Defense & Fumbles
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Games | Def Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Sk | Sfty | AV | Awards |
| 1973 | 22 | CIN | DB | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | |||||||
| 1974 | 23 | CIN | DB | 29 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | |||||||
| 1975 | 24 | CIN | DB | 29 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | ||||
| 1976 | 25 | SEA | DB | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | |||||||
| 1977 | 26 | BAL | FS | 44 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 163 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | AP2 | |||
| 1978 | 27 | BAL | FS | 44 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 146 | 2 | 79 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | ||||
| 1979 | 28 | BAL | FS | 44 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | ||||
| 1980 | 29 | BAL | DB | 44 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||
| 1981 | 30 | MIA | FS | 42 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | ||||
| 1982 | 31 | MIA | FS | 42 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 9 | ||||
| 1983 | 32 | MIA | FS | 42 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 77 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | ||||
| 1984 | 33 | MIA | FS | 42 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | ||||
| 1985 | 34 | MIA | DB | 42 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||
| 1986 | 35 | MIA | DB | 42 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | ||||
| Career | 176 | 104 | 35 | 589 | 2 | 79 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 1.0 | 70 | ||||||||
| 6 yrs | MIA | 74 | 55 | 14 | 173 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 32 | |||||||
| 4 yrs | BAL | 57 | 42 | 19 | 372 | 2 | 79 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | |||||||
| 3 yrs | CIN | 34 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | |||||||
| 1 yr | SEA | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Games | Def Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Sk | Sfty |
| 1973 | 22 | CIN | DB | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1975 | 24 | CIN | DB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||
| 1977 | 26 | BAL | FS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||
| 1981 | 30 | MIA | FS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1982 | 31 | MIA | FS | 4 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1983 | 32 | MIA | FS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||
| 1984 | 33 | MIA | FS | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1985 | 34 | MIA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| Career | 14 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 5 yrs | MIA | 11 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2 yrs | CIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 1 yr | BAL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
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Kick & Punt Returns
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Games | Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1973 | 22 | CIN | DB | 29 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 3.0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| 1974 | 23 | CIN | DB | 29 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 2.9 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 46 |
| 1975 | 24 | CIN | DB | 29 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 123 | 0 | 31 | 5.3 | 0 | 167 | ||||
| 1976 | 25 | SEA | DB | 28 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 132 | 0 | 26 | 6.9 | 10 | 230 | 0 | 45 | 23.0 | 370 |
| 1977 | 26 | BAL | FS | 44 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 3.1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 213 |
| 1978 | 27 | BAL | FS | 44 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 173 |
| 1979 | 28 | BAL | FS | 44 | 16 | 12 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 2 | -0.3 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 19 | 13.7 | 103 |
| 1980 | 29 | BAL | DB | 44 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 25 | 20.5 | 41 | ||||
| 1985 | 34 | MIA | DB | 42 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 16.0 | 32 | ||||
| 1986 | 35 | MIA | DB | 42 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Career | 176 | 104 | 69 | 319 | 0 | 31 | 4.6 | 20 | 403 | 0 | 45 | 20.2 | 1330 | ||||
| 6 yrs | MIA | 74 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 16.0 | 205 | |||
| 4 yrs | BAL | 57 | 42 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 1.9 | 7 | 124 | 0 | 25 | 17.7 | 530 | |||
| 3 yrs | CIN | 34 | 7 | 37 | 164 | 0 | 31 | 4.4 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 225 | |||
| 1 yr | SEA | 11 | 0 | 19 | 132 | 0 | 26 | 6.9 | 10 | 230 | 0 | 45 | 23.0 | 370 | |||
| Games | Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1975 | 24 | CIN | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 1977 | 26 | BAL | FS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 3.0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 27 | 17.0 | 23 |
| 1982 | 31 | MIA | FS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 16.0 | 32 | ||||
| Career | 14 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 4.3 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 27 | 16.3 | 73 | |||
| 5 yrs | MIA | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 16.0 | 43 | ||||||
| 2 yrs | CIN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| 1 yr | BAL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 3.0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 27 | 17.0 | 23 | ||
Receiving & Rushing
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Games | Receiving | Rushing | Total Yds | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Touch | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | |||||||
| 1975 | 24 | CIN | DB | 29 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 1976 | 25 | SEA | DB | 28 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1977 | 26 | BAL | FS | 44 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 1986 | 35 | MIA | DB | 42 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Career | 176 | 104 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 6 yrs | MIA | 74 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 yrs | BAL | 57 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | CIN | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 yr | SEA | 11 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
Scoring Summary
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Lyle Blackwood?
Lyle Blackwood is 72 years old.
When was Lyle Blackwood born?
Lyle Blackwood was born on May 24, 1951.
Where was Lyle Blackwood born?
Lyle Blackwood was born in San Antonio, TX.
How tall is Lyle Blackwood?
Lyle Blackwood is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.
How much did Lyle Blackwood weigh when playing?
Lyle Blackwood weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.
Is Lyle Blackwood in the Hall of Fame?
Lyle Blackwood has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
How many games did Lyle Blackwood play?
Lyle Blackwood played 176 games over his career.
How many interception return yards did Lyle Blackwood have?
Lyle Blackwood had 589 interception return yards over his career.
When did Lyle Blackwood retire?
Lyle Blackwood last played in 1986.
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