Curly Lambeau Football League
04-28-2069
#77|Max Schmitz Defensive Tackle
Cleveland Ironmen (1988, Age 35)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (01-18-2024) Potential A-
Age at Death 70 Born 12-19-1953 in Jasper, TX
Drafted Round 2, Pick 29 (1976) Experience 11 Years (197 Wks)
College South Dakota University, 1976 Salary 845 ($56.324M/2069 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power Catching D+ Pass Cover D- Kick Power D-
Throw Acc D- Pass Blocking Run Cover B- Kick Acc
Carrying D+ Run Blocking Tackling B- Kick Return
        Pursuit D+    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed Stamina C- Execution B- Agility C+
Strength B+ Health D+ Aggressiveness B- Hands D+
Jumping D+     Attitude C+ Break Tackle
ROLES
QB C DT SS K GUN
WR D+ G C- DE C+ FS C- P KR
HB/TB D+ T C- ILB C+ CB C- LS KRB D+
FB D+ TE 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
1976 CLE 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1977 CLE 16 15 0 0 0 2.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1
1978 CLE 16 16 0 0 0 5.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 2
1979 CLE 16 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1980 CLE 16 16 0 0 0 7.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 2
1981 CLE 14 13 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1982 CLE 16 16 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1983 CLE 16 16 0 0 0 3.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 3
1984 CLE 16 16 0 0 0 5.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 2
1985 CLE 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1
1986 CLE 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1987 CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
Total   173 125 0 0 0 25.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 11

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1989Max Schmitz has retired from the Cleveland Ironmen.
01-22-1989The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Max Schmitz 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.
01-22-1989The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Max Schmitz.
01-01-1989The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Max Schmitz 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 Max Schmitz.
01-01-1989The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Max Schmitz from the waiver wire.
12-12-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Max Schmitz.
12-12-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Max Schmitz from the waiver wire.
11-27-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Max Schmitz.
11-27-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Max Schmitz from the waiver wire.
10-31-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Max Schmitz.
10-31-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Max Schmitz from the waiver wire.
10-17-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Max Schmitz.
10-17-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Max Schmitz from the waiver wire.
10-09-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Max Schmitz.
10-09-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Max Schmitz from the waiver wire.
08-28-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Max Schmitz 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.
12-07-1987The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Frosty Rucker to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Max Schmitz to the inactive roster.
11-30-1987The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Max Schmitz to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Al Underwood to the inactive roster.
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.
08-24-1987The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Max Schmitz and Roger Perdrix to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Andy Studebaker and Al Derogatis to the inactive roster.
08-10-1987The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Curtis Busich, Joe Clancy, Matt Grant, Don Taylor, Dan Duncan, and Roderick Monnett to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Max Schmitz, Tyrone Frost, Guy Gadbois, and Don Harrell to the inactive roster.
08-18-1986The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Max Schmitz to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Lou Robustelli to the inactive roster.
08-04-1986The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Clay Morton, Steve Pounds, Herb Julien, Arrike Kalsu, Dwayne DeOssie, Al Duncan, Eddie Magnuson, Mike Brown, Ken Sulaitis, Lee Calland, Bobby Ruhl, Curtis Donnelly, Damone Mike, Darrell Levanitis, Lou Robustelli, Ray May, and Andy Studebaker to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Max Schmitz, Lex Sugar, Frosty Rucker, Sonny Brinkley, Ulysses Liberty, Elby Justice, Al Underwood, Plato Vitalis, Moses Arbogast, Sixten Blixt, Ruby Vickers, Ziggy Rudd, Tony Postma, Danny Kyle, Clark Cecil, Booker Essex, Milt Ziff, and Roger Perdrix to the inactive roster.
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 Blaine Julian, Andy Katzenmoyer, Bill Quinlan, Al Duncan, and Lou Robustelli to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Max Schmitz, Lex Sugar, Ulysses Liberty, Roger Perdrix, and Marvel Updike 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 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 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.
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.
12-07-1981The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Max Schmitz and Ed Postupak to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Blair Johns and Rufus Bigbee to the inactive roster.
11-22-1981The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Andy Katzenmoyer to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Max Schmitz to the inactive roster.
11-22-1981Max Schmitz of the Cleveland Ironmen is injured with an ankle ligament sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 18 days.
09-06-1981The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Max Schmitz, Lex Sugar, and Frosty Rucker to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Lacurtis Pelshak, Bob Alex, and Willie Roberts 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 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.
08-06-1979The 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.
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 Frank Chevrier, Jimmy Cannella, Tony Sample, Mark Green, Jack Kroger, and Anthony Cox to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Mack Jacox, Andy Studebaker, Max Schmitz, Frosty Rucker, Tony Beer, and Lionel Austin 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 Joe Stillwagon and Ryan Hoel to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Andy Studebaker and Max Schmitz 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 Stan Morse and Donny Taylor to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Andy Studebaker and Max Schmitz to the inactive roster.
01-31-1977The Cleveland Ironmen have changed Fran Schmitz's name to Max Schmitz.
01-31-1977The Cleveland Ironmen have changed Rock Schmitz's name to Fran Schmitz.
01-31-1977The Cleveland Ironmen have changed Nate Campbell's name to Rock Schmitz.
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.
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.