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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

Career AV: 96 (173rd overall since 1950)

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1978

8-time Pro Bowler & 5-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 7th round (74th overall) of the 1960 NFL Draft.

Coaching Record

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Defense & Fumbles

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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 1 3 7 0 8
1961 23 STL RS 8 11 11 3 36 0 25 0 3 36 0 1 8
1962* 24 STL RS 8 14 14 2 59 1 57 0 1 0 0 9
1963* 25 STL RS 8 14 0 4 67 0 36 0 2 42 1 11
1964 26 STL RS 8 14 0 3 44 1 42 0 1 0 0 6
1965* 27 STL RS 8 10 0 6 153 1 96 9
1966*+ 28 STL RS 8 14 14 10 180 2 91 15
1967*+ 29 STL RS 8 14 14 4 75 0 44 12
1968*+ 30 STL RS 8 14 0 4 14 0 8 13
1969*+ 31 STL RS 8 14 0 2 15 0 15 0 1 88 1 9
1970*+ 32 STL FS 8 13 0 5 72 0 22 0 1 0 0 15
1971 33 STL FS/ss 8 14 0 4 46 0 23 4
1972 34 STL FS 8 12 0 3 35 0 24 1 2 0 0 7
Career 169 64 52 800 5 96 2 14 173 2 1 126

Kick & Punt Returns

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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

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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 0 2 38 1 35 19.0 2.7 0.1 38 1 0
1964 26 STL RS 8 14 0 2 -14 0 4 -7.0 -1.0 0.1 -14 0 0
1968*+ 30 STL RS 8 14 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 0.9 0.1 12 0 0
Career 169 64 5 36 1 35 7.2 0.2 0.0 36 1 2

Passing

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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%
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 0.0 0.0 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 0.0 0.0 0.0

Scoring Summary

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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 0 1 1 2 12
1964 26 STL RS 8 14 0 1 1 6
1965* 27 STL RS 8 10 0 1 1 6
1966*+ 28 STL RS 8 14 14 2 2 12
1969*+ 31 STL RS 8 14 0 1 1 6
Career 169 64 1 2 5 8 1 50

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Norris Thomas, Curtis Johnson, Johnnie Gray, Jackie Wallace, Myron Guyton, Deon Grant, Sean Taylor, Perry Williams, Tyrone Poole, Frank Minnifield
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, Brian Dawkins, Eddie Meador, Cornell Green, Donnie Shell, Cliff Harris, Carnell Lake, Erich Barnes, Roger Wehrli*, Eric Allen

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

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 (44)

Fumbles Recovered

1960 NFL 3 (6)

Fumble Return Yds

1961 NFL 36 (2)
1963 NFL 42 (1)
1969 NFL 88 (1/42)
Career 173 (12)

Fumble Return TD

1963 NFL 1 (1)
1969 NFL 1 (1)
Career 2 (37)

Interceptions

1965 NFL 6 (3)
1966 NFL 10 (1/28)
Career 52 (23)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1965 NFL 153 (2)
1966 NFL 180 (2)
Career 800 (25)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1962 NFL 1 (1)
1964 NFL 1 (3)
1965 NFL 1 (4)
1966 NFL 2 (1/24)
Career 5 (22)

Long Intercep. Return

1962 NFL 57 (4)
1965 NFL 96 (1/68)
1966 NFL 91 (3)

Safeties

1961 NFL 1 (1)
Career 1 (69)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1963Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1965NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1966Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1967Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1968Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL/AFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1969Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Hall of Fame: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1970Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
1971UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.