Richard Dent

Richard Lamar Dent

Position: DE
Height: 6-5 Weight: 265 lbs.

Born: December 13, 1960 in Atlanta, GA
College: Tennessee St. (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 8th round (203rd overall) of the 1983 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 97 (179th overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2011, finalist in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

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All-Time Rank: #114. Charley Taylor… #115. Walter Jones… #116. Mel Renfro… #117. RICHARD DENT… #118. Lee Roy Selmon… #119. Bob Brown… #120. Dick Butkus…

All-Time Rank: #114. Charley Taylor… #115. Walter Jones… #116. Mel Renfro… #117. RICHARD DENT… #118. Lee Roy Selmon… #119. Bob Brown… #120. Dick Butkus…

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
1983	23	CHI	de	95	16	3	3.0						1	0	0	0	0	12	0		3
1984*	24	CHI	RDE	95	16	10	17.5						4	0	1	0	0	39	0		14
1985*+	25	CHI	RDE	95	16	16	17.0	2	10	1	9	0	7	0	2	0	0	38	0		19
1986	26	CHI	RDE	95	15	14	11.5						4	0	0	0	0	75	0		9
1987	27	CHI	RDE	95	12	12	12.5						4	0	2	11	0	34	0		7
1988	28	CHI	RDE	95	13	12	10.5						3	0	1	0	0	61	0		14
1989	29	CHI	RDE	95	15	15	9.0	1	30	0	30	0	2	0	2	0	0	70	0		7
1990*	30	CHI	RDE	95	16	16	12.0	3	21	0	15	0	2	0	3	45	1	81	0		16
1991	31	CHI	RDE	95	16	16	10.5	1	4	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	84	0		8
1992	32	CHI	RDE	95	16	16	8.5						6	0	1	0	0	82	0		7
1993*	33	CHI	RDE	95	16	16	12.5	1	24	0	24	0	1	0	0	0	0	64	0		12
1994	34	SFO	de	95	2	2	2.0											7	1		1
1995	35	CHI	de	95	3	1												1	0		1
1996	36	IND	de	96	16	1	6.5						2	0	0	0	0	13	2	1	2
1997	37	PHI		95	15	0	4.5						1	0	0	0	0	10	3		2
Career					203	150	137.5	8	89	1	30	0	37	0	13	56	1	671	6	1	122
12 yrs		CHI			170	147	124.5	8	89	1	30	0	34	0	13	56	1	641	0		117
1 yr		IND			16	1	6.5						2	0	0	0	0	13	2	1	2
1 yr		PHI			15	0	4.5						1	0	0	0	0	10	3		2
1 yr		SFO			2	2	2.0											7	1		1

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	FblTD	IntTD	AllTD	Sfty	Pts
1985*+	25	CHI	RDE	95	16	16		1	1		6
1990*	30	CHI	RDE	95	16	16	1		1		6
1996	36	IND	de	96	16	1				1	2
Career					203	150	1	1	2	1	14
12 yrs		CHI			170	147	1	1	2		12
1 yr		IND			16	1				1	2

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NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Cortez Kennedy, Michael Dean Perry, Darrell Russell, Reggie White, Thurman McGraw, Andy Robustelli*, John Abraham, Kris Jenkins, Cleveland Elam, John Elliott
4	Lee Roy Selmon, Darrell Russell, Richard Seymour, Michael Dean Perry, Keith Millard, Michael Carter, Jack Youngblood, Bill Stanfill, Howie Long*, Mark Gastineau
5	Bryant Young, Jason Taylor, Kevin Williams, Michael Dean Perry, Chris Doleman, Lee Roy Selmon, Jared Allen, Jevon Kearse, Jerome Brown, Darrell Russell
6	Michael Dean Perry, Lee Roy Selmon, Dan Hampton, Jason Taylor, Julius Peppers, Neil Smith, Howie Long*, Claude Humphrey, Bryant Young, Michael Carter
7	Willie Davis, Jim Katcavage, Doug Atkins, Rulon Jones, Dan Hampton, Fred Dryer, Michael Carter, Bryant Young, Deacon Jones, Claude Humphrey
8	Willie Davis, Bill Stanfill, Michael Dean Perry, Jim Katcavage, Richard Seymour, Jason Taylor, Kevin Williams, Doug Atkins, Neil Smith, Buck Buchanan*
9	Jim Katcavage, Richard Seymour, Gino Marchetti, Willie Davis, Dan Hampton, Michael Dean Perry, Neil Smith, Doug Atkins, Ray Childress, Bill Stanfill
10	Jim Katcavage, Claude Humphrey, Chris Doleman*, Michael Dean Perry, Richard Seymour, Ray Childress, Neil Smith, Charles Mann, Roger Brown, Simeon Rice
11	Ray Childress, Neil Smith, Chris Doleman, Claude Humphrey, Doug Atkins, Buck Buchanan, Willie Davis, Gino Marchetti, Deacon Jones, Dan Hampton*
12	Ray Childress, Claude Humphrey, Howie Long, Neil Smith, La'Roi Glover, L.C. Greenwood, Jim Katcavage, Dan Hampton, Doug Atkins, Chris Doleman
13	Claude Humphrey, Ray Childress, Steve McMichael, Neil Smith, L.C. Greenwood, Howie Long, Dan Hampton, La'Roi Glover, Jim Katcavage, Cortez Kennedy*
14	Claude Humphrey, Steve McMichael, Ray Childress, Neil Smith, L.C. Greenwood, Howie Long, Dan Hampton, La'Roi Glover, Jim Katcavage, Cortez Kennedy*
15	Claude Humphrey, Ray Childress, Neil Smith, Steve McMichael, Howie Long, L.C. Greenwood, Jim Katcavage, Dan Hampton, La'Roi Glover, Cortez Kennedy*
Career	Claude Humphrey, Ray Childress, Neil Smith, Steve McMichael, L.C. Greenwood, Howie Long, Jim Katcavage, Dan Hampton, La'Roi Glover, Cortez Kennedy*

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Awards 1985 NFL Super Bowl MVP	Pro Bowls 1984 1985 1990 1993	First-Team All-Pro 1985	Approximate Value 1985 NFL 19 (1) Career 122 (200)
Approximate Value (Weighted) Career 97 (179)	Non-Offensive TDs 1985 NFL 1 (7) 1990 NFL 1 (8)	Fumble Return Yds 1990 NFL 45 (8)	Fumble Return TD 1990 NFL 1 (2/41)
Intercept. Ret. TD 1985 NFL 1 (1)	Sacks 1984 NFL 17.5 (3/25) 1985 NFL 17.0 (1/29) 1987 NFL 12.5 (2) 1993 NFL 12.5 (7) Career 137.5 (7)	Safeties 1996 NFL 1 (2/18) Career 1 (72)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1984	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1984	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1984	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1984	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly
1985	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1985	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1985	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1988	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1988	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1988	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1988	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1990	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1990	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1990	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1993	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly

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NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Cortez Kennedy, Michael Dean Perry, Darrell Russell, Reggie White, Thurman McGraw, Andy Robustelli*, John Abraham, Kris Jenkins, Cleveland Elam, John Elliott
4	Lee Roy Selmon, Darrell Russell, Richard Seymour, Michael Dean Perry, Keith Millard, Michael Carter, Jack Youngblood, Bill Stanfill, Howie Long*, Mark Gastineau
5	Bryant Young, Jason Taylor, Kevin Williams, Michael Dean Perry, Chris Doleman, Lee Roy Selmon, Jared Allen, Jevon Kearse, Jerome Brown, Darrell Russell
6	Michael Dean Perry, Lee Roy Selmon, Dan Hampton, Jason Taylor, Julius Peppers, Neil Smith, Howie Long*, Claude Humphrey, Bryant Young, Michael Carter
7	Willie Davis, Jim Katcavage, Doug Atkins, Rulon Jones, Dan Hampton, Fred Dryer, Michael Carter, Bryant Young, Deacon Jones, Claude Humphrey
8	Willie Davis, Bill Stanfill, Michael Dean Perry, Jim Katcavage, Richard Seymour, Jason Taylor, Kevin Williams, Doug Atkins, Neil Smith, Buck Buchanan*
9	Jim Katcavage, Richard Seymour, Gino Marchetti, Willie Davis, Dan Hampton, Michael Dean Perry, Neil Smith, Doug Atkins, Ray Childress, Bill Stanfill
10	Jim Katcavage, Claude Humphrey, Chris Doleman*, Michael Dean Perry, Richard Seymour, Ray Childress, Neil Smith, Charles Mann, Roger Brown, Simeon Rice
11	Ray Childress, Neil Smith, Chris Doleman, Claude Humphrey, Doug Atkins, Buck Buchanan, Willie Davis, Gino Marchetti, Deacon Jones, Dan Hampton*
12	Ray Childress, Claude Humphrey, Howie Long, Neil Smith, La'Roi Glover, L.C. Greenwood, Jim Katcavage, Dan Hampton, Doug Atkins, Chris Doleman
13	Claude Humphrey, Ray Childress, Steve McMichael, Neil Smith, L.C. Greenwood, Howie Long, Dan Hampton, La'Roi Glover, Jim Katcavage, Cortez Kennedy*
14	Claude Humphrey, Steve McMichael, Ray Childress, Neil Smith, L.C. Greenwood, Howie Long, Dan Hampton, La'Roi Glover, Jim Katcavage, Cortez Kennedy*
15	Claude Humphrey, Ray Childress, Neil Smith, Steve McMichael, Howie Long, L.C. Greenwood, Jim Katcavage, Dan Hampton, La'Roi Glover, Cortez Kennedy*
Career	Claude Humphrey, Ray Childress, Neil Smith, Steve McMichael, L.C. Greenwood, Howie Long, Jim Katcavage, Dan Hampton, La'Roi Glover, Cortez Kennedy*