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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

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 Draft

Coaching Record

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1960 22 STL RS 11 11 2 4 0 4 1 3 7 0
1961 23 STL RS 11 11 3 36 0 25 0 3 36 0 1
1962* 24 STL RS 14 14 2 59 1 57 0 1 0 0
1963* 25 STL RS 14 0 4 67 0 36 0 2 42 1
1964 26 STL RS 14 0 3 44 1 42 0 1 0 0
1965* 27 STL RS 10 0 6 153 1 96
1966*+ 28 STL RS 14 14 10 180 2 91
1967*+ 29 STL RS 14 14 4 75 0 44
1968*+ 30 STL RS 14 0 4 14 0 8
1969*+ 31 STL RS 14 0 2 15 0 15 0 1 88 1
1970*+ 32 STL FS 13 0 5 72 0 22 0 1 0 0
1971 33 STL FS/ss 14 0 4 46 0 23
1972 34 STL FS 12 0 3 35 0 24 1 2 0 0
Career 169 64 52 800 5 96 2 14 173 2 1

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1960 22 STL RS 11 11 3 26 0 14 8.7 6 115 0 27 19.2 141
1961 23 STL RS 11 11 4 83 0 23 20.8 83
1970*+ 32 STL FS 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

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos 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 14 0 2 38 1 35 19.0 2.7 0.1 38 1 0
1964 26 STL RS 14 0 2 -14 0 4 -7.0 -1.0 0.1 -14 0 0
1968*+ 30 STL RS 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

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS 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 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

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1961 23 STL RS 11 11 1 2
1962* 24 STL RS 14 14 1 6
1963* 25 STL RS 14 0 1 1 12
1964 26 STL RS 14 0 1 6
1965* 27 STL RS 10 0 1 6
1966*+ 28 STL RS 14 14 2 12
1969*+ 31 STL RS 14 0 1 6
Career 169 64 1 2 5 1 50

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1962
1963
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970

1st-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 (41)

Fumbles Recovered

1960 NFL 3 (6)

Fumble Return Yds

1961 NFL 36 (2)
1963 NFL 42 (1)
1969 NFL 88 (1-- 41)
Career 173 (10)

Fumble Return TD

1963 NFL 1 (1)
1969 NFL 1 (1)
Career 2 (36)

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-- 23)
Career 5 (21)

Long Intercep. Return

1962 NFL 57 (4)
1965 NFL 96 (1-- 62)
1966 NFL 91 (3)

Safeties

1961 NFL 1 (1)
Career 1 (66)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

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