Walter Payton Football League
12-21-2161
#77|Dave Early Tackle
Minnesota Cardinals (1973, Age 31)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (07-07-2009) Potential A-
Age at Death 67 Born 05-31-1942 in Barranquilla, Colombia
Drafted Round 2, Pick 19 (1965) Experience 8 Years (159 Wks)
College State College of Oregon, 1964 Salary 745 ($31084.651M/2161 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D- Catching Pass Cover Kick Power D+
Throw Acc D+ Pass Blocking Run Cover D+ Kick Acc
Carrying Run Blocking B+ Tackling B- Kick Return D-
        Pursuit C+    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed C- Stamina Execution Agility B-
Strength B+ Health C- Aggressiveness B+ Hands
Jumping     Attitude Break Tackle
ROLES
QB C DT C+ SS C- K D- GUN
WR D+ G B- DE FS C- P D- KR D+
HB/TB D+ T ILB CB D+ LS C- KRB
FB TE C+ OLB H D+ HT C+ KOS D-
Year Team ACT G GS COND INJ PEN PYDS TIME
1965 ATL 16 16 16 95% 0 6 30 311:16
1966 ATL 16 16 12 90% 0 1 5 219:28
1967 ATL 16 16 11 91% 0 3 15 263:05
1968 ATL 16 16 15 92% 0 2 10 370:14
1969 ATL 16 16 16 98% 0 5 30 264:46
1970 ATL 16 16 16 99% 0 3 15 341:09
1971 ATL 16 16 16 98% 0 4 20 263:33
1972 ATL 16 16 16 98% 0 3 20 228:06
Total   128 128 118 95% 0 27 145 2261:37

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1974Dave Early has retired from the Atlanta Warhawks.
08-06-1973The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Fredd Luchey, Royce Willis, Cloud Flyer, Willie George, James Reilly, Jim Ehrhardt, Cowboy Oliver, Ed Douglass, Tom Hitt, Paul Joseph, Ron Farrior, Wilford Fairchild, John Philbin, Erric McCann, Jim Fiske, Beryl Lewis, Eddie Womack, Mike Hertwig, Chris McFarland, and Brian Dickey to the active roster. The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Erik Brandau, Jason Brown, Derrick Keith, Pete Haik, Joe Vincent, Dave Early, Dave Watson, Robert Hoaglin, Vito Butler, Jimmy Van Buren, Jimmy Filipowicz, J.D. Young, Kile Adams, Kailee Powers, Emmitt Neely, Al Wilson, Donny Rychlec, Elmo Deroo, Michael Lyon, Kendricke Younger, Blair Kaczmarek, Bird Cox, Ronnie Hutson, and Amod Miller to the inactive roster.
08-21-1972The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Vito Butler, Hank Cross, J.D. Young, Kile Adams, Jimmy Filipowicz, Harold Stroth, Jim Tollefson, Derrick Keith, Michael Lyon, Kendricke Younger, Bird Cox, Jason Brown, June Losch, Emmitt Neely, Elmo Deroo, Robert Hoaglin, Donny Rychlec, Pete Haik, Joe Vincent, Dave Early, Cliff Musick, Al Wilson, Blair Kaczmarek, and Amod Miller to the active roster. The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Jason Stonebreaker, Wilford Fairchild, John Philbin, Erric McCann, Herb Perry, Fredd Luchey, Jim Fiske, Dennis Ford, Chris McFarland, Solomon Carolan, Jason deRidder, Daryl Dodson, Derrick McNabb, Jim Ehrhardt, Dennis Pittman, Art Morgan, Scott Smedley, Junior Dickerson, Harry Konetsky, Jesse Anderson, Jerry Kinard, Ron Lofton, Jim Nichols, Garrett Mathews, and Cloud Flyer to the inactive roster.
04-30-1972The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Herb Perry, Jim Fiske, Daryl Dodson, Derrick McNabb, Jim Ehrhardt, Dennis Pittman, Art Morgan, Harry Konetsky, Jesse Anderson, Ron Lofton, Jack McDaniel, and Garrett Mathews to the active roster. The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Vito Butler, Hank Cross, J.D. Young, Kile Adams, Jimmy Filipowicz, Jimmy Van Buren, Derrick Keith, Michael Lyon, Kendricke Younger, Bird Cox, Jason Brown, Jermichael Finley, June Losch, Emmitt Neely, Elmo Deroo, Robert Hoaglin, Council Furey, Pete Haik, Joe Vincent, Dave Early, Cliff Musick, Al Wilson, Blair Kaczmarek, Amod Miller, and Erik Brandau to the inactive roster.
08-23-1971The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Dave Early and Al Wilson to the active roster.
08-09-1971The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Dan Hanken, Ernie LaPlace, Antwan Melka, Robert Hoaglin, Charlie Clark, and Mike Terry to the active roster. The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Roger Stalls, Jimmy Filipowicz, Michael Lyon, Vic Williams, Harvey Conley, Drew Tomlin, Dave Early, and Al Wilson to the inactive roster.
08-24-1970The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Roger Stalls, Kile Adams, Jimmy Filipowicz, Harold Stroth, Derrick Keith, Michael Lyon, Kendricke Younger, Jermichael Finley, Vince Biekert, Elmo Deroo, Joe Vincent, Dave Early, and Al Wilson to the active roster. The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Randy Hodges, Marcus Frazier, Dan Hanken, Matt Larson, Chris McFarland, Scott Poole, Matt Spaeth, Warren Grant, Bob Robinson, Antwan Melka, Vernon Colter, Harvey Greene, Scott Rogers, Chris Purvis, Charlie Clark, and Jim Nichols to the inactive roster.
08-10-1970The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Marcus Frazier, Scott Poole, Warren Grant, Drew Tomlin, Emmitt Neely, Antwan Melka, Vernon Colter, Chris Purvis, Charlie Clark, and Jim Nichols to the active roster. The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Matt Birk, Roger Stalls, Kile Adams, Jimmy Filipowicz, Harold Stroth, Derrick Keith, Michael Lyon, Kendricke Younger, Vic Williams, Vince Biekert, Elmo Deroo, Leon Truesdell, Joe Vincent, Dave Early, and Al Wilson to the inactive roster.
08-18-1969The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Dave Early and Jimmy Filipowicz to the active roster. The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Randy Hodges and Scott Williams to the inactive roster.
04-27-1969The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Matt Birk, Frank Oswald, Marcus Frazier, Howard Cross, Pat Mason, Vernon Colter, Charlie Clark, Jim Pegram, and Jim Nichols to the active roster. The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Roger Stalls, Kile Adams, Jimmy Filipowicz, Derrick Keith, Vic Williams, Harvey Conley, Elmo "Sexy And He Knows It" Deroo, Leon Truesdell, Joe Vincent, Dave Early, and Al Wilson to the inactive roster.
08-29-1966The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Roger Stalls, Vic Williams, Harvey Conley, Dave Early, and Al Wilson to the active roster. The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Pat Mason to the inactive roster.
08-08-1966The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Bobby Dotson, Jimmy Filipowicz, Harold Stroth, Matt Gunn, Leo Golemgeske, Vernon Colter, Elmo Deroo, Ray Brodnicki, Rhett Jones, Jim Pegram, and Gary Anderson to the active roster. The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Roger Stalls, Kile Adams, Derrick Keith, Vic Williams, Harvey Conley, Kevin Green, Dave Early, Al Wilson, Scott Williams, Earl Arnett, and Mike Herber to the inactive roster.
08-09-1965The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Joe Vincent and Dave Early to the active roster. The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Art Morgan and Don Cornelison to the inactive roster.