Dan Hampton

Daniel Oliver Hampton

Position: DE-DT
Height: 6-5 Weight: 264 lbs.

Born: September 19, 1957 in Oklahoma City, OK
College: Arkansas (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1979 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 103 (117th overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2002, finalist in 2001

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All-Time Rank: #100. Doug Atkins… #101. Isaac Bruce… #102. Dan Fouts… #103. DAN HAMPTON… #104. Gene Hickerson… #105. Earl Campbell… #106. Lawrence Taylor…

All-Time Rank: #100. Doug Atkins… #101. Isaac Bruce… #102. Dan Fouts… #103. DAN HAMPTON… #104. Gene Hickerson… #105. Earl Campbell… #106. Lawrence Taylor…

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
1979	22	CHI	LDE	99	16	16							0	0	2	0	0				10
1980*	23	CHI	LDE	99	16	16															11
1981	24	CHI	LDE	99	16	16															8
1982*	25	CHI	RDT	99	9	9	9.0														14
1983	26	CHI	RDE	99	11	11	5.0														6
1984*+	27	CHI	RDT	99	15	15	11.5						0	0	3	0	0				19
1985*	28	CHI	LDE/rdt	99	16	15	6.5						0	0	3	0	0				14
1986	29	CHI	LDE	99	16	16	10.0						0	0	2	0	0			1	18
1987	30	CHI	LDE	99	8	8	3.5														4
1988	31	CHI	RDT	99	16	16	9.5														16
1989	32	CHI	de	99	4	4	2.0														2
1990	33	CHI	RDT	99	14	9															4
Career					157	151	57.0						0	0	10	0	0			1	126

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	PR TD	KR TD	FblTD	IntTD	OthTD	AllTD	2PM	XPM	FGM	Sfty	Pts
1986	29	CHI	LDE	99	16	16												1	2
Career					157	151												1	2

Similar Players

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NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Carlton Massey, Mario Williams, Jim Duncan, Corey Simon, Mike Hartenstine, Art Still, Sherman White, Dana Stubblefield, Gene Brito, Jeff Merrow
4	Tom Sestak, Otis Sistrunk, Bob Baumhower, Dwight White, Mario Williams, John Henderson, Dwight Freeney, Verlon Biggs, Julius Peppers, Corey Simon
5	Tom Sestak, Dwight White, Buck Buchanan*, Ray Childress, Claude Humphrey, Trent Cole, Sweeny Williams, Mike Hartenstine, Neil Smith, Dwight Freeney
6	Chris Doleman, Roger Brown, Bryant Young, Buck Buchanan, Lee Roy Selmon, Claude Humphrey, Richard Dent, Neil Smith, Fred Smerlas, Michael Dean Perry
7	Bill Stanfill, Buck Buchanan, Jason Taylor, Deacon Jones, Michael Dean Perry, Leo Nomellini, Julius Peppers, Lee Roy Selmon, Richard Seymour, Richard Dent*
8	Jason Taylor, Deacon Jones, Chris Doleman, Andy Robustelli, Richard Dent, Merlin Olsen, Julius Peppers, Leo Nomellini, Bob Baumhower, Cortez Kennedy*
9	Chris Doleman, Deacon Jones, Jason Taylor, Willie Davis, Richard Dent, Ray Childress, Gino Marchetti, Doug Atkins, Cortez Kennedy*, Michael Strahan
10	Jason Taylor, Deacon Jones, Willie Davis, Michael Strahan, Chris Doleman, Bob Lilly, Warren Sapp, Cortez Kennedy, Bruce Smith, Gino Marchetti
11	Deacon Jones, Henry Jordan, Chris Doleman, Willie Davis, Jason Taylor, Cortez Kennedy, Doug Atkins, John Randle, Gino Marchetti, Michael Strahan
12	Deacon Jones, Jason Taylor, Doug Atkins, Michael Strahan, Willie Davis, Henry Jordan, Cortez Kennedy, John Randle, Warren Sapp, Howie Long
Career	Cortez Kennedy, Willie Davis, L.C. Greenwood, Deacon Jones, Howie Long, Ray Childress, Jason Taylor, Henry Jordan, Richard Dent, Claude Humphrey

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Awards Pro Football Hall of Fame 1st team All-1980s Team Pro Football Reference 1st team All-1980s Team	Pro Bowls 1980 1982 1984 1985	First-Team All-Pro 1984	Approximate Value 1984 NFL 19 (3) 1986 NFL 18 (3) Career 126 (175)
Approximate Value (Weighted) Career 103 (117)	Sacks 1982 NFL 9.0 (3) Career 57.0 (113)	Safeties 1986 NFL 1 (1/18) Career 1 (72)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1980	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1980	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1980	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1982	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1982	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1982	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1982	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1982	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly
1984	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1984	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1984	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1984	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1984	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly
1984	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1985	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1985	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1985	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1986	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1986	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1986	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1988	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1988	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1988	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1988	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1988	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly

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