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Earl Faison
William Earl Faison
Position: DE
Height: 6-5 Weight: 270 lbs.
Born: January 31, 1939 in Newport News, VA
College: Indiana (school history)
Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 1961 AFL Draft.
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 5th round (66th overall) of the 1961 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (10544th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 4-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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| All-Time Rank: #770. Tom Addison… #771. Paul Gruber… #772. Bruce Bosley… #773. EARL FAISON… #774. Mark Haynes… #775. Joe Nash… #776. Gary Green… |
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1961*+ | 22 | SDG | LDE | 86 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1962* | 23 | SDG | LDE | 86 | 8 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1963*+ | 24 | SDG | LDE | 86 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1964*+ | 25 | SDG | LDE | 86 | 14 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1965*+ | 26 | SDG | LDE | 86 | 14 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 27 | 2TM | 9 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| MIA | 84 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| SDG | 86 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career | 73 | 6 | 136 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 yrs | SDG | 67 | 0 | 5 | 110 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | MIA | 6 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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2-pt. Conv. Made
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1st Team | All-AFL | AFL |
| 1961 | 1st Team | All-AFL | Associated Press |
| 1961 | 1st Team | All-AFL | NY Daily News |
| 1961 | 1st Team | All-AFL | Sporting News |
| 1961 | 1st Team | All-AFL | UPI |
| 1962 | 2nd Team | All-AFL | UPI |
| 1963 | 1st Team | All-AFL | AFL |
| 1963 | 1st Team | All-AFL | Associated Press |
| 1963 | 1st Team | All-AFL | NY Daily News |
| 1963 | 1st Team | All-AFL | UPI |
| 1964 | 1st Team | All-AFL | AFL |
| 1964 | 1st Team | All-AFL | Associated Press |
| 1964 | 1st Team | All-AFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1964 | 1st Team | All-AFL | NY Daily News |
| 1964 | 1st Team | All-AFL | UPI |
| 1965 | 1st Team | All-AFL | AFL |
| 1965 | 1st Team | All-AFL | Associated Press |
| 1965 | 1st Team | All-AFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1965 | 1st Team | All-AFL | NY Daily News |
| 1965 | 1st Team | All-AFL | UPI |
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