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Dan Birdwell
Daniel Lee Birdwell
Position: DT-DE
Height: 6-4 Weight: 250 lbs.
Born: October 14, 1940 in Big Spring, TX
College: Houston
1-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 6th round (41st overall) of the AFL 1962 Draft
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 5th round (66th overall) of the 1962 Draft
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1962 | 22 | OAK | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1963 | 23 | OAK | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1964 | 24 | OAK | RDE | 14 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1965 | 25 | OAK | ldt | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1966 | 26 | OAK | LDT | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1967 | 27 | OAK | LDT | 14 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1968*+ | 28 | OAK | LDT | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1969 | 29 | OAK | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Career | 96 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 0--19 | 20--29 | 30--39 | 40--49 | 50+ | Tot | PAT | Punting | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | XPA | XPM | Pnt | Yds | Lng | Blck | |||
| 1962 | 22 | OAK | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | 96 | 14 | 1 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1963 | 23 | OAK | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | ||||||
| Career | 96 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 27 | OAK | LDT | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Career | 96 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
Glossary|
Pro Bowls |
1st-team All-Pro |
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|
1968 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1968 - Associated Press: 1st team all-AFL 1968 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-AFL 1968 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-AFL 1968 - UPI: 1st team all-AFL |