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Ted Hendricks

Theodore Paul Hendricks

Position: LB
Height: 6-7    Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: November 1, 1947 in Guatemala City, Guatemala
College: Miami (FL)

Career AV: 118 (46th overall since 1950)

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1990

8-time Pro Bowler & 4-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 2nd round (33rd overall) of the 1969 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
1969 22 BAL RLB 83 14 0 6
1970 23 BAL RLB 83 14 0 1 31 0 31 9
1971*+ 24 BAL RLB 83 14 0 5 70 0 40 0 1 31 1 21
1972* 25 BAL LLB 83 14 0 2 13 0 13 1 0 0 0 12
1973* 26 BAL LLB 83 14 0 3 33 0 24 0 4 0 0 9
1974*+ 27 GNB LLB 56 14 0 5 74 0 44 0 1 0 0 1 15
1975 28 OAK rlb 83 14 5 2 40 0 33 1 4
1976 29 OAK ROLB 83 14 0 1 9 0 9 1 11
1977 30 OAK ROLB 83 14 14 0 1 0 0 9
1978 31 OAK LOLB 83 16 16 3 29 0 16 0 2 0 0 9
1979 32 OAK LOLB 83 16 16 1 23 1 23 7
1980*+ 33 OAK LOLB 83 16 16 3 10 0 5 0 4 4 0 1 15
1981* 34 OAK LOLB 83 16 16 0 1 0 0 10
1982*+ 35 RAI LOLB 83 9 9 7.0 0 1 6 0 15
1983* 36 RAI LOLB 83 16 16 2.0 0 1 0 0 10
Career 215 108 9.0 26 332 1 44 1 16 53 1 4 162
9 yrs RAI 131 108 9.0 10 111 1 33 0 10 22 0 3 90
5 yrs CLT 70 0 11 147 0 40 1 5 31 1 57
1 yr GNB 14 0 5 74 0 44 0 1 0 0 1 15

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1972* 25 BAL LLB 83 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Career 215 108 1 0 0 0 0.0 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1970 23 BAL RLB 83 14 0 1 1 6
1971*+ 24 BAL RLB 83 14 0 1 1 6
1973* 26 BAL LLB 83 14 0 1 1 6
1974*+ 27 GNB LLB 56 14 0 1 2
1975 28 OAK rlb 83 14 5 1 2
1976 29 OAK ROLB 83 14 0 1 2
1979 32 OAK LOLB 83 16 16 1 1 6
1980*+ 33 OAK LOLB 83 16 16 1 2
Career 215 108 1 1 2 4 4 32
9 yrs RAI 131 108 1 1 3 12
5 yrs CLT 70 0 1 2 3 18
1 yr GNB 14 0 1 2

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8 Chad Brown, Wilber Marshall, Chris Hanburger, Sam Mills, Charles Haley, Joey Porter, Tom Jackson, Dave Robinson, Phil Villapiano, Bobby Bell*
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1971
1972
1973
1974
1980
1981
1982
1983

First-Team All-Pro

1971
1974
1980
1982

Non-Offensive TDs

1970 NFL 1 (9)
1971 NFL 1 (9)
1979 NFL 1 (6)
Career 4 (176)

Games

Career 215 (123)

Playoff Games

Career 21 (31)

Playoff Games Started

Career 21 (8)

Fumbles Recovered

1973 NFL 4 (9)
1980 NFL 4 (7)
Career 16 (192)

Fumble Return TD

1971 NFL 1 (1)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1979 NFL 1 (4)

Sacks

1982 NFL 7.0 (9)

Safeties

1974 NFL 1 (1/18)

1975 NFL 1 (1/18)

1976 NFL 1 (1/18)

1980 NFL 1 (1/18)

Career 4 (1)

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

All-Pro Teams

1971Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Pro 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
1972Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1973Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1974Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Pro 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
1976Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1977Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1978UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1980Pro Football Weekly: 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
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1981Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
1982UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
1983UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.