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Night Train Lane
Richard Lane
Position: DB-E
Height: 6-1 Weight: 194 lbs.
Born: April 16, 1927 in Austin, TX
College: Western Nebraska Community College-Scottsbluff
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1974
7-time Pro Bowler & 3-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)
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The best cornerback to ever play the game. Could have played and dominated opponents in any era. The prototype for DB's and football players in general. Coincidentally, he wore the same number that UNCLE ROB did in high school! (not vice versa)
View Details For: 8 Regular Season TDs Scored
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1952 | 25 | RAM | RDH | 12 | 0 | 14 | 298 | 2 | 80 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1953 | 26 | RAM | RDH | 11 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 1 | ||||||
| 1954* | 27 | CRD | RDH | 12 | 0 | 10 | 181 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1955* | 28 | CRD | RDH | 12 | 0 | 6 | 69 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 1956*+ | 29 | CRD | LDH | 12 | 0 | 7 | 206 | 1 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| 1957 | 30 | CRD | LDH | 8 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 1958* | 31 | CRD | LDH | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1959 | 32 | CRD | LDH | 12 | 0 | 3 | 125 | 1 | 69 | ||||||||||
| 1960* | 33 | DET | LCB | 12 | 0 | 5 | 102 | 1 | 80 | ||||||||||
| 1961*+ | 34 | DET | LCB | 12 | 0 | 6 | 73 | 0 | 32 | ||||||||||
| 1962*+ | 35 | DET | LCB | 14 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| 1963 | 36 | DET | LCB | 14 | 0 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1964 | 37 | DET | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1965 | 38 | DET | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 157 | 0 | 68 | 1207 | 5 | 80 | 4 | 11 | 57 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 6 yrs | ARI | 68 | 0 | 30 | 628 | 2 | 69 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 yrs | DET | 66 | 0 | 21 | 272 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 yrs | STL | 23 | 0 | 17 | 307 | 2 | 80 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1954* | 27 | CRD | RDH | 12 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | 26 | 0.3 | 4.8 | 58 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 1955* | 28 | CRD | RDH | 12 | 0 | 2 | 110 | 55.0 | 1 | 98 | 0.2 | 9.2 | 110 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 1956*+ | 29 | CRD | LDH | 12 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 75.0 | 0 | 75 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 75 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 1958* | 31 | CRD | LDH | 12 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 157 | 0 | 8 | 253 | 31.6 | 1 | 98 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 253 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1956*+ | 29 | CRD | LDH | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 75 | |||||
| 1957 | 30 | CRD | LDH | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | |||||
| 1961*+ | 34 | DET | LCB | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | |||||
| Career | 157 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 3.5 | 267 | ||||||||
| 6 yrs | ARI | 68 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2.7 | 261 | |||||||
| 6 yrs | DET | 66 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | |||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1952 | 25 | RAM | RDH | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |||||||||
| 1953 | 26 | RAM | RDH | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1955* | 28 | CRD | RDH | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1956*+ | 29 | CRD | LDH | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1959 | 32 | CRD | LDH | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1960* | 33 | DET | LCB | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 157 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 50 | |||||||||
| 6 yrs | ARI | 68 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 6 yrs | DET | 66 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | STL | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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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
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1954 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1954 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1954 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL 1955 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1955 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL 1956 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1956 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1956 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1956 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1956 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL 1957 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1957 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1957 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1958 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1958 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1958 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1959 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1960 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1960 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1960 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1960 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL 1961 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1961 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1961 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1961 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1961 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL 1962 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1962 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1962 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1962 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL 1963 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1963 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1963 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1963 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1963 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL |