Night Train Lane

Richard Lane

Position: DB-E
Height: 6-1 Weight: 194 lbs.

Born: April 16, 1927 in Austin, TX
Died: January 29, 2002 in Austin, TX
College: West. Nebraska CC-Scottsbluff

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 108 (90th overall since 1950)
7-time Pro Bowler & 3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1974, finalist in 1971, 1972, 1973

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

All-Time Rank: #45. Mike Singletary… #46. Johnny Unitas… #47. Doug Atkins… #48. NIGHT TRAIN LANE… #49. Ken Houston… #50. Rickey Jackson… #51. Emlen Tunnell…

All-Time Rank: #45. Mike Singletary… #46. Johnny Unitas… #47. Doug Atkins… #48. NIGHT TRAIN LANE… #49. Ken Houston… #50. Rickey Jackson… #51. Emlen Tunnell…

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
1952	25	RAM	RDH	81	12			14	298	2	80	0								1	6
1953	26	RAM	RDH	81	11			3	9	0	8	0	0	0	3	26	1				8
1954*	27	CRD	RDH	81	12			10	181	0	64	0	0	1	0	0	0				10
1955*	28	CRD	RDH	81	12			6	69	0	26	0									12
1956*+	29	CRD	LDH	81	12			7	206	1	66	0	0	2	2	11	0				16
1957	30	CRD	LDH	81	8			2	47	0	33	0	0	0	2	5	0				5
1958*	31	CRD	LDH	81	12			2	0	0	0	0									10
1959	32	CRD	LDH	81	12			3	125	1	69	0									6
1960*	33	DET	LCB	81	12			5	102	1	80	0									12
1961*+	34	DET	LCB	81	12			6	73	0	32	0									16
1962*+	35	DET	LCB	81	14			4	16	0	13	0	0	1	1	15	0				19
1963	36	DET	LCB	81	14			5	70	0	33	0	0	0	2	0	0				15
1964	37	DET		81	7			1	11	0	11	0									1
1965	38	DET		81	7								0	0	1	0	0				1
Career					157			68	1207	5	80	0	0	4	11	57	1			1	137
6 yrs		CRD			68	0		30	628	2	69	0	0	3	4	16	0				59
6 yrs		DET			66	0		21	272	1	80	0	0	1	4	15	0				64
2 yrs		RAM			23	0		17	307	2	80	0	0	0	3	26	1			1	14

Receiving & Rushing

							Receiving							Rushing
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1954*	27	CRD	RDH	81	12		4	58	14.5	0	26	0.3	4.8								58	0	1
1955*	28	CRD	RDH	81	12		2	110	55.0	1	98	0.2	9.2								110	1	0
1956*+	29	CRD	LDH	81	12		1	75	75.0	0	75	0.1	6.3								75	0	2
1958*	31	CRD	LDH	81	12		1	10	10.0	0	10	0.1	0.8								10	0	0
Career					157		8	253	31.6	1	98	0.1	1.6								253	1	4

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
1956*+	29	CRD	LDH	81	12		2	0	0	0	0.0						75
1957	30	CRD	LDH	81	8		1	8	0	8	8.0						8
1961*+	34	DET	LCB	81	12		1	6	0	6	6.0						6
Career					157		4	14	0	8	3.5						267
6 yrs		CRD			68	0	3	8	0	8	2.7						261
6 yrs		DET			66	0	1	6	0	6	6.0						6

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RecTD	FblTD	IntTD	OthTD	AllTD	Sfty	Pts
1952	25	RAM	RDH	81	12				2		2	1	14
1953	26	RAM	RDH	81	11			1		1	2		12
1955*	28	CRD	RDH	81	12		1				1		6
1956*+	29	CRD	LDH	81	12				1		1		6
1959	32	CRD	LDH	81	12				1		1		6
1960*	33	DET	LCB	81	12				1		1		6
Career					157		1	1	5	1	8	1	50
6 yrs		CRD			68	0	1		2		3		18
6 yrs		DET			66	0			1		1		6
2 yrs		RAM			23	0		1	2	1	4	1	26

Similar Players

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NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Woodley Lewis, Dicky Moegle, Ernie Kellermann, Kenny Johnson, Darrell Green*, Eddie Dove, Johnnie Poe, Terence Newman, Chris McAlister, Dick Jauron
4	Frank Minnifield, Mike Wagner, Jack Tatum, Darrell Green, Ray Rhodes, Ken Houston, George Saimes, Butch Byrd, Mark A. Carrier, Ken Konz
5	Dale Carter, Frank Minnifield, Roy Williams, Rosey Taylor, Chris McAlister, David Fulcher, Jim David, George Saimes, Ed Reed, Abe Woodson
6	Dale Carter, Chris McAlister, Rosey Taylor, Lawyer Milloy, David Fulcher, Andy Nelson, Aeneas Williams, Cornell Green, George Saimes, Darren Sharper
7	Dale Carter, Jerry Norton, Rosey Taylor, Lester Hayes, Lawyer Milloy, George Saimes, Ken Houston, Chris McAlister, Willie Buchanon, Larry Wilson
8	Dale Carter, Lawyer Milloy, Darrell Green*, Rosey Taylor, Ken Riley, Hanford Dixon, Lester Hayes, Dave Grayson, Jerry Norton, Blaine Bishop
9	Eddie Meador, Jerry Norton, Lester Hayes, Don R. Paul, Rosey Taylor, Everson Walls, Emmitt Thomas*, Willie Buchanon, Hanford Dixon, Chris McAlister
10	Eddie Meador, Aeneas Williams, Louis Wright, Brian Dawkins, Eric Allen, Cliff Harris, Cornell Green, Larry Wilson, Ken Houston, Roger Wehrli*
11	Eddie Meador, Aeneas Williams, Louis Wright, Eric Allen, Johnny Robinson, Erich Barnes, Ronde Barber, Sam Madison, Richie Petitbon, Roger Wehrli*
12	Ronde Barber, Mel Blount, Aeneas Williams, Ronnie Lott, Eddie Meador, Champ Bailey, Louis Wright, Roger Wehrli, Deion Sanders, Mel Renfro*
13	Aeneas Williams, Ronde Barber, Jimmy Johnson, Willie Brown, Eddie Meador, Champ Bailey, Mel Blount, Mike Haynes, Louis Wright, Roger Wehrli*
14	Aeneas Williams, Jimmy Johnson, Ronde Barber, Eddie Meador, Willie Brown, Brian Dawkins, Mike Haynes, Champ Bailey, Roger Wehrli, Mel Blount*
Career	Aeneas Williams, Ronde Barber, Eddie Meador, Champ Bailey, Jimmy Johnson, Mike Haynes, Louis Wright, Brian Dawkins, Yale Lary, Deion Sanders

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Pro Bowls 1954 1955 1956 1958 1960 1961 1962	First-Team All-Pro 1956 1961 1962	Approximate Value 1956 NFL 16 (2) 1961 NFL 16 (6) 1962 NFL 19 (4) Career 137 (116)	Approximate Value (Weighted) Career 108 (90)
Long Reception 1955 NFL 98 (1/15) 1956 NFL 75 (4)	Non-Offensive TDs 1952 NFL 2 (3) 1953 NFL 2 (1) 1956 NFL 1 (5) 1959 NFL 1 (2) 1960 NFL 1 (3) Career 7 (48)	Fumble Return Yds 1953 NFL 26 (4)	Fumble Return TD 1953 NFL 1 (1)
Interceptions 1952 NFL 14 (1/1) 1954 NFL 10 (1/28) 1955 NFL 6 (7) 1956 NFL 7 (5) 1961 NFL 6 (10) Career 68 (4)	Intercept. Ret. Yds 1952 NFL 298 (1/7) 1954 NFL 181 (1) 1956 NFL 206 (2/58) 1959 NFL 125 (3) 1960 NFL 102 (6) Career 1207 (6)	Intercept. Ret. TD 1952 NFL 2 (1/28) 1956 NFL 1 (2) 1959 NFL 1 (1) 1960 NFL 1 (2) Career 5 (25)	Long Intercep. Return 1952 NFL 80 (3) 1954 NFL 64 (4) 1956 NFL 66 (3) 1959 NFL 69 (2) 1960 NFL 80 (2)
Safeties 1952 NFL 1 (1/18) Career 1 (72)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1954	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1954	2nd Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1954	2nd Team	All-NFL	UPI
1955	2nd Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1955	2nd Team	All-NFL	UPI
1956	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1956	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1956	1st Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1956	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1956	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI
1957	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1957	2nd Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1957	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1958	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1958	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1958	2nd Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1959	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1960	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1960	2nd Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1960	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1960	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI
1961	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1961	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1961	2nd Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1961	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1961	2nd Team	All-NFL	UPI
1962	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1962	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1962	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1962	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI
1963	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1963	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1963	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1963	1st Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1963	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI

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