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Dan Ross
Daniel Richard Ross
Position: TE
Height: 6-4 Weight: 238 lbs.
Born: February 9, 1957 in Malden, MA
Died: May 16, 2006 in Haverhill, MA
College: Northeastern
Drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2nd round (30th overall) of the 1979 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 48 (1681st overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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| Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1979 | 22 | CIN | TE | 89 | 16 | 0 | 41 | 516 | 12.6 | 1 | 41 | 2.6 | 32.3 | 516 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |||||||
| 1980 | 23 | CIN | TE | 89 | 16 | 16 | 56 | 724 | 12.9 | 4 | 37 | 3.5 | 45.3 | 724 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| 1981 | 24 | CIN | TE | 89 | 16 | 16 | 71 | 910 | 12.8 | 5 | 37 | 4.4 | 56.9 | 910 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |||||||
| 1982* | 25 | CIN | TE | 89 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 508 | 10.8 | 3 | 28 | 5.2 | 56.4 | 508 | 3 | 1 | 13 | |||||||
| 1983 | 26 | CIN | TE | 89 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 483 | 11.5 | 3 | 30 | 2.6 | 30.2 | 483 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |||||||
| 1985 | 28 | 2TM | 16 | 5 | 16 | 135 | 8.4 | 2 | 20 | 1.0 | 8.4 | 135 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| SEA | te | 85 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 72 | 7.2 | 2 | 12 | 1.0 | 7.2 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| CIN | 84 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 0 | 20 | 1.0 | 10.5 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1986 | 29 | GNB | TE | 81 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 143 | 8.4 | 1 | 16 | 1.1 | 9.5 | 143 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| Career | 104 | 71 | 290 | 3419 | 11.8 | 19 | 41 | 2.8 | 32.9 | 3419 | 19 | 6 | 53 | |||||||||||
| 6 yrs | CIN | 79 | 56 | 263 | 3204 | 12.2 | 16 | 41 | 3.3 | 40.6 | 3204 | 16 | 6 | 49 | ||||||||||
| 1 yr | GNB | 15 | 10 | 17 | 143 | 8.4 | 1 | 16 | 1.1 | 9.5 | 143 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 yr | SEA | 10 | 5 | 10 | 72 | 7.2 | 2 | 12 | 1.0 | 7.2 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 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 |
| 1979 | 22 | CIN | TE | 89 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1980 | 23 | CIN | TE | 89 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1981 | 24 | CIN | TE | 89 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1982* | 25 | CIN | TE | 89 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1985 | 28 | 2TM | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| CIN | 84 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 104 | 71 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 22 | CIN | TE | 89 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1980 | 23 | CIN | TE | 89 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1981 | 24 | CIN | TE | 89 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1982* | 25 | CIN | TE | 89 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1983 | 26 | CIN | TE | 89 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1985 | 28 | 2TM | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| SEA | te | 85 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 1986 | 29 | GNB | TE | 81 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 104 | 71 | 19 | 19 | 114 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 yrs | CIN | 79 | 56 | 16 | 16 | 96 | |||||||||||||
| 1 yr | GNB | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 1 yr | SEA | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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Pro Bowls
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1982 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1982 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
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