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Lance Rentzel
Thomas Lance Rentzel
Position: WR-FL
Height: 6-2 Weight: 202 lbs.
Born: October 14, 1943 in Queens, NY
College: Oklahoma (school history)
Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2nd round (23rd overall) of the 1965 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 6th round (48th overall) of the 1965 AFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 55 (1254th overall since 1950)
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| All-Time Rank: #1261. Dave Szott… #1262. Curtis Johnson… #1263. Dave Pureifory… #1264. LANCE RENTZEL… #1265. Tommy Mason… #1266. Ron R. Heller… #1267. Mike Pitts… |
| Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1965 | 22 | MIN | KR | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1966 | 23 | MIN | PR | 19 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1967 | 24 | DAL | FL | 19 | 14 | 58 | 996 | 17.2 | 8 | 74 | 4.1 | 71.1 | 996 | 8 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||
| 1968 | 25 | DAL | FL | 19 | 14 | 54 | 1009 | 18.7 | 6 | 65 | 3.9 | 72.1 | 1009 | 6 | 2 | 13 | ||||||||
| 1969 | 26 | DAL | FL | 19 | 14 | 43 | 960 | 22.3 | 12 | 75 | 3.1 | 68.6 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 971 | 12 | 0 | 11 | |
| 1970 | 27 | DAL | WR | 19 | 11 | 0 | 28 | 556 | 19.9 | 5 | 86 | 2.5 | 50.5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 567 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 1971 | 28 | RAM | WR | 13 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 534 | 14.1 | 5 | 41 | 2.7 | 38.1 | 14 | 113 | 1 | 50 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 1.0 | 647 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 1972 | 29 | RAM | WR | 13 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 365 | 13.5 | 1 | 40 | 1.9 | 26.1 | 7 | 71 | 1 | 18 | 10.1 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 436 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1974 | 31 | RAM | 19 | 14 | 18 | 396 | 22.0 | 1 | 38 | 1.3 | 28.3 | 1 | -9 | 0 | -9 | -9.0 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 387 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Career | 115 | 28 | 268 | 4826 | 18.0 | 38 | 86 | 2.3 | 42.0 | 26 | 196 | 2 | 50 | 7.5 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 5022 | 40 | 12 | 63 | ||||
| 4 yrs | DAL | 53 | 0 | 183 | 3521 | 19.2 | 31 | 86 | 3.5 | 66.4 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3543 | 31 | 4 | 43 | |||
| 3 yrs | RAM | 42 | 28 | 83 | 1295 | 15.6 | 7 | 41 | 2.0 | 30.8 | 22 | 175 | 2 | 50 | 8.0 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 1470 | 9 | 3 | 19 | |||
| 2 yrs | MIN | 20 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1965 | 22 | MIN | KR | 19 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2.3 | 23 | 602 | 1 | 101 | 26.2 | 610 | |
| 1966 | 23 | MIN | PR | 19 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 1.5 | 9 | 181 | 0 | 28 | 20.1 | 207 | |
| 1967 | 24 | DAL | FL | 19 | 14 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 21 | 7.5 | 1041 | ||||||
| 1968 | 25 | DAL | FL | 19 | 14 | 14 | 93 | 0 | 27 | 6.6 | 1102 | ||||||
| 1969 | 26 | DAL | FL | 19 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 3.5 | 985 | ||||||
| 1971 | 28 | RAM | WR | 13 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 24 | 4.4 | 687 | |||||
| Career | 115 | 28 | 48 | 217 | 0 | 27 | 4.5 | 32 | 783 | 1 | 101 | 24.5 | 6022 | ||||
| 4 yrs | DAL | 53 | 0 | 24 | 152 | 0 | 27 | 6.3 | 3695 | ||||||||
| 3 yrs | RAM | 42 | 28 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 24 | 4.4 | 1510 | ||||||||
| 2 yrs | MIN | 20 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 1.7 | 32 | 783 | 1 | 101 | 24.5 | 817 | |||
| 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 |
| 1965 | 22 | MIN | KR | 19 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 23 | MIN | PR | 19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1967 | 24 | DAL | FL | 19 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1968 | 25 | DAL | FL | 19 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1969 | 26 | DAL | FL | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1970 | 27 | DAL | WR | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1971 | 28 | RAM | WR | 13 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1972 | 29 | RAM | WR | 13 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -18 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | 115 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 3 | -14 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 4 yrs | DAL | 53 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | RAM | 42 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -18 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | MIN | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 22 | MIN | KR | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1967 | 24 | DAL | FL | 19 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 48 | |||||||||||
| 1968 | 25 | DAL | FL | 19 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 36 | |||||||||||
| 1969 | 26 | DAL | FL | 19 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 78 | ||||||||||
| 1970 | 27 | DAL | WR | 19 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1971 | 28 | RAM | WR | 13 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1972 | 29 | RAM | WR | 13 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1974 | 31 | RAM | 19 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 115 | 28 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 252 | |||||||||||
| 4 yrs | DAL | 53 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 32 | 192 | ||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | RAM | 42 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 54 | ||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | MIN | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1969 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1969 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
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