Bob Lilly

Robert Lewis Lilly (Tiger)

Position: DT-DE
Height: 6-5 Weight: 260 lbs.

Born: July 26, 1939 in Olney, TX
College: TCU (school history)
Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1st round (13th overall) of the 1961 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the Dallas Texans in the 2nd round (14th overall) of the 1961 AFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 125 (30th overall since 1950)
11-time Pro Bowler & 7-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1980

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Fine Details · Last updated May 21, 2013 11:25PM

All-Time Rank: #5. Merlin Olsen… #6. Paul Krause… #7. Walter Payton… #8. BOB LILLY… #9. Ron Yary… #10. Carl Eller… #11. John Hannah…

All-Time Rank: #5. Merlin Olsen… #6. Paul Krause… #7. Walter Payton… #8. BOB LILLY… #9. Ron Yary… #10. Carl Eller… #11. John Hannah…

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
1961	22	DAL	LDE	74	14								0	0	1	0	0				6
1962*	23	DAL	LDE	74	14								0	0	1	0	0				8
1963	24	DAL	LDE/rdt	74	14	14							0	0	1	42	1				7
1964*+	25	DAL	RDT	74	14								0	1	3	4	0				16
1965*+	26	DAL	RDT	74	14			1	17	1	17	0	0	0	2	41	0				15
1966*+	27	DAL	RDT	74	14								0	0	1	0	0				16
1967*+	28	DAL	RDT	74	14																13
1968*+	29	DAL	RDT	74	14								0	0	1	0	0				15
1969*+	30	DAL	RDT	74	14								0	0	2	9	1				15
1970*	31	DAL	RDT	74	14	0															11
1971*+	32	DAL	RDT	74	14	0							0	0	1	7	1				15
1972*	33	DAL	RDT	74	14	0							0	0	1	0	0				14
1973*	34	DAL	RDT	74	14								0	0	2	6	0				12
1974	35	DAL	RDT	74	14								0	0	2	0	0				9
Career					196	14		1	17	1	17	0	0	1	18	109	3				172

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	FblTD	IntTD	AllTD	Pts
1963	24	DAL	LDE/rdt	74	14	14	1		1	6
1965*+	26	DAL	RDT	74	14			1	1	6
1969*+	30	DAL	RDT	74	14		1		1	6
1971*+	32	DAL	RDT	74	14	0	1		1	6
Career					196	14	3	1	4	24

Similar Players

What does "similar" mean?

NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Don L. Smith, Joe Rutgens, Sean Gilbert, Mike Dawson, Bill Staley, Dewayne Robertson, Don Parrish, Kevin Williams, Gary Walker, Luther Elliss
4	Kevin Williams, Bryant Young, Pat Holmes, Charlie Johnson, Jerome Brown, Bill Maas, Ray Krouse, Jason Taylor, Louie Kelcher, Ray Childress
5	Kevin Williams, Mike Reid, Jerome Brown, John Henderson, Jason Taylor, Bryant Young, Charlie Johnson, Dana Stubblefield, Chris Doleman*, Darrell Russell
6	Kevin Williams, Julius Peppers, Jason Taylor, Charlie Johnson, John Randle, Rosey Grier, Warren Sapp, Buck Buchanan*, Alex Karras, Michael Carter
7	Kevin Williams, Richard Seymour, Julius Peppers, Buck Buchanan, John Randle, Bob Baumhower, Bruce Smith, Warren Sapp, Alex Karras, Jason Taylor
8	John Randle, Alex Karras, Julius Peppers, Bob Baumhower, Bruce Smith, Henry Jordan, Cortez Kennedy, Jason Taylor, Richard Seymour, Randy White*
9	John Randle, Bruce Smith, Alex Karras, Randy White, Ray Childress, Cortez Kennedy, Deacon Jones, Jason Taylor, Bob Baumhower, Warren Sapp
10	John Randle, Alex Karras, Jason Taylor, Dan Hampton, Bruce Smith, Randy White, Cortez Kennedy, Deacon Jones, Warren Sapp, Willie Davis
11	Bruce Smith, Randy White, Alex Karras, Doug Atkins, John Randle, Michael Strahan, Andy Robustelli, Jack Youngblood, Jason Taylor, Gino Marchetti*
12	Randy White, Alex Karras, Gino Marchetti, Andy Robustelli, Bruce Smith, Merlin Olsen, John Randle, Joe Greene, Ernie Stautner, Jason Taylor
13	Gino Marchetti, Andy Robustelli, Randy White, Alex Karras, Bruce Smith, Joe Greene, Merlin Olsen, Michael Strahan, Ernie Stautner, Doug Atkins
14	Andy Robustelli, Merlin Olsen, Bruce Smith, Gino Marchetti, Alex Karras, Randy White, Michael Strahan, Joe Greene, Ernie Stautner, Doug Atkins
Career	Alex Karras, Gino Marchetti, Andy Robustelli, Randy White, Joe Greene, Michael Strahan, Ernie Stautner, Merlin Olsen, John Randle, Doug Atkins

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Pro Bowls 1962 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973	First-Team All-Pro 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1971	Approximate Value 1964 NFL 16 (5) 1965 NFL 15 (10) Career 172 (26)	Approximate Value (Weighted) Career 125 (30)
Non-Offensive TDs 1963 NFL 1 (3) 1965 NFL 1 (9) 1969 NFL 1 (3) 1971 NFL 1 (9) Career 4 (196)	Playoff Games Started Career 14 (131)	Fumbles Recovered Career 18 (132)	Fumble Return Yds 1963 NFL 42 (1) 1965 NFL 41 (8) Career 109 (95)
Fumble Return TD 1963 NFL 1 (1) 1969 NFL 1 (1) 1971 NFL 1 (1) Career 3 (8)	Intercept. Ret. TD 1965 NFL 1 (4)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1964	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1964	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1964	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1964	1st Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1964	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI
1965	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1965	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1965	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1965	1st Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1965	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI
1966	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1966	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1966	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1966	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1966	1st Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1966	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI
1967	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1967	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1967	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1967	1st Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1967	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI
1968	1st Team	All-NFL/AFL	Pro Football Weekly
1968	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1968	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1968	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1968	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1968	1st Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1968	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly
1968	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI
1969	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1969	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1969	1st Team	All-NFL	Hall of Fame
1969	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1969	2nd Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1969	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly
1969	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1969	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI
1970	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1970	2nd Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1970	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1971	1st Team	All-Conf.	Associated Press
1971	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1971	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1971	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1971	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1971	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1971	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1971	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly
1972	1st Team	All-Conf.	Associated Press
1972	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1972	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1972	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1972	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1972	2nd Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1972	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1972	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly
1973	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI

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