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Eddie Meador

Eddie Doyle Meador

Position: DB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 193 lbs.

Born: August 10, 1937 in Dallas, TX
College: Arkansas Tech
Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 7th round (80th overall) of the 1959 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 96 (191st overall since 1950)
6-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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All-Time Rank: #252. Roger Brown… #253. LeRoy Butler… #254. Dave Robinson… #255. EDDIE MEADOR… #256. Jack Reynolds… #257. Jeff Saturday… #258. Terrell Owens… 

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
1959 22 RAM RDH 21 12 3 3 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 6
1960* 23 RAM LCB 21 12 4 46 1 26 0 11
1961 24 RAM LCB 21 14 1 34 0 34 0 0 0 5 0 0 7
1962 25 RAM LCB 21 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 7
1963 26 RAM LCB 21 14 6 38 0 20 0 0 0 1 0 0 7
1964* 27 RAM RS 21 14 3 50 0 30 0 0 1 2 0 0 8
1965* 28 RAM RS 21 14 2 57 0 29 0 0 0 2 34 0 8
1966* 29 RAM RS 21 14 5 60 0 31 0 0 0 3 0 0 11
1967* 30 RAM PR/RS 21 14 8 103 2 30 0 0 1 2 0 0 17
1968*+ 31 RAM RS 21 14 14 6 37 0 20 0 0 3 4 3 0 19
1969+ 32 RAM RS 21 14 14 5 97 2 38 0 0 0 1 0 0 13
1970 33 RAM FS 21 13 0 2 22 0 12 0 8
Career 163 28 46 547 5 38 0 0 7 22 40 0 122

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
1959 22 RAM RDH 21 12 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
1960* 23 RAM LCB 21 12 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
1964* 27 RAM RS 21 14 2 9 0 9 4.5 6 148 0 30 24.7 157
1967* 30 RAM PR/RS 21 14 21 131 0 22 6.2 131
1968*+ 31 RAM RS 21 14 14 17 136 0 40 8.0 1 20 0 20 20.0 167
1969+ 32 RAM RS 21 14 14 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 4
Career 163 28 43 275 0 40 6.4 7 168 0 30 24.0 502

Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. 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
1963 26 RAM LCB 21 14 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 1 0 0
1965* 28 RAM RS 21 14 2 35 1 24 17.5 2.5 0.1 35 1 0
1966* 29 RAM RS 21 14 1 7 0 7 7.0 0.5 0.1 7 0 0
1968*+ 31 RAM RS 21 14 14 1 11 0 11 11.0 0.8 0.1 11 0 3
1969+ 32 RAM RS 21 14 14 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.4 0.1 5 0 0
Career 163 28 6 59 1 24 9.8 0.4 0.0 59 1 7

Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
1964* 27 RAM RS 21 14 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
1965* 28 RAM RS 21 14 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
1966* 29 RAM RS 21 14 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
1967* 30 RAM PR/RS 21 14 1 1 100.0 18 1 100.0 0 0.0 18 18.0 38.0 18.0 1.3 158.3
1969+ 32 RAM RS 21 14 14 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Career 163 28 1 5 20.0 18 1 20.0 0 0.0 18 3.6 7.6 18.0 0.1 81.7 0 0 3.60 7.60 0.0 0 0

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1960* 23 RAM LCB 21 12 1 1 6
1965* 28 RAM RS 21 14 1 1 6
1967* 30 RAM PR/RS 21 14 2 2 12
1969+ 32 RAM RS 21 14 14 2 2 12
Career 163 28 1 5 6 36

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4 Ernie Kellermann, Eddie Dove, Bert Rechichar, Gary Barbaro, Brian Dawkins, Fred Smoot, Bruce Taylor, Doug Plank, Brenard Wilson, Dave Grayson
5 Ernie Kellermann, Bert Rechichar, Sammy Knight, Brian Dawkins, Bruce Taylor, Kenny Johnson, Chris Gamble, Eddie Dove, Hanford Dixon, Bubba McDowell
6 Bert Rechichar, Clarence R. Scott, Gary Glick, Terry Kinard, Ernie Kellermann, Walt Sumner, DeAngelo Hall, Brady Keys, Mike H. Williams, Tyrone Poole
7 Terry Kinard, Dick Nolan, Doug Plank, Ray Brown, Karl Kassulke, Tony Parrish, Clarence R. Scott, Bobby Hunt, Tim Fox, Robert Blackmon
8 Aaron Glenn, Mark A. Carrier, Jack Tatum, Carnell Lake, George Atkinson, Gary Green, Irv Cross, Eugene Robinson, Terry Kinard, Dick Nolan
9 Jerry Norton, Night Train Lane*, Lawyer Milloy, Karl Kassulke, Lester Hayes, Ken Riley, Rosey Taylor, Carnell Lake, Hanford Dixon, Willie Buchanon
10 Night Train Lane*, Brian Dawkins, Darrell Green*, Aeneas Williams, Erich Barnes, Louis Wright, Richie Petitbon, Eric Allen, Johnny Robinson, Carnell Lake
11 Eric Allen, Aeneas Williams, Night Train Lane*, Richie Petitbon, Johnny Robinson, Brian Dawkins, Erich Barnes, Louis Wright, Mel Blount*, Larry Wilson*
12 Eric Allen, Richie Petitbon, Erich Barnes, Louis Wright, Johnny Robinson, Larry Wilson*, Brian Dawkins, Aeneas Williams, LeRoy Butler, Mel Blount*
Career Johnny Robinson, Louis Wright, Richie Petitbon, LeRoy Butler, Erich Barnes, Donnie Shell, Cliff Harris, Carnell Lake, Sam Madison, Larry Wilson*

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Awards
Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1960s Team
Pro Football Reference 1st team All-1960s Team

Pro Bowls
1960
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968

First-Team All-Pro
1968
1969

Approximate Value
1967 NFL 17 (4)
1968 NFL 19 (4)
Career 122 (200)

Approximate Value (Weighted)
Career 96 (191)

Non-Offensive TDs
1960 NFL 1 (3)
1967 NFL 2 (4)
1969 NFL 2 (1)
Career 5 (112)

Punt Returns
1967 NFL 21 (6)
1968 NFL 17 (9)

Punt Return Yds
1967 NFL 131 (7)
1968 NFL 136 (9)

Long Punt Return
1968 NFL 40 (8)

Yds/Punt Return
1967 NFL 6.2 (8)
1968 NFL 8.0 (6)

Fumbles Recovered
1961 NFL 5 (2)
1968 NFL 4 (3)
Career 22 (67)

Fumble Return Yds
1965 NFL 34 (9)

Interceptions
1963 NFL 6 (9)
1966 NFL 5 (9)
1967 NFL 8 (3)
1968 NFL 6 (10)
1969 NFL 5 (7)
Career 46 (52)

Intercept. Ret. Yds
1967 NFL 103 (8)
1969 NFL 97 (7)
Career 547 (124)

Intercept. Ret. TD
1960 NFL 1 (2)
1967 NFL 2 (2/28)
1969 NFL 2 (1/28)
Career 5 (25)

 

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19602nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19611st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19632nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19632nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19641st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19651st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19661st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19671st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19672nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19671st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19672nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19671st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19681st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19681st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19682nd TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19682nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19682nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19682nd TeamAll-NFLUPI
19691st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19692nd TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19691st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19691st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19691st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Weekly
19691st TeamAll-NFLSporting News