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Defense

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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 Dick Afflis GNB 25 12 0 1 3 0 3 0
2 Dick Alban* WAS 25 12 0 9 81 0 27 0 0 1 1 8 0
3 Bill Albright NYG 25 12 0 0 0 3 0 0
4 Billy Anderson CHI 25 7 0 0 1 1 0 0
5 Charlie Ane DET 23 12 0 0 0 1 1 0
6 Joe Arenas SFO 29 12 0 3 26 0 26 0 0 3 3 4 0
7 Dale Atkeson WAS 24 10 0 0 5 1 0 0
8 Bill Austin* NYG 26 11 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 Sisto Averno BAL 29 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 Bruno Banducci*+ SFO 34 11 0 0 0 2 0 0
11 Roy Barni PHI 27 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
12 Chuck Bednarik*+ PHI 29 12 0 1 9 0 9 0 0 0 4 0 0
13 Rex Berry SFO 30 8 0 3 69 1 34 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 Marv Berschet WAS 25 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 Tom Bienemann CRD 26 11 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 Les Bingaman+ DET 28 12 0 0 0 1 1 0
17 Bill Bishop* CHI 23 12 0 0 0 3 0 0
18 Don Boll WAS 27 12 12 0 0 1 0 0
19 Bill Bowers RAM 26 8 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 Bill Bowman DET 23 12 0 0 8 2 0 0
21 George Brancato CRD 23 5 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 Jim Brandt PIT 25 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 Zeke Bratkowski CHI 23 12 5 0 2 2 0 0
24 Bill Bredde CRD 22 12 0 2 44 0 41 0 0 2 0 0 0
25 Pete Brewster CLE 24 12 12 0 3 1 0 0
26 Larry Brink CHI 31 12 0 0 0 2 84 1
27 Al Brosky CRD 24 9 0 2 11 0 11 0
28 Ed Brown CHI 26 12 0 1 18 0 18 0
29 Hardy Brown SFO 30 11 0 3 42 1 41 0 0 0 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
30 Pete Brown SFO 24 12 0 1 47 0 47 0
31 Jack Brumfield SFO 23 12 0 0 0 3 0 0
32 Dewey Brundage PIT 23 11 0 0 0 3 0 0
33 Adrian Burk* PHI 27 12 8 0 7 5 0 0
34 Don Burke SFO 28 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
35 Jack Butler PIT 27 12 0 4 75 2 41 0 0 0 1 10 0
36 Jim Cain DET 27 12 0 0 0 2 0 0
37 Paul Cameron PIT 22 12 0 7 118 0 33 0 0 1 3 0 0
38 Joe Campanella BAL 24 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
39 Marion Campbell SFO 25 12 0 0 0 2 0 0
40 John Cannady NYG 31 10 0 2 16 0 14 0
41 Al Carapella* SFO 27 12 0 2 40 0 27 0
42 Al Carmichael GNB 26 10 0 0 2 1 0 0
43 Russ Carroccio NYG 23 9 0 0 0 1 0 0
44 Jim Cason* SFO 27 9 0 0 1 1 0 0
45 Tom Catlin CLE 23 11 0 1 6 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 0
46 Lynn Chandnois PIT 29 11 0 0 4 3 0 0
47 Jack Christiansen*+ DET 26 11 0 8 84 1 30 0 0 1 0 0 0
48 Don Colo* CLE 29 12 0 0 0 2 0 0
49 George Connor CHI 29 8 0 1 6 0 6 0 0 0 1 6 0
50 Russ Craft PIT 35 11 0 3 120 1 81 0
51 Lou Creekmur*+ DET 27 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
52 Jack Crittendon CRD 24 10 0 0 0 1 0 0
53 Bobby Cross RAM 23 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
54 Ted Daffer CHI 25 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
55 Jim David* DET 27 12 0 7 74 0 25 0 0 0 1 33 0
56 Cotton Davidson BAL 23 12 1 0 4 1 0 0
57 Dorne Dibble DET 25 12 0 0 0 2 0 0
58 Bobby Dillon+ GNB 24 12 0 7 111 1 59 0 0 1 0 0 0
59 Dale Dodrill*+ PIT 28 12 0 3 28 0 16 0 0 0 2 66 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 Don Doll RAM 28 12 0 5 51 0 26 0
61 Al Dorow WAS 25 11 5 0 4 1 0 0
62 Bob Dove DET 33 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
63 Harry Dowda PHI 32 12 0 2 34 0 34 0 0 0 2 0 0
64 Chuck Drazenovich WAS 27 12 12 1 5 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0
65 Tom Dublinski DET 24 12 4 0 5 1 0 0
66 Jack Dwyer RAM 27 11 0 4 90 1 76 0 0 1 0 0 0
67 Dan Edwards BAL 28 12 0 0 0 1 7 0
68 Doug Eggers BAL 24 11 0 3 18 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 0
69 Carl Elliott GNB 27 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
70 Leo Elter PIT 25 11 0 0 1 1 0 0
71 Fred Enke BAL 30 3 1 0 1 1 0 0
72 Bobby Epps NYG 22 10 0 0 1 2 0 0
73 Ledio Fanucchi CRD 23 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
74 Nick Feher SFO 28 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
75 Ralph Felton WAS 22 12 0 2 7 0 7 0 0 0 3 4 0
76 Howie Ferguson GNB 24 12 0 0 8 1 0 0
77 Lou Ferry PIT 27 11 0 0 0 2 0 0
78 Jim Finks PIT 27 12 12 0 4 2 0 0
79 Tom Finnin BAL 27 12 0 1
80 Dick Flanagan PIT 28 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
81 Len Ford*+ CLE 28 12 0 0 0 5 0 0 1
82 Bill Forester GNB 22 12 0 1 21 0 21 0
83 Dick Fugler CRD 23 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
84 Sonny Gandee DET 25 11 0 3 29 0 17 0 0 0 2 22 0
85 Bobby Garrett GNB 22 9 0 0 2 1 0 0
86 Bill George* CHI 25 12 0 2 9 0 6 0
87 Frank Gifford* NYG 24 9 0 0 7 1 0 0
88 Harry Gilmer WAS 28 12 0 0 2 1 0 0
89 Les Goble CRD 22 12 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 5 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 Rob Goode* WAS 27 12 0 0 10 6 34 1
91 Ken Gorgal CLE 25 11 0 1 53 1 53 0
92 Otto Graham*+ CLE 33 12 12 0 3 2 11 0
93 Bob Griffin RAM 25 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
94 Dave Hanner* GNB 24 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
95 Ron Hansen WAS 22 12 0 0 0 2 0 0
96 Wayne Hansen CHI 26 12 0 1 57 0 57 0 0 1 2 49 1
97 Leon Hart DET 26 12 0 0 0 1 22 1
98 Johnny Hatley CRD 24 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
99 Hall Haynes RAM 26 11 0 1 0 0 0 0
100 Paul Held PIT 26 8 0 0 1 1 0 0
101 Jerry Helluin GNB 25 12 0 0 0 2 0 0
102 John Helwig CHI 27 12 0 3 22 0 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
103 Elroy Hirsch RAM 31 12 0 1 12 0 12 0 0 1 0 0 0
104 Billy Howton GNB 24 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
105 Bob Hudson PHI 24 12 0 8 89 0 32 0
106 Ed Hughes RAM 27 11 0 2 24 0 24 0 0 1 0 0 0
107 George Hughes PIT 29 12 0 0 0 2 0 0
108 Art Hunter GNB 21 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
109 John Huzvar BAL 25 8 0 0 3 1 0 0
110 Chick Jagade* CHI 28 11 0 0 12 3 0 0
111 Tommy James CLE 31 12 0 4 57 0 36 0 0 0 2 7 0
112 Mike Jarmoluk PHI 32 12 0 0 0 3 0 0
113 Bill Jessup SFO 25 12 0 0 2 1 0 0
114 Herb Johnson NYG 26 11 0 0 2 1 0 0
115 Stan Jones CHI 23 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
116 Don Joyce BAL 25 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
117 Charlie Justice WAS 30 12 0 0 6 1 0 0
118 Carl Karilivacz DET 24 11 0 2 66 1 30 0 0 0 1 0 0
119 Tom Keane BAL 28 12 0 5 22 0 9 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 George Kennard NYG 26 12 0 0 0 2 0 0
121 Gary Kerkorian BAL 24 10 10 0 6 2 0 0
122 Bucko Kilroy* PHI 33 12 0 4 29 0 10 0 0 0 4 8 0
123 Don Kindt CHI 29 12 0 2 28 0 25 0 0 0 2 0 0
124 George Kinek CRD 25 12 0 2 0 0 0 0
125 Don King CLE 25 8 0 0 0 1 0 0
126 Ellsworth Kingery CRD 25 9 0 1 19 0 19 0
127 Ed Kissell PIT 25 7 0 1 15 0 15 0
128 John Kissell CLE 31 12 0 0 0 2 4 0
129 Pat Knight NYG 25 10 0 3 41 0 30 0 0 0 3 0 0
130 Gene Knutson GNB 22 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
131 Ken Konz CLE 26 12 0 7 133 2 54 0
132 John Kreamcheck CHI 28 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
133 Ray Krouse* NYG 27 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
134 Warren Lahr CLE 31 12 0 5 44 1 27 0
135 Tom Landry*+ NYG 30 12 0 8 71 0 27 0 0 1 2 14 0
136 Night Train Lane* CRD 27 12 0 10 181 0 64 0 0 1 0 0 0
137 Bob Langas BAL 24 8 0 0 0 1 0 0
138 Dante Lavelli* CLE 31 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
139 Bob Leberman BAL 22 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
140 Toy Ledbetter PHI 27 12 0 0 7 1 0 0
141 Woodley Lewis RAM 29 12 0 0 1 1 0 0
142 Gene Lipscomb RAM 23 11 0 0 0 1 0 0
143 Paul Lipscomb 2TM 31 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
144 Cliff Livingston NYG 24 12 0 0 0 2 0 0
145 Buford Long NYG 23 12 0 0 2 1 0 0
146 John Magee PHI 31 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
147 Gil Mains DET 25 12 0 0 0 1 8 0
148 Jim Martin DET 30 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
149 John Martinkovic* GNB 27 12 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
150 Carlton Massey CLE 24 11 0 0 0 2 0 0
151 Ollie Matson*+ CRD 24 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 0
152 Clay Matthews SFO 26 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
153 Menil Mavraides PHI 23 12 0 0 0 2 4 0
154 Bill McColl CHI 24 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
155 Dewey McConnell PIT 24 9 0 3 117 0 30 0 0 0 1 0 0
156 Mike McCormack CLE 24 12 0 1 14 0 14 0 0 0 2 6 0
157 Tom McCormick RAM 24 9 0 0 1 1 0 0
158 Hugh McElhenny SFO 26 6 0 0 4 2 4 0
159 Leon McLaughlin* RAM 29 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
160 Bill McPeak PIT 28 12 0 0 0 1 5 0 1
161 Ed Meadows CHI 22 12 0 0 1 1 0 0
162 Walt Michaels CLE 25 12 0 1 20 0 20 0 0 0 1 0 0
163 Andy Miketa DET 25 12 0 0 0 2 0 0
164 Paul Miller RAM 24 12 0 1 0 0 0 0
165 Billy Mixon SFO 25 10 0 2 6 0 3 0
166 Dick Modzelewski WAS 23 12 0 1
167 McNeil Moore CHI 21 12 0 3 76 0 50 0 0 1 2 5 0
168 Bob Morgan WAS 24 10 0 0 0 3 0 0
169 Fred Morrison CLE 28 12 0 0 6 1 0 0
170 Dom Moselle PHI 28 12 0 0 2 1 0 0
171 Jim Mutscheller BAL 24 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
172 Elbie Nickel PIT 32 12 0 0 1 1 0 0
173 Dick Nolan NYG 22 12 0 6 48 0 17 0 0 0 2 15 0 1
174 Chuck Noll CLE 22 12 0 0 0 2 10 0
175 Leo Nomellini+ SFO 30 12 12 0 0 1 0 0
176 Jerry Norton PHI 23 12 0 5 110 1 69 0 0 2 4 0 0
177 Buzz Nutter BAL 23 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
178 Chet Ostrowski WAS 24 12 12 1 5 0 5 0
179 Jim Parmer PHI 28 10 0 0 6 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
180 Don Paul RAM 29 12 0 0 0 2 0 0
181 Don R. Paul CLE 28 12 0 3 42 0 23 0
182 Pete Perini CHI 26 12 0 0 1 1 0 0
183 Joe Perry*+ SFO 27 12 0 0 6 2 0 0
184 Volney Peters WAS 26 8 0 0 0 3 0 0
185 Gordon Polofsky CRD 23 12 0 0 0 2 0 0
186 Eddie Price* NYG 29 12 0 0 2 1 3 0
187 Jim Psaltis GNB 27 11 0 0 0 1 0 0
188 Duane Putnam* RAM 26 11 0 0 0 1 0 0
189 Bert Rechichar BAL 24 12 0 2 27 0 21 0 0 0 1 5 0
190 Breezy Reid GNB 27 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
191 Jim Ricca WAS 27 12 0 0 0 3 25 1 1
192 Herb Rich NYG 26 11 0 5 56 0 19 0 0 0 3 2 0
193 Jess Richardson PHI 24 12 0 1 10 0 10 0
194 Les Richter* RAM 24 12 0 1 24 0 24 0 0 0 1 0 0
195 Charley Robinson BAL 27 6 0 0 0 1 0 1
196 Wayne Robinson* PHI 24 12 0 4 41 0 18 0 0 0 1 0 0
197 Andy Robustelli RAM 29 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
198 Steve Romanik CRD 30 8 1 0 3 1 0 0
199 George Rosso WAS 24 12 0 4 9 0 7 0
200 Tobin Rote GNB 26 12 12 0 4 2 0 0
201 John Sandusky CLE 29 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
202 Leo Sanford CRD 25 12 12 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 6 0
203 Pete Schabarum SFO 25 12 0 1 9 0 9 0 0 0 3 0 0
204 Joe Schmidt*+ DET 22 12 0 2 13 0 13 0
205 Tom Scott PHI 24 12 0 0 0 2 0 0
206 Joe Scudero WAS 24 12 0 1 26 0 26 0 0 2 1 0 0
207 Clarence Self GNB 29 12 0 2 23 0 23 0 0 0 1 0 0
208 Harley Sewell DET 23 12 0 0 0 2 24 1
209 Ed Sharkey PHI 27 12 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 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
210 Stan Sheriff PIT 22 12 0 1 18 0 18 0
211 Will Sherman RAM 27 12 0 6 70 0 28 0 0 1 0 0 0
212 Burrell Shields PIT 25 6 0 1 8 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 0
213 Don Shula BAL 24 12 0 5 84 0 25 0
214 Jack Simmons CRD 30 12 12 0 0 1 3 0
215 Ray Gene Smith CHI 26 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
216 Dave Sparks WAS 26 10 0 0 0 1 0 0
217 Ed Sprinkle* CHI 31 12 0 1 6 0 6 0
218 Bob St. Clair SFO 23 12 0 0 0 2 9 0
219 Ernie Stautner PIT 29 12 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 5 0
220 Bill Stits* DET 23 12 0 6 73 0 23 0 0 0 1 15 0
221 Billy Stone CHI 29 12 0 0 3 4 0 0
222 Don Stonesifer CRD 27 12 0 0 0 2 0 0
223 Leo Sugar CRD 25 12 0 0 0 2 5 1
224 Pat Summerall CRD 24 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
225 Bill Svoboda NYG 26 11 0 1 30 0 30 0 0 0 1 0 0
226 Veryl Switzer GNB 22 12 0 0 3 2 0 1
227 George Taliaferro BAL 27 11 0 0 1 1 0 0
228 Carl Taseff BAL 26 12 0 2 15 0 15 0
229 Hugh Taylor* WAS 31 12 0 0 1 1 0 0
230 Len Teeuws CRD 27 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
231 Lou Tepe PIT 24 12 0 3 67 0 29 0 0 1 2 0 0
232 Deral Teteak GNB 25 6 0 1 23 0 23 0
233 Harry Thompson RAM 28 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
234 Y.A. Tittle* SFO 28 12 11 0 4 2 0 0
235 Bob Toneff SFO 24 10 0 1 15 0 15 0
236 Clayton Tonnemaker GNB 26 12 0 1 1 0 1 0
237 Charlie Toogood RAM 27 12 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
238 LaVern Torgeson* DET 25 12 0 2 33 0 33 0
239 Dan Towler* RAM 26 12 0 0 5 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
240 Charlie Trippi CRD 32 12 0 3 34 0 23 0 0 1 0 0 0
241 Emlen Tunnell* NYG 29 12 0 8 108 0 43 0 0 1 4 0 0
242 Harry Ulinski WAS 29 12 0 0 0 1 10 0
243 Chuck Ulrich CRD 25 11 0 0 0 2 0 0
244 Val Joe Walker GNB 24 10 0 4 83 0 44 0 0 0 1 3 0
245 Stan Wallace CHI 23 7 0 4 63 0 51 0 0 0 2 0 0
246 Fred Wallner CRD 26 12 0 0 0 2 19 0
247 Bill Walsh+ PIT 27 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
248 Bobby Walston PHI 26 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
249 Jerry Watford CRD 24 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
250 Bones Weatherly CHI 26 12 0 2 56 0 40 0
251 Billy Wells* WAS 23 12 0 0 4 3 0 0
252 Stan West RAM 28 9 0 1 0 0 0 0
253 Gene White GNB 22 9 0 1 20 0 20 0 0 0 1 0 0
254 S.J. Whitman CHI 28 8 0 5 117 1 38 0
255 Norm Willey*+ PHI 27 12 0 0 0 1 0 1
256 Johnny Williams SFO 27 11 0 3 28 0 15 0 0 0 2 0 0
257 Billy Wilson* SFO 27 12 0 0 1 2 0 0
258 Cas Witucki WAS 26 12 0 0 0 2 0 0
259 Neil Worden PHI 23 12 0 0 3 1 0 0
260 Roger Zatkoff* GNB 23 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0