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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 May 25, 2013 5:25AM
All-Time Rank: #321. Charles Haley… #322. Ted Washington… #323. Ron Mix… #324. HARDY NICKERSON… #325. Bruce Armstrong… #326. Bert Jones… #327. Too Tall Jones… 

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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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

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
19931st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19931st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19931st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19931st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19962nd TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19962nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19971st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19971st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19991st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19992nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press