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Ronnie Lott

Ronald Mandel Lott

Position: DB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 203 lbs.
Born: May 8, 1959 in Albuquerque, NM
College: USC

Career AV: 117 (47th overall since 1950)

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2000

10-time Pro Bowler & 6-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1st round (8th overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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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
1981*+ 22 SFO LCB 42 16 16 7 117 3 41 0 1 2 0 0 89 18
1982* 23 SFO LCB 42 9 9 2 95 1 83 1 0 0 0 0 68 10
1983* 24 SFO LCB 42 15 14 1.0 4 22 0 22 0 0 1 0 0 108 10
1984* 25 SFO LCB 42 12 11 1.0 4 26 0 15 51 9
1985 26 SFO LCB/fs 42 16 16 1.5 6 68 0 25 1 0 2 0 0 104 8
1986*+ 27 SFO FS 42 14 14 2.0 10 134 1 57 3 0 0 0 0 77 17
1987*+ 28 SFO FS 42 12 12 5 62 0 34 0 0 2 33 0 55 15
1988* 29 SFO FS 42 13 12 5 59 0 44 3 0 4 3 0 74 11
1989*+ 30 SFO FS 42 11 11 5 34 0 28 42 14
1990*+ 31 SFO FS 42 11 11 3 26 0 15 0 0 1 3 0 53 13
1991*+ 32 RAI SS 42 16 16 1.0 8 52 0 27 1 0 1 4 0 93 13
1992 33 RAI SS 42 16 16 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 103 7
1993 34 NYJ FS 42 16 16 1.0 3 35 0 29 4 0 2 0 0 123 8
1994 35 NYJ FS 42 15 15 1.0 2 0 1 0 0 73 33 6
Career 192 189 8.5 63 730 5 83 16 1 17 43 0 1113 33 159
10 yrs SFO 129 126 5.5 51 643 5 83 8 1 12 39 0 721 125
2 yrs NYJ 31 31 2.0 3 35 0 29 6 0 3 0 0 196 33 14
2 yrs RAI 32 32 1.0 9 52 0 27 2 0 2 4 0 196 20

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1981*+ 22 SFO LCB 42 16 16 7 111 0 20 15.9 111
1985 26 SFO LCB/fs 42 16 16 1 2 0 2 2.0 2
Career 192 189 8 113 0 20 14.1 113

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1981*+ 22 SFO LCB 42 16 16 3 3 18
1982* 23 SFO LCB 42 9 9 1 1 6
1986*+ 27 SFO FS 42 14 14 1 1 6
Career 192 189 5 5 30

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Roy Williams, Steve Atwater, Rosey Taylor, Rick Volk, Mike Brown, Eric Allen, Ed Reed, Jake Scott, Champ Bailey, Ken Ellis
4 Roy Williams, Rashean Mathis, Ken Ellis, Rick Volk, Champ Bailey, Steve Atwater, Ken Houston*, Jake Scott, Dale Carter, Louis Wright
5 Dave Elmendorf, Roy Williams, Ken Ellis, Ken Houston*, Rashean Mathis, Butch Byrd, Rick Volk, Tommy Casanova, Steve Atwater, Champ Bailey
6 Rick Volk, Louis Wright, Dick Anderson, Champ Bailey, Dave Elmendorf, Roy Williams, Steve Atwater, Erich Barnes, Abe Woodson, Mel Blount*
7 Ed Reed, Champ Bailey, Erich Barnes, Eric Allen, Jake Scott, Dick Anderson, Bobby Boyd, Mel Blount*, Sam Madison, Willie Wood*
8 Eric Allen, Jake Scott, Ken Houston*, Jack Christiansen*, Aeneas Williams, Sam Madison, Bobby Boyd, Ed Reed, Champ Bailey, Jack Butler
9 Jake Scott, Champ Bailey, Ken Houston*, Eric Allen, Richie Petitbon, Jack Butler, Lem Barney*, Paul Krause*, Mel Blount*, Bobby Boyd
10 Mel Renfro*, Ken Houston*, Paul Krause*, Lem Barney*, Jake Scott, Herb Adderley*, Mel Blount*, Champ Bailey, Lemar Parrish, Deion Sanders
11 Mel Renfro*, Paul Krause*, Ken Houston*, Lemar Parrish, Willie Wood*, Mike Haynes*, Aeneas Williams, Lem Barney*, Herb Adderley*, Deion Sanders
12 Mel Renfro*, Ken Houston*, Mel Blount*, Paul Krause*, Night Train Lane*, Yale Lary*, Ronde Barber, Willie Wood*, Lemar Parrish, Deion Sanders
13 Mel Renfro*, Ken Houston*, Mel Blount*, Paul Krause*, Yale Lary*, Night Train Lane*, Aeneas Williams, Ronde Barber, Mike Haynes*, Willie Wood*
14 Mel Renfro*, Ken Houston*, Mel Blount*, Paul Krause*, Yale Lary*, Aeneas Williams, Night Train Lane*, Richie Petitbon, Mike Haynes*, Willie Brown*
Career Mel Renfro*, Ken Houston*, Mel Blount*, Yale Lary*, Aeneas Williams, Night Train Lane*, Paul Krause*, Ronde Barber, Willie Wood*, Mike Haynes*

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1981
1982
1983
1984
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

First-Team All-Pro

1981
1986
1987
1989
1990
1991

Non-Offensive TDs

1981 NFL 3 (1/24)
1982 NFL 1 (4)
Career 5 (102)

Games Started

Career 189 (83)

Playoff Games

Career 20 (50)

Playoff Games Started

Career 20 (14)

Fumbles Recovered

Career 17 (151)

Interceptions

1981 NFL 7 (7)
1985 NFL 6 (10)
1986 NFL 10 (1/28)
1987 NFL 5 (7)
1991 NFL 8 (1)
Career 63 (6)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1982 NFL 95 (5)
1986 NFL 134 (8)
Career 730 (41)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1981 NFL 3 (1/4)
1982 NFL 1 (1)
1986 NFL 1 (4)
Career 5 (23)

Long Intercep. Return

1982 NFL 83 (4)

 
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1981Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1983Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
1984UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1986Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
1987Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1988UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
1989Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
1990UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1991Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL