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Rod Martin

Roderick Darryl Martin

Position: LB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 218 lbs.
Born: April 7, 1954 in Welch, WV
College: USC

Career AV: 75 (460th overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 12th round (317th overall) of the 1977 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
1977 23 OAK 53 1 0 0
1978 24 OAK rilb 53 15 8 5
1979 25 OAK ROLB 53 16 15 0 1 0 0 7
1980 26 OAK ROLB 53 16 10 2 15 0 15 0 2 42 1 7
1981 27 OAK ROLB 53 16 16 1 7 0 7 0 3 0 0 9
1982 28 RAI ROLB 53 9 9 1.0 3 60 1 39 7
1983* 29 RAI ROLB 53 16 16 6.0 4 81 2 40 13
1984*+ 30 RAI ROLB 53 16 16 11.0 2 31 1 17 0 1 77 1 1 17
1985 31 RAI ROLB 53 16 16 7.0 1 16 0 16 1 3 3 0 9
1986 32 RAI ROLB 53 16 16 5.0 1 15 0 15 7
1987 33 RAI ROLB 53 12 12 3.5 6
1988 34 RAI ROLB 53 16 13 6
Career 165 147 33.5 14 225 4 40 1 10 122 2 1 93

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
1983* 29 RAI ROLB 53 16 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Career 165 147 1 0 0 0 0.0 0

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
1980 26 OAK ROLB 53 16 10 1 1 6
1982 28 RAI ROLB 53 9 9 1 1 6
1983* 29 RAI ROLB 53 16 16 2 2 12
1984*+ 30 RAI ROLB 53 16 16 1 1 2 1 14
Career 165 147 2 4 6 1 38

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Jeff Ulbrich, Harold Wells, Marcus Washington, Ron Pritchard, Dan Jilek, Steve Foley, Gene Cronin, Tom Toner, Stan Sheriff, Chip Oliver
4 Jeff Ulbrich, Marcus Washington, Bill Winter, Jim Merlo, Thomas Howard, Ernie Sims, Ken Norton, David Wyman, Demorrio Williams, David Thornton
5 Ken Norton, Derrick O. Johnson, Jim Files, Mark Fields, Ron Pritchard, Robert Lyles, Tom MacLeod, Ernie Clark, Bobby Houston, Rod Breedlove
6 Carlos Jenkins, Jim Merlo, D.J. Williams, Karlos Dansby, Steve Towle, Rip Hawkins, Tom Howard, Ron Pritchard, Allen Aldridge, Olen Underwood
7 Ken Norton, George Koonce, Nick Barnett, Dave Washington, Marcus Washington, Joe Fortunato, Lance Mehl, Jack Pardee, Jim Houston, Vincent Brown
8 Ken Norton, Takeo Spikes, Dan Currie, Jerry Robinson, Joe Fortunato, Adalius Thomas, Keith Bulluck, John Mobley, Seth Joyner, Bryce Paup
9 Ken Norton, Lee Roy Caffey, Adalius Thomas, Bryce Paup, Takeo Spikes, Jerry Robinson, Chip Banks, Jim Lynch, Keith Bulluck, Joe Fortunato
10 Bryce Paup, Takeo Spikes, Jerry Robinson, Jim Lynch, Kevin Hardy, Ken Norton, John Reger, Duane Bickett, Lee Roy Caffey, Clay Matthews
11 Takeo Spikes, Jerry Robinson, Jim Lynch, Roy Winston, John Reger, Chad Brown, Bryce Paup, Ken Norton, Andy Russell, Tom Jackson
12 Jerry Robinson, Takeo Spikes, John Reger, Chad Brown, Ken Norton, Seth Joyner, Jim Lynch, Pepper Johnson, Roy Winston, Mo Lewis
Career Jerry Robinson, Takeo Spikes, John Reger, Seth Joyner, Jim Lynch, Chad Brown, Bryan Cox, Carl Banks, Bill Pellington, Pepper Johnson

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1983
1984

First-Team All-Pro

1984

Non-Offensive TDs

1980 NFL 1 (6)
1982 NFL 1 (4)
1983 NFL 2 (1)
1984 NFL 2 (1)
Career 6 (66)

Fumble Return Yds

1980 NFL 42 (9)
1984 NFL 77 (2/94)
Career 122 (56)

Fumble Return TD

1980 NFL 1 (1)
1984 NFL 1 (1)
Career 2 (37)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1982 NFL 1 (1)
1983 NFL 2 (1/24)
1984 NFL 1 (9)
Career 4 (49)

Safeties

1984 NFL 1 (1/18)
Career 1 (69)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1981Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1982Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
1983Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1984UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
1985UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.