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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

Career AV: 112 (60th overall since 1950)

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 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
1967 23 HOU LS 29 14 0 4 151 2 78 0 1 0 0 8
1968* 24 HOU LS 29 14 9 5 160 2 66 0 1 0 0 10
1969* 25 HOU LS 29 14 0 4 87 1 51 1 3 7 0 12
1970* 26 HOU SS 29 14 0 3 32 0 9 9
1971* 27 HOU SS 29 14 0 9 220 4 48 2 2 71 1 10
1972* 28 HOU SS 29 14 0 2 4 24 0 9
1973* 29 WAS SS 27 14 14 6 32 0 32 0 5 8 0 16
1974* 30 WAS SS 27 14 14 2 40 0 37 1 0 0 0 12
1975*+ 31 WAS SS 27 14 14 4 33 0 19 0 2 6 0 15
1976* 32 WAS SS 27 14 14 4 25 0 12 1 1 0 0 11
1977* 33 WAS SS 27 14 14 5 69 0 31 3 2 0 0 12
1978*+ 34 WAS SS 27 16 16 2 29 0 29 15
1979* 35 WAS SS 27 13 13 1 20 0 20 11
1980 36 WAS ss 27 13 5 3
Career 196 113 49 898 9 78 10 21 116 1 153
8 yrs WAS 112 104 24 248 0 37 5 10 14 0 95
6 yrs HOU 84 9 25 650 9 78 5 11 102 1 58

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
1967 23 HOU LS 29 14 0 2 40 0 24 20.0 40
1968* 24 HOU LS 29 14 9 1 13 0 13 13.0 13
1970* 26 HOU SS 29 14 0 4 13 0 6 3.3 13
1971* 27 HOU SS 29 14 0 16 91 0 15 5.7 91
1972* 28 HOU SS 29 14 0 25 148 0 33 5.9 148
1974* 30 WAS SS 27 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 HOU 84 9 45 252 0 33 5.6 3 80 0 27 26.7 332

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
1967 23 HOU LS 29 14 0 2 1 3 18
1968* 24 HOU LS 29 14 9 2 2 12
1969* 25 HOU LS 29 14 0 1 1 6
1971* 27 HOU SS 29 14 0 1 4 5 30
1974* 30 WAS SS 27 14 14 1 1 6
Career 196 113 1 1 9 1 12 72
8 yrs WAS 112 104 1 1 6
6 yrs HOU 84 9 1 9 1 11 66

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Dave Baker, Mike Wagner, Willie Buchanon, Butch Byrd, Jim David, Jack Tatum, Dave Elmendorf, Tommy Casanova, Bernie Parrish, Eddie McMillan
4 Sean Taylor, Dave Elmendorf, Butch Byrd, Jack Tatum, Mike Wagner, Larry Wilson*, Night Train Lane*, Frank Minnifield, Darrell Green*, Jim David
5 Butch Byrd, Mike Wagner, Jack Tatum, Tommy Casanova, Darrell Green*, Kenny Graham, Roy Williams, Ronnie Lott*, Dave Elmendorf, Mark A. Carrier
6 Tommy Casanova, Butch Byrd, Mike Wagner, Jack Tatum, Bernie Parrish, Kenny Graham, Roy Williams, Larry Wilson*, Herb Rich, Cliff Harris
7 Steve Atwater, Jim David, Night Train Lane*, Dave Elmendorf, Larry Wilson*, Roy Williams, Jerry Norton, Rosey Taylor, Butch Byrd, Lawyer Milloy
8 Steve Atwater, Larry Wilson*, Jerry Norton, Jim David, Lemar Parrish, Cliff Harris, Bobby Dillon, Dave Elmendorf, Rosey Taylor, Lawyer Milloy
9 Lemar Parrish, Jake Scott, Larry Wilson*, Cliff Harris, Steve Atwater, Eric Allen, Ronnie Lott*, Mel Renfro*, Aeneas Williams, Yale Lary*
10 Cliff Harris, Lemar Parrish, Larry Wilson*, Eric Allen, Steve Atwater, Night Train Lane*, Ronnie Lott*, Yale Lary*, Jake Scott, Eddie Meador
11 Larry Wilson*, Lemar Parrish, Ronnie Lott*, Mel Renfro*, Cliff Harris, Steve Atwater, Brian Dawkins, Eddie Meador, Roger Wehrli*, Eric Allen
12 Ronnie Lott*, Mel Renfro*, Lemar Parrish, Larry Wilson*, Roger Wehrli*, Yale Lary*, Eddie Meador, Night Train Lane*, Paul Krause*, Cornell Green
13 Mel Renfro*, Ronnie Lott*, Larry Wilson*, Yale Lary*, Paul Krause*, Lemar Parrish, Roger Wehrli*, Brian Dawkins, Cornell Green, Richie Petitbon
14 Mel Renfro*, Ronnie Lott*, Yale Lary*, Paul Krause*, Larry Wilson*, Lemar Parrish, Jimmy Johnson*, Roger Wehrli*, Brian Dawkins, Cornell Green
Career Mel Renfro*, Ronnie Lott*, Larry Wilson*, Yale Lary*, Lemar Parrish, John Lynch, Brian Dawkins, Cornell Green, Roger Wehrli*, Jimmy Johnson*

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

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

First-Team All-Pro

1975
1978

Non-Offensive TDs

1967 AFL 3 (1/24)
1968 AFL 2 (2)
1969 AFL 1 (5)
1971 NFL 5 (1/3)
1974 NFL 1 (9)
Career 12 (8)

Punt Returns

1972 NFL 25 (4)

Punt Return TD

1974 NFL 1 (2/91)
Career 1 (145)

Fumbles Recovered

1969 AFL 3 (4)
1972 NFL 4 (5)
1973 NFL 5 (4)
Career 21 (78)

Fumble Return Yds

1971 NFL 71 (1)
Career 116 (67)

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 (3/44)
Career 898 (16)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1967 AFL 2 (2/26)
1968 AFL 2 (1/26)
1969 AFL 1 (3)
1971 NFL 4 (1/1)
Career 9 (3)

Long Intercep. Return

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

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

All-Pro Teams

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