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

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 103 (117th overall since 1950)
12-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1986

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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
1967 23 HOU LS 29 14 4 151 2 78 0 0 0 1 0 0 7
1968* 24 HOU LS 29 14 9 5 160 2 66 0 0 0 1 0 0 9
1969* 25 HOU LS 29 14 4 87 1 51 0 0 1 3 7 0 11
1970* 26 HOU SS 29 14 0 3 32 0 9 0 7
1971* 27 HOU PR/SS 29 14 0 9 220 4 48 0 0 2 2 71 1 11
1972* 28 HOU PR/SS 29 14 0 0 2 4 24 0 7
1973* 29 WAS SS 27 14 14 6 32 0 32 0 0 0 5 8 0 15
1974* 30 WAS SS 27 14 14 2 40 0 37 0 0 1 0 0 0 11
1975*+ 31 WAS SS 27 14 14 4 33 0 19 0 0 0 2 6 0 15
1976* 32 WAS SS 27 14 14 4 25 0 12 0 0 1 1 0 0 11
1977* 33 WAS SS 27 14 14 5 69 0 31 0 0 3 2 0 0 12
1978*+ 34 WAS SS 27 16 16 2 29 0 29 0 14
1979* 35 WAS SS 27 13 13 1 20 0 20 0 7
1980 36 WAS ss 27 13 5 2
Career 196 113 49 898 9 78 0 0 10 21 116 1 139
8 yrs WAS 112 104 24 248 0 37 0 0 5 10 14 0 87
6 yrs HOU 84 9 25 650 9 78 0 0 5 11 102 1 52

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
1967 23 HOU LS 29 14 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 PR/SS 29 14 0 16 91 0 15 5.7 91
1972* 28 HOU PR/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

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 2 1 3 18
1968* 24 HOU LS 29 14 9 2 2 12
1969* 25 HOU LS 29 14 1 1 6
1971* 27 HOU PR/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

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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*, Champ Bailey
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*, Brian Dawkins, Yale Lary*, Paul Krause*, Larry Wilson*, Lemar Parrish, Jimmy Johnson*, Roger Wehrli*, Cornell Green
Career Mel Renfro*, Ronnie Lott*, Brian Dawkins, Larry Wilson*, Yale Lary*, Lemar Parrish, John Lynch, Cornell Green, Roger Wehrli*, Jimmy Johnson*

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

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

First-Team All-Pro
1975
1978

Approximate Value
Career 139 (105)

Approximate Value (Weighted)
Career 103 (117)

Non-Offensive TDs
1967 AFL 3 (1/26)
1968 AFL 2 (2)
1969 AFL 1 (5)
1971 NFL 5 (1/3)
1974 NFL 1 (9)
Career 12 (10)

Punt Returns
1972 NFL 25 (4)

Punt Return TD
1974 NFL 1 (2/97)
Career 1 (155)

Fumbles Recovered
1969 AFL 3 (4)
1972 NFL 4 (5)
1973 NFL 5 (4)
Career 21 (79)

Fumble Return Yds
1971 NFL 71 (1)
Career 116 (73)

Fumble Return TD
1971 NFL 1 (1)

Interceptions
1968 AFL 5 (7)
1971 NFL 9 (2/76)
1973 NFL 6 (4)
Career 49 (40)

Intercept. Ret. Yds
1967 AFL 151 (5)
1968 AFL 160 (3)
1971 NFL 220 (3/46)
Career 898 (17)

Intercept. Ret. TD
1967 AFL 2 (2/28)
1968 AFL 2 (1/28)
1969 AFL 1 (3)
1971 NFL 4 (1/1)
Career 9 (4)

Long Intercep. Return
1967 AFL 78 (2)
1968 AFL 66 (5)
1969 AFL 51 (10)

   

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19682nd TeamAll-AFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19692nd TeamAll-AFLAssociated Press
19692nd TeamAll-AFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19691st TeamAll-AFLNY Daily News
19692nd TeamAll-AFLSporting News
19692nd TeamAll-AFLUPI
19701st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19702nd TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19702nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19711st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19711st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19711st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19712nd TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19712nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19711st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Weekly
19722nd TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19722nd TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19722nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19731st TeamAll-Conf.Associated Press
19731st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19731st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19731st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19732nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19732nd TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19732nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19741st TeamAll-Conf.Associated Press
19741st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19741st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19741st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19741st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19742nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19751st TeamAll-Conf.Associated Press
19751st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19751st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19751st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19751st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19751st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19751st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19751st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Weekly
19761st TeamAll-Conf.Associated Press
19761st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19761st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19761st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19761st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19761st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19761st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Weekly
19771st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19771st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19771st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19771st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Weekly
19782nd TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19781st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19791st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19792nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press