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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Rk Tm Age G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1 Verlin Adams NYG 27 1 0 1 3 0 3 0
2 Bob Adkins GNB 28 4 0 0 1 1 0 0
3 Joe Aguirre WAS 27 10 9 0 1 1 0 0
4 Frank Akins WAS 26 10 2 0 3 2 12 0
5 Steve Bagarus+ WAS 26 10 8 0 2 1 13 0
6 Conway Baker CRD 34 8 6 0 0 1 0 0
7 Jack Banta PHI 28 5 1 0 1 2 0 0
8 Elmer Barbour NYG 26 3 3 0 0 1 0 0
9 Stan Batinski DET 28 10 6 0 0 2 26 0
10 Sammy Baugh WAS 31 8 8 4 114 0 74 0 0 5 3 -12 0
11 Jim Benton+ RAM 29 9 4 0 2 1 0 0
12 Dave Bernard RAM 33 7 0 0 1 1 17 0
13 Connie Mack Berry CHI 30 7 3 0 0 1 0 0
14 Mel Bleeker PHI 25 4 4 0 2 1 2 0
15 Ernie Bonelli CRD 26 7 2 1 23 0 23 0 0 4 2 0 0
16 Gil Bouley RAM 24 6 6 0 0 1 2 0
17 Tony Bova PIT 28 10 5 0 1 3 -4 0
18 Charley Brock+ GNB 29 10 6 4 122 2 38 0 0 1 5 52 0
19 Lou Brock GNB 28 10 4 3 33 0 33 0
20 Les Bruckner CRD 27 2 0 0 1 1 1 0
21 Chet Bulger CRD 28 10 7 0 0 2 17 1
22 Johnny Butler PHI 27 7 0 1 32 0 32 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 Larry Cabrelli PHI 28 10 8 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
24 George Cafego BOS 30 7 5 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 18 0
25 Bill Callihan DET 29 10 10 2 8 0 6 0 0 2 1 -1 0
26 Leo Cantor CRD 26 10 8 5 70 0 26 0 0 2 1 0 0
27 Victor Carroll NYG 33 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
28 Chuck Cherundolo PIT 29 6 5 1 17 0 17 0
29 Paul Christman CRD 27 8 3 0 12 8 -15 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Rk Tm Age G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
30 Tom Colella RAM 27 10 1 0 4 1 0 0
31 Paul Collins CRD 23 3 1 0 3 2 -7 0
32 Irv Comp GNB 26 9 7 2 67 1 54 0 0 5 4 -1 0
33 Merl Condit WAS 28 5 0 0 1 1 -5 0
34 Joe Coomer PIT 27 9 5 0 0 1 0 0
35 Frank Cope+ NYG 30 9 8 0 0 2 0 0
36 Larry Craig GNB 29 10 9 0 0 2 18 1
37 Bernie Crimmins GNB 26 6 0 1 12 1 12 0
38 Joe Crowley BOS 26 9 3 1 45 0 45 0
39 Ward Cuff NYG 32 9 5 1 15 0 15 0 0 5 2 -13 0
40 Don Currivan BOS 25 10 5 0 0 1 0 0
41 Jim Daniell CHI 27 7 5 0 1 1 0 0
42 Bob Davis BOS 31 10 9 6 28 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 0
43 Billy deCorrevont WAS 27 10 6 0 2 1 -3 0
44 Lou DeFilippo NYG 29 10 5 0 1 1 0 0
45 Al DeMao WAS 25 5 0 1 44 0 44 0
46 Chuck DeShane DET 27 9 5 3 75 1 46 0 0 2 2 13 0
47 Babe Dimancheff BOS 23 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
48 Ted Doyle PIT 31 10 10 1 50 1 50 0 0 0 1 0 0
49 Al Drulis CRD 24 9 7 0 1 2 0 0
50 Chuck Drulis CHI 27 3 0 0 0 1 1 0
51 Bill Dudley PIT 26 4 4 2 47 0 26 0 0 1 0 0 0
52 Roger Eason RAM 27 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
53 Steve Enich CRD 22 5 1 0 0 1 -17 0
54 Dick Erdlitz PHI 25 7 0 1 3 0 3 0
55 Andy Farkas DET 29 8 3 0 1 2 -4 0
56 Chuck Fenenbock DET 28 10 2 1 10 0 10 0 0 4 4 37 1
57 Jack Ferrante PHI 29 10 8 1 15 0 15 0
58 Frank Filchock WAS 29 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
59 Steve Filipowicz NYG 24 10 5 0 1 2 -4 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Rk Tm Age G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
60 Jim Fordham CHI 29 9 5 0 0 1 0 0
61 Sam Fox NYG 27 8 6 0 0 3 14 0
62 George Franck NYG 27 5 0 0 2 2 5 0
63 Ted Fritsch GNB 25 10 9 1 69 1 69 0 0 2 2 0 0
64 George Fritts PHI 26 10 1 0 0 1 0 0
65 Hugh Gallarneau CHI 28 8 7 2 6 0 5 0 0 3 1 5 0
66 Fred Gehrke RAM 27 10 7 4 16 0 14 0 0 3 3 -6 0
67 Jim Gillette RAM 28 10 7 4 8 0 4 0 0 2 1 0 0
68 Clyde Goodnight GNB 21 10 9 0 1 1 8 0
69 John Greene DET 25 10 10 3 65 0 37 0 0 0 1 0 0
70 Don Greenwood RAM 24 9 6 0 6 1 0 0
71 John Grigas BOS 25 10 8 1 3 0 3 0 0 4 2 -14 0
72 Al Grygo CHI 27 10 2 3 9 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 0
73 Pete Gudauskas CHI 29 8 6 1 0 0 0 0
74 Scott Gudmundson BOS 24 10 0 2 23 0 17 0 0 3 2 -1 0
75 Elmer Hackney DET 29 8 3 0 1 1 0 0
76 Ray Hamilton RAM 29 9 0 0 0 2 0 0
77 Roger Harding RAM 22 6 0 1 16 0 16 0
78 Mel Hein NYG 36 10 10 2 7 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0
79 Arnie Herber NYG 35 10 0 0 3 2 5 0
80 Red Hickey RAM 28 8 2 0 0 1 0 0
81 Jack Hinkle PHI 28 3 2 1 17 0 17 0 0 1 1 0 0
82 Junie Hovious NYG 26 6 1 0 3 3 0 0
83 Dick Humbert PHI 27 4 2 0 0 1 0 0
84 Don Hutson+ GNB 32 10 0 4 15 0 15 0 0 1 0 0 0
85 Jack Itzel PIT 21 10 0 1 13 0 13 0
86 Pop Ivy CRD 29 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
87 Jack Jacobs RAM 26 2 1 0 2 1 0 0
88 Toimi Jarvi PIT 25 1 0 0 0 1 -17 0
89 Art Jones PIT 26 7 2 1 17 0 17 0 0 1 0 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Rk Tm Age G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
90 Harvey Jones RAM 24 9 2 2 73 0 53 0 0 0 1 0 0
91 Al Kaporch DET 32 2 2 1 14 0 14 0
92 Abe Karnofsky PHI 23 8 2 1 27 0 27 0 0 3 1 0 0
93 Ken Keuper GNB 27 9 2 0 0 1 0 0
94 Ben Kish PHI 28 9 5 1 0 0 0 0
95 Mike Klotovich NYG 28 6 1 0 2 2 0 0
96 Frank Kring DET 27 4 2 0 0 1 1 0
97 Joe Kuharich CRD 28 6 6 0 0 1 0 0
98 Joe Laws GNB 34 10 6 3 60 0 35 0 0 2 1 2 0
99 Frank Liebel NYG 26 10 0 1 17 0 17 0 0 0 2 0 0
100 Sonny Liles 2TM 26 9 0 1 6 0 6 0
101 Vic Lindskog PHI 31 10 6 1 22 0 22 0 0 0 1 0 0
102 Augie Lio BOS 27 10 10 3 42 0 20 0 0 0 2 0 0
103 Paul Lipscomb GNB 22 10 10 0 0 3 0 0
104 Howie Livingston NYG 23 10 6 3 65 0 38 0 0 3 1 0 0
105 Al Lolotai WAS 25 10 8 1 0 0 0 0
106 Johnny Long CHI 31 3 2 0 1 1 7 0
107 John Lucente PIT 23 10 5 0 8 6 16 0
108 Sid Luckman CHI 29 10 2 0 4 4 0 0
109 Elmer Madarik DET 23 1 0 1 40 0 40 0 0 0 1 1 0
110 Chet Maeda CRD 27 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
111 Jim Magee BOS 25 9 0 1 6 0 6 0
112 Pug Manders BOS 32 10 10 3 5 0 5 0 0 6 4 -12 0
113 Bap Manzini PHI 25 9 4 0 0 1 0 0
114 Bob Margarita CHI 25 10 8 6 79 0 26 0 0 4 0 0 0
115 Frank Martin 2TM 26 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
116 Johnny Martin BOS 29 6 5 1 10 0 10 0 0 4 2 3 0
117 Joel Mason GNB 33 10 5 0 0 1 0 0
118 Jack Matheson DET 25 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 1
119 Riley Matheson+ RAM 31 10 9 2 49 0 45 0 0 0 1 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Rk Tm Age G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
120 Ned Mathews BOS 27 9 0 3 42 0 18 0 0 3 2 0 0
121 George McAfee CHI 27 3 0 1 13 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 0
122 Ed McGee BOS 29 8 3 0 0 1 0 0
123 Roy McKay GNB 25 10 1 3 33 0 18 0 0 4 3 12 0
124 Ray McLean CHI 30 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0
125 Elmer Merkovsky PIT 28 10 10 0 0 4 -2 0
126 Mike Micka 2TM 24 9 1 1 0 0 0 0
127 Wilbur Moore WAS 29 7 5 0 0 2 0 0
128 John Morelli BOS 22 9 0 1 10 0 10 0
129 Jack Morton CHI 23 8 1 0 0 2 37 0
130 Russ Mosley GNB 27 6 0 1 20 0 20 0
131 John Naioti PIT 24 6 1 0 1 1 -17 0
132 Robert Nelson DET 25 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
133 Allen Nichols PIT 29 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
134 Ace Parker BOS 33 8 1 0 2 1 -4 0
135 Leon Pense PIT 23 10 8 3 39 0 30 0 0 1 3 0 0
136 Don Perkins 2TM 28 9 2 0 0 1 15 0
137 John Perko PIT 31 10 10 0 1 2 0 0
138 John Petchel PIT 26 9 2 1 4 0 4 0
139 Pepper Petrella PIT 25 3 1 1 8 0 8 0 0 2 0 0 0
140 Bill Petrilas NYG 30 5 2 2 1 0 1 0
141 Alex Piasecky WAS 28 9 0 0 0 1 0 0
142 Bill Piccolo NYG 25 4 0 0 0 1 7 1
143 Joe Pierre PIT 25 10 7 0 0 1 0 0
144 Jim Poole 2TM 30 12 5 1 28 0 28 0 0 0 1 0 0
145 John Popovich PIT 27 1 0 0 1 1 -10 0
146 Cotton Price DET 27 8 3 1 16 0 16 0 0 3 2 11 0
147 Bill Radovich+ DET 30 9 8 0 0 1 0 0
148 Phil Ragazzo NYG 30 5 5 1 7 0 7 0
149 Walt Rankin CRD 26 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Rk Tm Age G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
150 Keith Ranspot BOS 32 9 7 0 0 1 0 0
151 Baby Ray GNB 31 10 5 0 0 1 0 0
152 Albie Reisz RAM 28 10 0 2 55 0 55 0 0 3 4 22 0
153 Gene Ronzani CHI 36 7 3 0 0 1 9 0
154 Ed Rucinski CRD 29 8 7 0 0 2 3 0
155 Ralph Ruthstrom RAM 24 6 1 1 46 0 46 0 0 0 1 0 0
156 Dave Ryan DET 22 10 5 3 90 0 42 0 0 4 3 -1 0
157 Frank Sachse BOS 28 8 0 2 25 0 22 0 0 2 0 0 0
158 Mike Scarry RAM 25 10 10 4 32 0 18 0
159 Elbie Schultz RAM 28 10 10 0 0 1 0 0
160 Vic Sears PHI 27 10 9 0 0 2 0 0
161 Frank Seno CRD 24 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 7 0
162 George Sergienko BOS 27 10 10 0 0 1 0 0
163 Bob Seymour WAS 29 10 2 4 28 0 8 0 0 2 2 -2 0
164 Allie Sherman PHI 22 10 1 0 2 1 -10 0
165 Rudy Sikich RAM 24 6 2 0 0 1 0 0
166 Jim Sivell NYG 31 9 6 0 0 1 0 0
167 Bruce Smith GNB 25 3 2 0 2 1 -2 0
168 George W. Smith BOS 31 10 8 2 23 0 13 0 0 1 0 0 0
169 Glen Sorenson GNB 25 10 5 0 0 1 0 0
170 Cliff Speegle CRD 28 8 6 2 13 0 13 0 0 0 1 3 0
171 Hal Springer NYG 23 7 2 0 2 1 0 0
172 Ben Starret GNB 28 8 0 1 27 0 27 0 0 1 1 0 0
173 Ernie Steele PHI 28 7 1 1 15 0 15 0 0 2 1 0 0
174 Gil Steinke PHI 26 7 1 0 1 1 0 0
175 Ken Steinmetz BOS 21 10 0 1 0 0 0 0
176 Ed Stofko PIT 25 2 1 0 1 1 -16 0
177 Glen Stough PIT 24 10 5 0 0 1 0 0
178 Bob Swisher CHI 31 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
179 Frank Szymanski DET 22 4 0 1 11 0 11 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Rk Tm Age G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
180 Damon Tassos DET 22 9 3 3 49 0 22 0
181 Jim Thomason DET 26 5 0 0 3 3 -16 0
182 Tommy Thompson PHI 29 8 0 2 33 0 25 0 0 3 3 0 0
183 Morgan Tiller PIT 27 10 0 0 0 1 23 0
184 Pete Tinsley GNB 32 10 9 1 6 0 6 0
185 Sid Tinsley PIT 25 9 0 1 -2 0 -2 0 0 1 1 -3 0
186 Si Titus PIT 27 9 3 0 0 1 11 0
187 Dick Todd WAS 31 6 1 4 35 0 22 0 0 1 2 0 0
188 Buzz Trebotich DET 25 9 5 3 46 0 28 0 0 1 1 0 0
189 Doug Turley WAS 27 10 8 0 0 2 14 0
190 Bulldog Turner CHI 26 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
191 Frank Umont NYG 28 8 0 0 0 2 0 0
192 Emil Uremovich DET 29 8 8 0 0 2 0 0
193 Steve Van Buren+ PHI 25 10 9 1 2 0 2 0 0 7 2 -6 0
194 Larry Visnic NYG 26 8 4 1 3 0 3 0
195 Buzz Warren 2TM 29 9 4 1 19 0 19 0 0 5 3 9 0
196 Bob Waterfield+ RAM 25 10 4 6 92 0 29 0 0 9 4 -2 0
197 Dick Weber DET 26 3 0 0 1 1 -8 0
198 John Weiss NYG 23 10 10 0 0 2 0 0
199 Pat West RAM 22 10 6 0 2 4 37 0
200 Bob Westfall+ DET 26 9 4 0 3 3 -11 0
201 Marv Whited WAS 27 10 6 1 12 0 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
202 Joe Winkler RAM 23 8 0 1 5 0 5 0
203 Roy Zimmerman PHI 27 10 8 7 90 0 23 0 0 3 2 -1 0
204 Bob Zimny CRD 24 10 3 0 1 2 12 0