Bruce Laird

Bruce Allan Laird

Position: DB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 193 lbs.

Born: May 23, 1950 in Lowell, MA
College: American Int.
Drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 6th round (152nd overall) of the 1972 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 52 (1417th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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Fine Details · Last updated May 22, 2013 11:25AM

All-Time Rank: #1261. Dave Pureifory… #1262. Pat Holmes… #1263. Tyrone Braxton… #1264. BRUCE LAIRD… #1265. Tommy Mason… #1266. Louis Breeden… #1267. Mike Rucker…

All-Time Rank: #1261. Dave Pureifory… #1262. Pat Holmes… #1263. Tyrone Braxton… #1264. BRUCE LAIRD… #1265. Tommy Mason… #1266. Louis Breeden… #1267. Mike Rucker…

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	AV
1972*	22	BAL	KR/PR	40	14	1	34	303	0	42	8.9	29	843	0	73	29.1	1146	5
1973	23	BAL	KR/lcb/PR	40	12	6	15	72	0	13	4.8	24	547	0	51	22.8	619	3
1974	24	BAL	SS	40	14	14	11	30	0	10	2.7	19	499	0	55	26.3	529	6
1975	25	BAL	KR/SS	40	14	14						31	799	0	65	25.8	799	8
1976	26	BAL	SS	40	14	14						7	143	0	25	20.4	143	8
1977	27	BAL	KR/SS	40	14	14						24	541	0	35	22.5	541	8
1978	28	BAL	SS	40	14	14											0	4
1979	29	BAL	SS	40	15	15						3	34	0	16	11.3	34	8
1980	30	BAL	SS	40	15	15											0	7
1981	31	BAL	SS	40	15	14											0	3
1982	32	SDG	SS	30	9	6											0	4
1983	33	SDG		30	14	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	15	342	0	41	22.8	342	1
Career					164	127	61	405	0	42	6.6	152	3748	0	73	24.7	4153	65
10 yrs		BAL			141	121	60	405	0	42	6.8	137	3406	0	73	24.9	3811	60
2 yrs		SDG			23	6	1	0	0	0	0.0	15	342	0	41	22.8	342	5

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
1972*	22	BAL	KR/PR	40	14	1		1	31	0	31	0	0	8	4	14	0
1973	23	BAL	KR/lcb/PR	40	12	6							0	4	0	0	0
1974	24	BAL	SS	40	14	14		1	15	0	15	0	0	4	2	0	0
1975	25	BAL	KR/SS	40	14	14		3	46	0	28	0	0	2	2	0	0			1
1976	26	BAL	SS	40	14	14							0	0	5	10	0
1977	27	BAL	KR/SS	40	14	14		3	56	0	22	0
1978	28	BAL	SS	40	14	14							0	0	1	0	0
1979	29	BAL	SS	40	15	15		3	101	0	68	0	0	1	1	0	0
1980	30	BAL	SS	40	15	15		5	71	0	18	0	0	0	1	0	0
1981	31	BAL	SS	40	15	14		3	59	0	24	0	0	0	1	3	0
1982	32	SDG	SS	30	9	6							0	0	1	0	0
1983	33	SDG		30	14	0							0	1	0	0	0
Career					164	127		19	379	0	68	0	0	20	18	27	0			1
10 yrs		BAL			141	121		19	379	0	68	0	0	19	17	27	0			1
2 yrs		SDG			23	6							0	1	1	0	0

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	PR TD	KR TD	FblTD	IntTD	OthTD	AllTD	2PM	XPM	FGM	Sfty	Pts
1975	25	BAL	KR/SS	40	14	14												1	2
Career					164	127												1	2

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NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Dave Waymer, Terry Kinard, Gibril Wilson, Michael Johnson, J.C. Wilson, Lloyd Mumphord, James Hunter, Gary Green, Don Griffin, Louis Breeden
4	Terry Kinard, Dick Jauron, Michael Lewis, Mark Cotney, Don Griffin, Louis Breeden, Dave Waymer, Damien Robinson, Bill Thompson, Robert Blackmon
5	Mark Cotney, Dave Waymer, Tom Pridemore, Charles Romes, Joe Lavender, Dwayne Harper, Terry Jackson, Don Griffin, Bobby Hunt, Myron Guyton
6	Don Griffin, Mark Cotney, Mike Fuller, Charles Romes, Joe Lavender, Terence Newman, Norris Thomas, Myron Guyton, Frank Wattelet, Bill Thompson
7	Don Griffin, Mario Clark, Dave Waymer, Bill Thompson, Mike Fuller, Tom Pridemore, Myron Guyton, Bobby Hunt, Eugene Robinson, Robert Blackmon
8	Bill Thompson, Don Griffin, Terry Kinard, Charles Romes, Mario Clark, Perry Williams, Michael Lewis, Robert Blackmon, Tom Myers, Dick Alban
9	Don Griffin, Mario Clark, Perry Williams, Dick Alban, Gill Byrd, Charles Romes, John Harris, Kevin Ross, Curtis Johnson, Johnnie Gray
10	Don Griffin, Perry Williams, Mario Clark, Tom Myers, Brig Owens, Bruce Maher, Dick Alban, John Harris, Bennie Blades, Johnnie Gray
11	Don Griffin, Brent Alexander, Steve Freeman, Brig Owens, Brock Marion, Shawn Springs, John Harris, Jim Kearney, Tom Myers, Perry Williams
12	Don Griffin, Steve Freeman, Dave Whitsell, Shaun Gayle, Jim Kearney, Brig Owens, Brock Marion, John Harris, Tom Myers, Perry Williams
Career	Don Griffin, Steve Freeman, Brig Owens, Dave Whitsell, John Harris, Tom Myers, Shaun Gayle, Perry Williams, Greg Jackson, Jim Kearney

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Pro Bowls 1972	Kick Returns 1972 NFL 29 (4) 1973 NFL 24 (9) 1975 NFL 31 (8) Career 152 (77)	Kick Return Yds 1972 NFL 843 (3) 1975 NFL 799 (7) Career 3748 (70)	Yds/Kick Return 1972 NFL 29.1 (2/74) 1974 NFL 26.3 (8) 1975 NFL 25.8 (7) Career 24.7 (82)
Punt Returns 1972 NFL 34 (1)	Punt Return Yds 1972 NFL 303 (1)	Yds/Punt Return 1972 NFL 8.9 (10)	Kick & Punt Returns 1972 NFL 63 (1) 1973 NFL 39 (10) Career 213 (114)
Kick & Punt Return Yds 1972 NFL 1146 (1) 1973 NFL 619 (10) Career 4153 (83)	Fumbles 1972 NFL 8 (7)	Fumbles Recovered 1972 NFL 4 (5) 1976 NFL 5 (3) Career 18 (132)	Long Intercep. Return 1979 NFL 68 (7)
Safeties 1975 NFL 1 (1/18) Career 1 (72)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1980	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly

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