Ronnie Lott

Ronald Mandel Lott

Position: DB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 203 lbs.

Born: May 8, 1959 in Albuquerque, NM
College: USC (school history)
Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1st round (8th overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 118 (30th overall since 1950)

Relatives: Father of Ryan Nece
10-time Pro Bowler & 6-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2000

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Fine Details · Last updated Jun 19, 2013 11:25PM

All-Time Rank: #3. Merlin Olsen… #4. Otto Graham… #5. Bob Lilly… #6. RONNIE LOTT… #7. Jerry Rice… #8. Reggie White… #9. Bruce Matthews…

All-Time Rank: #3. Merlin Olsen… #4. Otto Graham… #5. Bob Lilly… #6. RONNIE LOTT… #7. Jerry Rice… #8. Reggie White… #9. Bruce Matthews…

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
1981*+	22	SFO	LCB	42	16	16		7	117	3	41	0	0	1	2	0	0	89	0		17
1982*	23	SFO	LCB	42	9	9		2	95	1	83	0	1	0	0	0	0	68	0		10
1983*	24	SFO	LCB	42	15	14	1.0	4	22	0	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	108	0		10
1984*	25	SFO	LCB	42	12	11	1.0	4	26	0	15	0						51	0		9
1985	26	SFO	fs/LCB	42	16	16	1.5	6	68	0	25	0	1	0	2	0	0	104	0		9
1986*+	27	SFO	FS	42	14	14	2.0	10	134	1	57	0	3	0	0	0	0	77	0		17
1987*+	28	SFO	FS	42	12	12		5	62	0	34	0	0	0	2	33	0	55	0		16
1988*	29	SFO	FS	42	13	12		5	59	0	44	0	3	0	4	3	0	74	0		11
1989*+	30	SFO	FS	42	11	11		5	34	0	28	0						42	0		14
1990*+	31	SFO	FS	42	11	11		3	26	0	15	0	0	0	1	3	0	53	0		13
1991*+	32	RAI	SS	42	16	16	1.0	8	52	0	27	0	1	0	1	4	0	93	0		13
1992	33	RAI	SS	42	16	16		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	103	0		7
1993	34	NYJ	FS	42	16	16	1.0	3	35	0	29	0	4	0	2	0	0	123	0		9
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	0	16	1	17	43	0	1113	33		161
10 yrs		SFO			129	126	5.5	51	643	5	83	0	8	1	12	39	0	721	0		126
2 yrs		NYJ			31	31	2.0	3	35	0	29	0	6	0	3	0	0	196	33		15
2 yrs		RAI			32	32	1.0	9	52	0	27	0	2	0	2	4	0	196	0		20

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
1981*+	22	SFO	LCB	42	16	16						7	111	0	20	15.9	111
1985	26	SFO	fs/LCB	42	16	16						1	2	0	2	2.0	2
Career					192	189						8	113	0	20	14.1	113

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	IntTD	AllTD	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

What does "similar" mean?

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	Ed Reed, Eric Allen, Jake Scott, Ken Houston, Jack Christiansen, Aeneas Williams, Sam Madison, Bobby Boyd, Champ Bailey, Jack Butler*
9	Jake Scott, Champ Bailey, Ken Houston, Ed Reed, Eric Allen, Richie Petitbon, Jack Butler, Lem Barney, Paul Krause, Mel Blount*
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, Champ Bailey, Mike Haynes, Aeneas Williams, Lem Barney, Herb Adderley*
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, Ronde Barber, Mel Blount, Paul Krause, Yale Lary, Night Train Lane, Aeneas Williams, Mike Haynes, Willie Wood
14	Mel Renfro, Ken Houston, Mel Blount, Paul Krause, Ronde Barber, Yale Lary, Aeneas Williams, Night Train Lane, Brian Dawkins, Richie Petitbon
Career	Mel Renfro, Ken Houston, Ronde Barber, Mel Blount, Yale Lary, Aeneas Williams, Night Train Lane, Paul Krause, Willie Wood*, Brian Dawkins

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Awards Pro Football Hall of Fame 1st team All-1980s Team Pro Football Reference 1st team All-1980s Team Pro Football Reference 1st team All-1980s Team Pro Football Hall of Fame 2nd team All-1990s Team	Pro Bowls 1981 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991	First-Team All-Pro 1981 1986 1987 1989 1990 1991	Approximate Value 1981 NFL 18 (2) 1986 NFL 17 (9) 1987 NFL 15 (5) Career 160 (44)
Approximate Value (Weighted) Career 118 (51)	Non-Offensive TDs 1981 NFL 3 (1/26) 1982 NFL 1 (4) Career 5 (112)	Games Started Career 189 (105)	Playoff Games Career 20 (55)
Playoff Games Started Career 20 (15)	Fumbles Recovered Career 17 (163)	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 (43)
Intercept. Ret. TD 1981 NFL 3 (1/4) 1982 NFL 1 (1) 1986 NFL 1 (4) Career 5 (25)	Long Intercep. Return 1982 NFL 83 (4)

All-Pro Teams

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

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