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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: West. Nebraska CC-Scottsbluff

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 106 (91st 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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All-Time Rank: #31. Nick Buoniconti… #32. Paul Krause… #33. Carl Eller… #34. NIGHT TRAIN LANE… #35. Paul Warfield… #36. Bobby Layne… #37. Merlin Olsen… 

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 0 14 298 2 80 0 1 6
1953 26 RAM RDH 81 11 0 3 9 0 8 0 0 0 3 26 1 8
1954* 27 CRD RDH 81 12 0 10 181 0 64 0 0 1 0 0 0 10
1955* 28 CRD RDH 81 12 0 6 69 0 26 0 12
1956*+ 29 CRD LDH 81 12 0 7 206 1 66 0 0 2 2 11 0 16
1957 30 CRD LDH 81 8 0 2 47 0 33 0 0 0 2 5 0 5
1958* 31 CRD LDH 81 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 10
1959 32 CRD LDH 81 12 0 3 125 1 69 0 6
1960* 33 DET LCB 81 12 0 5 102 1 80 0 12
1961*+ 34 DET LCB 81 12 0 6 73 0 32 0 16
1962*+ 35 DET LCB 81 14 0 4 16 0 13 0 0 1 1 15 0 19
1963 36 DET LCB 81 14 0 5 70 0 33 0 0 0 2 0 0 15
1964 37 DET 81 7 0 1 11 0 11 0 1
1965 38 DET 81 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Career 157 0 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 0 4 58 14.5 0 26 0.3 4.8 58 0 1
1955* 28 CRD RDH 81 12 0 2 110 55.0 1 98 0.2 9.2 110 1 0
1956*+ 29 CRD LDH 81 12 0 1 75 75.0 0 75 0.1 6.3 75 0 2
1958* 31 CRD LDH 81 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

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 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 75
1957 30 CRD LDH 81 8 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
1961*+ 34 DET LCB 81 12 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
Career 157 0 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 RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1952 25 RAM RDH 81 12 0 2 2 1 14
1953 26 RAM RDH 81 11 0 1 1 2 12
1955* 28 CRD RDH 81 12 0 1 1 6
1956*+ 29 CRD LDH 81 12 0 1 1 6
1959 32 CRD LDH 81 12 0 1 1 6
1960* 33 DET LCB 81 12 0 1 1 6
Career 157 0 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

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What does "similar" mean?
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 (109)

Approximate Value (Weighted)
Career 106 (91)

Long Reception
1955 NFL 98 (1/14)
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 (46)

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 (1/6)
1954 NFL 181 (1)
1956 NFL 206 (2/56)
1959 NFL 125 (3)
1960 NFL 102 (6)
Career 1207 (6)

Intercept. Ret. TD
1952 NFL 2 (1/26)
1956 NFL 1 (2)
1959 NFL 1 (1)
1960 NFL 1 (2)
Career 5 (23)

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 (1/19)
Career 1 (72)

     

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19542nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19542nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19542nd TeamAll-NFLUPI
19552nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19552nd TeamAll-NFLUPI
19561st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19561st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19561st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19561st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19561st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19572nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19572nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19571st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19582nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19582nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19582nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19591st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19601st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19602nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19601st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19601st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19611st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19611st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19612nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19611st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19612nd TeamAll-NFLUPI
19621st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19621st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19621st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19621st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19631st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19632nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19632nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19631st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19631st TeamAll-NFLUPI