Curly Lambeau Football League
09-15-2069
#57|Ziggy Rudd Linebacker
Cleveland Ironmen (1989, Age 34)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B   Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (01-04-2023) Potential A 
Age at Death 67 Born 05-22-1955 in Pensacola, FL
Drafted Round 1, Pick 14 (1977) Experience 11 Years (210 Wks)
College State College of Oregon, 1977 Salary 845 ($56.324M/2069 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D- Catching C  Pass Cover C+ Kick Power D 
Throw Acc D+ Pass Blocking D  Run Cover B- Kick Acc D 
Carrying C- Run Blocking F  Tackling B+ Kick Return D-
        Pursuit B-    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed C- Stamina C- Execution B- Agility B 
Strength B- 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 F  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
1977 CLE 16 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1978 CLE 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1979 CLE 14 14 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1980 CLE 16 16 0 0 0 2.0 0 0.0 1 0 1 11 11.0 11 0 3
1981 CLE 16 16 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1
1982 CLE 15 14 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1983 CLE 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 2 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1984 CLE 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0 2 12 6.0 12 0 0
1985 CLE 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 3 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
1986 CLE 16 16 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 3 2 1 7 7.0 7 0 0
1987 CLE 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 2 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1988 TOR,CLE 4 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
Total   177 162 0 0 0 4.0 0 0.0 15 10 5 30 6.0 12 0 4

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1990Ziggy Rudd has retired from the Cleveland Ironmen.
01-21-1990The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Ziggy Rudd 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.
01-21-1990The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Ziggy Rudd.
01-21-1990The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Ziggy Rudd from the waiver wire.
10-29-1989The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Ziggy Rudd to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
10-23-1989The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Ziggy Rudd from the waiver wire.
10-23-1989The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Ziggy Rudd.
10-23-1989The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Ziggy Rudd from the waiver wire.
08-27-1989The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Ziggy Rudd to comply with the 65-man roster limit.
08-21-1989The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Reese Jordan, Joe Blahak, Ulysses Liberty, and Ray May to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Herb Julien, John Perkovic, Ziggy Rudd, and Tony Postma to the inactive roster.
08-07-1989The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ralph Heck, Tommy Gunn, Joe Arvie, Steve Jungmichel, and Ziggy Rudd to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Wahoo Parker, Sixten Blixt, Plato Vitalis, Jeff Wilkins, and Ray May to the inactive roster.
01-01-1989The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Ziggy Rudd 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 Ziggy Rudd.
01-01-1989The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Ziggy Rudd from the waiver wire.
12-18-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Ziggy Rudd to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
12-12-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Ziggy Rudd 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.
12-12-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Ziggy Rudd.
12-12-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Ziggy Rudd from the waiver wire.
12-05-1988The Toronto Wolves have waived Ziggy Rudd.
11-28-1988The Toronto Wolves have moved Darwin Brink to the active roster. The Toronto Wolves have moved Ziggy Rudd to the inactive roster.
11-14-1988The Toronto Wolves have acquired Ziggy Rudd from the waiver wire.
11-13-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Ziggy Rudd to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
10-31-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Ziggy Rudd 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.
10-31-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Ziggy Rudd.
10-31-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Ziggy Rudd from the waiver wire.
10-30-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Ziggy Rudd to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
10-24-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ziggy Rudd to the inactive roster.
10-17-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ziggy Rudd to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Jeff Wilkins to the inactive roster.
10-17-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Ziggy Rudd from the waiver wire.
10-16-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Ziggy Rudd to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
10-10-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Ziggy Rudd from the waiver wire.
10-09-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Ziggy Rudd to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
10-03-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Ziggy Rudd from the waiver wire.
10-02-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Ziggy Rudd to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
09-26-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Ziggy Rudd from the waiver wire.
09-26-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Ziggy Rudd.
09-25-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Ziggy Rudd from the waiver wire.
09-18-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Ziggy Rudd to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
09-11-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Blahak to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ziggy Rudd to the inactive roster.
09-11-1988Ziggy Rudd of the Cleveland Ironmen is injured with an ACL sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 24 days.
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.
09-01-1986The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Elby Justice, Moses Arbogast, Roger Perdrix, Ulysses Liberty, Ruby Vickers, Ziggy Rudd, and Al Underwood to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Frosty Rucker, Damone Mike, Darrell Levanitis, Ray May, Dwayne DeOssie, Allen Boeke, and Clay Morton 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 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.
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.
08-24-1981The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ziggy Rudd to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ray Casper 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.
10-08-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Bruiser Broadnax and Ziggy Rudd to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Johnny Rawlings and Clark Kellogg to the inactive roster.
09-24-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Clark Kellogg to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ziggy Rudd to the inactive roster.
09-23-1979Ziggy Rudd of the Cleveland Ironmen is injured with an ankle ligament sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 19 days.
08-20-1979The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Tommy Gunn and Ziggy Rudd to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Keith Savage and Angelo Roberts 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.
01-30-1978The Cleveland Ironmen have changed Ziggy Ruud's name to Ziggy Rudd.
01-30-1978The Cleveland Ironmen have changed Ziggy Boone's name to Ziggy Ruud.
01-30-1978The Cleveland Ironmen have changed Clarence Hall's name to Ziggy Boone.
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.