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Curley Culp

Curley Culp

Position: DT-NT-G
Height: 6-2    Weight: 265 lbs.
Born: March 10, 1946 in Yuma, AZ
College: Arizona State

Career AV: 92 (210th overall since 1950)

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

Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 2nd round (31st overall) of the 1968 NFL Draft.

61 78 77

Defense & Fumbles

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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
1968 22 KAN 61 9 0 2
1969* 23 KAN LDT 61 14 0 12
1970 24 KAN LDT 61 14 0 0 1 0 0 7
1971* 25 KAN LDT 61 14 0 11
1972 26 KAN LDT 61 14 0 0 2 4 0 9
1973 27 KAN LDT 61 13 0 0 2 0 0 11
1974 28 2TM /LDT 12 0 5
HOU LDT 78 8 0 5
KAN 61 4 0 0
1975*+ 29 HOU NT 78 14 0 0 3 38 1 16
1976* 30 HOU NT 78 14 0 0 2 0 0 10
1977* 31 HOU NT 78 14 0 1 25 0 25 0 2 28 0 11
1978* 32 HOU NT 78 16 0 0 1 4 0 11
1979 33 HOU NT 78 16 0 11
1980 34 2TM /nt 13 7 4
HOU nt 78 10 5 3
DET 77 3 2 1
1981 35 DET 77 2 0 0
Career 179 7 1 25 0 25 0 13 74 1 120
7 yrs KAN 82 0 0 5 4 0 52
7 yrs OTI 92 5 1 25 0 25 0 8 70 1 67

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
1975*+ 29 HOU NT 78 14 0 1 1 6
Career 179 7 1 1 6

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6 Vern Den Herder, Earl Faison, Marcus Stroud, Manny Fernandez, Jerry Ball, Larry Eisenhauer, Larry Brooks, Verlon Biggs, Trevor Pryce, Tom Sestak
7 Houston Antwine, Vern Den Herder, Marcus Stroud, Larry Eisenhauer, Manny Fernandez, Jerry Mays, Jacob Green, Jerry Ball, Louie Kelcher, Diron Talbert
8 Trevor Pryce, Fred Smerlas, Louie Kelcher, Art Still, Gary Johnson, Dana Stubblefield, Bryant Young, Jerry Mays, Claude Humphrey, Fred Dryer
9 Trevor Pryce, Art Still, Fred Dryer, Larry Brooks, Bryant Young, Claude Humphrey, Jerry Mays, Gary Johnson, Harvey Martin, Chester McGlockton
10 Trevor Pryce, Fred Dryer, Larry Brooks, Fred Smerlas, George Andrie, Verlon Biggs, Jerry Mays, Gary Johnson, Bryant Young, Dana Stubblefield
11 Verlon Biggs, Fred Dryer, George Andrie, Ted Washington, Fred Smerlas, Trevor Pryce, Diron Talbert, Art Donovan*, Larry Brooks, Rubin Carter
12 Fred Dryer, Trevor Pryce, Leslie O'Neal, Diron Talbert, Verlon Biggs, Neil Smith, Fred Smerlas, Buck Buchanan*, Art Donovan*, Elvin Bethea*
13 Fred Dryer, Leslie O'Neal, Diron Talbert, Trevor Pryce, Neil Smith, Ted Washington, Greg Kragen, Art Donovan*, Fred Smerlas, Buck Buchanan*
14 Fred Dryer, Leslie O'Neal, Ted Washington, Diron Talbert, Trevor Pryce, Neil Smith, Dave Butz, Greg Kragen, Art Donovan*, Buck Buchanan*
Career Fred Dryer, Leslie O'Neal, Diron Talbert, Trevor Pryce, Neil Smith, Greg Kragen, Art Donovan*, Buck Buchanan*, Fred Smerlas, La'Roi Glover

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1969
1971
1975
1976
1977
1978

First-Team All-Pro

1975

Non-Offensive TDs

1975 NFL 1 (4)

Fumble Return TD

1975 NFL 1 (1/38)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1971Pro Football Writers: 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: 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
1976Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1977Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1978UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1979UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL