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Dick night train lane
Best year 1952. 14 INT’s in 12 games
As a rookie in 1952, Lane had 14 interceptions, a mark that remains an NFL record more than 65 years later. He played in the Pro Bowl seven times and was selected as a first-team All-NFL player seven times between 1956 and 1963. His 68 career interceptions ranked second in NFL history at the time of his retirement and still ranks fourth in NFL history. He was also known as one of the most ferocious tacklers in NFL history and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1974. He was named to the National Football League 50th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1969, named to the 75th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1994 and unanimously named to the National Football League 100th Anniversary All-Time Team in 2019. In 1999, he was ranked number 20 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players.
Career highlights and awards
Patrick Willis
2007 (rookie of the year) (1st team all-pro) (pro bowl selection) (led the league in tackles 174)
This man was a pro bowler Crome year one. And was compared to Ray Lewis his entire career one of the best at his position.
In his rookie year he was as follows.
1 DROY
2 1st team all pro
Led the league in tackles. 174
3 pro-bowl selection
Career highlights and awards
Best year 1952. 14 INT’s in 12 games
As a rookie in 1952, Lane had 14 interceptions, a mark that remains an NFL record more than 65 years later. He played in the Pro Bowl seven times and was selected as a first-team All-NFL player seven times between 1956 and 1963. His 68 career interceptions ranked second in NFL history at the time of his retirement and still ranks fourth in NFL history. He was also known as one of the most ferocious tacklers in NFL history and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1974. He was named to the National Football League 50th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1969, named to the 75th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1994 and unanimously named to the National Football League 100th Anniversary All-Time Team in 2019. In 1999, he was ranked number 20 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players.
Career highlights and awards
- 7× Pro Bowl (1954–1956, 1958, 1960–1962)
- 7× First-team All-Pro (1956–1957, 1959–1963)
- 2× NFL Interceptions leader (1952, 1954)
- NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
- NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
- NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
- NFL 1950s All-Decade Team
- Arizona Cardinals Ring of Honor
- Detroit Lions Ring of Honor
- 14 interceptions in a season
Patrick Willis
2007 (rookie of the year) (1st team all-pro) (pro bowl selection) (led the league in tackles 174)
This man was a pro bowler Crome year one. And was compared to Ray Lewis his entire career one of the best at his position.
In his rookie year he was as follows.
1 DROY
2 1st team all pro
Led the league in tackles. 174
3 pro-bowl selection
Career highlights and awards
- NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (2007)
- 5× First-team All-Pro (2007, 2009–2012)
- Second-team All-Pro (2008)
- 7× Pro Bowl (2007–2013)
- 2021 49ers HOF Inductee
- NFL 2010s All-Decade Team
- 2× NFL tackles leader (2007, 2009)
- Butkus Award (pro) (2009)
- PFWA All-Rookie Team (2007)
- SEC Defensive Player of the Year (2006)
- Butkus Award (college) (2006)
- 2× First-team All-American (2005, 2006)
- 2× First-team All-SEC (2005, 2006)
