Thomas Lance Rentzel
Position: WR-FL
Height: 6-2 Weight: 202 lbs.
Born: October 14, 1943 in Queens, NY
College: Oklahoma
Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2nd round (23rd overall) of the 1965 Draft
Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 6th round (48th overall) of the AFL 1965 Draft
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View Details For: 42 Regular Season and 2 Playoff TDs Scored / 1 Regular Season TD Thrown
| Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1965 | 22 | MIN | RET | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1966 | 23 | MIN | RET | 9 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 1967 | 24 | DAL | FL | 14 | 0 | 58 | 996 | 17.2 | 8 | 74 | 4.1 | 71.1 | 996 | 8 | 1 | |||||||
| 1968 | 25 | DAL | FL | 14 | 0 | 54 | 1009 | 18.7 | 6 | 65 | 3.9 | 72.1 | 1009 | 6 | 2 | |||||||
| 1969 | 26 | DAL | FL | 14 | 0 | 43 | 960 | 22.3 | 12 | 75 | 3.1 | 68.6 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 971 | 12 | 0 |
| 1970 | 27 | DAL | WR | 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 |
| 1971 | 28 | RAM | WR | 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 |
| 1972 | 29 | RAM | WR | 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 |
| 1974 | 31 | RAM | 14 | 0 | 18 | 396 | 22.0 | 1 | 38 | 1.3 | 28.3 | 1 | -9 | 0 | -9 | -9.0 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 387 | 1 | 0 | |
| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||
| 3 yrs | STL | 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1965 | 22 | MIN | RET | 11 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2.3 | 23 | 602 | 1 | 101 | 26.2 | 610 |
| 1966 | 23 | MIN | RET | 9 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 1.5 | 9 | 181 | 0 | 28 | 20.1 | 207 |
| 1967 | 24 | DAL | FL | 14 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 21 | 7.5 | 1041 | |||||
| 1968 | 25 | DAL | FL | 14 | 0 | 14 | 93 | 0 | 27 | 6.6 | 1102 | |||||
| 1969 | 26 | DAL | FL | 14 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 3.5 | 985 | |||||
| 1971 | 28 | RAM | WR | 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 | STL | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1965 | 22 | MIN | RET | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 23 | MIN | RET | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1967 | 24 | DAL | FL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1968 | 25 | DAL | FL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1969 | 26 | DAL | FL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1970 | 27 | DAL | WR | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1971 | 28 | RAM | WR | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1972 | 29 | RAM | WR | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | -18 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 115 | 28 | 12 | 3 | -14 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 4 yrs | DAL | 53 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | STL | 42 | 28 | 3 | 0 | -18 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | MIN | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | |||||||||||
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| 1970 | 27 | DAL | WR | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 58 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 58 | 58.0 | 68.0 | 58.0 | 5.3 | 158.3 | 0 | 0 | 58.0 | 68.0 | 0.0 | |
| Career | 115 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 58 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 58 | 58.0 | 68.0 | 58.0 | 0.5 | 158.3 | 0 | 0 | 58.0 | 68.0 | 0.0 |
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1965 | 22 | MIN | RET | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1967 | 24 | DAL | FL | 14 | 0 | 8 | 48 | ||||||||||
| 1968 | 25 | DAL | FL | 14 | 0 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 1969 | 26 | DAL | FL | 14 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 78 | |||||||||
| 1970 | 27 | DAL | WR | 11 | 0 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1971 | 28 | RAM | WR | 14 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1972 | 29 | RAM | WR | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1974 | 31 | RAM | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Career | 115 | 28 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 252 | ||||||||||
| 4 yrs | DAL | 53 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 192 | |||||||||||
| 3 yrs | STL | 42 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 54 | |||||||||||
| 2 yrs | MIN | 20 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)
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1968 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1969 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1969 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |