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Ken Houston

Kenneth Ray Houston

Position: DB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 197 lbs.
Born: November 12, 1944 in Lufkin, TX
College: Prairie View

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1986

12-time Pro Bowler & 2-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 9th round (214th overall) of the 1967 Draft

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1967 23 HOU LS 14 0 4 151 2 78 0 1 0 0
1968* 24 HOU LS 14 9 5 160 2 66 0 1 0 0
1969* 25 HOU LS 14 0 4 87 1 51 1 3 7 0
1970* 26 HOU SS 14 0 3 32 0 9
1971* 27 HOU SS 14 0 9 220 4 48 2 2 71 1
1972* 28 HOU SS 14 0 2 4 24 0
1973* 29 WAS SS 14 14 6 32 0 32 0 5 8 0
1974* 30 WAS SS 14 14 2 40 0 37 1 0 0 0
1975*+ 31 WAS SS 14 14 4 33 0 19 0 2 6 0
1976* 32 WAS SS 14 14 4 25 0 12 1 1 0 0
1977* 33 WAS SS 14 14 5 69 0 31 3 2 0 0
1978*+ 34 WAS SS 16 16 2 29 0 29
1979* 35 WAS SS 13 13 1 20 0 20
1980 36 WAS ss 13 5
Career 196 113 49 898 9 78 10 21 116 1
8 yrs WAS 112 104 24 248 0 37 5 10 14 0
6 yrs TEN 84 9 25 650 9 78 5 11 102 1

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1967 23 HOU LS 14 0 2 40 0 24 20.0 40
1968* 24 HOU LS 14 9 1 13 0 13 13.0 13
1970* 26 HOU SS 14 0 4 13 0 6 3.3 13
1971* 27 HOU SS 14 0 16 91 0 15 5.7 91
1972* 28 HOU SS 14 0 25 148 0 33 5.9 148
1974* 30 WAS SS 14 14 6 81 1 58 13.5 81
Career 196 113 51 333 1 58 6.5 3 80 0 27 26.7 413
8 yrs WAS 112 104 6 81 1 58 13.5 81
6 yrs TEN 84 9 45 252 0 33 5.6 3 80 0 27 26.7 332

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1967 23 HOU LS 14 0 2 1 18
1968* 24 HOU LS 14 9 2 12
1969* 25 HOU LS 14 0 1 6
1971* 27 HOU SS 14 0 1 4 30
1974* 30 WAS SS 14 14 1 6
Career 196 113 1 1 9 1 72
8 yrs WAS 112 104 1 6
6 yrs TEN 84 9 1 9 1 66

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

1st-team All-Pro

1975
1978

Non-Offensive TDs

1967 AFL 3 (1-- 23)
1968 AFL 2 (2)
1969 AFL 1 (5)
1971 NFL 5 (1-- 3)
1974 NFL 1 (9)
Career 12 (6)

Punt Returns

1972 NFL 25 (4)

Punt Return TD

1974 NFL 1 (2-- 85)
Career 1 (137)

Fumbles Recovered

1969 AFL 3 (4)
1972 NFL 4 (5)
1973 NFL 5 (4)
Career 21 (77)

Fumble Return Yds

1971 NFL 71 (1)
Career 116 (63)

Fumble Return TD

1971 NFL 1 (1)

Interceptions

1968 AFL 5 (7)
1971 NFL 9 (2-- 76)
1973 NFL 6 (4)
Career 49 (36)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1967 AFL 151 (5)
1968 AFL 160 (3)
1971 NFL 220 (3-- 41)
Career 898 (15)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1967 AFL 2 (2-- 23)
1968 AFL 2 (1-- 23)
1969 AFL 1 (3)
1971 NFL 4 (1-- 1)
Career 9 (2)

Long Intercep. Return

1967 AFL 78 (2)
1968 AFL 66 (5)
1969 AFL 51 (10)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1968 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-AFL
1969 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-AFL
1969 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-AFL
1969 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-AFL
1969 - Sporting News: 2nd team all-AFL
1969 - UPI: 2nd team all-AFL
1970 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1970 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1970 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1971 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1971 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1971 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1971 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-NFL
1971 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1971 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1972 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1972 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-NFL
1972 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1973 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1973 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1973 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1973 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1973 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1973 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-NFL
1973 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1974 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1974 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1974 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1974 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1974 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1974 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1975 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1975 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1975 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1975 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1975 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1975 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1975 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1975 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1976 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1976 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1976 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1977 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1977 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1977 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1977 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1978 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1978 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1979 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1979 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL