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Dirt Winston

Dennis Edward Winston

Position: LB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 228 lbs.
Born: October 25, 1955 in Forrest City, PA
College: Arkansas

Career AV: 40 (2058th overall since 1950)

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 5th round (132nd overall) of the 1977 NFL Draft.

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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
1977 22 PIT 53 13 4 2 7 0 7 3
1978 23 PIT 53 16 0 0 1 0 0 2
1979 24 PIT RLB 53 16 11 3 48 1 41 0 3 0 0 8
1980 25 PIT 53 14 3 0 4 0 0 3
1981 26 PIT 53 14 4 1 1 0 1 3
1982 27 NOR RILB 56 9 9 0.5 2 -2 0 0 0 2 0 0 9
1983 28 NOR RILB 56 16 16 1.0 3 21 0 15 1 1 0 0 9
1984 29 NOR LILB 56 16 16 0.5 2 90 2 47 0 1 0 0 7
1985 30 2TM 12 1 1
PIT 55 10 0 1
NOR 56 2 1 0
1986 31 PIT 55 16 0 0 1 0 0 2
Career 142 64 2.0 13 173 3 47 1 13 0 0 47
7 yrs PIT 99 22 6 56 1 41 0 9 0 0 22
4 yrs NOR 43 42 2.0 7 117 2 47 1 4 0 0 25

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
1980 25 PIT 53 14 3 1 13 0 13 13.0 13
Career 142 64 1 13 0 13 13.0 13

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
1979 24 PIT RLB 53 16 11 1 1 6
1980 25 PIT 53 14 3 1 1 6
1984 29 NOR LILB 56 16 16 2 2 12
Career 142 64 3 1 4 24
7 yrs PIT 99 22 1 1 2 12
4 yrs NOR 43 42 2 2 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Non-Offensive TDs

1979 NFL 1 (6)
1980 NFL 1 (6)
1984 NFL 2 (1)
Career 4 (176)

Fumbles Recovered

1980 NFL 4 (7)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1979 NFL 1 (4)
1984 NFL 2 (1/24)
Career 3 (107)

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