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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

Career AV: 93 (203rd overall since 1950)

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 NFL Draft.

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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
1974 22 DEN 52 14 3 2
1975* 23 DEN MLB 52 14 14 3 77 1 44 0 1 0 0 9
1976 24 DEN RILB/mlb 53 14 14 3 44 1 31 0 1 0 0 11
1977*+ 25 DEN RILB 53 14 14 3 56 0 28 1 4 33 0 18
1978*+ 26 DEN RILB 53 16 16 4 19 0 8 1 2 30 1 16
1979* 27 DEN RILB 53 16 15 0 1 8 0 12
1980 28 DEN RILB 53 16 16 2 96 1 93 8
1981* 29 DEN RILB 53 16 16 4 38 0 16 13
1982* 30 DEN RILB 53 9 9 2.0 0 1 0 0 9
1983* 31 DEN LILB 53 16 16 2.5 1 5 0 5 0 3 1 0 14
Career 145 133 4.5 20 335 3 93 2 13 72 1 112

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1975* 23 DEN MLB 52 14 14 1 1 6
1976 24 DEN RILB/mlb 53 14 14 1 1 6
1978*+ 26 DEN RILB 53 16 16 1 1 6
1980 28 DEN RILB 53 16 16 1 1 6
Career 145 133 1 3 4 24

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Awards

1978 NFL AP Defensive Player of the Year

Pro Bowls

1975
1977
1978
1979
1981
1982
1983

First-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 (176)

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 (107)

Long Intercep. Return

1980 NFL 93 (2/100)

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

All-Pro Teams

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