Curly Lambeau Football League
09-09-2069
#30|Tony Zale Running Back
Cleveland Ironmen (1990, Age 32)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating C+  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (04-06-2021) Potential A 
Age at Death 62 Born 07-08-1958 in Billings, MT
Drafted Round 2, Pick 25 (1981) Experience 9 Years (165 Wks)
College Portland University, 1981 Salary 745 ($49.658M/2069 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D+ Catching C  Pass Cover F  Kick Power F 
Throw Acc C- Pass Blocking C  Run Cover C- Kick Acc D-
Carrying B- Run Blocking B  Tackling D  Kick Return C+
        Pursuit D+    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed C- Stamina B- Execution A  Agility C+
Strength B- Health D  Aggressiveness C  Hands B-
Jumping C      Attitude A+ Break Tackle D+
ROLES
QB D+ C C  DT C- SS D+ K F  GUN C-
WR C- G C  DE C- FS D+ P D- KR C-
HB/TB C+ T C  ILB C- CB D+ LS D+ KRB C+
FB B- TE C  OLB C- H C+ HT B- KOS D-
Year Team G GS ATT ATT/G YDS AVG YDS/G STUF SYDS FUM LOST TD 1ST 1ST% LNG
1981 CLE 16 0 27 1.7 168 6.2 10.5 0 0 0 0 0 10 37.0 34
1982 CLE 16 16 30 1.9 109 3.6 6.8 0 0 0 0 0 8 26.7 11
1983 CLE 16 16 93 5.8 399 4.3 24.9 4 -8 1 1 0 18 19.4 20
1984 CLE 16 16 111 6.9 464 4.2 29.0 2 -3 2 2 5 28 25.2 35
1985 CLE 16 16 43 2.7 144 3.3 9.0 0 0 0 0 4 8 18.6 11
1986 CLE 16 15 41 2.6 123 3.0 7.7 2 -4 2 1 1 6 14.6 13
1987 CLE 16 16 52 3.2 247 4.8 15.4 3 -7 0 0 1 9 17.3 62
1988 CLE 16 3 26 1.6 72 2.8 4.5 1 -4 0 0 3 3 11.5 11
1989 CLE 8 0 10 1.2 27 2.7 3.4 0 0 0 0 0 1 10.0 6
Total   136 98 433 3.2 1753 4.0 12.9 12 -26 5 4 14 91 21.0 62

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1991Tony Zale has retired from the Cleveland Ironmen.
01-06-1991The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Tony Zale 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.
01-06-1991The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Tony Zale.
01-06-1991The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Tony Zale from the waiver wire.
08-26-1990The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Tony Zale to comply with the 65-man roster limit.
08-20-1990The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Booker Essex to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Tony Zale to the inactive roster.
01-07-1990The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ivan Fekete, Tony Zale, Al Underwood, and Tony Liske to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Pete Pihos, Andy Katzenmoyer, Phineas Fogg, Frank Brodie, and Brad Rogers to the inactive roster.
12-03-1989The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Jackie Guba to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Tony Zale to the inactive roster.
12-03-1989The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Tony Zale and Wahoo Parker to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Charley Kelly and Jackie Guba to the inactive roster.
11-27-1989The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joey James to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Tony Zale to the inactive roster.
10-30-1989The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Tony Zale to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Charley Kelly to the inactive roster.
10-30-1989The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Lucius Roberson, Albie Ra, and Jackie Guba to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Tony Zale, Ivan Fekete, and Joey James to the inactive roster.
10-23-1989The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Tony Zale to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Jackie Guba to the inactive roster.
09-24-1989The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Hershey to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Tony Zale to the inactive roster.
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 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.
08-04-1986The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Jon Christensen, Horace Geathers, Arnie O'Neal, Quincy Brock, Bruiser Broadnax, Alvin Joseph, Jack Williams, Jim Fugett, Frank Conerly, Ray Cassady, Herkie Marion, Donnie Smith, Vernon McKenzie, Tony Liske, Buzzy Offenhauser, Dan Bradshaw, Calvin Morrison, and Raymond Barry to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Thelonious Rolls, Joe Hershey, Bill Cronin, Bob Tasca, Don Milk, Dave Silk, Rex Kern, John Perkovic, Albie Ra, Tony Zale, Jack Frost, Robbie See, Derrick Morse, Big Ed Roebuck, Bruno Sammartino, Charlie Pasteryak, Paul Warfield, and Rosaire Paiement to the inactive roster.
08-19-1985The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Albie Ra, Sixten Blixt, Plato Vitalis, Tony Zale, Marvel Updike, Don Milk, Rick Carlisle, Sonny Brinkley, and Al Underwood to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Altie Taylor, Bob Smith, Troy Tempest, Al Duncan, Bill Markov, Blaine Julian, Don Sweet, Floyd Wilcox, and Dale Lilly to the inactive roster.
04-28-1985The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Harvey Wright, John Fuqua, Dale Lilly, Altie Taylor, Bobby Joe Conway, and Raymond Barry to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved John Brockington, Frosty Rucker, Elby Justice, Dave Silk, Rex Kern, John Perkovic, Tony Zale, Robbie See, and Footsie Lie to the inactive roster.
08-20-1984The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Dave Silk, Al Underwood, Tony Zale, and Andy Studebaker to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Arnie O'Neal and Altie Taylor to the inactive roster.
08-06-1984The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ray Sykes, Paro Dontex, Leo Chrebet, Fred Brown, Alex Bingham, Don Sweet, Mike Musser, Andy Jordan, Hank Tilley, and Clete Ingram to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved John Brockington, Frosty Rucker, Bob Tasca, Don Milk, Elby Justice, Rex Kern, John Perkovic, Tony Zale, Footsie Lie, and Mack Jacox 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.
08-22-1982The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Mack Jacox and Tony Zale to the active 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.
09-28-1981The Cleveland Ironmen have changed Hank Libby's name to Tony Zale.
09-28-1981The Cleveland Ironmen have changed Joe Hershey's name to Hank Libby.
09-21-1981The Cleveland Ironmen have changed John Hickman's name to Joe Hershey.
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.