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Herb Adderley

Herbert A. Adderley

Position: DB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: June 8, 1939 in Philadelphia, PA
College: Michigan State

Career AV: 111 (69th overall since 1950)

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1980

5-time Pro Bowler & 4-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 1st round (12th overall) of the 1961 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the New York Titans in the 2nd round (13th overall) of the 1961 AFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1961 22 GNB LCB 26 14 0 1 9 0 9 1 0 0 0 7
1962+ 23 GNB LCB 26 14 0 7 132 1 50 2 4 15 0 18
1963*+ 24 GNB LCB 26 14 0 5 86 0 39 1 0 0 0 18
1964* 25 GNB LCB 26 13 0 4 56 0 35 1 1 18 0 12
1965*+ 26 GNB LCB 26 14 0 6 175 3 44 1 3 2 0 17
1966*+ 27 GNB LCB 26 14 0 4 125 1 68 1 2 0 0 17
1967* 28 GNB LCB 26 14 0 4 16 1 12 0 1 0 0 14
1968 29 GNB LCB 26 14 0 3 27 0 17 2 2 25 0 8
1969 30 GNB LCB 26 14 0 5 169 1 80 8
1970 31 DAL LCB 26 14 0 3 69 0 30 7
1971 32 DAL LCB 26 12 0 6 182 0 46 7
1972 33 DAL LCB 26 13 0 0 1 5 0 7
Career 164 0 48 1046 7 80 9 14 65 0 140
9 yrs GNB 125 0 39 795 7 80 9 13 60 0 119
3 yrs DAL 39 0 9 251 0 46 0 1 5 0 21

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1961 22 GNB LCB 26 14 0 18 478 0 61 26.6 478
1962+ 23 GNB LCB 26 14 0 15 418 1 103 27.9 418
1963*+ 24 GNB LCB 26 14 0 20 597 1 98 29.9 597
1964* 25 GNB LCB 26 13 0 19 508 0 43 26.7 508
1965*+ 26 GNB LCB 26 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 10 221 0 33 22.1 221
1966*+ 27 GNB LCB 26 14 0 14 320 0 65 22.9 320
1967* 28 GNB LCB 26 14 0 10 207 0 37 20.7 207
1968 29 GNB LCB 26 14 0 14 331 0 50 23.6 331
Career 164 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 120 3080 2 103 25.7 3080

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1962+ 23 GNB LCB 26 14 0 1 1 2 12
1963*+ 24 GNB LCB 26 14 0 1 1 6
1965*+ 26 GNB LCB 26 14 0 3 3 18
1966*+ 27 GNB LCB 26 14 0 1 1 6
1967* 28 GNB LCB 26 14 0 1 1 6
1969 30 GNB LCB 26 14 0 1 1 6
Career 164 0 2 7 9 54

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Jack Christiansen*, Monte Jackson, Paul Krause*, Mark Haynes, Sam Madison, Kent McCloughan, Champ Bailey, Abe Woodson, Andy Nelson, Lem Barney*
4 Jack Christiansen*, Monte Jackson, Eric Allen, Mark Haynes, Erich Barnes, Louis Wright, Jake Scott, Lem Barney*, Champ Bailey, Sam Madison
5 Jack Christiansen*, Louis Wright, Mark Haynes, Sam Madison, Lem Barney*, Jake Scott, Erich Barnes, Eric Allen, Mike Haynes*, Champ Bailey
6 Jack Christiansen*, Jake Scott, Sam Madison, Louis Wright, Eric Allen, Lem Barney*, Champ Bailey, Mike Haynes*, Erich Barnes, Paul Krause*
7 Jack Christiansen*, Champ Bailey, Lem Barney*, Rod Woodson*, Mike Haynes*, Jake Scott, Ed Reed, Eric Allen, Ronnie Lott*, Paul Krause*
8 Jack Christiansen*, Paul Krause*, Champ Bailey, Rod Woodson*, Willie Wood*, Jimmy Patton, Eric Allen, Ronnie Lott*, Lem Barney*, Jake Scott
9 Jack Christiansen*, Willie Wood*, Bobby Boyd, Champ Bailey, Ronnie Lott*, Paul Krause*, Ronde Barber, Jack Butler, Jimmy Patton, Lem Barney*
10 Ronde Barber, Ronnie Lott*, Mel Blount*, Willie Wood*, Lem Barney*, Rod Woodson*, Champ Bailey, Jack Christiansen*, Eric Allen, Deion Sanders
11 Ronde Barber, Aeneas Williams, Mel Blount*, Lem Barney*, Rod Woodson*, Willie Wood*, Ronnie Lott*, Willie Brown*, Mel Renfro*, Jimmy Patton
12 Ronde Barber, Mel Blount*, Rod Woodson*, Aeneas Williams, Willie Wood*, Ronnie Lott*, Night Train Lane*, Mel Renfro*, Willie Brown*, Jimmy Johnson*
Career Ronde Barber, Willie Wood*, Lem Barney*, Aeneas Williams, Jimmy Patton, Mike Haynes*, Mel Blount*, Louis Wright, Willie Brown*, Champ Bailey

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1963
1964
1965
1966
1967

First-Team All-Pro

1962
1963
1965
1966

Non-Offensive TDs

1962 NFL 2 (1)
1963 NFL 1 (3)
1965 NFL 3 (1/23)
1966 NFL 1 (7)
1969 NFL 1 (3)
Career 9 (18)

Kick Returns

1963 NFL 20 (9)
Career 120 (117)

Kick Return Yds

1963 NFL 597 (8)
Career 3080 (95)

Kick Return TD

1962 NFL 1 (1/58)
1963 NFL 1 (2/58)
Career 2 (47)

Long Kick Return

1961 NFL 61 (10)
1962 NFL 103 (1/22)
1963 NFL 98 (4)

Yds/Kick Return

1962 NFL 27.9 (3)
1963 NFL 29.9 (3/46)
1964 NFL 26.7 (6)
Career 25.7 (37)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1963 NFL 597 (9)
Career 3080 (151)

Playoff Games

Career 15 (194)

Playoff Games Started

Career 14 (124)

Fumbles Recovered

1962 NFL 4 (2)

Fumble Return Yds

1968 NFL 25 (7)

Interceptions

1962 NFL 7 (3)
1965 NFL 6 (3)
1969 NFL 5 (7)
1971 NFL 6 (9)
Career 48 (38)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1962 NFL 132 (5)
1965 NFL 175 (1)
1966 NFL 125 (8)
1969 NFL 169 (1)
1971 NFL 182 (4/98)
Career 1046 (9)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1962 NFL 1 (1)
1965 NFL 3 (1/4)
1966 NFL 1 (3)
1967 NFL 1 (8)
1969 NFL 1 (2)
Career 7 (7)

Long Intercep. Return

1962 NFL 50 (6)
1966 NFL 68 (5)
1969 NFL 80 (2)

     
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1962Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1963Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1964Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1965Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1966Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1967Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
1968Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
1969Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Hall of Fame: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 2nd Team All-NFL