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Al Richardson

Alpette C. Richardson

Position: LB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 211 lbs.
Born: September 23, 1957 in Abbeville, AL
College: Georgia Tech

Career AV: 32 (2803rd overall since 1950)

Drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the 8th round (201st overall) of the 1980 NFL Draft.

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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
1980 23 ATL LOLB 56 16 16 7 139 0 52 0 3 0 1 10
1981 24 ATL LOLB 56 16 16 1 9 0 9 8
1982 25 ATL LOLB 56 8 8 2.0 5
1983 26 ATL llb 56 5 5 1 38 0 38 2
1984 27 ATL RLB 56 16 14 3.5 0 3 0 0 6
1985 28 ATL RLB 56 16 11 3.5 4
Career 77 70 9.0 9 186 0 52 0 6 0 1 35

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1980 23 ATL LOLB 56 16 16 1 1 6
Career 77 70 1 1 6

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Awards

1980 NFL AP Defensive Rookie of the Year

Non-Offensive TDs

1980 NFL 1 (6)

Fumble Return TD

1980 NFL 1 (1)

Interceptions

1980 NFL 7 (5)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1980 NFL 139 (4)

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

All-Pro Teams

1980UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.