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Thom Darden
Thomas Vincent Darden
Position: DB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: August 28, 1950 in Sandusky, OH
College: Michigan
1-time Pro Bowler
Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 1st round (18th overall) of the 1972 Draft
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View Details For: 3 Regular Season TDs Scored
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1972 | 22 | CLE | SS/fs | 14 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1973 | 23 | CLE | FS | 11 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1974 | 24 | CLE | FS | 14 | 0 | 8 | 105 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 1 | ||||||
| 1976 | 26 | CLE | FS | 14 | 0 | 7 | 73 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 1977 | 27 | CLE | FS | 14 | 14 | 6 | 107 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1978* | 28 | CLE | FS | 16 | 16 | 10 | 200 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1979 | 29 | CLE | FS | 16 | 0 | 5 | 125 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1980 | 30 | CLE | FS | 16 | 16 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1981 | 31 | CLE | FS | 13 | 10 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 128 | 56 | 45 | 820 | 2 | 49 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 1 | |||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1972 | 22 | CLE | SS/fs | 14 | 0 | 15 | 61 | 0 | 37 | 4.1 | 61 | |||||
| 1973 | 23 | CLE | FS | 11 | 0 | 9 | 51 | 0 | 11 | 5.7 | 51 | |||||
| 1974 | 24 | CLE | FS | 14 | 0 | 21 | 173 | 0 | 45 | 8.2 | 173 | |||||
| 1980 | 30 | CLE | FS | 16 | 16 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | |||||
| Career | 128 | 56 | 45 | 285 | 0 | 45 | 6.3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | 284 | |||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1974 | 24 | CLE | FS | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1977 | 27 | CLE | FS | 14 | 14 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1979 | 29 | CLE | FS | 16 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 128 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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Pro Bowls |
Non-Offensive TDs |
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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|
1976 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd 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 1978 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL 1978 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1978 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL 1979 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1979 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1979 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL |