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Ben Davidson

Benjamin Earl Davidson

Position: DE-DT
Height: 6-8    Weight: 275 lbs.
Born: June 14, 1940 in Los Angeles, CA
College: Washington

Career AV: 61 (851st overall since 1950)

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

Drafted by the New York Giants in the 4th round (46th overall) of the 1961 NFL Draft.

72 75 83

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
1961 21 GNB 72 14 0 2
1962 22 WAS 75 14 0 1
1963 23 WAS 75 14 0 1
1964 24 OAK rde 83 12 0 3
1965 25 OAK RDE 83 14 0 10
1966* 26 OAK RDE 83 14 14 8
1967*+ 27 OAK RDE 83 14 0 16
1968* 28 OAK RDE 83 14 14 0 1 0 0 10
1969 29 OAK RDE 83 14 14 6
1970 30 OAK RDE 83 14 14 7
1971 31 OAK RDE 83 14 14 0 1 0 0 7
Career 152 70 0 2 0 0 71

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1966
1967
1968

First-Team All-Pro

1967

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

All-Pro Teams

1965Associated Press: 2nd Team All-AFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL
1966NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL
1967Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-AFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-AFL