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Fred Dean

Frederic Rudolph Dean

Position: DE
Height: 6-3    Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: February 24, 1952 in Arcadia, LA
College: Louisiana Tech

Career AV: 68 (618th overall since 1950)

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2008

4-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 2nd round (33rd overall) of the 1975 NFL Draft.

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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
1975 23 SDG LDE 71 14 13 0 4 0 0 7
1976 24 SDG RDE 71 14 14 7
1977 25 SDG RDE 71 11 11 1 22 1 22 0 2 11 1 8
1978 26 SDG RDE 71 15 14 0 1 0 0 7
1979* 27 SDG RDE 71 13 12 0 3 2 0 10
1980*+ 28 SDG RDE 71 14 11 0 1 0 0 13
1981 29 2TM 14 4 15
SFO 74 11 2 13
SDG 71 3 2 2
1982 30 SFO 74 9 1 3.5 0 1 0 0 2
1983* 31 SFO 74 16 2 17.5 9
1984 32 SFO 74 5 0 4.0 1
1985 33 SFO 74 16 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 2
Career 141 82 28.0 1 22 1 22 0 13 13 1 81
7 yrs SDG 84 77 1 22 1 22 0 11 13 1 54
5 yrs SFO 57 5 28.0 0 2 0 0 27

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
1977 25 SDG RDE 71 11 11 1 1 2 12
Career 141 82 1 1 2 12

Similar Players

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1979
1980
1981
1983

First-Team All-Pro

1980
1981

Non-Offensive TDs

1977 NFL 2 (3)

Fumbles Recovered

1975 NFL 4 (9)

Fumble Return TD

1977 NFL 1 (2/38)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1977 NFL 1 (1)

Sacks

1983 NFL 17.5 (2/19)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1979Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
1980Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
1981Pro Football Weekly: 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.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1983Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.