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Wally Chambers

Wallace Hassim Chambers

Position: DT-DE
Height: 6-6    Weight: 250 lbs.
Born: May 15, 1951 in Phenix City, AL
College: Eastern Kentucky

Career AV: 55 (1109th overall since 1950)

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

Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 1st round (8th overall) of the 1973 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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
1973* 22 CHI RDT 60 14 14 0 2 0 0 9
1974 23 CHI RDT 60 14 14 0 1 0 0 12
1975* 24 CHI RDT 60 14 14 11
1976*+ 25 CHI RDT 60 14 13 1 8 0 8 16
1977 26 CHI 60 4 1 1
1978 27 TAM 60 12 2 2
1979 28 TAM LDE 60 16 16 10
Career 88 74 1 8 0 8 0 3 0 0 61

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Awards

1973 NFL AP Defensive Rookie of the Year

Pro Bowls

1973
1975
1976

First-Team All-Pro

1976

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

All-Pro Teams

1974Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
1975Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
1976Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL