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Lemar Parrish

Lemar R. Parrish

Position: DB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: December 13, 1947 in West Palm Beach, FL
College: Lincoln (MO)

Career AV: 100 (132nd overall since 1950)

8-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 7th round (163rd overall) of the 1970 NFL Draft.

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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 AV
1970* 23 CIN LCB 20 14 14 23 194 1 79 8.4 16 482 1 95 30.1 676 15
1971* 24 CIN LCB 20 14 14 12 93 0 47 7.8 13 296 0 30 22.8 389 12
1972 25 CIN LCB 20 14 14 15 141 1 51 9.4 15 348 0 45 23.2 489 13
1973 26 CIN LCB 20 14 14 25 200 0 47 8.0 7 143 0 29 20.4 343 11
1974* 27 CIN LCB 20 13 13 18 338 2 90 18.8 2 36 0 21 18.0 374 12
1975* 28 CIN LCB 20 11 11 13 83 0 34 6.4 4 114 0 64 28.5 197 10
1976* 29 CIN LCB 20 14 14 20 122 0 32 6.1 3 62 0 28 20.7 184 10
1977* 30 CIN LCB 20 11 11 4 30 0 11 7.5 1 23 0 23 23.0 53 9
1978 31 WAS LCB 24 11 11 1 4 0 4 4.0 4 5
1979*+ 32 WAS LCB 24 16 16 0 14
1980* 33 WAS LCB 24 15 15 0 13
1981 34 WAS LCB 24 12 8 0 4
1982 35 BUF 24 7 0 0 1
Career 166 155 131 1205 4 90 9.2 61 1504 1 95 24.7 2709 129
8 yrs CIN 105 105 130 1201 4 90 9.2 61 1504 1 95 24.7 2705 92
4 yrs WAS 54 50 1 4 0 4 4.0 4 36

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
1970* 23 CIN LCB 20 14 14 5 28 0 19 2 2 0 0
1971* 24 CIN LCB 20 14 14 7 105 1 65 1 2 14 1
1972 25 CIN LCB 20 14 14 5 90 2 33 4 1 -19 0
1973 26 CIN LCB 20 14 14 2 10 0 10 1 2 23 1
1974* 27 CIN LCB 20 13 13 0 2 47 1
1975* 28 CIN LCB 20 11 11 1 26 0 26 3 0 0 0
1976* 29 CIN LCB 20 14 14 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0
1977* 30 CIN LCB 20 11 11 3 95 1 47 1 0 0 0
1978 31 WAS LCB 24 11 11 4 21 0 23
1979*+ 32 WAS LCB 24 16 16 9 65 0 23 0 2 0 0
1980* 33 WAS LCB 24 15 15 7 13 0 9 1 0 0 0
1981 34 WAS LCB 24 12 8 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
1982 35 BUF 24 7 0 1 8 0 8
Career 166 155 47 462 4 65 16 13 65 3
8 yrs CIN 105 105 25 354 4 65 15 10 65 3
4 yrs WAS 54 50 21 100 0 23 1 3 0 0
1 yr BUF 7 0 1 8 0 8

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
1970* 23 CIN LCB 20 14 14 1 1 1 3 18
1971* 24 CIN LCB 20 14 14 1 1 2 12
1972 25 CIN LCB 20 14 14 1 2 3 18
1973 26 CIN LCB 20 14 14 1 1 6
1974* 27 CIN LCB 20 13 13 2 1 3 18
1977* 30 CIN LCB 20 11 11 1 1 6
Career 166 155 4 1 3 4 1 13 78

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Charles Woodson, Mel Renfro*, Mike Haynes*, Jake Scott, Everson Walls, Abe Woodson, Kent McCloughan, Champ Bailey, Jim Marsalis, Butch Byrd
4 Charles Woodson, Mel Renfro*, Steve Atwater, Mike Haynes*, Louis Wright, Kenny Easley, Champ Bailey, Andy Nelson, Roy Williams, Jake Scott
5 Mel Renfro*, Mike Haynes*, Everson Walls, Champ Bailey, Charles Woodson, Steve Atwater, Kenny Easley, Jake Scott, Abe Woodson, Roy Williams
6 Mel Renfro*, Champ Bailey, Frank Minnifield, Steve Atwater, Deion Sanders, Mike Haynes*, Abe Woodson, Everson Walls, Charles Woodson, Eric Allen
7 Mel Renfro*, Steve Atwater, Eric Allen, Champ Bailey, Ken Houston*, Jim David, Mike Haynes*, Abe Woodson, Bobby Dillon, Jake Scott
8 Mel Renfro*, Steve Atwater, Ken Houston*, Eric Allen, Jim David, Cliff Harris, Chris McAlister, Jake Scott, Joey Browner, Champ Bailey
9 Cliff Harris, Larry Wilson*, Ken Houston*, Steve Atwater, Eric Allen, Mel Renfro*, Roger Wehrli*, Don R. Paul, Joey Browner, Aeneas Williams
10 Cliff Harris, Ken Houston*, Roger Wehrli*, Eric Allen, Larry Wilson*, Cornell Green, Champ Bailey, Steve Atwater, Mel Renfro*, Mel Blount*
11 Ken Houston*, Mel Renfro*, Roger Wehrli*, Larry Wilson*, Cornell Green, Ronnie Lott*, Eric Allen, Cliff Harris, Mel Blount*, Louis Wright
12 Roger Wehrli*, Ken Houston*, Cornell Green, Mel Renfro*, Larry Wilson*, Ronnie Lott*, Yale Lary*, Mel Blount*, Eric Allen, Louis Wright
13 Roger Wehrli*, Cornell Green, Mel Renfro*, Larry Wilson*, Mike Haynes*, Brian Dawkins, Ken Houston*, Jimmy Johnson*, Aeneas Williams, Louis Wright
Career Roger Wehrli*, Cornell Green, Mel Renfro*, Larry Wilson*, Mike Haynes*, Brian Dawkins, John Lynch, Louis Wright, Yale Lary*, Ken Houston*

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1970
1971
1974
1975
1976
1977
1979
1980

First-Team All-Pro

1979

Non-Offensive TDs

1970 NFL 3 (2/23)
1971 NFL 2 (3)
1972 NFL 3 (2/23)
1974 NFL 3 (1/23)
1977 NFL 1 (8)
Career 13 (3)

Kick Return TD

1970 NFL 1 (2/58)
Career 1 (108)

Long Kick Return

1970 NFL 95 (8)

Yds/Kick Return

1970 NFL 30.1 (3/42)

Punt Returns

Career 131 (96)

Punt Return Yds

Career 1205 (104)

Punt Return TD

1970 NFL 1 (1/89)
1972 NFL 1 (1/89)
1974 NFL 2 (1/15)
Career 4 (18)

Long Punt Return

1970 NFL 79 (2)
1971 NFL 47 (9)
1972 NFL 51 (10)
1974 NFL 90 (3/37)

Yds/Punt Return

1972 NFL 9.4 (7)
1974 NFL 18.8 (1/9)
Career 9.2 (132)

Kick & Punt Returns

Career 192 (134)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

Career 2709 (189)

Fumble Return Yds

1974 NFL 47 (6)

Fumble Return TD

1971 NFL 1 (1)
1973 NFL 1 (1)
1974 NFL 1 (2)
Career 3 (8)

Interceptions

1971 NFL 7 (6)
1979 NFL 9 (2/76)
1980 NFL 7 (5)
Career 47 (43)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

Career 462 (177)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1971 NFL 1 (4)
1972 NFL 2 (2/24)
1977 NFL 1 (1)
Career 4 (49)

Long Intercep. Return

1971 NFL 65 (8)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1972Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
1973UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1974UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1975UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1976UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
1977UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1979Pro 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
1980Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL