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Larry Wilson

Lawrence Frank Wilson

Position: DB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 190 lbs.

Born: March 24, 1938 in Rigby, ID
College: Utah   (school history)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 7th round (74th overall) of the 1960 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 92 (229th overall since 1950)
8-time Pro Bowler & 5-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1978

Coaching Record

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 25, 2013 8:25AM
All-Time Rank: #38. Joe Schmidt… #39. Otto Graham… #40. Gary Zimmerman… #41. LARRY WILSON… #42. Ray Nitschke… #43. Derrick Brooks… #44. Mike Singletary… 

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
1960 22 STL RS 8 11 11 2 4 0 4 0 0 1 3 7 0 7
1961 23 STL RS 8 11 11 3 36 0 25 0 0 0 3 36 0 1 7
1962* 24 STL RS 8 14 14 2 59 1 57 0 0 0 1 0 0 9
1963* 25 STL RS 8 14 4 67 0 36 0 0 0 2 42 1 11
1964 26 STL RS 8 14 3 44 1 42 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
1965* 27 STL RS 8 10 6 153 1 96 0 8
1966*+ 28 STL RS 8 14 14 10 180 2 91 0 16
1967*+ 29 STL RS 8 14 14 4 75 0 44 0 11
1968*+ 30 STL RS 8 14 4 14 0 8 0 12
1969*+ 31 STL RS 8 14 2 15 0 15 0 0 0 1 88 1 9
1970*+ 32 STL FS 8 13 0 5 72 0 22 0 0 0 1 0 0 14
1971 33 STL FS 8 14 0 4 46 0 23 0 5
1972 34 STL FS 8 12 0 3 35 0 24 0 0 1 2 0 0 7
Career 169 64 52 800 5 96 0 0 2 14 173 2 1 121

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1960 22 STL RS 8 11 11 3 26 0 14 8.7 6 115 0 27 19.2 141
1961 23 STL RS 8 11 11 4 83 0 23 20.8 83
1970*+ 32 STL FS 8 13 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Career 169 64 3 26 0 14 8.7 11 198 0 27 18.0 260

Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1963* 25 STL RS 8 14 2 38 1 35 19.0 2.7 0.1 38 1 0
1964 26 STL RS 8 14 2 -14 0 4 -7.0 -1.0 0.1 -14 0 0
1968*+ 30 STL RS 8 14 1 12 0 12 12.0 0.9 0.1 12 0 0
Career 169 5 36 1 35 7.2 0.2 0.0 36 1 2

Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
1972 34 STL FS 8 12 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Career 169 64 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.0

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1961 23 STL RS 8 11 11 1 2
1962* 24 STL RS 8 14 14 1 1 6
1963* 25 STL RS 8 14 1 1 2 12
1964 26 STL RS 8 14 1 1 6
1965* 27 STL RS 8 10 1 1 6
1966*+ 28 STL RS 8 14 14 2 2 12
1969*+ 31 STL RS 8 14 1 1 6
Career 169 64 1 2 5 8 1 50

Similar Players

What does "similar" mean?
NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Norris Thomas, Curtis Johnson, Johnnie Gray, Jackie Wallace, LaRon Landry, Myron Guyton, Deon Grant, Sean Taylor, Tanard Jackson, Perry Williams
4 Sean Taylor, Mike Wagner, Tommy Casanova, Dick Nolan, Frank Minnifield, Mike Richardson, Curtis Johnson, Jim David, Darrol Ray, Dave Elmendorf
5 Dick Nolan, Curtis Johnson, Cliff Harris, Ken Konz, Marcus Trufant, Jerry Logan, Gary Fencik, Donnie Abraham, Tom Hayes, Terence Newman
6 Dick Nolan, Curtis Johnson, Herman Edwards, Jerry Logan, George Atkinson, Tony Parrish, Ken Konz, Marcus Trufant, Herb Rich, Doug Plank
7 Lawyer Milloy, Gary Fencik, Cliff Harris, Steve Atwater, Jerry Norton, Rosey Taylor, Jack Tatum, Dave Elmendorf, Ken Houston*, George Saimes
8 Steve Atwater, Lawyer Milloy, Jerry Norton, Rosey Taylor, Cliff Harris, Bobby Dillon, Ken Houston*, Dave Elmendorf, Lester Hayes, Jim David
9 Steve Atwater, Cliff Harris, Carnell Lake, Lemar Parrish, Jerry Norton, Ken Houston*, Jim David, Don R. Paul, Jerry Logan, Eddie Meador
10 Steve Atwater, Cliff Harris, Carnell Lake, Ken Houston*, Jerry Logan, Eddie Meador, Night Train Lane*, Darren Woodson, Gary Fencik, Jerry Norton
11 Cliff Harris, Ken Houston*, Eric Allen, Carnell Lake, Brian Dawkins, Eddie Meador, Steve Atwater, Lemar Parrish, Roger Wehrli*, Cornell Green
12 Roger Wehrli*, Eric Allen, Brian Dawkins, Cliff Harris, Eddie Meador, Cornell Green, Carnell Lake, Lemar Parrish, Donnie Shell, Erich Barnes
13 Brian Dawkins, Eric Allen, Roger Wehrli*, Cornell Green, Eddie Meador, Erich Barnes, John Lynch, Donnie Shell, Cliff Harris, Carnell Lake
Career John Lynch, Eddie Meador, Brian Dawkins, Cornell Green, Donnie Shell, Cliff Harris, Carnell Lake, Erich Barnes, Roger Wehrli*, Eric Allen

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Pro Bowls
1962
1963
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970

First-Team All-Pro
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970

Non-Offensive TDs
1962 NFL 1 (8)
1963 NFL 1 (3)
1964 NFL 1 (9)
1965 NFL 1 (9)
1966 NFL 2 (1)
1969 NFL 1 (3)
Career 7 (48)

Fumbles Recovered
1960 NFL 3 (6)

Fumble Return Yds
1961 NFL 36 (2)
1963 NFL 42 (1)
1969 NFL 88 (1/45)
Career 173 (13)

Fumble Return TD
1963 NFL 1 (1)
1969 NFL 1 (1)
Career 2 (39)

Interceptions
1965 NFL 6 (3)
1966 NFL 10 (1/28)
Career 52 (26)

Intercept. Ret. Yds
1965 NFL 153 (2)
1966 NFL 180 (2)
Career 800 (28)

Intercept. Ret. TD
1962 NFL 1 (1)
1964 NFL 1 (3)
1965 NFL 1 (4)
1966 NFL 2 (1/28)
Career 5 (25)

Long Intercep. Return
1962 NFL 57 (4)
1965 NFL 96 (1/76)
1966 NFL 91 (3)

Safeties
1961 NFL 1 (1)

 

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19631st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19632nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19632nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19631st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19652nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19652nd TeamAll-NFLUPI
19661st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19661st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19661st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19661st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19661st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19661st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19671st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19671st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19671st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19671st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19672nd TeamAll-NFLUPI
19681st TeamAll-NFL/AFLPro Football Weekly
19681st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19681st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19681st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19681st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19681st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19681st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Weekly
19681st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19691st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19691st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19691st TeamAll-NFLHall of Fame
19691st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19691st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19691st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19691st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19701st TeamAll-Conf.Associated Press
19701st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19701st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19701st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19701st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19701st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19701st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19701st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Weekly
19712nd TeamAll-Conf.UPI