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Thomas Henderson

Thomas Edward Henderson

Position: LB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 221 lbs.
Born: March 1, 1953 in Austin, TX
College: Langston

Career AV: 29 (3148th overall since 1950)

1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1st round (18th overall) of the 1975 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
1975 22 DAL 56 13 0 1 1 0 0 3
1976 23 DAL 56 14 0 1 2
1977 24 DAL LLB 56 14 14 3 79 1 79 0 2 0 0 10
1978* 25 DAL LLB 56 15 13 0 1 0 0 10
1979 26 DAL LLB 56 11 10 5
1980 27 2TM 8 0 1 3 0 3 1
SFO 50 1 0 0
HOU 53 7 0 1 3 0 3 1
Career 75 37 4 82 1 79 1 4 0 0 1 31
5 yrs DAL 67 37 3 79 1 79 1 4 0 0 1 30
1 yr OTI 7 0 1 3 0 3 1

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
1975 22 DAL 56 13 0 4 130 1 97 32.5 130
1977 24 DAL LLB 56 14 14 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
Career 75 37 5 150 1 97 30.0 150

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 22 DAL 56 13 0 1 1 6
1976 23 DAL 56 14 0 1 2
1977 24 DAL LLB 56 14 14 1 1 6
Career 75 37 1 1 2 1 14

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1978

Non-Offensive TDs

1975 NFL 1 (4)
1977 NFL 1 (8)

Kick Return TD

1975 NFL 1 (1/58)

Career 1 (108)

Long Kick Return

1975 NFL 97 (3)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1977 NFL 1 (1)

Long Intercep. Return

1977 NFL 79 (4)

Safeties

1976 NFL 1 (1/18)

Career 1 (69)

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

All-Pro Teams

1977UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.