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Dick Szymanski

Richard Frank Szymanski

Position: C-LB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 233 lbs.

Born: October 7, 1932 in Toledo, OH
College: Notre Dame   (school history)
Drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 2nd round (16th overall) of the 1955 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 64 (844th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 22, 2013 11:25PM
All-Time Rank: #964. Rubin Carter… #965. Bob Talamini… #966. Keith Lincoln… #967. DICK SZYMANSKI… #968. Galen Fiss… #969. Nesby Glasgow… #970. Na'il Diggs… 

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
1955* 23 BAL C 52 12 12
1957 25 BAL 52 5 2
1958 26 BAL 52 8 2
1959 27 BAL MLB 52 12 12 5 24 1 15 0 6
1960 28 BAL MLB 52 12 1 15 0 15 0 0 0 2 0 0 6
1961 29 BAL C 52 14 0 0 1 4 0 7
1962* 30 BAL C 52 14 8
1963 31 BAL C 52 14 0 0 1 0 0 6
1964* 32 BAL C 52 14 10
1965 33 BAL C 52 10 10 5
1966 34 BAL C 52 14 7
1967 35 BAL C 52 14 0 0 1 0 0 9
1968 36 BAL 52 14 2
Career 157 22 6 39 1 15 0 0 0 5 4 0 82

Receiving & Rushing

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1961 29 BAL C 52 14 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.1 0.4 5 0 0
Career 157 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.0 0.0 5 0 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1959 27 BAL MLB 52 12 12 1 1 6
Career 157 22 1 1 6

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls
1955
1962
1964

Non-Offensive TDs
1959 NFL 1 (2)

Interceptions
1959 NFL 5 (6)

Intercept. Ret. TD
1959 NFL 1 (1)

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19552nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19552nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19552nd TeamAll-NFLUPI