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Randy Gradishar

Randolph Charles Gradishar

Position: LB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 233 lbs.
Born: March 3, 1952 in Warren, OH
College: Ohio State

7-time Pro Bowler & 2-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 1st round (14th overall) of the 1974 Draft

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1974 22 DEN 14 3
1975* 23 DEN MLB 14 14 3 77 1 44 0 1 0 0
1976 24 DEN RILB/mlb 14 14 3 44 1 31 0 1 0 0
1977*+ 25 DEN RILB 14 14 3 56 0 28 1 4 33 0
1978*+ 26 DEN RILB 16 16 4 19 0 8 1 2 30 1
1979* 27 DEN RILB 16 15 0 1 8 0
1980 28 DEN RILB 16 16 2 96 1 93
1981* 29 DEN RILB 16 16 4 38 0 16
1982* 30 DEN RILB 9 9 2.0 0 1 0 0
1983* 31 DEN LILB 16 16 2.5 1 5 0 5 0 3 1 0
Career 145 133 4.5 20 335 3 93 2 13 72 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1975* 23 DEN MLB 14 14 1 6
1976 24 DEN RILB/mlb 14 14 1 6
1978*+ 26 DEN RILB 16 16 1 6
1980 28 DEN RILB 16 16 1 6
Career 145 133 1 3 24

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1975
1977
1978
1979
1981
1982
1983

1st-team All-Pro

1977
1978

Non-Offensive TDs

1975 NFL 1 (4)
1976 NFL 1 (8)
1978 NFL 1 (6)
1980 NFL 1 (6)
Career 4 (175)

Fumbles Recovered

1977 NFL 4 (5)

Fumble Return TD

1978 NFL 1 (2-- 38)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1975 NFL 1 (2)
1976 NFL 1 (6)
1980 NFL 1 (2)
Career 3 (103)

Long Intercep. Return

1980 NFL 93 (2-- 92)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1976 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1977 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1977 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1977 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1977 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1977 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1977 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1978 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1978 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1978 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1978 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1978 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1978 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1978 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1979 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1979 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1979 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1979 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1979 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1979 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1979 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1980 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1980 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1981 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1981 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1981 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1981 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1981 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1981 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1982 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1983 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1983 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL