Hardy Nickerson

Hardy Otto Nickerson

Position: LB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 230 lbs.

Born: September 1, 1965 in Compton, CA
College: California (school history)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 5th round (122nd overall) of the 1987 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 97 (179th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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Fine Details · Last updated Jun 18, 2013 5:25PM

All-Time Rank: #402. Roy Green… #403. Ed Budde… #404. Pete Retzlaff… #405. HARDY NICKERSON… #406. Joey Porter… #407. Mark Brunell… #408. Erik Williams…

All-Time Rank: #402. Roy Green… #403. Ed Budde… #404. Pete Retzlaff… #405. HARDY NICKERSON… #406. Joey Porter… #407. Mark Brunell… #408. Erik Williams…

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
1987	22	PIT		54	12	0							0	0	1	0	0	17	0		1
1988	23	PIT	RILB	54	15	10	3.5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	99	0		4
1989	24	PIT	RILB	54	10	8	1.0											35	0		4
1990	25	PIT	LILB	54	16	14	2.0						2	0	0	0	0	67	0		8
1991	26	PIT	LILB	54	16	14	1.0						2	0	0	0	0	94	0		6
1992	27	PIT	LILB	54	15	15	2.0						0	0	2	44	0	114	0		10
1993*+	28	TAM	MLB	56	16	16	1.0	1	6	0	6	0	1	0	1	0	0	214	0		13
1994	29	TAM	MLB	56	14	14	1.0	2	9	0	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	86	36		7
1995	30	TAM	MLB	56	16	16	1.5						3	0	3	0	0	89	54		8
1996*	31	TAM	MLB	56	16	16	3.0	2	24	0	17	0	2	0	2	0	0	76	44		14
1997*+	32	TAM	MLB	56	16	16	1.0						2	0	2	0	0	105	42		17
1998*	33	TAM	MLB	56	10	10	1.0						1	0	1	0	0	45	25		7
1999*	34	TAM	MLB	56	16	16	0.5	2	18	0	18	0	3	0	0	0	0	65	45		14
2000	35	JAX	mlb	56	6	6	1.0	1	10	0	10	0						27	4		3
2001	36	JAX	MLB	56	15	14		3	4	0	2	9	1	0	1	0	0	89	28		8
2002	37	GNB	MLB	56	16	15	1.5											49	36		7
Career					225	200	21.0	12	71	0	18	9	19	0	14	44	0	1271	314		131
7 yrs		TAM			104	104	9.0	7	57	0	18	0	13	0	9	0	0	680	246		80
6 yrs		PIT			84	61	9.5	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	4	44	0	426	0		33
2 yrs		JAX			21	20	1.0	4	14	0	10	9	1	0	1	0	0	116	32		11
1 yr		GNB			16	15	1.5											49	36		7

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12	Tom Jackson, Chad Brown, Joey Porter, Jessie Armstead, Jack Reynolds, Andy Russell, Mike Curtis, Ken Norton, Dale Dodrill, Levon Kirkland
13	Joe Fortunato, Joey Porter, Tom Jackson, Dave Robinson, Mike Curtis, Bill Bergey, Andy Russell, Harry Carson, Lee Roy Jordan, Levon Kirkland
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Awards Pro Football Hall of Fame 2nd team All-1990s Team Pro Football Reference 1st team All-1990s Team	Pro Bowls 1993 1996 1997 1998 1999	First-Team All-Pro 1993 1997	Approximate Value 1997 NFL 17 (5) Career 131 (152)
Approximate Value (Weighted) Career 97 (179)	Games Career 225 (102)	Games Started Career 200 (71)	Fumble Return Yds 1992 NFL 44 (10)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1993	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1993	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1993	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1993	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1996	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1996	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1997	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1997	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1999	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1999	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press

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