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Dirt Winston

Dennis Edward Winston

Position: RILB

6-0, 228lb (183cm, 103kg)

Born: October 25, 1955 in Forrest City, PA

College: Arkansas

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 44 (2178th overall since 1960)

High School: Robert E. Lee (AR)

Draft: Pittsburgh Steelers in the 5th round (132nd overall) of the 1977 NFL Draft.

2x SB Champ

SUMMARY

Career

142

Int

Yds

173

Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty	AV
1977	22	PIT	LB	53	13	4	2	7	0	7			0	0	0	0	0.0		3
1978	23	PIT	LB	53	16	0			0				0	1	0	0	1.0		5
1979	24	PIT	RLB	53	16	10	3	48	1	41			0	3	0	0	1.0		7
1980	25	PIT	LB	53	14	3			0				0	4	0	0	0.0		3
1981	26	PIT	LB	53	14	4	1	1	0	1			0	0	0	0	1.5		3
1982	27	NOR	RILB	56	9	9	2	-2	0	0			0	2	0	0	0.5		10
1983	28	NOR	RILB	56	16	16	3	21	0	15			1	1	0	0	1.0		9
1984	29	NOR	LILB	56	16	16	2	90	2	47			0	1	0	0	0.5		8
1985	30	2TM	LB		12	1	0	8	0	8			0	0	0	0	0.0		1
		NOR	LB	56	2	1	0	8	0	8			0	0	0	0	0.0		0
		PIT	LB	55	10	0			0								0.0		1
1986	31	PIT	LB	55	16	0			0				0	1	0	0	0.0		2
Career					142	63	13	173	3	47			1	13	0	0	5.5		51
7 yrs		PIT			99	21	6	56	1	41			0	9	0	0	3.5		24
4 yrs		NOR			43	42	7	117	2	47			1	4	0	0	2.0		27

Defense & Fumbles Table
				Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty
1977	22	PIT	LB	1	0
1978	23	PIT	LB	3	0			0			0	0	2	0	0	0.0
1979	24	PIT	LLB,RLB	3	3	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Career				7	3	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	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

Regular Season

Kick & Punt Returns Table
					Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1980	25	PIT	LB	53	14	3			0			1	13	0	13	13.0	13
Career					142	63			0			1	13	0	13	13.0	186
7 yrs		PIT			99	21			0			1	13	0	13	13.0	69
4 yrs		NOR			43	42			0					0			117

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	IntTD	OthTD	AllTD	D2P	Pts	Pts/G
1979	24	PIT	RLB	53	16	10	1		1		6	0.4
1980	25	PIT	LB	53	14	3		1	1		6	0.4
1984	29	NOR	LILB	56	16	16	2		2		12	0.8
Career					142	63	3	1	4	0	24	.2
7 yrs		PIT			99	21	1	1	2	0	12	.1
4 yrs		NOR			43	42	2		2	0	12	.3

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PFR HOF Monitor: 25.85 (86th among ILB, average HOF ILB is 108.63)

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