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Grady Alderman

Grady Charles Alderman

Position: T-G
Height: 6-2    Weight: 247 lbs.
Born: December 10, 1938 in Detroit , MI
College: Detroit Mercy

Career AV: 80 (345th overall since 1950)

6-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 10th round (111th overall) of the 1960 NFL 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
1960 22 DET 67 11 0 1
1961 23 MIN LT 67 14 14 0 3 15 0 7
1962 24 MIN LT 67 14 14 0 1 0 0 5
1963* 25 MIN LT 67 14 14 0 4 5 0 9
1964* 26 MIN LT 67 14 14 9
1965* 27 MIN LT 67 13 13 0 1 0 0 13
1966* 28 MIN LT 67 14 14 0 3 0 0 9
1967* 29 MIN LT 67 14 14 6
1968 30 MIN LT 67 14 14 6
1969*+ 31 MIN LT 67 14 14 13
1970 32 MIN LT 67 14 11 0 1 0 0 7
1971 33 MIN LT 67 13 11 5
1972 34 MIN LT 67 14 14 8
1973 35 MIN LT 67 14 14 8
1974 36 MIN 67 13 0 1
Career 204 175 0 13 20 0 107

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
1968 30 MIN LT 67 14 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
1969*+ 31 MIN LT 67 14 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Career 204 175 2 0 0 0 0.0 22

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10 Flozell Adams, Cody Risien, Ray Wietecha, Todd Steussie, Harry Schuh, Norm Evans, Lomas Brown, Luis Sharpe, Stan Walters, Jon Morris
11 Flozell Adams, Cody Risien, Todd Steussie, Luis Sharpe, Norm Evans, Nate Newton, Bob Kuechenberg, Len Hauss, Randy Cross, Jerry Sisemore
12 Flozell Adams, Todd Steussie, Jerry Sisemore, Norm Evans, Nate Newton, Cody Risien, Tony E. Jones, Bob Kuechenberg, Luis Sharpe, Tra Thomas
13 Todd Steussie, Flozell Adams, Luis Sharpe, Nate Newton, Bob Kuechenberg, Jerry Sisemore, Norm Evans, Doug Wilkerson, Randy Cross, Tony E. Jones
14 Luis Sharpe, Bob Kuechenberg, Norm Evans, Randy Cross, Todd Steussie, Winston Hill, Doug Dieken, Brad Hopkins, Ed White, Jon Runyan
15 Luis Sharpe, Bob Kuechenberg, Norm Evans, Randy Cross, Doug Wilkerson, Todd Steussie, Winston Hill, Doug Dieken, Brad Hopkins, Bob Whitfield
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1969

First-Team All-Pro

1969

Games

Career 204 (197)

Games Started

Career 175 (154)

Fumbles Recovered

1963 NFL 4 (4)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1965Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
1969Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL