Jim Langer

James John Langer

Position: C-G
Height: 6-2 Weight: 250 lbs.

Born: May 16, 1948 in Little Falls, MN
College: South Dakota St.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 82 (330th overall since 1950)
6-time Pro Bowler & 4-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1987

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Hall of Fame

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Fine Details · Last updated Nov 9, 2011 3:32PM

All-Time Rank: #271. Fred Taylor… #272. Bob Baumhower… #273. Ron Mix… #274. JIM LANGER… #275. Cornell Green… #276. Jimmy Smith… #277. Ollie Matson…

All-Time Rank: #271. Fred Taylor… #272. Bob Baumhower… #273. Ron Mix… #274. JIM LANGER… #275. Cornell Green… #276. Jimmy Smith… #277. Ollie Matson…

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
1970	22	MIA		62	6	0															1
1971	23	MIA		62	14	0							0	0	1	0	0				1
1972	24	MIA	C	62	14	14															8
1973*+	25	MIA	C	62	14	14															13
1974*+	26	MIA	C	62	14	14															14
1975*+	27	MIA	C	62	14	14															15
1976*	28	MIA	C	62	14	14															13
1977*+	29	MIA	C	62	14	14															15
1978*	30	MIA	C	62	16	16															11
1979	31	MIA	C	62	9	9							0	0	1	0	0				4
1980	32	MIN		58	13	0															1
1981	33	MIN		58	9	1															1
Career					151	110							0	0	2	0	0				97

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4	Matt Birk, Derrick Deese, Ron Yary, Mike McCormack, Jon Kolb, Roy Foster, Jim Yarbrough, Mike Webster*, Dave Manders, Shawn Andrews
5	Mike Webster, Ron Yary, Forrest Blue, Dan Dierdorf, Jammal Brown, Joe Thomas, Larry Little, Roy Foster, Derrick Deese, Dwight Stephenson*
6	Ron Yary, Mike Webster, Jerry Kramer, Mick Tingelhoff, Dwight Stephenson, Jim Ray Smith, Larry Little, Dan Dierdorf*, Forrest Blue, Logan Mankins
7	Mike Webster, Jim Ray Smith, Mick Tingelhoff, Dan Dierdorf, Jerry Kramer, Larry Little, Tony Boselli, Dwight Stephenson, Ralph Neely, Kent Hull
8	Mike Webster, Jim Ray Smith, Tony Boselli, Mick Tingelhoff, Larry Little, Dwight Stephenson, Duane Putnam, Dan Dierdorf, Jim Tyrer, Art Shell*
9	Mike Webster, Larry Little, Forrest Gregg, Mick Tingelhoff, Jim Tyrer, Art Shell, John Hannah, Dan Dierdorf, Duane Putnam, Lou Creekmur*
10	Forrest Gregg, Larry Little, Dan Dierdorf, Mike Webster, Rayfield Wright, Jerry Kramer, Mick Tingelhoff, Duane Putnam, Jim Ringo, Jim Tyrer
11	Larry Little, Jerry Kramer, Forrest Gregg, Rayfield Wright, Mike Webster, Jim Ringo, Duane Putnam, Mick Tingelhoff, Dan Dierdorf, Bruce Matthews*
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Pro Bowls 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978	First-Team All-Pro 1973 1974 1975 1977

Pro Bowls
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978

First-Team All-Pro
1973
1974
1975
1977

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1973	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1973	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1973	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1973	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1974	1st Team	All-Conf.	Associated Press
1974	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1974	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1974	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1974	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1974	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1974	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1974	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly
1975	1st Team	All-Conf.	Associated Press
1975	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1975	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1975	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1975	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1975	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1975	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1975	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly
1976	1st Team	All-Conf.	Associated Press
1976	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1976	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1976	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1976	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1976	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1976	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1976	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly
1977	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1977	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1977	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1977	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1977	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1977	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1977	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly
1978	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1978	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1978	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.

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NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Jim Yarbrough, John Wittenborn, Charlie Toogood, Len St. Jean, Glenn Ressler, Brad Oates, Chris Kemoeatu, Waverly Jackson, John Didion, George Buehler
4	Matt Birk, Derrick Deese, Ron Yary, Mike McCormack, Jon Kolb, Roy Foster, Jim Yarbrough, Mike Webster*, Dave Manders, Shawn Andrews
5	Mike Webster, Ron Yary, Forrest Blue, Dan Dierdorf, Jammal Brown, Joe Thomas, Larry Little, Roy Foster, Derrick Deese, Dwight Stephenson*
6	Ron Yary, Mike Webster, Jerry Kramer, Mick Tingelhoff, Dwight Stephenson, Jim Ray Smith, Larry Little, Dan Dierdorf*, Forrest Blue, Logan Mankins
7	Mike Webster, Jim Ray Smith, Mick Tingelhoff, Dan Dierdorf, Jerry Kramer, Larry Little, Tony Boselli, Dwight Stephenson, Ralph Neely, Kent Hull
8	Mike Webster, Jim Ray Smith, Tony Boselli, Mick Tingelhoff, Larry Little, Dwight Stephenson, Duane Putnam, Dan Dierdorf, Jim Tyrer, Art Shell*
9	Mike Webster, Larry Little, Forrest Gregg, Mick Tingelhoff, Jim Tyrer, Art Shell, John Hannah, Dan Dierdorf, Duane Putnam, Lou Creekmur*
10	Forrest Gregg, Larry Little, Dan Dierdorf, Mike Webster, Rayfield Wright, Jerry Kramer, Mick Tingelhoff, Duane Putnam, Jim Ringo, Jim Tyrer
11	Larry Little, Jerry Kramer, Forrest Gregg, Rayfield Wright, Mike Webster, Jim Ringo, Duane Putnam, Mick Tingelhoff, Dan Dierdorf, Bruce Matthews*
12	Jerry Kramer, Rayfield Wright, Duane Putnam, Marvin Powell, Leon Gray, Lou Creekmur, Bruce Matthews, Steve Hutchinson, Mick Tingelhoff, Mike Webster
Career	Jerry Kramer, Duane Putnam, Marvin Powell, Rayfield Wright, Leon Gray, Lou Creekmur, Steve Hutchinson, Jim Lachey, Dan Dierdorf, Bob Brown