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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 John Adams RAM 26 13 0 0 0 1 0 0
2 Herb Adderley*+ GNB 24 14 0 5 86 0 39 0 0 1 0 0 0
3 Grady Alderman* MIN 25 14 14 0 0 4 5 0
4 Lionel Aldridge GNB 22 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 Kermit Alexander SFO 22 14 14 5 72 0 38 0 0 2 1 0 0
6 Art Anderson PIT 27 13 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 George Andrie DAL 23 12 10 0 0 2 0 0
8 Doug Atkins*+ CHI 33 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Pervis Atkins RAM 28 14 0 0 3 2 0 0
10 Frank Atkinson PIT 22 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 John Baker PIT 28 14 0 0 0 4 0 0
12 Erich Barnes* NYG 28 14 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 39 0
13 Terry Barr* DET 28 14 0 0 4 1 0 0
14 Dick Bass* RAM 26 12 0 0 2 1 0 0
15 Maxie Baughan* PHI 25 14 14 1 9 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 Larry Benz CLE 22 14 14 7 114 0 38 0 0 1 1 0 0
17 Dick Bielski BAL 31 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 Don Bishop DAL 29 13 0 5 45 0 31 0
19 Charlie Bivins CHI 25 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 Ed Blaine PHI 23 14 13 0 1 2 0 0
21 Bookie Bolin NYG 23 13 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 Don Bosseler WAS 27 14 0 0 0 1 10 0
23 Larry Bowie MIN 24 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
24 Bobby Boyd BAL 26 12 0 3 17 0 9 0 0 0 2 34 1
25 Garland Boyette STL 23 9 0 0 0 1 0 0
26 Charlie Bradshaw* PIT 27 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
27 Jim Bradshaw PIT 24 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
28 Zeke Bratkowski 2TM 32 6 4 0 2 1 0 0
29 Rod Breedlove WAS 25 14 0 1 0 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
30 Charley Britt RAM 25 10 0 1 45 0 45 0
31 Bill Brown MIN 25 14 13 0 7 2 0 0
32 Ed Brown PIT 35 14 14 0 5 1 0 0
33 John Brown CLE 24 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
34 Roger Brown*+ DET 26 14 0 1 20 0 20 0
35 Timmy Brown* PHI 26 14 0 0 8 2 3 0
36 Don Brumm STL 22 11 0 0 0 1 0 0
37 Mike Bundra DET 24 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
38 Jackie Burkett BAL 27 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
39 Don Burroughs PHI 32 13 0 4 36 0 21 0 0 0 1 0 0
40 Bill Butler MIN 26 14 0 0 8 8 0 0
41 Lee Roy Caffey PHI 22 14 0 1 87 1 87 0 0 0 5 0 0
42 Lee Calland MIN 22 14 14 0 1 2 0 0
43 John Campbell MIN 25 14 0 0 1 1 0 0
44 J.C. Caroline CHI 30 14 0 1 3 0 3 0
45 Jimmy Carr PHI 30 14 0 1 25 0 25 0
46 Pete Case PHI 23 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
47 Bernie Casey SFO 24 14 10 0 0 2 0 0
48 Joe Childress STL 30 14 0 0 2 2 0 0
49 Ernie Clark DET 26 14 0 0 0 3 0 0
50 Daniel Colchico SFO 28 14 14 0 0 4 0 0
51 Jim Collier WAS 24 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
52 Jim Colvin BAL 26 14 14 0 0 2 0 0 1
53 Dick Compton DET 23 13 0 1 23 0 23 0 0 1 0 0 0
54 Mike Connelly DAL 28 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
55 Ed Cook STL 31 13 0 0 0 1 0 0
56 Vince Costello CLE 31 14 0 7 118 0 31 0
57 Claude Crabb WAS 23 13 0 3 82 1 53 0 0 0 1 0 0
58 Irv Cross PHI 24 14 0 2 6 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
59 John David Crow STL 28 3 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
60 Lindon Crow RAM 30 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
61 Jim Cunningham WAS 24 14 0 0 1 1 0 0
62 Dan Currie GNB 28 14 0 1 23 0 23 0 0 0 1 0 0
63 Willie Davis* GNB 29 14 0 0 0 4 10 0 1
64 Bob DeMarco* STL 25 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
65 Buddy Dial* PIT 26 14 0 0 2 1 5 0
66 Paul Dickson MIN 26 14 14 0 0 2 0 0
67 John Diehl BAL 27 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
68 Eddie Dove 2TM 26 14 0 2 75 0 75 0 0 3 1 0 0
69 Mike Dowdle SFO 26 13 13 2 6 0 6 0
70 Dave Edwards DAL 24 14 6 1 17 0 17 0 0 0 1 0 0
71 Ross Fichtner CLE 25 13 0 2 75 1 39 0 0 0 1 0 0
72 Pat Fischer STL 23 14 0 8 169 0 53 0 0 1 2 0 0
73 Galen Fiss* CLE 32 13 0 2 8 0 8 0
74 Paul Flatley MIN 22 14 14 0 1 1 0 0
75 Marv Fleming GNB 21 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
76 Lee Folkins* DAL 24 13 0 0 2 1 0 0
77 Bill Forester GNB 31 14 0 1 13 0 13 0 0 0 2 0 0
78 Joe Fortunato*+ CHI 33 14 0 2 30 0 19 0 0 0 3 7 0
79 Tom Franckhauser MIN 26 14 0 2 59 0 32 0 0 0 1 0 0
80 Bobby Franklin CLE 27 14 0 2 26 0 14 0 0 1 0 0 0
81 Bob Fry DAL 33 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
82 Roman Gabriel RAM 23 12 9 0 10 1 0 0
83 Mike Gaechter DAL 23 14 10 3 140 0 86 0 0 2 1 0 0
84 Billy Gambrell STL 22 14 0 0 2 1 0 0
85 Dennis Gaubatz DET 23 14 0 1 55 0 55 0 0 0 1 0 0
86 Bill George+ CHI 34 14 0 1 4 0 4 0
87 Jim Gibbons DET 27 14 0 0 0 3 3 0
88 Tom Gilburg BAL 25 13 0 0 0 1 0 0
89 Glenn Glass PIT 23 14 14 1 29 0 29 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
90 Larry Glueck CHI 22 14 0 1 14 0 14 0
91 John Gordy* DET 28 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
92 Dave Graham PHI 24 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
93 Ken Gray* STL 27 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
94 Cornell Green DAL 23 14 0 7 211 0 55 0 0 0 1 20 1
95 Ernie Green CLE 25 14 0 0 2 2 6 0
96 Forrest Gregg*+ GNB 30 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
97 Hank Gremminger GNB 30 14 0 3 25 0 16 0 0 0 1 0 0
98 Rosey Grier RAM 31 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
99 Glynn Griffing NYG 23 13 0 0 1 1 0 0
100 Earl Gros GNB 23 14 0 0 6 1 0 0
101 Ralph Guglielmi 2TM 30 6 0 0 2 1 0 0
102 Louis Guy NYG 22 5 0 0 1 1 0 0
103 Dale Hackbart WAS 25 14 0 1 7 0 5 0
104 Fred Hageman WAS 26 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
105 Dick Haley PIT 26 14 0 6 65 1 37 0 0 1 0 0 0
106 Tom Hall DET 23 14 0 3 45 0 36 0 0 2 1 0 0
107 Mal Hammack STL 30 13 0 0 2 1 0 0
108 Dave Hanner GNB 33 14 0 1 0 0 0 0
109 Wendell Harris BAL 23 14 0 0 1 2 0 0
110 Rip Hawkins* MIN 24 14 14 1 6 0 6 0 0 1 2 0 0
111 Matt Hazeltine SFO 30 13 13 0 0 1 0 0
112 Mike Henry RAM 27 14 0 5 43 0 28 0 0 0 1 0 0
113 Gary Henson PHI 23 11 0 0 0 1 0 0
114 Gene Hickerson CLE 28 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
115 Jimmy Hill STL 35 12 0 3 126 1 58 0
116 King Hill PHI 27 14 5 0 3 1 0 0
117 Jerry Hillebrand NYG 23 14 0 5 54 1 34 0
118 Dick Hoak PIT 24 12 0 0 4 3 0 0
119 Jim Houston CLE 26 14 0 1 0 0 0 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 Lane Howell NYG 22 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
121 Chuck Howley DAL 27 14 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0
122 Sam Huff NYG 29 14 0 4 47 1 36 0 0 0 1 0 0
123 Don Hultz MIN 23 14 14 1 35 1 35 0 0 0 9 4 0
124 Art Hunter RAM 30 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
125 Dick James WAS 29 14 0 2 21 0 21 0 0 6 2 0 0
126 Bill Jobko MIN 28 13 0 0 0 1 0 0
127 Charley Johnson* STL 25 14 14 0 12 2 0 0
128 Jimmy Johnson SFO 25 13 10 2 36 0 36 0 0 0 1 0 0
129 John Henry Johnson* PIT 34 12 0 0 5 2 0 0
130 Deacon Jones RAM 25 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
131 Stan Jones CHI 32 13 0 0 0 1 0 0
132 Henry Jordan*+ GNB 28 14 0 0 0 4 0 0
133 Lee Roy Jordan DAL 22 7 7 3 41 0 23 0 0 0 1 0 0
134 Sonny Jurgensen PHI 29 9 9 0 1 1 0 0
135 Carl Kammerer WAS 26 14 0 2 1 0 1 0
136 Ted Karras CHI 29 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
137 Karl Kassulke MIN 22 14 12 0 0 1 0 0
138 Jim Katcavage*+ NYG 29 14 0 0 0 2 10 1
139 Brady Keys PIT 27 11 0 0 1 2 0 0
140 Bob Kilcullen CHI 27 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
141 Elbert Kimbrough SFO 25 14 11 1 45 0 45 0 0 0 2 0 0
142 Gary Knafelc SFO 31 10 6 0 0 1 0 0
143 Bill Koman STL 29 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
144 Ron Kramer GNB 28 12 0 0 1 1 0 0
145 Charlie Krueger SFO 26 7 7 0 0 1 0 0
146 Joe Krupa* PIT 30 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
147 Chuck Lamson MIN 24 12 7 1 7 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 0
148 Night Train Lane DET 36 14 0 5 70 0 33 0 0 0 2 0 0
149 Greg Larson NYG 24 14 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 Yale Lary DET 33 10 0 2 21 1 21 0 0 0 1 0 0
151 Dick LeBeau DET 26 14 0 5 158 1 70 0
152 Roger LeClerc CHI 27 14 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
153 Earl Leggett CHI 30 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
154 Bob Lilly DAL 24 14 14 0 0 1 42 1
155 Don Lisbon SFO 22 14 8 0 4 2 0 0
156 Tony Liscio DAL 23 7 5 0 0 1 3 0
157 Cliff Livingston RAM 33 14 0 1 13 0 13 0 0 0 2 0 0
158 Warren Livingston DAL 25 14 0 3 31 0 29 0 0 0 1 0 0
159 Dave Lloyd PHI 27 14 14 3 30 0 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
160 Jerry Logan BAL 22 14 4 1 15 0 15 0 0 2 2 0 0
161 John LoVetere* NYG 27 14 0 0 0 3 0 0
162 Gary Lowe DET 29 3 0 2 14 0 14 0
163 Lamar Lundy RAM 28 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
164 Lenny Lyles BAL 27 14 0 2 36 1 36 0
165 Dick Lynch*+ NYG 27 14 0 9 251 3 82 0 0 1 0 0 0
166 Red Mack PIT 26 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
167 John Mackey* BAL 22 14 14 0 2 1 0 0
168 Bruce Maher DET 26 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
169 Gino Marchetti* BAL 36 14 0 0 0 2 33 1
170 Amos Marsh DAL 24 14 9 0 6 4 0 0
171 Jim Marshall MIN 26 14 14 0 1 4 12 1
172 Tommy Mason*+ MIN 24 13 13 0 14 2 0 0
173 Jerry Mazzanti PHI 23 5 0 0 0 1 0 0
174 Mike McClellan PHI 24 10 0 1 0 0 0 0
175 Darris McCord DET 30 13 0 1 5 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 1
176 Tommy McDonald PHI 29 14 0 0 3 2 5 0
177 Hugh McElhenny NYG 35 14 0 0 3 2 0 0
178 Marlin McKeever RAM 23 13 0 0 0 2 0 0
179 Bennie McRae CHI 24 14 0 6 90 1 44 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 Eddie Meador RAM 26 14 0 6 38 0 20 0 0 0 1 0 0
181 Dale Meinert* STL 30 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
182 John Mellekas PHI 30 11 9 0 0 2 0 0
183 Dale Memmelaar DAL 26 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
184 Don Meredith DAL 25 14 13 0 7 2 0 0
185 Dale Messer SFO 26 14 0 0 1 2 0 0
186 Frank Mestnik GNB 25 11 0 0 0 1 0 0
187 Lou Michaels* PIT 28 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
188 Clark Miller SFO 25 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
189 Fred Miller BAL 23 13 12 0 0 1 0 0
190 Bobby Mitchell* WAS 28 14 0 0 7 2 0 0
191 Dick Modzelewski NYG 32 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
192 Johnny Morris CHI 28 13 0 0 2 2 0 0
193 Larry Morris CHI 30 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
194 Joe Morrison NYG 26 14 0 0 3 1 0 0
195 Bill Nelsen PIT 22 2 0 0 1 1 0 0
196 Andy Nelson BAL 30 13 0 3 37 1 26 0
197 John Nisby WAS 27 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
198 Ray Nitschke GNB 27 12 0 2 8 0 8 0 0 1 1 0 0
199 Ed Nutting DAL 24 14 7 0 0 2 0 0
200 Ed O'Bradovich CHI 23 6 0 0 0 2 0 0
201 Luke Owens STL 30 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
202 John Paluck WAS 28 14 0 1 23 0 23 0 0 0 1 0 0
203 Jack Pardee*+ RAM 27 14 0 2 5 0 5 0 0 0 2 12 0
204 Bob Paremore STL 24 14 0 0 1 2 1 1
205 Frank Parker CLE 24 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
206 Bernie Parrish* CLE 27 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
207 Jimmy Patton NYG 30 14 0 6 46 0 20 0 0 0 2 -4 0
208 Clarence Peaks PHI 28 14 0 0 5 2 7 0
209 Bob Pellegrini WAS 29 14 0 2 37 0 37 0 0 1 3 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 Bill Pellington BAL 36 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
211 Dick Pesonen NYG 25 14 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
212 Richie Petitbon*+ CHI 25 14 0 8 161 1 66 0 0 0 2 0 0
213 Ed Pine SFO 23 14 14 1 1 0 1 0
214 Myron Pottios* PIT 24 14 0 4 78 0 38 0
215 John Powers PIT 23 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
216 George Preas BAL 30 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
217 Jim Prestel MIN 26 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
218 Vince Promuto* WAS 25 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
219 Nate Ramsey PHI 22 14 0 1 0 0 0 0
220 Lucien Reeberg DET 21 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
221 Bobby Reed MIN 24 10 0 0 1 1 0 0
222 John Reger PIT 32 9 0 1 16 0 16 0
223 Bobby Richards PHI 25 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
224 Willie Richardson BAL 24 13 3 0 1 1 0 0
225 John Roach GNB 30 8 4 0 2 1 0 0
226 Karl Rubke SFO 28 14 7 0 0 1 0 0
227 Marion Rushing STL 27 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
228 Andy Russell PIT 22 14 0 3 20 0 10 0 0 1 1 2 0
229 Joe Rutgens* WAS 24 14 14 0 0 1 2 0
230 Frank Ryan CLE 27 13 13 0 6 3 0 0
231 Johnny Sample WAS 26 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
232 Lonnie Sanders WAS 22 14 0 3 46 0 38 0 0 0 1 0 0
233 Mike Sandusky PIT 28 13 0 0 0 2 0 0
234 Dick Schafrath*+ CLE 26 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
235 Joe Schmidt* DET 31 10 0 0 0 1 0 0
236 Bob Schmitz PIT 25 11 0 1
237 Bob Scholtz DET 26 9 0 0 0 1 0 0
238 Tom Scott NYG 33 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
239 Ben Scotti PHI 26 9 0 1 17 0 17 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 Stan Sczurek CLE 26 9 0 0 0 1 0 0
241 Carver Shannon RAM 25 14 0 0 4 3 0 0
242 Ed Sharockman MIN 24 14 14 5 93 1 47 0 0 1 2 0 0
243 Don Shinnick BAL 28 14 0 2 20 0 18 0
244 Jim Shorter CLE 24 11 0 0 1 1 0 0
245 Bobby Smith RAM 25 14 0 2 11 0 11 0 0 1 1 0 0
246 Gordie Smith MIN 24 14 6 0 0 2 2 0
247 J.D. Smith PHI 27 14 14 0 0 2 0 0
248 J.D. Smith SFO 31 14 13 0 4 3 0 0
249 Norm Snead* WAS 24 14 14 0 6 2 0 0
250 Ron Snidow WAS 22 13 0 0 1 2 0 0
251 Bob St. Clair SFO 32 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
252 Billy Stacy STL 27 9 0 1 0 0 0 0
253 Larry Stallings STL 22 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
254 Bart Starr GNB 29 13 10 0 5 3 0 0
255 Ernie Stautner PIT 38 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
256 Jim Steffen WAS 27 13 0 5 140 1 78 0
257 Monty Stickles SFO 25 12 8 0 1 1 0 0
258 Jim Stiger DAL 22 14 0 0 4 2 0 0
259 Steve Stonebreaker MIN 25 14 10 0 0 2 0 0
260 Jerry Stovall STL 22 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
261 Jack Stroud NYG 35 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
262 Andy Stynchula WAS 24 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
263 John Symank STL 28 13 0 1 21 1 21 0
264 Dick Szymanski BAL 31 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
265 George Tarasovic 2TM 33 14 6 0 0 1 0 0
266 Fran Tarkenton MIN 23 14 13 0 7 2 0 0
267 Jim Taylor* GNB 28 13 0 0 5 1 0 0
268 Rosey Taylor*+ CHI 26 14 0 9 172 1 46 0 0 0 3 29 0
269 Clendon Thomas* PIT 28 13 0 8 122 0 32 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
270 Bill Thornton STL 24 14 0 0 0 1 9 0
271 Sam Tidmore CLE 25 5 0 0 0 1 0 0
272 Mick Tingelhoff MIN 23 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
273 Y.A. Tittle*+ NYG 37 13 13 0 5 4 0 0
274 Bob Toneff WAS 33 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
275 Bill Triplett STL 23 13 0 0 4 1 0 0
276 Jerry Tubbs DAL 28 14 0 2 61 0 44 0
277 Johnny Unitas* BAL 30 14 14 0 13 3 -4 0
278 Larry Vargo DET 24 14 0 1 42 1 42 0
279 Billy Wade* CHI 33 14 14 0 5 1 0 0
280 Wayne H. Walker* DET 27 14 0 1 17 0 17 0
281 Bob Waters SFO 25 7 2 0 3 2 0 0
282 Tom Watkins DET 26 13 0 0 4 1 0 0
283 Allan Webb NYG 30 7 0 3 34 0 21 0 0 0 1 0 0
284 Jim Welch BAL 25 14 0 4 49 0 15 0 0 0 2 7 0
285 Bob Wetoska CHI 26 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
286 Nat Whitmyer RAM 23 7 0 1 27 0 27 0 0 1 3 0 0
287 Dave Whitsell CHI 27 14 0 6 61 1 39 0 0 1 1 21 0
288 Jesse Whittenton* GNB 29 14 0 4 90 0 33 0 0 0 1 0 0
289 Paul Wiggin CLE 29 14 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
290 Sam Williams DET 32 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
291 Larry Wilson* STL 25 14 0 4 67 0 36 0 0 0 2 42 1
292 Roy Winston MIN 23 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 26 1
293 Bill Winter NYG 23 10 0 1 38 0 26 0
294 Willie Wood GNB 27 14 0 5 67 0 22 0 0 0 4 0 0
295 Abe Woodson* SFO 29 14 14 3 61 0 61 0 0 2 4 0 0