Fred Dean

Frederic Rudolph Dean

Position: DE
Height: 6-3 Weight: 230 lbs.

Born: February 24, 1952 in Arcadia, LA
College: Louisiana Tech (school history)
Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 2nd round (33rd overall) of the 1975 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 61 (954th overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2008, finalist in 2007, 2008

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Fine Details · Last updated May 21, 2013 9:25AM

All-Time Rank: #660. Dan Towler… #661. Ken Harvey… #662. James Harrison… #663. FRED DEAN… #664. Ray Buchanan… #665. Casey Hampton… #666. Johnny Sample…

All-Time Rank: #660. Dan Towler… #661. Ken Harvey… #662. James Harrison… #663. FRED DEAN… #664. Ray Buchanan… #665. Casey Hampton… #666. Johnny Sample…

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

NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Joe Robb, Simeon Rice, Walt Patulski, Mark Lomas, Fred Dryer, Larry Cole, Ray Childress, Doug Atkins*, Lyle Alzado, Andre Carter
4	Joe Robb, Freddie Joe Nunn, Joe Johnson, Lyle Alzado, Bill Quinlan, Burt Grossman, Marco Coleman, Bruce Clark, Mike Butler, Ben McGee
5	Joe Johnson, Ben McGee, Larry Cole, Darris McCord, Eddie Edwards, Bruce Clark, Wilson Whitley, Bill Quinlan, Marco Coleman, Mike Butler
6	Jim Dunaway, Darnell Dockett, Fred Williams, Larry Cole, John Zook, Gary Johnson, Sweeny Williams, Luther Elliss, Bill Bishop, Fred Dryer
7	Gary Johnson, Dwight White, Al Baker, John Henderson, Fred Miller, Charles Mann, Fred Dryer, Art Still, Tom Sestak, Fred Williams
8	Charles Mann, Rulon Jones, Dana Stubblefield, Al Baker, Bill Glass, Lyle Alzado, Fred Dryer, Aaron Kampman, Art Still, John Henderson
9	Dwight White, Al Baker, Keith Hamilton, Bill Glass, Dana Stubblefield, John Henderson, Art Still, Charles Mann, Patrick Kerney, Gary Johnson
10	Dwight White, Al Baker, Tommy Hart, Jethro Pugh, John Henderson, Jevon Kearse, John Abraham, Robert Porcher, Keith Hamilton, Rulon Jones
11	Dwight White, Al Baker, Jamal Williams, Jevon Kearse, Patrick Kerney, John Henderson, Greg Kragen, Gary Johnson, Keith Hamilton, Ordell Braase
Career	Dwight White, Jamal Williams, John Henderson, Jevon Kearse, Patrick Kerney, John Abraham, Rulon Jones, Gary Johnson, Michael Sinclair, Adewale Ogunleye

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

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 (2/41)	Intercept. Ret. TD 1977 NFL 1 (1)	Sacks 1983 NFL 17.5 (2/25)

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1979	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1979	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1979	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1980	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1980	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1980	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1980	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly
1981	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1981	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1981	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1981	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1981	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1981	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly
1981	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1983	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1983	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI