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Dave Costa

David Joseph Costa

Position: DT-DE
Height: 6-2    Weight: 250 lbs.

Born: October 27, 1941 in Yonkers, NY
College: Utah   (school history)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 3rd round (29th overall) of the 1963 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 7th round (49th overall) of the 1963 AFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 64 (813th overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

46 82 63 64 64

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Fine Details  · Last updated Nov 9, 2011 3:32PM
All-Time Rank: #1010. Walter Johnson… #1011. Mark Carrier… #1012. J.T. Smith… #1013. DAVE COSTA… #1014. Randy Logan… #1015. Dan Towler… #1016. Mike Current… 

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
1963* 22 OAK RDT 46 14 0 9
1964 23 OAK RDT 46 14 0 7
1965 24 OAK RDT 46 14 0 7
1966 25 BUF 82 14 0 1
1967* 26 DEN RDT 63 14 0 0 0 2 0 0 9
1968* 27 DEN RDT 63 14 14 0 0 2 0 0 8
1969* 28 DEN RDT 63 14 14 8
1970 29 DEN RDT 63 14 14 0 0 3 5 0 9
1971 30 DEN LDT 63 14 14 0 0 3 0 0 9
1972 31 SDG RDT 64 14 0 1 6
1973 32 SDG RDT 64 14 14 0 0 1 0 0 6
1974 33 BUF 64 14 0 0 0 2 3 0 2
Career 168 70 0 0 13 8 0 1 81
5 yrs DEN 70 56 0 0 10 5 0 43
2 yrs BUF 28 0 0 0 2 3 0 3
2 yrs SDG 28 14 0 0 1 0 0 1 12

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1966 25 BUF 82 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Career 168 70 1 0 0 0 0.0 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1972 31 SDG RDT 64 14 0 1 2
Career 168 70 1 2

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls
1963
1967
1968
1969

Sacks
1963 AFL 0.0 (1)
1964 AFL 0.0 (1)
1965 AFL 0.0 (1)
1966 AFL 0.0 (1)

Safeties
1972 NFL 1 (1/18)
Career 1 (71)

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19662nd TeamAll-AFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19672nd TeamAll-AFLAssociated Press
19672nd TeamAll-AFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19672nd TeamAll-AFLNY Daily News
19672nd TeamAll-AFLUPI
19682nd TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19682nd TeamAll-AFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19692nd TeamAll-AFLSporting News
19692nd TeamAll-AFLUPI