Chris Doleman

Christopher John Doleman

Position: DE-LB
Height: 6-5 Weight: 289 lbs.

Born: October 16, 1961 in Indianapolis, IN
College: Pittsburgh (school history)
Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1985 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 112 (76th overall since 1950)
8-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2012, finalist in 2011

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Fine Details · Last updated May 18, 2013 9:25PM

All-Time Rank: #87. Chris Hanburger… #88. Ed Reed… #89. Derrick Thomas… #90. CHRIS DOLEMAN… #91. Randy Moss… #92. Brian Urlacher… #93. Bobby Bell…

All-Time Rank: #87. Chris Hanburger… #88. Ed Reed… #89. Derrick Thomas… #90. CHRIS DOLEMAN… #91. Randy Moss… #92. Brian Urlacher… #93. Bobby Bell…

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
1985	24	MIN	LOLB	56	16	13	0.5	1	5	0	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	113	0		7
1986	25	MIN	llb	56	16	9	3.0	1	59	1	59	0	2	0	0	0	0	49	0		6
1987*	26	MIN	RDE	56	12	12	11.0						6	0	0	0	0	57	0		11
1988*	27	MIN	RDE	56	16	16	8.0						2	0	0	0	0	58	0		12
1989*+	28	MIN	RDE	56	16	16	21.0						5	0	5	7	0	94	0		18
1990*	29	MIN	RDE	56	16	16	11.0	1	30	0	30	0	4	0	0	0	0	92	0	1	11
1991	30	MIN	RDE	56	16	16	7.0						1	0	2	7	0	101	0		8
1992*+	31	MIN	RDE	56	16	16	14.5	1	27	1	27	0	6	0	3	0	0	64	0	1	19
1993*	32	MIN	RDE	56	16	16	12.5	1	-3	0	-3	0	3	0	1	0	0	68	0		13
1994	33	ATL	rde	56	14	7	7.0	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	26	4		4
1995*	34	ATL	RDE	56	16	16	9.0						1	0	2	0	0	36	15		8
1996	35	SFO	RDE	56	16	16	11.0	2	1	0	1	0	4	0	3	13	1	45	9		11
1997*	36	SFO	RDE	56	16	16	12.0						3	0	1	0	0	39	7		11
1998	37	SFO	RDE	56	16	16	15.0						4	0	2	0	0	31	14		8
1999	38	MIN	RDE	56	14	12	8.0						2	0	2	7	0	41	12		7
Career					232	213	150.5	8	121	2	59	0	44	0	24	34	1	914	61	2	154
10 yrs		MIN			154	142	96.5	5	118	2	59	0	31	0	16	21	0	737	12	2	112
3 yrs		SFO			48	48	38.0	2	1	0	1	0	11	0	6	13	1	115	30		30
2 yrs		ATL			30	23	16.0	1	2	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	62	19		12

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	FblTD	IntTD	AllTD	Sfty	Pts
1986	25	MIN	llb	56	16	9		1	1		6
1990*	29	MIN	RDE	56	16	16				1	2
1992*+	31	MIN	RDE	56	16	16		1	1	1	8
1996	35	SFO	RDE	56	16	16	1		1		6
Career					232	213	1	2	3	2	22
10 yrs		MIN			154	142		2	2	2	16
3 yrs		SFO			48	48	1		1		6

Similar Players

What does "similar" mean?

NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Louie Kelcher, Dexter Manley, Royce Berry, Bill Bishop, Wilson Whitley, Charlie Krueger, Gene Brito, Elvin Bethea*, Jim H. Mitchell, Fred Cook
4	Louie Kelcher, Trent Cole, Dwight White, Sweeny Williams, Simeon Rice, Carlton Massey, Mike Hartenstine, Ray Childress, Vince Wilfork, Dana Stubblefield
5	Kevin Williams, Mike Reid, Bryant Young, Dwight Freeney, Jared Allen, Dana Stubblefield, Richard Seymour, Fred Smerlas, Richard Dent*, Michael Dean Perry
6	Fred Smerlas, Dan Hampton, Bryant Young, Deacon Jones, Neil Smith, Julius Peppers, Michael Dean Perry, Lee Roy Selmon, Buck Buchanan, Ray Childress
7	Fred Smerlas, Ray Childress, Gino Marchetti, Neil Smith, Willie Davis, Dwight Freeney, Bryant Young, Jim Katcavage, Art Still, Claude Humphrey
8	Roger Brown, Dan Hampton, Deacon Jones, Ray Childress, Jim Katcavage, Neil Smith, Willie Davis, Michael Strahan, Bill Stanfill, Buck Buchanan
9	Dan Hampton, Ray Childress, Deacon Jones, Jason Taylor, Richard Dent, Roger Brown, Gino Marchetti, Neil Smith, Michael Dean Perry, Buck Buchanan*
10	Neil Smith, Claude Humphrey, Richard Dent, Doug Atkins, Michael Dean Perry, Dan Hampton, Ray Childress, Gino Marchetti, Deacon Jones*, Jim Katcavage
11	Neil Smith, Ray Childress, Richard Dent, Dan Hampton, L.C. Greenwood, Deacon Jones, Gino Marchetti, Doug Atkins, Buck Buchanan, Cortez Kennedy*
12	Neil Smith, Deacon Jones, L.C. Greenwood, Buck Buchanan, Dan Hampton, Gino Marchetti, Howie Long, Richard Dent, Doug Atkins*, Jason Taylor
13	Ernie Stautner, Deacon Jones, Howie Long, Buck Buchanan, Jason Taylor, Doug Atkins, Neil Smith, L.C. Greenwood, Michael Strahan, Leo Nomellini
14	Ernie Stautner, Deacon Jones, Doug Atkins, Jason Taylor, Leo Nomellini, Buck Buchanan, Howie Long, Michael Strahan, Neil Smith, L.C. Greenwood
15	Ernie Stautner, Doug Atkins, Deacon Jones, Jason Taylor, Michael Strahan, Leo Nomellini, Buck Buchanan, Howie Long, Too Tall Jones, Jim Marshall
Career	Ernie Stautner, Deacon Jones, Jason Taylor, Doug Atkins, Michael Strahan, Leo Nomellini, Buck Buchanan, Too Tall Jones, Howie Long, Neil Smith

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Pro Bowls 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1995 1997	First-Team All-Pro 1989 1992	Approximate Value 1989 NFL 18 (4) 1992 NFL 19 (3) Career 154 (57)	Approximate Value (Weighted) Career 112 (76)
Games Career 232 (83)	Games Started Career 213 (41)	Playoff Games Career 17 (140)	Playoff Games Started Career 17 (63)
Fumbles Recovered 1989 NFL 5 (6) Career 24 (43)	Fumble Return TD 1996 NFL 1 (1/41)	Intercept. Ret. TD 1986 NFL 1 (4) 1992 NFL 1 (6)	Long Intercep. Return 1986 NFL 59 (8)
Sacks 1987 NFL 11.0 (6) 1989 NFL 21.0 (1/4) 1992 NFL 14.5 (6/85) 1993 NFL 12.5 (7) 1997 NFL 12.0 (6) 1998 NFL 15.0 (3/67) Career 150.5 (4)	Safeties 1990 NFL 1 (1/18) 1992 NFL 1 (2/18) Career 2 (22)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1987	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1987	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1987	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1987	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1988	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1989	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1989	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1989	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1989	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1989	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1989	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly
1989	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1990	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1990	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1992	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1992	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1992	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1992	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1992	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1992	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1993	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1993	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press

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