse, Bruno Sammartino, Charlie Pasteryak, Booker Essex, Reb Wickersham, Ray Guy, Elijah Baylor, Roger Perdrix, Marvel Updike, Ray May, Paul Warfield, and Rosaire Paiement to the inactive roster.
01-04-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Dante Lane 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.
01-04-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Dante Lane.
01-04-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Dante Lane from the waiver wire.
11-01-1987The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Dante Lane to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
10-26-1987The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Dante Lane from the waiver wire.
10-26-1987The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Dante Lane.
10-26-1987The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Dante Lane from the waiver wire.
10-11-1987The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Dante Lane to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
10-05-1987The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Dante Lane from the waiver wire.
10-05-1987The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Dante Lane.
10-05-1987The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Dante Lane from the waiver wire.
09-13-1987The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Dante Lane to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
09-07-1987The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Elby Justice, Jim Stillwagon, Sixten Blixt, Plato Vitalis, Moses Arbogast, Booker Essex, Sonny Brinkley, Ruby Vickers, and Al Underwood to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Max Schmitz, Tommy Gunn, Perry Brown, Lex Sugar, Hal Fisk, Skeeter Jenkins, Dante Lane, Frosty Rucker, and Roderick Monnett to the inactive roster.
12-01-1985The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Quincy Brock and Dante Lane to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Bob Tasca and Joe Olsson to the inactive roster.
11-24-1985The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Olsson to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Dante Lane to the inactive roster.
11-24-1985Dante Lane of the Cleveland Ironmen is injured with a hip contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 10 days.
09-02-1985The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Max Schmitz, Dante Lane, Elby Justice, and Ziggy Rudd to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Chris Hayes, Lou Robustelli, Joe Olsson, and Andy Studebaker to the inactive roster.
04-28-1985The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Bill Markov, Lee Roy Caffey, and Floyd Wilcox to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Dante Lane, Ziggy Rudd, and Tommy Gunn to the inactive roster.
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 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.
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 Rufus Bigbee, Lee Calland, Joe Essink, Cookie Slater, Tom Barton, Landon Crow, Blaine Julian, George Gavin, Arnie Jones, Bobby Ruhl, John Dozier, Joe Dixon, Babe Bratton, Armin Loville, Floyd Wilcox, and Johnny Rawlings to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Andy Studebaker, Elby Justice, Max Schmitz, Tommy Gunn, Matt Byrd, Lex Sugar, Plato Vitalis, Moses Arbogast, Dante Lane, Frosty Rucker, Booker Essex, Sonny Brinkley, Ulysses Liberty, Ruby Vickers, Ziggy Rudd, and Al Underwood to the inactive roster.
11-14-1982Dante Lane of the Cleveland Ironmen is injured with a hip contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 4 days.
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 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.
08-21-1978The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Dante Lane to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rudy Mucheck 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.
08-22-1977The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Dante Lane, Landon Crow, Frosty Rucker, Carleton Rule, Rufus Coffey, Clark Kellogg, Moe Barber, Raymond Barry, Lex Sugar, Mark Brown, and Robbie See to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Carvell Shook, Craig George, Marvin Townes, Elijah Dix, Poindexter Higginbotham, Wally Arbuckle, David Maxwell, Lane Taylor, Duke Colavito, Chuck Rhino, and Brad Dicus 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.
11-08-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Dante Lane to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Floyd Wilcox to the inactive roster.
10-25-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Duke Colavito to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Dante Lane 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.
01-26-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have changed Charlie Fry's name to Dante Lane.
01-26-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have reverted Dana Fontana's name to Charlie Fry.
01-26-1976The Cleveland Ironmen have changed Charlie Fry's name to Dana Fontana.
09-29-1975The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Charlie Fry to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Duke Colavito to the inactive roster.
09-14-1975The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Duke Colavito to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Charlie Fry to the inactive roster.
09-14-1975Charlie Fry of the Cleveland Ironmen is injured with an ankle ligament sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 17 days.
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.