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Dwight Hicks

Dwight Hicks

Position: DB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: April 5, 1956 in Mount Holly, NJ
College: Michigan

Career AV: 53 (1204th overall since 1950)

4-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 6th round (150th overall) of the 1978 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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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 23 SFO 22 8 4 5 57 0 29 0 1 2 0 2
1980 24 SFO FS 22 16 16 4 73 0 44 0 2 0 0 6
1981* 25 SFO FS 22 16 16 9 239 1 72 1 4 80 1 13
1982* 26 SFO FS 22 9 9 3 5 0 3 9
1983* 27 SFO FS 22 15 15 2 102 2 62 0 2 5 0 10
1984* 28 SFO FS 22 16 16 3 42 0 29 1 3 6 0 10
1985 29 SFO FS/lcb 22 16 16 1.0 4 68 0 25 1 2 19 0 8
1986 30 IND FS 29 9 6 2 16 0 16 2
Career 105 98 1.0 32 602 3 72 3 14 112 1 60
7 yrs SFO 96 92 1.0 30 586 3 72 3 14 112 1 58
1 yr IND 9 6 2 16 0 16 2

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1979 23 SFO 22 8 4 13 120 0 33 9.2 2 36 0 19 18.0 156
1980 24 SFO FS 22 16 16 12 58 0 10 4.8 58
1981* 25 SFO FS 22 16 16 19 171 0 39 9.0 1 22 0 22 22.0 193
1982* 26 SFO FS 22 9 9 10 54 0 13 5.4 54
Career 105 98 54 403 0 39 7.5 3 58 0 22 19.3 461

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1981* 25 SFO FS 22 16 16 1 1 2 12
1983* 27 SFO FS 22 15 15 2 2 12
Career 105 98 1 3 4 24

Similar Players

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1981
1982
1983
1984

Non-Offensive TDs

1981 NFL 2 (3)
1983 NFL 2 (1)
Career 4 (178)

Fumbles Recovered

1981 NFL 4 (4)

Fumble Return Yds

1981 NFL 80 (2/76)
Career 112 (78)

Fumble Return TD

1981 NFL 1 (3)

Interceptions

1981 NFL 9 (3/76)
Career 32 (162)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1981 NFL 239 (1/23)
Career 602 (83)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1981 NFL 1 (5)
1983 NFL 2 (1/26)
Career 3 (108)

Long Intercep. Return

1981 NFL 72 (9)
1983 NFL 62 (10)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
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
1984UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.