Curly Lambeau Football League
09-03-2068
#29|Booker Essex Cornerback
Cleveland Ironmen (1994, Age 35)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B-  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (04-07-2028) Potential
Age at Death 68 Born 09-05-1959 in Rincon, GA
Drafted Round 2, Pick 19 (1981) Experience 11 Years (201 Wks)
College Alabama College, 1981 Salary 845 ($52.516M/2068 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D- Catching Pass Cover B- Kick Power
Throw Acc D- Pass Blocking Run Cover Kick Acc
Carrying Run Blocking D- Tackling C+ Kick Return B-
        Pursuit    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed C+ Stamina C+ Execution Agility
Strength C- Health Aggressiveness Hands C-
Jumping C-     Attitude A- Break Tackle D+
ROLES
QB C D- DT C- SS K GUN C+
WR G D+ DE C- FS P KR
HB/TB C- T D+ ILB CB B- LS D- KRB C-
FB D+ TE D+ OLB H HT C+ KOS D-
Year Team G GS TKL SOLO AST SACK SAF STF DEF BRK INT INTY AVG LNG TD FF
1981 CLE 4 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1982 CLE 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0 1 7 7.0 7 0 0
1985 CLE 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1986 CLE 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1990 CLE 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1991 CLE 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1993 CLE 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1994 CLE 4 4 0 0 0 3.0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 2
Total   22 7 0 0 0 3.0 0 0.0 3 1 2 7 3.5 7 0 2

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1995Booker Essex has retired from the Cleveland Ironmen.
01-08-1995The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Booker Essex from the waiver wire.
09-11-1994The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Booker Essex to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
09-05-1994The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Hershey, Jim Stillwagon, Reb Wickersham, Ray Guy, Herb Adderley, Doug Van Horn, Tony Ruud, Morris Titanic, Archie Griffin, Walt Chrysler, Bruce Service, Ron Low, Paul Warfield, Rosaire Paiement, Don Lamka, Golden Richards, and Big Daddy Lipscomb to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Belton, Lucius Roberson, Wahoo Parker, John Gorinski, Chris Gamble, John Swift, Big Ed Roebuck, Charlie Pasteryak, Tony Liske, Bull Petty, Jackie Guba, Booker Essex, Marvel Updike, Ross Robbins, Rick Carlisle, and Joe McRaven to the inactive roster.
08-08-1994The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Belton, Chris Hayes, Red Jameson, John Swift, Ziggy Czarobski, Jim Keller, Andy White, Booker Essex, Rufus Garcia, Dave Helwig, Tom Berry, and Greg Cenci to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Jim Stillwagon, Bill Yearby, Richie Aurora, Larry Ford, Billy Joe Mantooth, Brad Selby, Herb Adderley, Putt Choate, Tom Yellowbird, Tony Ruud, Big Daddy Lipscomb, and Al Underwood to the inactive roster.
01-09-1994The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Booker Essex from the waiver wire.
09-12-1993The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Booker Essex to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
09-06-1993The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Thelonious Rolls, Joe Hershey, Tom Yellowbird, Morris Titanic, Bruce Service, Larry Friday, Walt Chrysler, Bruno Sammartino, Ron Low, Reb Wickersham, Tony Liske, Don Lamka, Golden Richards, Herb Adderley, and Paul Warfield to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Blahak, Don Milk, Elby Justice, Joe Corn, Dave Silk, Tom Mix, Alec Brown, Gareth Aysgarth, Sixten Blixt, Jack Frost, Ross Robbins, Booker Essex, Lucius Roberson, Wahoo Parker, and Marvel Updike to the inactive roster.
05-02-1993The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Blahak, Ralph Heck, Al Underwood, Ray Hill, Moses Arbogast, Booker Essex, Wahoo Parker, Don Coffey, Andy White, Gerry Philbin, Ray May, Thomas Micho, and Chris Gibbs to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Putt Choate, Tom Yellowbird, Ray Dandridge, Tony Ruud, Larry Friday, Ziggy Czarobski, Brad Selby, Jim Stillwagon, Reb Wickersham, Big Daddy Lipscomb, Herb Adderley, Larry Ford, and Billy Joe Mantooth to the inactive roster.
01-17-1993The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Booker Essex 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.
01-17-1993The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Booker Essex.
01-10-1993The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Booker Essex from the waiver wire.
10-25-1992The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Booker Essex to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
10-12-1992The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Booker Essex from the waiver wire.
09-27-1992The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Booker Essex to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
09-21-1992The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Booker Essex from the waiver wire.
09-20-1992The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Booker Essex to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
09-14-1992The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Booker Essex from the waiver wire.
09-13-1992The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Booker Essex to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
05-03-1992The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Booker Essex to the inactive roster.
12-29-1991The Cleveland Ironmen have placed Booker Essex on the Injured Reserve list for the remainder of the season.
12-29-1991The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Booker Essex to the inactive roster.
12-29-1991Booker Essex of the Cleveland Ironmen is injured with a shoulder contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 8 days.
08-19-1991The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Pete James, Wally Chambers, and Booker Essex to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Bobbie Sacrinty to the inactive roster.
08-05-1991The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Tom Berry, Ralph Heck, Clete Winston, Ulysses Liberty, Bobbie Sacrinty, Jon Griffin, Andy Katzenmoyer, Clark Cecil, Bryce Howard, Patrick Hanson, Herm Casanova, Charlie Tiller, Ray O'Neal, Andy White, and Mike Cibulas to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Blahak, Al Underwood, Putt Choate, Tom Yellowbird, Moses Arbogast, Tony Ruud, Larry Friday, Booker Essex, Jim Stillwagon, Reb Wickersham, Wahoo Parker, Big Daddy Lipscomb, Marvel Updike, Herb Adderley, and Ray May to the inactive roster.
08-20-1990The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Booker Essex to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Tony Zale to the inactive roster.
04-29-1990The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Derrick Barnes, Jackie Ledyard, Rich Armstrong, Tyrone Frost, Frank Casey, Andy Katzenmoyer, Clark Cecil, and Al Derogatis to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Elby Justice, Reb Wickersham, Bill Yearby, Herb Adderley, Booker Essex, Roger Perdrix, Marvel Updike, and Al Underwood to the inactive roster.
09-04-1989The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Hershey, Jim Stillwagon, Reb Wickersham, Plato Vitalis, Moses Arbogast, Herb Adderley, Big Ed Roebuck, Jack Frost, Charlie Pasteryak, Booker Essex, Paul Warfield, Bob Tasca, and Thelonious Rolls to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ralph Heck, Rex Kern, Joe Eubanks, Phineas Fogg, Reggie Waters, Frank Casey, Andy Katzenmoyer, Clark Cecil, Ruby Vickers, Ray Mann, Robbie See, Tony Postma, and Joey James to the inactive roster.
08-07-1989The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Lee Calland, Tyrone Frost, Bob Hazeltine, Clark Cecil, and Tony Postma to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Reb Wickersham, Moses Arbogast, Herb Adderley, Booker Essex, Joe Blahak, and Sonny Brinkley to the inactive roster.
09-05-1988The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Hershey, Elby Justice, Albie Ra, Reb Wickersham, Sixten Blixt, Rex Kern, Plato Vitalis, Moses Arbogast, Bruno Sammartino, Charlie Pasteryak, Booker Essex, Marvel Updike, Paul Warfield, Bob Tasca, Sonny Brinkley, Thelonious Rolls, and Dave Silk to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Bob Talamini, Lovie White, Tommy Gunn, Tyrone Frost, Joe McDuffie, Todd Hickman, Tony Liske, Tom Yellowbird, Andy Katzenmoyer, Bill Jett, Greasy Neal, Cookie Alfonse, Ray Jones, Clark Cecil, Melvin Scales, Milt Ziff, and Danny Kyle 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 Booker Essex to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Blahak to the inactive roster.
11-30-1987The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Blahak to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Booker Essex to the inactive roster.
10-05-1987The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Booker Essex to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Sonny Brinkley to the inactive roster.
09-28-1987The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Tommy Gunn to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Booker Essex to the inactive roster.
09-27-1987Booker Essex of the Cleveland Ironmen is injured with a knee contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 8 days.
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.
05-03-1987The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Lee Calland, Tyrone Frost, Andy White, Bobby Ruhl, and Joe Blahak to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Reb Wickersham, Moses Arbogast, Booker Essex, Sonny Brinkley, and Ruby Vickers to the inactive roster.
01-18-1987The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Booker Essex to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Tyrone Frost to the inactive roster.
12-28-1986The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Clark Cecil to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Booker Essex to the inactive roster.
12-28-1986Booker Essex of the Cleveland Ironmen is injured with an ACL sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 18 days.
08-18-1986The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Booker Essex to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Eddie Magnuson 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.
08-19-1985The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ruby Vickers, Tony Postma, Big Ed Roebuck, Charlie Pasteryak, and Booker Essex to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Bob Collie, Reggie Schueble, Lee Calland, George Graham, and Dan Bradshaw to the inactive roster.
04-28-1985The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Reggie Schueble, Troy Tempest, Terry Houston, Lee Calland, and George Graham to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Sonny Brinkley, Moses Arbogast, Ruby Vickers, Tony Postma, and Booker Essex 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.
01-03-1983The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Andy Katzenmoyer, Jack Frost, and Booker Essex to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Matt Byrd, Dan Christiansen, and Bobby Ruhl to the inactive roster.
12-27-1982The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Bigbee and Bobby Ruhl to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Andy Katzenmoyer and Booker Essex to the inactive roster.
08-22-1982The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ed Postupak, Mark Brown, Sonny Brinkley, Elby Justice, Dick Nitschke, Booker Essex, Tommy Gunn, and Raymond Barry to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Armin Loville, Harvey Wright, Ray Casper, Brad Dowler, Tony Beer, Joey Snyder, Val Jackson, Lee Calland, Rick Colzie, and Greg Hock 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.
10-11-1981The Cleveland Ironmen have changed Dale Lucas's name to Booker Essex.
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.