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Willie Lanier

Willie Edward Lanier

Position: LB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: August 21, 1945 in Clover, VA
College: Morgan State

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1986

8-time Pro Bowler & 3-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2nd round (50th overall) of the 1967 Draft

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1967 22 KAN RLB 10 10 0 1 0 0
1968*+ 23 KAN MLB 14 14 4 120 1 75
1969* 24 KAN MLB 14 0 4 70 0 44 0 1 5 0
1970* 25 KAN MLB 14 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 0
1971*+ 26 KAN MLB 14 0 2 38 0 21 0 3 3 0
1972* 27 KAN MLB 13 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 0
1973*+ 28 KAN MLB 14 0 3 47 1 29 0 3 10 0
1974* 29 KAN MLB 14 0 2 28 0 14 0 2 3 0 1
1975* 30 KAN MLB 14 14 5 105 0 61
1976 31 KAN MLB 14 11 3 28 0 14 0 2 0 0
1977 32 KAN MLB 14 0 0 2 0 0
Career 149 49 27 440 2 75 0 18 21 0 1

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1967 22 KAN RLB 10 10 1 1 0 1 1.0 1
Career 149 49 1 1 0 1 1.0 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1968*+ 23 KAN MLB 14 14 1 6
1973*+ 28 KAN MLB 14 0 1 6
1974* 29 KAN MLB 14 0 1 2
Career 149 49 2 1 14

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1972 NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year

Pro Bowls

1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975

1st-team All-Pro

1968
1971
1973

Non-Offensive TDs

1968 AFL 1 (6)

Fumbles Recovered

Career 18 (123)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1968 AFL 120 (6)
Career 440 (199)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1968 AFL 1 (5)
1973 NFL 1 (3)

Long Intercep. Return

1968 AFL 75 (3)
1975 NFL 61 (10)

Safeties

1974 NFL 1 (1-- 16)
Career 1 (67)

     

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

Glossary
1968 - Sporting News: 2nd team all-conf.
1968 - Associated Press: 1st team all-AFL
1968 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-AFL
1968 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-AFL
1969 - Hall of Fame: 2nd team all-AFL
1969 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-AFL
1969 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-AFL
1969 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-AFL
1969 - Sporting News: 2nd team all-AFL
1969 - UPI: 2nd team all-AFL
1970 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1970 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1970 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1970 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1970 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-NFL
1970 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1971 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1971 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1971 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1971 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1971 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1971 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1971 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1971 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1972 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1972 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1972 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1972 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1972 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1973 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1973 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1973 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1973 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1973 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1973 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-NFL
1973 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1974 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1974 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1974 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1974 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1974 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1974 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-NFL
1974 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1975 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1975 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-NFL
1975 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL