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LeRoy Irvin

LeRoy Irvin Jr.

Position: DB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 184 lbs.
Born: September 15, 1957 in Fort Dix, NJ
College: Kansas

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

Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 3rd round (70th overall) of the 1980 Draft

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
1980 23 RAM RET 16 2 42 296 0 26 7.0 1 5 0 5 5.0 301
1981+ 24 RAM lcb 16 7 46 615 3 84 13.4 615
1982 25 RAM RET 9 0 22 242 1 63 11.0 242
1983 26 RAM RCB 15 13 25 212 0 20 8.5 1 22 0 22 22.0 234
1984 27 RAM RCB 16 16 9 83 0 22 9.2 2 33 0 22 16.5 116
1985* 28 RAM RCB 16 16 0
1986*+ 29 RAM RCB 16 15 0
1987 30 RAM RCB 10 9 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
1988 31 RAM RCB 16 16 1 2 0 2 2.0 2
1989 32 RAM RCB 13 13 1 7 0 7 7.0 7
1990 33 DET RCB 16 16 0
Career 159 123 147 1457 4 84 9.9 4 60 0 22 15.0 1517

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
1980 23 RAM RET 16 2 2 80 0 80 5 3 0 0
1981+ 24 RAM lcb 16 7 3 18 0 18 3 3 14 0
1982 25 RAM RET 9 0 4 2 0 0
1983 26 RAM RCB 15 13 1.0 4 42 0 22 4 2 0 0
1984 27 RAM RCB 16 16 5 166 2 81
1985* 28 RAM RCB 16 16 6 83 1 34
1986*+ 29 RAM RCB 16 15 6 150 1 50 1 3 55 1
1987 30 RAM RCB 10 9 2 47 1 47
1988 31 RAM RCB 16 16 0.5 3 25 0 22 1 0 0 0
1989 32 RAM RCB 13 13 3 43 0 18
1990 33 DET RCB 16 16 1 22 0 22
Career 159 123 1.5 35 676 5 81 18 13 69 1
10 yrs STL 143 107 1.5 34 654 5 81 18 13 69 1
1 yr DET 16 16 1 22 0 22

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
1981+ 24 RAM lcb 16 7 3 18
1982 25 RAM RET 9 0 1 6
1984 27 RAM RCB 16 16 2 12
1985* 28 RAM RCB 16 16 1 6
1986*+ 29 RAM RCB 16 15 1 1 1 18
1987 30 RAM RCB 10 9 1 6
Career 159 123 4 1 5 1 66

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1985
1986

1st-team All-Pro

1981
1986

Non-Offensive TDs

1981 NFL 3 (1-- 23)
1982 NFL 1 (4)
1984 NFL 2 (1)
1985 NFL 1 (7)
1986 NFL 3 (2-- 23)
1987 NFL 1 (6)
Career 11 (11)

Punt Returns

1980 NFL 42 (6)
1981 NFL 46 (5-- 64)
1982 NFL 22 (9)
Career 147 (76)

Punt Return Yds

1981 NFL 615 (1-- 15)
1982 NFL 242 (5)
Career 1457 (68)

Punt Return TD

1981 NFL 3 (1-- 4)
1982 NFL 1 (2-- 89)
Career 4 (18)

Long Punt Return

1981 NFL 84 (4)
1982 NFL 63 (4)

Yds/Punt Return

1981 NFL 13.4 (1)
1982 NFL 11.0 (5)
Career 9.9 (82)

Kick & Punt Returns

Career 151 (192)

Fumble Return Yds

1986 NFL 55 (4)

Fumble Return TD

1986 NFL 1 (1)

Interceptions

1985 NFL 6 (10)
Career 35 (121)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1984 NFL 166 (4)
1986 NFL 150 (4)
Career 676 (52)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1984 NFL 2 (1-- 24)
1985 NFL 1 (1)
1986 NFL 1 (4)
1987 NFL 1 (2)
Career 5 (22)

Long Intercep. Return

1980 NFL 80 (5)
1984 NFL 81 (6)

 

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
1981 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1981 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1981 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1981 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1981 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1982 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1985 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1985 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1986 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1986 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1986 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1986 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1986 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL