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Lenny Lyles

Leonard Everett Lyles

Position: DB-HB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 202 lbs.
Born: January 26, 1936 in Nashville, TN
College: Louisville

1-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 1958 Draft

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
1958 22 BAL RET 12 0 11 398 2 103 36.2 463
1959 23 SFO RET 12 0 25 565 0 46 22.6 626
1960 24 SFO RET 12 0 17 526 1 97 30.9 526
1961 25 BAL RET 14 0 28 672 0 64 24.0 672
1962 26 BAL 6 0 0
1963 27 BAL RCB 14 0 0
1964 28 BAL RCB 14 0 0
1965 29 BAL RCB 11 0 0
1966* 30 BAL RCB 14 0 0
1967 31 BAL RCB 12 0 0
1968 32 BAL RCB 14 0 0
1969 33 BAL rcb 14 0 0
Career 149 0 81 2161 3 103 26.7 2287
10 yrs IND 125 0 39 1070 2 103 27.4 1135
2 yrs SFO 24 0 42 1091 1 97 26.0 1152

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
1958 22 BAL RET 12 0 4 3 0 0
1959 23 SFO RET 12 0 1 1 0 0
1960 24 SFO RET 12 0 0 1 0 0
1961 25 BAL RET 14 0 1 1 4 0
1963 27 BAL RCB 14 0 2 36 1 36
1964 28 BAL RCB 14 0 2 40 0 23 0 1 0 0
1965 29 BAL RCB 11 0 1 28 0 28 0 2 6 0
1966* 30 BAL RCB 14 0 1 6 0 6 0 3 0 0
1967 31 BAL RCB 12 0 5 59 1 36 0 1 7 0
1968 32 BAL RCB 14 0 5 32 0 11
Career 149 0 16 201 2 36 6 13 17 0
10 yrs IND 125 0 16 201 2 36 5 11 17 0
2 yrs SFO 24 0 1 2 0 0

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1958 22 BAL RET 12 0 22 41 1 27 1.9 3.4 1.8 5 24 4.8 1 11 0.4 2.0 65 2 4
1959 23 SFO RET 12 0 13 28 1 13 2.2 2.3 1.1 3 33 11.0 0 18 0.3 2.8 61 1 1
Career 149 0 35 69 2 27 2.0 0.5 0.2 8 57 7.1 1 18 0.1 0.4 126 3 6
10 yrs IND 125 0 22 41 1 27 1.9 0.3 0.2 5 24 4.8 1 11 0.0 0.2 65 2 5
2 yrs SFO 24 0 13 28 1 13 2.2 1.2 0.5 3 33 11.0 0 18 0.1 1.4 61 1 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
1958 22 BAL RET 12 0 1 1 2 24
1959 23 SFO RET 12 0 1 6
1960 24 SFO RET 12 0 1 6
1963 27 BAL RCB 14 0 1 6
1967 31 BAL RCB 12 0 1 6
Career 149 0 2 1 3 2 48
10 yrs IND 125 0 1 1 2 2 36
2 yrs SFO 24 0 1 1 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1966

Non-Offensive TDs

1958 NFL 2 (1)
1960 NFL 1 (3)
1963 NFL 1 (3)
Career 5 (99)

Kick Returns

1959 NFL 25 (1)
1960 NFL 17 (10)
1961 NFL 28 (3)

Kick Return Yds

1958 NFL 398 (7)
1959 NFL 565 (1)
1960 NFL 526 (2)
1961 NFL 672 (5)
Career 2161 (169)

Kick Return TD

1958 NFL 2 (1-- 13)
1960 NFL 1 (1-- 57)
Career 3 (24)

Long Kick Return

1958 NFL 103 (1-- 21)
1959 NFL 46 (9)
1960 NFL 97 (1)
1961 NFL 64 (8)

Yds/Kick Return

1959 NFL 22.6 (10)
1960 NFL 30.9 (2-- 28)
Career 26.7 (11)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1959 NFL 565 (5)
1960 NFL 526 (9)
1961 NFL 672 (10)

Fumbles Recovered

1958 NFL 3 (10)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1963 NFL 1 (2)
1967 NFL 1 (8)

   

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)