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Louis Wright

Louis Donnel Wright

Position: DB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: January 31, 1953 in Gilmer, TX
College: Arizona State, San Jose State

5-time Pro Bowler & 2-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 1st round (17th overall) of the 1975 Draft

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
1975 22 DEN LCB 11 11 2 9 0 9 1 1 4 0
1976 23 DEN LCB 14 14 0 1 4 0
1977* 24 DEN LCB 14 14 3 128 1 59
1978*+ 25 DEN LCB 16 16 2 2 0 2 1 2 0 0
1979*+ 26 DEN LCB 16 16 2 20 0 15 0 1 82 1
1980 27 DEN LCB 15 15
1981 28 DEN LCB 8 8 0 1 -5 0
1982 29 DEN LCB 9 9 1.0 2 18 0 18 0 1 0 0
1983* 30 DEN LCB 16 16 1.0 6 50 0 34 1 1 40 0
1984 31 DEN LCB 16 15 1 1 0 1 0 2 27 1
1985* 32 DEN LCB 15 15 5 44 0 24
1986 33 DEN LCB 16 16 3 56 0 56 0 1 0 0
Career 166 165 2.0 26 360 1 59 3 11 152 2

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
1983* 30 DEN LCB 16 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Career 166 165 1 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
1977* 24 DEN LCB 14 14 1 6
1979*+ 26 DEN LCB 16 16 1 6
1984 31 DEN LCB 16 15 1 6
1985* 32 DEN LCB 15 15 1 6
Career 166 165 2 1 1 24

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1977
1978
1979
1983
1985

1st-team All-Pro

1978
1979

Non-Offensive TDs

1977 NFL 1 (8)
1979 NFL 1 (6)
1985 NFL 1 (7)
Career 4 (175)

Fumble Return Yds

1979 NFL 82 (2-- 65)
Career 152 (30)

Fumble Return TD

1979 NFL 1 (1)

1984 NFL 1 (1)

Career 2 (36)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1977 NFL 128 (10)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1977 NFL 1 (1)

Long Intercep. Return

1977 NFL 59 (8)

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
1977 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1977 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1977 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1977 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1978 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1978 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1978 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1978 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1978 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1978 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1978 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1979 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1979 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1979 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1979 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1979 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1979 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1979 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1980 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1981 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1983 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1984 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1984 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1984 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1985 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.