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Pat Fischer

Patrick Fischer

Position: DB
Height: 5-9    Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: January 2, 1940 in St. Edward, NE
College: Nebraska

Career AV: 82 (319th overall since 1950)

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

Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 17th round (232nd overall) of the 1961 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
1961 21 STL RET 37 12 0 1 3 0 0 2
1962 22 STL 37 12 0 3 41 0 25 1
1963 23 STL LCB 37 14 0 8 169 0 53 1 2 0 0 7
1964*+ 24 STL LCB 37 14 0 10 164 2 39 1 1 49 1 13
1965* 25 STL LCB 37 14 0 3 30 0 16 0 1 12 0 9
1966 26 STL lcb 37 7 0 1 40 0 40 0 1 0 0 4
1967 27 STL LCB 37 14 0 4 85 1 69 0 3 23 0 6
1968 28 WAS LCB 37 14 0 2 14 0 13 0 2 0 0 6
1969*+ 29 WAS LCB 37 14 0 2 28 0 27 0 1 11 0 10
1970 30 WAS LCB 37 14 14 2 13 0 10 0 1 0 0 6
1971 31 WAS LCB 37 14 14 3 103 1 53 0 1 0 0 10
1972 32 WAS LCB 37 14 14 4 61 0 35 0 1 0 0 9
1973 33 WAS LCB 37 14 14 3 99 0 67 0 1 0 0 9
1974 34 WAS LCB 37 14 14 3 52 0 30 8
1975 35 WAS LCB 37 11 11 3 4 0 4 6
1976 36 WAS LCB 37 14 14 5 38 0 32 0 1 0 0 8
1977 37 WAS 37 3 3 2
Career 213 98 56 941 4 69 3 19 95 1 116
10 yrs WAS 126 98 27 412 1 67 0 8 11 0 74
7 yrs STL 87 0 29 529 3 69 3 11 84 1 42

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1961 21 STL RET 37 12 0 4 18 0 13 4.5 17 426 0 53 25.1 466
1962 22 STL 37 12 0 4 37 0 21 9.3 7 187 0 43 26.7 224
1963 23 STL LCB 37 14 0 9 25 0 9 2.8 25
1967 27 STL LCB 37 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Career 213 98 17 80 0 21 4.7 25 613 0 53 24.5 715

Receiving & Rushing

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Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1961 21 STL RET 37 12 0 1 22 22.0 0 22 0.1 1.8 22 0 1
Career 213 98 1 22 22.0 0 22 0.0 0.1 22 0 3

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
1964*+ 24 STL LCB 37 14 0 1 2 3 18
1967 27 STL LCB 37 14 0 1 1 6
1971 31 WAS LCB 37 14 14 1 1 6
Career 213 98 1 4 5 30
10 yrs WAS 126 98 1 1 6
7 yrs STL 87 0 1 3 4 24

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Ebert Van Buren, Wayne Rasmussen, Aaron Mitchell, Eddie Lewis, Mel Jenkins, Issiac Holt, Bob Hohn, Bobby Futrell, Cris Dishman, Evan Cooper
4 LeRoy Irvin, Antonio Cromartie, Rod Perry, Cris Dishman, Nolan Cromwell, Rodger Bird, Fred Marion, Todd Bell, Eric Thomas, Will Sherman
5 LeRoy Irvin, Patrick Surtain, Dean Derby, Allan Ellis, Dave Baker, Scott Case, Jim Hudson, Roynell Young, Wes Hopkins, Pat Thomas
6 Rod Perry, Dick LeBeau, Allan Ellis, Eric Davis, Dean Derby, Doug Evans, Fred Marion, Cris Dishman, Deltha O'Neal, Pat Thomas
7 Dean Derby, Rod Perry, Scott Case, Doug Evans, Ross Fichtner, DeAngelo Hall, Allan Ellis, Fred Marion, Ken Reaves, Jim Marsalis
8 Clendon Thomas, Rod Perry, Scott Case, Rodney Harrison, Ross Fichtner, Ken Reaves, Fred Marion, Henry Jones, Tony Greene, Vann McElroy
9 Henry Jones, Eric Davis, Donnie Abraham, Robert Griffith, Mike Weger, Roynell Young, Shawn Springs, Doug Evans, Mike Reinfeldt, J.T. Thomas
10 Louis Breeden, Roynell Young, Tony Greene, Henry Jones, Doug Evans, Fred Marion, Bennie McRae, Eric Davis, Clendon Thomas, Ken Reaves
11 Henry Jones, Bobby Bryant, Mike Wagner, Irv Cross, Shawn Springs, Gill Byrd, Tim Foley, Dave Waymer, Jack Tatum, Blaine Bishop
12 Bobby Bryant, Dennis Smith, Aaron Glenn, Dave Waymer, Gill Byrd, Ed Sharockman, Mark A. Carrier, Everson Walls, Lester Hayes, Gary Green
13 Bobby Bryant, Aaron Glenn, Dennis Smith, Dave Waymer, Everson Walls, Dick LeBeau, Eugene Robinson, Randy Logan, Emmitt Thomas*, Mark A. Carrier
14 Bobby Bryant, Dick LeBeau, Dennis Smith, Aaron Glenn, Everson Walls, Eugene Robinson, Dave Waymer, Raymond Clayborn, Tim McDonald, Dewayne Washington
15 Dennis Smith, Dick LeBeau, Bobby Bryant, Eugene Robinson, Raymond Clayborn, Aaron Glenn, Everson Walls, Lawyer Milloy, James Hasty, Kevin Ross
16 Dick LeBeau, Dennis Smith, Eugene Robinson, Raymond Clayborn, Bobby Bryant, Lawyer Milloy, James Hasty, Aaron Glenn, Ken Riley, Everson Walls
17 Dick LeBeau, Dennis Smith, Eugene Robinson, Raymond Clayborn, Bobby Bryant, Lawyer Milloy, James Hasty, Aaron Glenn, Ken Riley, Everson Walls
Career Dick LeBeau, Dennis Smith, Eugene Robinson, Raymond Clayborn, Bobby Bryant, Lawyer Milloy, James Hasty, Aaron Glenn, Ken Riley, Everson Walls

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1964
1965
1969

First-Team All-Pro

1964
1969

Non-Offensive TDs

1964 NFL 3 (1/24)
1971 NFL 1 (9)
Career 5 (102)

Games

Career 213 (131)

Fumbles Recovered

1967 NFL 3 (6)
Career 19 (104)

Fumble Return Yds

1964 NFL 49 (4)
1967 NFL 23 (7)
Career 95 (129)

Fumble Return TD

1964 NFL 1 (2/38)

Interceptions

1963 NFL 8 (3)
1964 NFL 10 (2/28)
Career 56 (16)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1963 NFL 169 (4)
1964 NFL 164 (2)
Career 941 (13)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1964 NFL 2 (1/26)
1967 NFL 1 (8)
1971 NFL 1 (4)
Career 4 (49)

Long Intercep. Return

1967 NFL 69 (7)
1973 NFL 67 (8)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1964Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1965Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1968Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
1969Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
1972Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1975Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.