Defense & Fumbles
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| Games | Def Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Sk | Sfty | AV |
| 1976 | 24 | PHI | RDT | 78 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0.5 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1977 | 25 | PHI | RDE | 78 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 9 | ||||||
| 1978 | 26 | PHI | RDE | 78 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 5.5 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1979 | 27 | PHI | RDE | 78 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15.5 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1980 | 28 | PHI | RDE | 78 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 10 | |||
| 1981 | 29 | PHI | RDE | 78 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 10 | ||||||
| 1982 | 30 | PHI | RDE | 78 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 4.0 | 8 | ||||||
| 1983 | 31 | PHI | RDE | 78 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1984 | 32 | CLE | DE | 78 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1985 | 33 | CLE | RDE | 78 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 8 | ||||||
| 1986 | 34 | CLE | RDE | 78 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | ||||||
| 1987 | 35 | CLE | RDE | 78 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 9 | |||
| 1988 | 36 | CLE | RDE | 78 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1989 | 37 | CLE | LDT | 78 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 9 | ||||||
| 1990 | 38 | PHO | DT | 98 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | ||||||
| Career | 224 | 184 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 96.0 | 105 | |||||||
| 8 yrs | PHI | 116 | 106 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 57.5 | 62 | ||||||
| 6 yrs | CLE | 92 | 75 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 | 41 | ||||||
| 1 yr | PHO | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Games | Def Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Sk | Sfty |
| 1978 | 26 | PHI | RDE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | |||||
| 1979 | 27 | PHI | RDE | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||
| 1980 | 28 | PHI | RDE | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | |||||
| 1981 | 29 | PHI | RDE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||
| 1985 | 33 | CLE | RDE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||
| 1986 | 34 | CLE | RDE | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | |||||
| 1987 | 35 | CLE | LDE | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||
| 1988 | 36 | CLE | RDE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||
| 1989 | 37 | CLE | LDT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | |||||||||
| Career | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | ||||||||
| 5 yrs | CLE | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | |||||||||||
| 4 yrs | PHI | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | |||||||
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Carl Hairston is 71 years old.
When was Carl Hairston born?
Carl Hairston was born on December 15, 1952.
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Carl Hairston was born in Martinsville, VA.
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Carl Hairston is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.
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Carl Hairston weighed 260 lbs (117 kg) when playing.
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Carl Hairston has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
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Carl Hairston played 224 games over his career.
How many sacks did Carl Hairston have?
Carl Hairston had 96.0 sacks over his career.
When did Carl Hairston retire?
Carl Hairston last played in 1990.
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Big Daddy is a nickname for Carl Hairston.
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