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Lance Alworth

Lance Dwight Alworth

Position: FL-WR
Height: 6-0    Weight: 184 lbs.
Born: August 3, 1940 in Houston, TX
College: Arkansas

Career AV: 78 (389th overall since 1950)

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1978

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

Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1st round (8th overall) of the 1962 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 2nd round (9th overall) of the 1962 AFL Draft.

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Receiving & Rushing

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Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1962 22 SDG 19 4 0 10 226 22.6 3 67 2.5 56.5 1 17 0 17 17.0 4.3 0.3 243 3 0 1
1963*+ 23 SDG FL 19 14 0 61 1205 19.8 11 85 4.4 86.1 2 14 0 21 7.0 1.0 0.1 1219 11 0 9
1964*+ 24 SDG FL 19 12 0 61 1235 20.2 13 82 5.1 102.9 3 60 2 35 20.0 5.0 0.3 1295 15 3 10
1965*+ 25 SDG FL 19 14 0 69 1602 23.2 14 85 4.9 114.4 3 -12 0 -1 -4.0 -0.9 0.2 1590 14 2 10
1966*+ 26 SDG FL 19 13 0 73 1383 18.9 13 78 5.6 106.4 3 10 0 4 3.3 0.8 0.2 1393 13 0 13
1967*+ 27 SDG FL 19 11 0 52 1010 19.4 9 71 4.7 91.8 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.5 0.1 1015 9 0 13
1968*+ 28 SDG FL 19 14 0 68 1312 19.3 10 80 4.9 93.7 3 18 0 10 6.0 1.3 0.2 1330 10 0 13
1969* 29 SDG FL 19 14 0 64 1003 15.7 4 76 4.6 71.6 5 25 0 16 5.0 1.8 0.4 1028 4 0 10
1970 30 SDG WR 19 14 0 35 608 17.4 4 80 2.5 43.4 608 4 0 8
1971 31 DAL WR 19 12 11 34 487 14.3 2 26 2.8 40.6 2 -10 0 -4 -5.0 -0.8 0.2 477 2 0 7
1972 32 DAL WR 19 14 7 15 195 13.0 2 30 1.1 13.9 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.1 0.1 197 2 0 2
Career 136 18 542 10266 18.9 85 85 4.0 75.5 24 129 2 35 5.4 0.9 0.2 10395 87 5 96
9 yrs SDG 110 0 493 9584 19.4 81 85 4.5 87.1 21 137 2 35 6.5 1.2 0.2 9721 83 5 87
2 yrs DAL 26 18 49 682 13.9 4 30 1.9 26.2 3 -8 0 2 -2.7 -0.3 0.1 674 4 0 9

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
1963*+ 23 SDG FL 19 14 0 11 120 0 61 10.9 10 216 0 34 21.6 1555
1964*+ 24 SDG FL 19 12 0 18 189 0 43 10.5 1484
Career 136 18 29 309 0 61 10.7 10 216 0 34 21.6 10920

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1964*+ 24 SDG FL 19 12 0 1 1 100.0 -11 0 0.0 0 0.0 -11 -11.0 -11.0 -11.0 -0.9 79.2
1967*+ 27 SDG FL 19 11 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Career 136 18 1 2 50.0 -11 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 -5.5 -5.5 -11.0 -0.1 56.2 0 0 -5.5 -5.5 0.0

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 22 SDG 19 4 0 3 3 18
1963*+ 23 SDG FL 19 14 0 11 11 66
1964*+ 24 SDG FL 19 12 0 2 13 15 90
1965*+ 25 SDG FL 19 14 0 14 14 84
1966*+ 26 SDG FL 19 13 0 13 13 78
1967*+ 27 SDG FL 19 11 0 9 9 54
1968*+ 28 SDG FL 19 14 0 10 10 1 62
1969* 29 SDG FL 19 14 0 4 4 24
1970 30 SDG WR 19 14 0 4 4 24
1971 31 DAL WR 19 12 11 2 2 12
1972 32 DAL WR 19 14 7 2 2 12
Career 136 18 2 85 87 1 524
9 yrs SDG 110 0 2 81 83 1 500
2 yrs DAL 26 18 4 4 24

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Herman Moore, Az-Zahir Hakim, Dwight Clark, Willie Davis, Stacey Bailey, Leon Clarke, Mervyn Fernandez, Tony Hill, Harold Jackson, Irving Fryar
4 Mervyn Fernandez, Jimmy Orr, Marques Colston, Alvin Harper, Ricky Sanders, Duriel Harris, Mike Quick, Willie Davis, J.D. Hill, Gary Collins
5 Dwight Clark, Tony Hill, Louis Lipps, Laveranues Coles, Isaac Curtis, Gary Collins, Fred Barnett, Hines Ward, Lynn Swann*, Mel Gray
6 Tony Hill, Dwight Clark, Antonio Freeman, Drew Pearson, Louis Lipps, Mark Clayton, Keyshawn Johnson, Plaxico Burress, Lynn Swann*, Paul Warfield*
7 Keyshawn Johnson, Cris Collinsworth, Drew Pearson, Antonio Freeman, Mark Clayton, Tony Hill, Plaxico Burress, Paul Warfield*, Hines Ward, Steve Largent*
8 Keyshawn Johnson, Plaxico Burress, Drew Pearson, Hines Ward, Cris Collinsworth, Anthony Miller, Andre Reed, James Lofton*, Steve Largent*, Antonio Freeman
9 Keyshawn Johnson, Hines Ward, Anthony Miller, James Lofton*, Steve Largent*, Drew Pearson, Andre Rison, Andre Reed, Plaxico Burress, Tony Hill
10 Keyshawn Johnson, Hines Ward, James Lofton*, Drew Pearson, Andre Rison, Anthony Miller, Steve Largent*, Tony Hill, Billy Wilson, Henry Ellard
11 Keyshawn Johnson, Hines Ward, Henry Ellard, Andre Rison, Anthony Miller, James Lofton*, Charley Taylor*, Tony Hill, Cris Carter, Drew Pearson
Career Keyshawn Johnson, Anthony Miller, Derrick Mason, Hines Ward, Tony Hill, Billy Wilson, Eric Martin, Gene A. Washington, Andre Rison, Drew Pearson

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1963 AFL UPI Player of the Year

Pro Bowls

1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

First-Team All-Pro

1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968

Receptions

1963 AFL 61 (6)
1964 AFL 61 (5)
1965 AFL 69 (2)
1966 AFL 73 (1)
1967 AFL 52 (7)
1968 AFL 68 (1)
1969 AFL 64 (1)
Career 542 (80)

Receiving Yds

1963 AFL 1205 (2)
1964 AFL 1235 (3)
1965 AFL 1602 (1/12)
1966 AFL 1383 (1/67)
1967 AFL 1010 (3)
1968 AFL 1312 (1)
1969 AFL 1003 (2)
Career 10266 (28)

Receiving TD

1963 AFL 11 (2)
1964 AFL 13 (1/46)
1965 AFL 14 (1/27)
1966 AFL 13 (1/46)
1967 AFL 9 (6)
1968 AFL 10 (3)
Career 85 (12)

Long Reception

1963 AFL 85 (3)
1964 AFL 82 (2)
1965 AFL 85 (3)
1966 AFL 78 (5)
1967 AFL 71 (7)
1968 AFL 80 (8)
1969 AFL 76 (7)
1970 NFL 80 (7)

Yds/Reception

1963 AFL 19.8 (3)
1964 AFL 20.2 (4)
1965 AFL 23.2 (1/40)
1966 AFL 18.9 (5)
1967 AFL 19.4 (5)
1968 AFL 19.3 (6)
Career 18.9 (20)

Receiving Yds/Game

1963 AFL 86.1 (2)
1964 AFL 102.9 (2/18)
1965 AFL 114.4 (1/6)
1966 AFL 106.4 (1/12)
1967 AFL 91.8 (2/70)
1968 AFL 93.7 (2/54)
1969 AFL 71.6 (4)
Career 75.5 (7)

Touchdowns

1963 AFL 11 (3)
1964 AFL 15 (1/97)
1965 AFL 14 (1)
1966 AFL 13 (1)
1967 AFL 9 (8)
1968 AFL 10 (3)
Career 87 (37)

Points Scored

1963 AFL 66 (7)
1964 AFL 90 (3)
1965 AFL 84 (5)
1966 AFL 78 (7)
1968 AFL 62 (8)
Career 524 (143)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1963 AFL 11 (3)
1964 AFL 15 (1/95)
1965 AFL 14 (1)
1966 AFL 13 (1)
1967 AFL 9 (8)
1968 AFL 10 (3)
Career 87 (34)

2-pt. Conv. Made

Career 1 (139)

Yds From Scrimmage

1963 AFL 1219 (3)
1964 AFL 1295 (6)
1965 AFL 1590 (1)
1966 AFL 1393 (3)
1967 AFL 1015 (8)
1968 AFL 1330 (1)
1969 AFL 1028 (6)
Career 10395 (66)

All-Purpose Yds

1963 AFL 1555 (4)
1964 AFL 1484 (6)
1965 AFL 1590 (1)
1966 AFL 1393 (5)
1968 AFL 1330 (3)
Career 10920 (92)

Yds/Touch

Career 18.0 (15)

Punt Returns

1963 AFL 11 (8)
1964 AFL 18 (4)

Punt Return Yds

1963 AFL 120 (8)
1964 AFL 189 (4)

Long Punt Return

1963 AFL 61 (3)
1964 AFL 43 (6)

Yds/Punt Return

1964 AFL 10.5 (2)

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

All-Pro Teams

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

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 30 14 WR 85 23 23 51
1971 31 12 WR 60 38
1972 32 14 WR 32 54
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