Curly Lambeau Football League
09-03-2068
#52|Joe Fortunato Linebacker
Cleveland Ironmen (2008, Age 35)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating C+  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (11-06-2036) Potential C+
Age at Death 63 Born 10-15-1973 in Long Beach, CA
Drafted Round 4, Pick 56 (1996) Experience 7 Years (126 Wks)
College New Hampshire University, 1996 Salary 745 ($46.301M/2068 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power Catching Pass Cover Kick Power
Throw Acc D+ Pass Blocking Run Cover B- Kick Acc D-
Carrying C- Run Blocking Tackling C+ Kick Return
        Pursuit C+    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed C- Stamina Execution C- Agility C+
Strength B- Health Aggressiveness Hands
Jumping D+     Attitude A- Break Tackle D+
ROLES
QB C DT SS K GUN C-
WR D+ G D+ DE C- FS C- P KR D+
HB/TB D+ T D+ ILB C+ CB C- LS KRB D+
FB D+ TE OLB C+ H D- HT KOS D-
Year Type ICs Hlth Sta Att Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agr Agl Hnd BrkT  Total 
1992 College 46 1/2 0/2 1/2 0/4             0/4 0/6 0/15           0/6 0/1   0/3 0/1   2/46
1993 College 70 0/3 1/9 1/2 0/4             0/7 4/9 0/16         0/1 2/11 0/1   1/4 0/3   9/70
1994 College 68 2/3 1/5 0/2 0/7             1/3 3/8 2/14         1/2 5/14     1/7 0/3   16/68
1995 College 71 1/4 4/6 0/1 0/10             2/9 1/3 3/11         0/2 2/14 2/3   2/5 1/3   18/71
1996 Position 34   1/1   0/1             0/5 1/4 1/5           1/12     2/6     6/34
1996 Drills 23   1/2 2/5 2/9                 0/2           0/1   -2/0   1/4   4/23
1997 Position 25   0/1   0/2             0/2 0/1 0/4           2/11     0/4     2/25
1997 Drills 23     1/5 5/10                                 -1/0   3/8   8/23
1998 Position 31   0/1   0/2             0/3 1/3 1/8           1/11     0/3     3/31
1998 Drills 23     3/5 6/10                                 -4/0   3/8   8/23
1998 Declines 0         -1/0                                       -1/0
1999 Position 24   0/3   0/2             0/4 0/1 1/4           0/8     0/2     1/24
1999 Drills 22     2/6 4/9                                     2/7   8/22
1999 Declines 0 -1/0                             -1/0   -1/0   -1/0         -4/0
2000 Position 13                       0/2 0/2           0/8     0/1     0/13
2000 Drills 25     3/9 2/9                                 -2/0   0/7   3/25
2000 Declines 0 -2/0           -1/0 -1/0             -1/0   -2/0   -1/0         -1/0 -9/0
2001 Position 30   0/1   0/2             0/6 0/4 1/6           0/7     0/4     1/30
2001 Drills 23     4/11 2/3                                 -1/0   0/9   5/23
2001 Declines 0 -5/0     -1/0                 -1/0       -1/0 -1/0   -1/0 -2/0   -1/0   -13/0
2002 Position 27   0/2   0/4             0/5 0/2 0/4           0/8     0/2     0/27
2002 Drills 24     3/6 4/6                                 -4/0   0/12   3/24
2002 Declines 0 -8/0 -5/0   -2/0 -1/0     -1/0 -2/0   -1/0 -1/0 -2/0 -1/0 -1/0 -1/0   -3/0 -3/0 -1/0 -2/0 -1/0 -1/0 -2/0 -39/0
2003 Position 16   0/1   1/3             0/4   0/1           0/6     0/1     1/16
2003 Drills 25   0/3   0/1                 1/3         0/1 0/7 1/3   0/2 1/5   3/25
2003 Declines 0 -8/0 -4/0   -2/0 -2/0 -2/0 -1/0 -1/0 -1/0 -2/0 -1/0 -1/0 -4/0 -2/0 -3/0   -2/0 -1/0 -2/0 -3/0 -5/0 -1/0 -4/0 -1/0 -53/0
2004 Position 11                     0/1 0/1 0/4           0/4     0/1     0/11
2004 Drills 23 0/2 1/2 0/2 0/2                 0/3         0/2 0/3 0/4   0/1 0/2   1/23
2004 Declines 0 -11/0 -5/0   -2/0 -2/0 -2/0 -2/0 -2/0 -3/0 -5/0 -3/0 -2/0 -3/0 -2/0 -4/0 -2/0 -2/0 -8/0 -3/0 -1/0 -5/0 -2/0 -1/0 -4/0 -76/0
2005 Position 13       0/1             0/4   0/3           0/4     0/1     0/13
2005 Drills 24 0/3 0/4   0/3                 0/4         0/1 0/1 1/6   0/2     1/24
2005 Declines 0 -21/0 -6/0   -6/0 -1/0 -2/0 -4/0 -4/0 -7/0 -5/0 -4/0 -3/0 -6/0 -2/0 -2/0 -6/0 -2/0 -8/0 -3/0 -8/0 -4/0 -4/0 -4/0 -4/0 -116/0
2006 Position 16   0/1   0/3                 0/4           0/5     0/3     0/16
2006 Drills 25 0/2 0/2 0/1 0/2                 0/7         0/1 0/5     0/1 0/4   0/25
2006 Declines 0 -25/0 -7/0   -11/0 -5/0 -2/0 -3/0 -4/0 -3/0 -1/0 -8/0 -4/0 -7/0 -4/0 -4/0 -4/0 -3/0 -11/0 -3/0 -5/0 -8/0 -8/0 -4/0 -4/0 -138/0
2007 Position 10       0/1             0/3   0/2           0/4           0/10
2007 Drills 25 1/2 0/1 2/3 1/5                 0/2         0/2 0/3 0/2   0/1 0/4   4/25
2007 Declines 0 -31/0 -8/0   -6/0 -5/0 -3/0 -9/0 -2/0     -8/0 -5/0 -7/0 -9/0 -7/0 -5/0 -2/0 -7/0 -1/0 -8/0 -10/0 -8/0 -10/0 -6/0 -157/0
2008 Position 11       0/1             0/1   0/2           0/3     0/4     0/11
2008 Drills 24   0/4 0/2 0/3                           0/2 0/3 0/1   0/2 3/7   3/24
2008 Declines 0 -38/0 -8/0   -6/0     -6/0 -8/0     -6/0 -9/0 -6/0 -7/0 -8/0 -3/0 -3/0 -11/0 -5/0 -8/0 -10/0 -13/0 -5/0 -5/0 -165/0
Total -145/21 -34/51 22/62 -9/119 -17/0 -11/0 -26/0 -23/0 -16/0 -13/0 -28/61 -15/44 -26/126 -27/0 -30/0 -22/0 -17/0 -50/14 -8/159 -32/21 -60/0 -31/60 -16/87 -27/0 -661/825

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-2009Joe Fortunato has retired from the Cleveland Ironmen.
01-25-2009The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Fortunato 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.
01-25-2009The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Joe Fortunato.
01-18-2009The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Fortunato 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.
01-18-2009The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Joe Fortunato.
01-18-2009The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Fortunato from the waiver wire.
08-11-2008The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Joe Fortunato.
08-04-2008The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Roy Blue, Chris Smith, Tim Duncan, Kurt Johnson, Jim Chevrolet, Jim Kregel, Tony Adams, Carl White, Artie Wright, Donnie Pearson, Marmaduke Trent, John Frank, Joe Franklin, Kalimba Pass, Randy Gordon, Ed Word, Franny Rostosky, Ramsey Hebert, Charlie Greer, Perry Morrison, Eric Lynch, Chris Wilson, Ike Sanford, Bill Asbury, Joe Fortunato, Rankin Hunley, Carmen House, Grant Lee, Russell Crafts, Francis Peay, Tom Garden, Vernon Gholston, and Clyde Moore to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Bob Babich, Jim LeClair, Lionel Taylor, Joe Lukens, Ken Kortas, Joe Niagara, Joe Kaiers, Lamar Lundy, Jack Tatum, Joe Duquesne, Augie Pabst, Don Trull, Tony Gabriel, Chuck Guy, Fair Hooker, Andre LaCroix, Jim Cadile, Don Poppowell, Monte Clark, Happy Hairston, Gary Champagne, John Van Boxmeer, Audrey Bruce, Steve Luke, Bruce Landon, Moe Racine, Rod Huntley, Bob Jeter, Mike Fox, Mike Guess, Leland Glass, Bobby McCrory, and Tom Day to the inactive roster.
01-28-2008The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Fortunato 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.
01-28-2008The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Joe Fortunato.
01-28-2008The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Fortunato from the waiver wire.
08-12-2007The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Joe Fortunato to comply with the 80-man roster limit.
01-29-2007The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Fortunato 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.
01-29-2007The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Joe Fortunato.
01-29-2007The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Fortunato from the waiver wire.
08-21-2006The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Joe Fortunato.
08-21-2006The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Roland Miles, Jim Stegmaier, Chuck Guy, Roger Ford, Gary Champagne, Audrey Bruce, Chris Romeo, Bill Story, D'Artagnan Marquis, Vernon Vanoy, Leland Glass, and Bobby McCrory to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ray Schmarr, Frank Buncom, Stan Larson, Richie Aurora, Carl White, Tommy Joe Coffey, Garry Carter, Duncan Dinkel, Darryl Anderson, Brian Denson, Eddie Gillette, Joe Fortunato, Patrick Guy, Errol Linden, Phil Hardy, and Cordell Jells to the inactive roster.
08-07-2006The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Jerry Wise, Larry Kelly, Brian Denson, Richie Aurora, Burt Hart, Cordell Jells, Ray Schmarr, Jim "Nacho Daddies" Chevrolet, Frank Buncom, Tony Adams, Patrick Guy, Marmaduke Trent, Garry Carter, Joe Fortunato, George Gwinn, Roger Rogers, Tommy Joe Coffey, Darryl Jessup, Grant Lee, Stan Larson, Jack Mackalavage, Duncan Dinkel, Henry Curtis, and Eddie Gillette to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved D'Artagnan Marquis, Moe Racine, Bill Story, John Van Boxmeer, Bruce Elia, Lionel Antoine, Don Poppowell, Sam Ball, Ken Kortas, Rickey Orange, Audrey Bruce, Chris Romeo, Joe Niagara, Augie Pabst, Roland Miles, Joe Lukens, Lionel Taylor, Roger Ford, Rod Huntley, Vernon Vanoy, Jim Stegmaier, Bobby McCrory, Leland Glass, Chuck Guy, and Fair Hooker to the inactive roster.
01-15-2006The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Fortunato 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.
01-15-2006The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Joe Fortunato.
01-02-2006The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Fortunato 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.
01-02-2006The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Joe Fortunato.
01-02-2006The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Fortunato from the waiver wire.
08-22-2005The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Joe Fortunato.
08-22-2005The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Joe Fortunato from the waiver wire.
08-22-2005The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Joe Fortunato.
08-22-2005The Cleveland Ironmen have changed Jerry Howard's name to Joe Fortunato.
08-22-2005The Cleveland Ironmen have moved D'Artagnan Marquis, Billy Joe Mantooth, Rupe Andrew, Don Poppowell, Keith Smith, Ray Mix, Anton Jones, Grant Lee, Gerald Howard, Tim Dobrus, Norm Pruce, Rod Huntley, and Butch Fowler to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Bryan Graham, Rockne Freitas, Rich Shepherd, Jerry Howard, Jim Cronkhite, Al Sanchez, Dale Livingston, Richard Langhorne, Frank Tidmore, Terry McDonald, Glynn Nelson, Charlie Webber, Ron Bentz, and Eddie Gillette to the inactive roster.
08-08-2005The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Bob Peacock, Larry Ford, Rondy Grigson, Ron Bentz, Frank Tidmore, Donnie Pearson, Billy Fulton, Jason Powers, Pat Appleton, Jerry Howard, George Gwinn, Al Sanchez, Richard Langhorne, Ray Macafee, Vernon Vanoy, and Terdell Ryan to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved John Reger, Richie Aurora, Billy Joe Mantooth, Izzy Lang, Tony Derby, Gerald Howard, Fred Carr, Anton Jones, Chris Romeo, Rankin Hunley, Hull Whelan, D'Artagnan Marquis, Norm Pruce, Bob Jeter, Mike Clemons, and Len Ford to the inactive roster.
05-01-2005The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Jerry Howard from the waiver wire.
08-09-2004The Memphis Mephitic Miasma have waived Jerry Howard.
08-09-2004The Memphis Mephitic Miasma have moved Chuck Beasley to the active roster. The Memphis Mephitic Miasma have moved Jerry Howard to the inactive roster.
11-16-2003The Memphis Vanguard have moved Jerry Howard to the active roster. The Memphis Vanguard have moved Preston Pruce to the inactive roster.
11-16-2003The Memphis Vanguard have acquired Jerry Howard from the waiver wire.
08-24-2003The Montreal Mastodon have moved Dana Griffen to the active roster.
08-24-2003The Montreal Mastodon have waived Jerry Howard.
08-04-2003The Montreal Mastodon have moved Harry Moore to the active roster. The Montreal Mastodon have moved Jerry Howard to the inactive roster.
08-26-2002The Montreal Mastodon have moved Jerry Howard to the active roster.
11-05-2001The Montreal Mastodon have moved Chet Koeninger to the active roster. The Montreal Mastodon have moved Jerry Howard to the inactive roster.
01-29-2001The Montreal Mastodon have moved Jerry Howard to the active roster.
01-29-2001Trade #80054 has been completed between the Cleveland Ironmen and the Montreal Mastodon. The Montreal Mastodon receive Jerry Howard (LB) from the Cleveland Ironmen in exchange for Ray Guy (P).
01-01-2001The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Billy Joe Mantooth, Morris Titanic, Norm Pruce, Mike Pinkett, and Moses Branch to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Tony Campion, Fred Von Oelhoffen, Jerry Howard, Alvin Batteaux, and Fred James to the inactive roster.
12-25-2000The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Jerry Howard and Alvin Batteaux to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Billy Joe Mantooth and Moses Branch to the inactive roster.
09-04-2000The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Richie Aurora, Larry Ford, Billy Joe Mantooth, Ziggy Czarobski, Izzy Lang, Tony Ruud, Norm Pruce, Jack Lee, Doug Engles, Moses Branch, and Big Daddy Lipscomb to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rankin Hunley, Bill Yearby, Abe Walendy, Kent Blue, Leon Crow, Tom Yellowbird, Jerry Howard, Alvin Batteaux, Pete Parker, Carlos Johnson, and Sylvester Wilcox to the inactive roster.
04-30-2000The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Dutch Sullivan, David Hull, Kent Blue, Tom Yellowbird, Fred Von Oelhoffen, Sylvester Wilcox, Dan Moore, Carl Young, Willie Johnson, Carlos Johnson, Bennie McRae, Jerry Howard, Leon Crow, Alvin Batteaux, and Glenn Jilek to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Richie Aurora, Kenyon Slaughter, Tony Ruud, Ziggy Czarobski, Reb Wickersham, Big Daddy Lipscomb, John Perko, Jack Lee, Norm Pruce, Hull Whelan, Doug Engles, Moses Branch, Larry Ford, and Billy Joe Mantooth to the inactive roster.
12-26-1999The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Tom Yellowbird to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Jerry Howard to the inactive roster.
12-26-1999The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Jerry Howard to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Tony Campion to the inactive roster.
12-20-1999The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Tony Campion to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Jerry Howard to the inactive roster.
09-06-1999The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Jerry Howard to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Alvin Batteaux to the inactive roster.
09-06-1999The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Richie Aurora, Billy Joe Mantooth, Ziggy Czarobski, Herb Adderley, Tony Ruud, Norm Pruce, Doug Engles, Moses Branch, and Big Daddy Lipscomb to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Bennie McRae, Bruce Brown, Vincent Cousin, Fred Von Oelhoffen, Tom Yellowbird, Jerry Howard, Phil Hooper, Dave Prescott, and Glenn Jilek to the inactive roster.
12-22-1997The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Tom Yellowbird, Carlos Johnson, and Jerry Howard to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Tony Ruud, Moses Branch, and Billy Joe Mantooth to the inactive roster.
12-15-1997The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Renard Pittman and Rufe Buck to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Jerry Howard and Sylvester Wilcox to the inactive roster.
08-04-1997The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Jerry Howard to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Putt Choate to the inactive roster.
01-06-1997The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Joe Hershey to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Jerry Howard to the inactive roster.
08-05-1996The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Al Travis, Jerry Howard, Alvin Batteaux, Mike Pinkett, and Butch Fowler to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Lance Huarte, Ken Flaherty, Stan Rockwell, Dick Maple, and Carl Bennett to the inactive roster.