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Lyle Alzado

Lyle Martin Alzado

Position: DE-DT
Height: 6-3    Weight: 255 lbs.
Born: April 3, 1949 in Brooklyn, NY
College: Yankton

2-time Pro Bowler & 2-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 4th round (79th overall) of the 1971 Draft

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1971 22 DEN RDE 12 11
1972 23 DEN RDE 14 14 0 5 6 0
1973 24 DEN RDE 14 14 0 1 0 0
1974 25 DEN RDE 14 14 0 2 0 0
1975 26 DEN RDE 14 14 0 3 14 0
1976 27 DEN 1 1
1977*+ 28 DEN RDE 14 14 0 3 1 0
1978* 29 DEN RDE 16 16 1
1979 30 CLE LDE 15 0 0 1 0 0
1980+ 31 CLE RDE 16 15
1981 32 CLE RDE 15 15 0 1 0 0
1982 33 RAI RDE 9 9 7.0 0 1 7 0
1983 34 RAI RDE 15 15 7.0 0 1 0 0 1
1984 35 RAI RDE 16 16 6.0 0 1 0 0
1985 36 RAI RDE 11 11 3.0 0 1 0 1 1
Career 196 179 23.0 0 20 28 1 3
8 yrs DEN 99 98 0 14 21 0 1
4 yrs OAK 51 51 23.0 0 4 7 1 2
3 yrs CLE 46 30 0 2 0 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1978* 29 DEN RDE 16 16 1 2
1983 34 RAI RDE 15 15 1 2
1985 36 RAI RDE 11 11 1 1 8
Career 196 179 1 3 12
8 yrs DEN 99 98 1 2
4 yrs OAK 51 51 1 2 10

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1977
1978

1st-team All-Pro

1977
1980

Non-Offensive TDs

1985 NFL 1 (7)

Games Started

Career 179 (125)

Fumbles Recovered

1972 NFL 5 (1)
Career 20 (90)

Fumble Return TD

1985 NFL 1 (1-- 38)
Career 1 (199)

Sacks

1982 NFL 7.0 (9)

Safeties

1978 NFL 1 (1-- 16)
1983 NFL 1 (2-- 16)
1985 NFL 1 (2-- 16)
Career 3 (3)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1977 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1977 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1977 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1977 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1977 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1977 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1977 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1978 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1978 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1978 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1978 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1979 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1979 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1980 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1980 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1982 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.