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Eddie Meador

Edward Doyle Meador

Position: DB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 193 lbs.
Born: August 10, 1937 in Dallas, TX
College: Arkansas Tech

Career AV: 95 (186th overall since 1950)

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

Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 7th round (80th overall) of the 1959 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
1959 22 RAM RDH 21 12 0 3 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 6
1960* 23 RAM LCB 21 12 0 4 46 1 26 10
1961 24 RAM LCB 21 14 0 1 34 0 34 0 5 0 0 6
1962 25 RAM LCB 21 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 7
1963 26 RAM LCB 21 14 0 6 38 0 20 0 1 0 0 6
1964* 27 RAM RS 21 14 0 3 50 0 30 1 2 0 0 9
1965* 28 RAM RS 21 14 0 2 57 0 29 0 2 34 0 9
1966* 29 RAM RS 21 14 0 5 60 0 31 0 3 0 0 12
1967* 30 RAM RS 21 14 0 8 103 2 30 1 2 0 0 16
1968*+ 31 RAM RS 21 14 14 6 37 0 20 3 4 3 0 18
1969+ 32 RAM RS 21 14 14 5 97 2 38 0 1 0 0 14
1970 33 RAM FS 21 13 0 2 22 0 12 8
Career 163 28 46 547 5 38 7 22 40 0 121

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
1959 22 RAM RDH 21 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
1960* 23 RAM LCB 21 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
1964* 27 RAM RS 21 14 0 2 9 0 9 4.5 6 148 0 30 24.7 157
1967* 30 RAM RS 21 14 0 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

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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 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 1 0 0
1965* 28 RAM RS 21 14 0 2 35 1 24 17.5 2.5 0.1 35 1 0
1966* 29 RAM RS 21 14 0 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

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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%
1964* 27 RAM RS 21 14 0 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 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 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
1967* 30 RAM RS 21 14 0 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 0.0 0.0 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 3.6 7.6 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
1960* 23 RAM LCB 21 12 0 1 1 6
1965* 28 RAM RS 21 14 0 1 1 6
1967* 30 RAM RS 21 14 0 2 2 12
1969+ 32 RAM RS 21 14 14 2 2 12
Career 163 28 1 5 6 36

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Ernie Kellermann, Eddie Dove, Jarvis Williams, Bill Stits, Woodley Lewis, Don McNeal, Chris Gamble, Doug Plank, Vernon Perry, Karl Kassulke
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, Brady Keys, Mike H. Williams, Tyrone Poole, Doug Plank
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, Brian Dawkins, Erich Barnes, Donnie Shell, Cliff Harris, Carnell Lake, Sam Madison

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1960
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968

First-Team All-Pro

1968
1969

Non-Offensive TDs

1960 NFL 1 (3)
1967 NFL 2 (4)
1969 NFL 2 (1)
Career 5 (102)

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 (66)

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 (47)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1967 NFL 103 (8)
1969 NFL 97 (7)
Career 547 (121)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1960 NFL 1 (2)
1967 NFL 2 (2/24)
1969 NFL 2 (1/24)
Career 5 (22)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1960Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
1961Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1963Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
1964Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
1965Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
1966Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
1967Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1968Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1969Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL