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Alan Page

Alan Cedric Page

Position: DT
Height: 6-4    Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: August 7, 1945 in Canton, OH
College: Notre Dame

Career AV: 157 (4th overall since 1950)

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1988

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

Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1st round (15th overall) of the 1967 NFL Draft.

88 82

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
1967 22 MIN LDT 88 14 11 0 3 0 0 8
1968* 23 MIN RDT 88 14 14 0 2 0 0 11
1969*+ 24 MIN RDT 88 14 14 0 1 0 0 21
1970*+ 25 MIN RDT 88 14 14 1 27 0 27 0 7 77 1 26
1971*+ 26 MIN RDT 88 14 14 0 3 8 0 2 24
1972* 27 MIN RDT 88 14 14 13
1973*+ 28 MIN RDT 88 14 14 0 1 0 0 17
1974*+ 29 MIN RDT 88 14 14 16
1975*+ 30 MIN RDT 88 14 14 18
1976* 31 MIN RDT 88 14 14 0 1 1 0 15
1977 32 MIN RDT 88 14 14 0 1 0 0 9
1978 33 2TM RDT 16 16 8
CHI RDT 82 10 10 5
MIN rdt 88 6 6 3
1979 34 CHI RDT 82 16 16 0 1 0 0 10
1980 35 CHI RDT 82 16 16 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 10
1981 36 CHI RDT 82 16 16 0 1 0 0 9
Career 218 215 2 42 1 27 0 23 86 2 3 215
12 yrs MIN 160 157 1 42 1 27 0 19 86 1 2 181
4 yrs CHI 58 58 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 34

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1969*+ 24 MIN RDT 88 14 14 1 1 6
1970*+ 25 MIN RDT 88 14 14 1 1 6
1971*+ 26 MIN RDT 88 14 14 2 4
1980 35 CHI RDT 82 16 16 1 1 1 8
Career 218 215 2 1 3 3 24
12 yrs MIN 160 157 1 1 2 2 16
4 yrs CHI 58 58 1 1 1 8

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8 Reggie White*, Warren Sapp, Joe Greene*, Carl Eller*, Merlin Olsen*, Bob Baumhower, Jack Youngblood*, Leo Nomellini*, Andy Robustelli*, Bob Lilly*
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11 Reggie White*, Carl Eller*, Joe Greene*, Andy Robustelli*, Merlin Olsen*, Randy White*, Warren Sapp, Bob Lilly*, Leo Nomellini*, Jack Youngblood*
12 Carl Eller*, Joe Greene*, Reggie White*, Merlin Olsen*, Bob Lilly*, Randy White*, Andy Robustelli*, Bruce Smith*, Warren Sapp, Leo Nomellini*
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Awards

1971 NFL AP MVP
1971 NFL AP Defensive Player of the Year

Pro Bowls

1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976

First-Team All-Pro

1969
1970
1971
1973
1974
1975

Non-Offensive TDs

1969 NFL 1 (3)
1970 NFL 1 (9)
1980 NFL 1 (6)

Games

Career 218 (107)

Games Started

Career 215 (31)

Playoff Games

Career 19 (68)

Playoff Games Started

Career 19 (22)

Fumbles Recovered

1967 NFL 3 (6)
1970 NFL 7 (1/16)

Career 23 (51)

Fumble Return Yds

1970 NFL 77 (1/94)

Career 86 (161)

Fumble Return TD

1970 NFL 1 (2)
1980 NFL 1 (1)

Career 2 (37)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1969 NFL 1 (2)

Safeties

1971 NFL 2 (1/1)

1980 NFL 1 (1/18)

Career 3 (3)

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

All-Pro Teams

1968UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1969Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Hall of Fame: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1970Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
1971Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
1972Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1973Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
1974Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
1975Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
1976Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1977UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
1980Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.