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Ken Konz
Kenneth Earl Konz
Position: DB
Height: 5-10 Weight: 184 lbs.
Born: September 25, 1928 in Weimar, TX
Died: February 4, 2008 in Alliance, OH
College: LSU (school history)
Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 1st round (14th overall) of the 1951 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 38 (2444th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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| All-Time Rank: #1233. Lionel Washington… #1234. Leo Sanford… #1235. Tim Irwin… #1236. KEN KONZ… #1237. Ken Lanier… #1238. T.J. Houshmandzadeh… #1239. Gordie Soltau… |
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1953 | 25 | CLE | RS | 22 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1954 | 26 | CLE | 22 | 12 | 7 | 133 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1955* | 27 | CLE | LS | 22 | 12 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1956 | 28 | CLE | LS | 22 | 12 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | 29 | CLE | LS/P | 22 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1958 | 30 | CLE | LS/PR | 22 | 12 | 4 | 123 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1959 | 31 | CLE | 22 | 12 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||||
| Career | 84 | 30 | 392 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 38 | |||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1953 | 25 | CLE | RS | 22 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | ||||||
| 1954 | 26 | CLE | 22 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 13 | 5.3 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 28 | 26.5 | 90 | ||
| 1955* | 27 | CLE | LS | 22 | 12 | 17 | 138 | 0 | 42 | 8.1 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 23 | 22.0 | 204 | |
| 1956 | 28 | CLE | LS | 22 | 12 | 13 | 187 | 1 | 65 | 14.4 | 187 | ||||||
| 1957 | 29 | CLE | LS/P | 22 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 4.3 | 13 | ||||||
| 1958 | 30 | CLE | LS/PR | 22 | 12 | 18 | 143 | 0 | 38 | 7.9 | 143 | ||||||
| 1959 | 31 | CLE | 22 | 12 | 9 | 34 | 0 | 11 | 3.8 | 34 | |||||||
| Career | 84 | 68 | 556 | 1 | 65 | 8.2 | 5 | 119 | 0 | 28 | 23.8 | 675 | |||||
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1955 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1956 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1956 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1957 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
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