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Phil Villapiano

Philip James Villapiano

Position: LB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: February 26, 1949 in Long Branch, NJ
College: Bowling Green

Career AV: 77 (421st overall since 1950)

4-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 2nd round (45th overall) of the 1971 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
1971 22 OAK LLB 41 14 14 2 25 0 14 0 2 0 0 8
1972 23 OAK LLB 41 14 14 3 97 1 82 0 2 0 0 10
1973* 24 OAK LLB 41 14 14 1 6 0 6 0 3 52 0 16
1974* 25 OAK LLB 41 14 14 0 1 27 0 11
1975* 26 OAK LLB 41 14 13 2 32 0 19 0 2 0 0 14
1976* 27 OAK LOLB 41 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10
1977 28 OAK 41 2 2 1
1978 29 OAK ROLB 41 16 16 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 9
1979 30 OAK RILB 41 16 16 0 4 0 0 8
1980 31 BUF 41 16 0 1
1981 32 BUF 41 16 4 0 1 0 0 3
1982 33 BUF 41 9 0 1
1983 34 BUF 41 4 0 0
Career 163 121 11 160 1 82 0 18 79 0 1 92
9 yrs RAI 118 117 11 160 1 82 0 17 79 0 1 87
4 yrs BUF 45 4 0 1 0 0 5

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1972 23 OAK LLB 41 14 14 1 1 6
1978 29 OAK ROLB 41 16 16 1 2
Career 163 121 1 1 1 8

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1973
1974
1975
1976

Non-Offensive TDs

1972 NFL 1 (7)

Fumbles Recovered

Career 18 (124)

Fumble Return Yds

1973 NFL 52 (7)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1972 NFL 1 (4)

Long Intercep. Return

1972 NFL 82 (2)

Safeties

1978 NFL 1 (1)

Career 1 (69)

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

All-Pro Teams

1972UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1973UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1974Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
1975Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
1976UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL