1957 NFL Defense

Defense

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Defense Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
1	Dick Alban	PIT	28	RDH	12	12	1	35	0	35			2	1	0	0	0.0
2	Charlie Ane	DET	26	RT	12	11							0	2	0	0	0.0
3	Jon Arnett*	RAM	22	lh	12	9							5	2	0	0	0.0
4	Doug Atkins*	CHI	27	RDE	12	6							0	1	0	0	0.0
5	Gene Babb	SFO	23	FB	12	9							4	1	0	0	0.0
6	Sam Baker	WAS	28		12	0							0	1	0	0	0.0
7	Billy Ray Barnes*	PHI	22	LH	12	12							8	3	0	0	0.0
8	Terry Barr	DET	22		12	0	1	0	0	0			1	2	0	0	0.0
9	Ed Beatty	PIT	25	C	12	12							0	4	0	0	0.0
10	Ray Beck	NYG	26	RG	12	8							0	1	0	0	0.0
11	Chuck Bednarik*	PHI	32	LLB	11	11	3	51	0	37			0	2	0	0	0.0
12	Eddie Bell	PHI	26	LDH	12	12	2	38	0	38			0	2	0	0	0.0
13	Frank Bernardi	CRD	24	LS	12	8	2	40	0	23			0	1	0	0	0.0
14	Tom Bettis	GNB	24	LLB	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
15	Bill Bishop	CHI	26	RDT	11	11							0	1	0	0	0.0
16	Johnny Bookman	NYG	23	LDH	11	11	3	54	1	31							0.0
17	Nate Borden	GNB	25	RDE	9	6							0	2	0	0	0.0
18	Don Bosseler	WAS	21	FB	12	10							3	1	0	0	0.0
19	Bob Boyd	RAM	29	fl	12	9							2	1	0	0	0.0
20	Max Boydston	CRD	25	le	12	7							0	1	0	0	0.0
21	Zeke Bratkowski	CHI	26	qb	12	4							3	1	0	0	0.0
22	Alex Bravo	RAM	27		12	3							0	1	0	0	0.0
23	Carl Brettschneider	CRD	26	LLB	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
24	Pete Brewster	CLE	27	LE	12	12							0	1	1	0	0.0
25	Gene Brito*+	WAS	32	LDE	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
26	Tom Brookshier	PHI	26	RDH	12	12	4	74	0	40							0.0
27	Ed Brown	CHI	29	QB	12	8							5	2	0	0	0.0
28	Jim Brown*+	CLE	21	FB	12	12							7	1	0	0	0.0
29	Fred Bruney	PIT	26	LS	12	11	1	0	0	0			1	2	0	0	0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
30	Don Burroughs	RAM	26	LS	12	10	3	29	0	24							0.0
31	Jack Butler*+	PIT	30	RS	12	12	10	85	0	20			0	1	0	0	0.0
32	Jack Call	BAL	22		12	1							0	2	0	0	0.0
33	Stan Campbell	DET	27	rg	12	6							0	1	0	0	0.0
34	Al Carmichael	GNB	29		12	4							3	1	0	0	0.0
35	J.C. Caroline	CHI	24	LS	12	12	2	22	0	20			0	1	0	0	0.0
36	Preston Carpenter	CLE	23	RE	12	12							2	1	13	0	0.0
37	Howard Cassady	DET	23	rh	12	6							3	2	0	0	0.0
38	Joe Childress	CRD	24		12	1							3	2	0	0	0.0
39	Jack Christiansen*+	DET	29	LS	12	12	10	137	1	52							0.0
40	Don Colo	CLE	32	RDT	12	12							0	2	0	0	0.0
41	Fred Cone	GNB	31		12	3							2	1	0	0	0.0
42	Charlie Conerly	NYG	36	QB	12	8							11	5	0	0	0.0
43	Vince Costello	CLE	25	MLB	12	12	2	19	0	12							0.0
44	Ed Crawford	NYG	23		12	0	1	3	0	3			0	2	0	0	0.0
45	Lou Creekmur*+	DET	30	LT	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
46	Bobby Cross	SFO	26	LT	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
47	Lindon Crow*	CRD	24	RS	12	12	1	0	0	0							0.0
48	Ernie Danjean	GNB	23	mlb	12	4							0	1	0	0	0.0
49	Dick Daugherty*	RAM	28		9	4	1	32	1	32							0.0						1
50	Jim David*	DET	30	LDH	12	12	3	20	0	17			0	2	6	0	0.0
51	Milt Davis+	BAL	28	RDH	12	12	10	219	2	75			0	1	0	0	0.0
52	Art DeCarlo	2TM	26		8	4	1	14	0	14							0.0
53	Bobby Dillon*+	GNB	27	RS	12	12	9	180	1	55							0.0
54	Dale Dodrill*	PIT	31	MLB	12	12	2	50	0	44			0	1	0	0	0.0
55	Art Donovan*+	BAL	33	LDT	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
56	Jim Doran	DET	30	RE	12	9							0	2	0	0	0.0
57	Bob Dougherty	RAM	25	LLB	10	7	1	6	0	6							0.0
58	Chuck Drazenovich*	WAS	30	MLB	12	12	2	6	0	4			0	1	0	0	0.0
59	Doug Eggers	BAL	27	RLB	11	10							0	1	0	0	0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
60	Leo Elter	WAS	28		12	5							2	1	0	0	0.0
61	Bobby Epps	NYG	25	FB	12	9							1	1	0	0	0.0
62	Ralph Felton	WAS	25	LLB	12	9	1	6	0	6			0	1	0	0	0.0
63	Gene Filipski	NYG	26		12	1							2	1	0	0	0.0
64	Galen Fiss	CLE	26	LLB	12	10	1	15	0	15							0.0
65	Len Ford	CLE	31	RDE	11	11							0	1	4	0	0.0
66	Bill Forester	GNB	25	RLB	12	12	4	79	0	37			1	4	45	0	0.0
67	Herschel Forester	CLE	26	LG	12	11							0	1	0	0	0.0
68	Joe Fortunato	CHI	27	RLB	12	10							1	3	9	0	0.0
69	Bobby Freeman	CLE	25		9	2	3	46	0	25							0.0
70	Bob Gain*	CLE	28	LDT	12	12							0	4	0	0	0.0
71	Willie Galimore	CHI	22	LH	12	12							6	1	0	0	0.0
72	Gene Gedman	DET	25	LH	10	10							1	1	2	0	0.0
73	Bill George*+	CHI	28	MLB	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
74	Frank Gifford*+	NYG	27	LH	12	12							9	1	0	0	0.0
75	Kline Gilbert*	CHI	27	RT	12	12							0	3	1	0	0.0
76	Gary Glick	PIT	27	LDH	12	9	2	0	0	0			0	5	36	0	0.0
77	Hank Gremminger	GNB	24	RDH	12	12	5	93	0	45			1	0	0	0	0.0
78	Bob Griffin	RAM	28	C	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
79	Bob Gunderman	PIT	23		4	0							0	1	0	0	0.0
80	Wayne Hansen	CHI	29	LLB	12	12	1	34	0	34			0	1	0	0	0.0
81	Jimmy Harris	PHI	23	RS	12	12	3	99	1	65			0	1	2	0	0.0
82	Art Hauser	RAM	28	LDT	12	11							0	3	53	1	0.0
83	Matt Hazeltine	SFO	24	LLB	12	11	2	22	0	14			0	1	0	0	0.0
84	Norb Hecker	WAS	30	LS	8	7	3	39	0	22			0	1	0	0	0.0
85	Don Heinrich	NYG	27		4	4							2	1	0	0	0.0
86	Jerry Helluin	GNB	28	LDT	12	12	1	0	0	0			0	3	0	0	0.0
87	Ed Henke	SFO	30	LDE	12	12							0	2	0	0	0.0
88	Bill Herchman	SFO	24	RDT	12	12	1	54	1	54			0	2	0	0	0.0
89	Jimmy Hill	CRD	29	RDH	10	10	3	53	0	31							0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
90	Bob Holladay	SFO	25	LS	7	7							0	1	0	0	0.0
91	Bob Hudson	PHI	27	MLB	12	10							0	1	0	0	0.0
92	Sam Huff	NYG	23	MLB	12	12	1	6	0	6			0	1	3	0	0.0
93	Dick Hughes	PIT	25		1	0							1	1	0	0	0.0
94	Ed Hughes	NYG	30		8	2							1	1	0	0	0.0
95	Art Hunter	CLE	24	C	12	10							0	1	0	0	0.0
96	Ken Jackson	BAL	28		12	4							0	2	9	0	0.0
97	Dick James	WAS	23		11	5	2	3	0	3			1	2	0	0	0.0
98	Jack Johnson	CHI	24		11	3	4	36	0	20			0	1	0	0	0.0
99	John Henry Johnson	DET	28	FB	12	10							9	1	0	0	0.0
100	Don Joyce	BAL	28	RDE	12	12	1	0	0	0							0.0
101	Sonny Jurgensen	PHI	23	qb	10	4							0	1	0	0	0.0
102	Carl Karilivacz	DET	27	RDH	12	12	5	54	0	30			1	2	16	0	0.0
103	Jim Katcavage	NYG	23	RDT	10	10							0	3	0	0	0.0
104	Bob Kilcullen	CHI	21		12	1							0	1	0	0	0.0
105	Billy Kinard	GNB	24		12	0							2	1	3	0	0.0
106	Bill Koman	PHI	23	RLB	11	10							0	1	0	0	0.0
107	Ken Konz	CLE	29	LS	12	12	4	20	0	16			1	1	0	0	0.0
108	Joe Krupa	PIT	24	LDT	12	9							0	1	0	0	0.0
109	Warren Lahr	CLE	34	LDH	10	10	2	12	0	10			0	1	0	0	0.0
110	Night Train Lane	CRD	29	LDH	8	8	2	47	0	33			0	2	5	0	0.0
111	Buck Lansford	PHI	24	LT	10	10							0	1	0	0	0.0
112	Yale Lary*	DET	27	RS	12	12	2	64	0	63			2	3	0	0	0.0
113	Larry Lauer	GNB	30		12	0							0	1	0	0	0.0
114	Bobby Layne	DET	31	QB	11	7							3	2	0	0	0.0
115	Eddie LeBaron*	WAS	27	QB	12	12							7	4	0	0	0.0
116	Herman Lee	PIT	26	LT	8	8							0	1	0	0	0.0
117	Woodley Lewis	CRD	32	LE	12	12	2	34	0	30			2	1	0	0	0.0
118	Bob Long	DET	23	LLB	12	8	1	3	0	3			0	2	0	0	0.0
119	Gary Lowe	2TM	23		8	1	1	3	0	3			1	1	0	0	0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
120	Dave Lunceford	CRD	23	LT	12	5							0	1	0	0	0.0
121	Lamar Lundy	RAM	22	FL	12	7							0	1	0	0	0.0
122	Ken MacAfee	NYG	28		11	4							2	2	5	0	0.0
123	Gino Marchetti*+	BAL	30	LDE	12	12							0	3	0	1	0.0
124	Ted Marchibroda	CRD	26		7	0							0	1	0	0	0.0
125	Jim Martin	DET	33		12	4	1	22	0	22			0	2	0	0	0.0
126	John Martinkovic	NYG	30	LDE	12	10							0	1	0	0	0.0
127	Norm Masters	GNB	24	LT	12	11							0	1	0	0	0.0
128	Ollie Matson*+	CRD	27	LH	12	11							6	1	0	0	0.0
129	Marv Matuszak*+	SFO	26	MLB	12	12							0	4	17	0	0.0
130	Willie McClung	PIT	27	lt	12	7							0	1	0	0	0.0
131	Bill McColl	CHI	27	FL	12	10							0	1	0	0	0.0
132	Darris McCord*	DET	24	LDE	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0						1
133	Mike McCormack*	CLE	27	RT	12	12							0	2	5	0	0.0
134	Tommy McDonald	PHI	23		12	3							5	3	0	0	0.0
135	Hugh McElhenny*	SFO	29	LH	12	10							8	3	0	0	0.0
136	Don McIlhenny	GNB	23	LH	12	7							4	1	0	0	0.0
137	Bill McPeak	PIT	31	RDE	12	10							0	2	1	0	0.0						1
138	Steve Meilinger	WAS	27	RE	12	9							0	1	0	0	0.0
139	Walt Michaels*	CLE	28	RLB	12	11	1	10	0	10			0	1	0	0	0.0
140	Dave Middleton	DET	24	LE	8	5							0	1	0	0	0.0
141	Bob Miller	DET	28	RDT	12	7							0	1	3	0	0.0
142	Paul Miller	RAM	27	LDE	12	10							0	1	0	0	0.0
143	Dick Modzelewski	NYG	26	LDT	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
144	Dicky Moegle	SFO	23	RS	12	10	8	107	0	40			0	2	0	0	0.0
145	Henry Moore	BAL	23		11	3	1	0	0	0							0.0
146	Lenny Moore	BAL	24	RH	12	12							6	2	0	0	0.0
147	McNeil Moore	CHI	24	RS	12	12	2	28	0	20			0	1	0	0	0.0
148	Earl Morrall*	PIT	23	QB	12	11							12	6	-2	0	0.0
149	Larry Morris	RAM	24		6	6	1	0	0	0			0	1	0	0	0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
150	Steve Myhra	BAL	23		12	1							0	2	0	0	0.0
151	Andy Nelson	BAL	24	LS	12	12	5	29	0	13							0.0
152	Dick Nolan	NYG	25	RDH	11	11	1	12	0	12							0.0
153	Leo Nomellini*+	SFO	33	LDT	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0						1
154	Jerry Norton*	PHI	26	LS	12	12	4	155	1	99			0	5	4	0	0.0
155	Johnny Olszewski	CRD	27	FB	11	11							5	1	0	0	0.0
156	Luke Owens	BAL	24		11	0							0	1	0	0	0.0
157	Sam Palumbo	GNB	25	MLB	9	8	1	11	0	11							0.0
158	Ken Panfil	RAM	27	RT	12	6							0	1	0	0	0.0
159	Jack Pardee	RAM	21	RLB	12	7							0	2	0	0	0.0
160	Babe Parilli	GNB	27	qb	12	1							3	1	0	0	0.0
161	Jack Patera	BAL	24	MLB	12	12	1	16	0	16							0.0
162	Jimmy Patton	NYG	24	RS	12	12	3	50	1	50			2	2	0	0	0.0
163	Don Paul*	CLE	31	RDH	12	12	4	28	0	12			0	1	89	1	0.0
164	Clarence Peaks	PHI	22	FB	12	12							5	1	0	0	0.0
165	Gerry Perry	DET	27		12	2							0	1	0	0	0.0
166	Johnny Petitbon	GNB	26	LDH	12	12	1	0	0	0			0	1	0	0	0.0
167	Jim Podoley*	WAS	24	RH	12	12							5	1	0	0	0.0
168	Charley Powell	SFO	25	RLB	12	8							0	1	3	0	0.0
169	George Preas	BAL	24	RT	10	10							0	2	0	0	0.0
170	Bill Priatko	PIT	26		2	0							0	2	0	0	0.0
171	Frank Purnell	GNB	24		9	0							1	1	0	0	0.0
172	Bert Rechichar*	BAL	27	RS	12	12	5	33	0	31			1	1	0	0	0.0
173	John Reger	PIT	26	RLB	12	12							0	5	14	1	0.0
174	Billy Reynolds	CLE	26		12	0							2	1	0	0	0.0
175	Perry Richards	PIT	23		7	3							1	1	0	0	0.0
176	Les Richter*	RAM	27	MG	12	12	4	60	0	25			0	1	0	0	0.0
177	Fred Robinson	CLE	27	RG	12	7							0	1	0	0	0.0
178	Tom Roggeman	CHI	26		12	0							0	1	5	0	0.0
179	Kyle Rote	NYG	29	LE	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
180	Aubrey Rozzell	PIT	25	LLB	9	8	1	4	0	4							0.0
181	Karl Rubke	SFO	22		12	4	1	16	0	16							0.0
182	Tommy Runnels	WAS	23		10	3							3	2	0	0	0.0
183	Floyd Sagely	CRD	25		10	4	1	7	0	7			0	1	2	0	0.0
184	Tom Saidock	PHI	27	RDT	11	10							0	3	0	0	0.0
185	Jim Salsbury	GNB	25	RG	12	11							0	1	0	0	0.0
186	Alex Sandusky	BAL	25	RG	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
187	Mike Sandusky	PIT	22	LG	12	12							0	2	0	0	0.0
188	Leo Sanford*	CRD	28	RLB	12	12	1	2	0	2			0	1	0	0	0.0
189	Joe Schmidt*+	DET	25	MLB	12	12	1	8	0	8			0	1	5	0	0.0
190	Tom Scott*	PHI	27	LDE	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
191	Harley Sewell*	DET	26	LG	10	9							0	1	0	0	0.0
192	Will Sherman	RAM	30	RS	10	8	1	51	0	51			0	1	0	0	0.0
193	Don Shinnick	BAL	22	LLB	12	12	2	31	0	22			0	2	0	0	0.0
194	Del Shofner	RAM	23	LDH	12	10	2	27	0	15			0	1	0	0	0.0
195	Don Shula	WAS	27	RDH	11	11	3	48	0	30							0.0
196	J.D. Smith	SFO	25	LDH	12	10	2	17	0	12			0	2	0	0	0.0
197	Ray Gene Smith	CHI	29	RDH	9	9	1	22	0	22			1	1	0	0	0.0
198	Ollie Spencer	GNB	26	RT	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
199	Dick Stanfel*+	WAS	30	RG	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
200	Bart Starr	GNB	23	QB	12	11							4	1	0	0	0.0
201	Ernie Stautner*	PIT	32	RDT	12	8							0	1	0	0	0.0
202	Red Stephens	WAS	27	LG	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
203	Bill Stits	SFO	26	RDH	12	12	2	28	0	20			0	2	0	0	0.0
204	George Strugar	RAM	23		9	4							0	1	0	0	0.0
205	Leo Sugar	CRD	28	LDE	12	10							0	3	27	2	0.0
206	Pat Summerall	CRD	27	RDE	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
207	Ed Sutton	WAS	22	LH	12	8	1	11	0	11			6	2	0	0	0.0
208	Harland Svare	NYG	27	RLB	12	12	1	21	0	21			0	2	0	0	0.0
209	Bill Svoboda	NYG	29	LLB	11	11	2	43	0	43			0	2	0	0	0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
210	John Symank	GNB	22	LS	12	12	9	198	0	36			1	2	0	0	0.0
211	George Tarasovic	PIT	27	llb	12	5	2	21	0	11							0.0
212	Carl Taseff	BAL	29	db	4	4	1	7	0	7			1	0	0	0	0.0
213	Jim Temp	GNB	24	rde	12	6							0	2	4	0	0.0
214	Jesse Thomas	BAL	29		10	1	1	0	0	0							0.0
215	Y.A. Tittle*+	SFO	31	QB	12	11							0	1	0	0	0.0
216	LaVern Torgeson	WAS	28	RLB	12	11	1	6	0	6			0	1	0	0	0.0
217	Jerry Tubbs	CRD	22		11	1							0	1	0	0	0.0
218	Emlen Tunnell*	NYG	32	LS	12	12	6	87	1	52			0	1	0	0	0.0
219	Johnny Unitas*	BAL	24	QB	12	12							7	1	0	0	0.0
220	Val Joe Walker	SFO	27	ls	12	5	2	20	0	12							0.0
221	Stan Wallace	CHI	26		12	3	2	23	0	21			0	2	0	0	0.0
222	Ron Waller	RAM	24		11	3							4	1	0	0	0.0
223	Joe Walton	WAS	22		12	4	1	55	0	55							0.0
224	Jim Weatherall	PHI	28	LDT	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
225	Chuck Weber	CRD	27		12	2							0	1	30	0	0.0
226	Billy Wells	2TM	26		11	8							8	6	0	0	0.0
227	Jesse Whittenton	RAM	23	RDH	12	10	1	31	0	31							0.0
228	Paul Wiggin	CLE	23		12	3							0	1	0	0	0.0
229	Bill Wightkin	CHI	30	LT	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
230	Norm Willey	PHI	30	RDE	12	12							0	1	0	0	0.0
231	Tommy Wilson*	RAM	25	LH	11	7							6	2	0	0	0.0
232	Junior Wren	CLE	28	RS	12	12	2	73	0	43							0.0
233	Frank Wydo	PHI	33		12	3	1	25	0	25							0.0
234	Sid Youngelman	PHI	26		12	4							0	1	0	0	0.0
235	Walt Yowarsky	NYG	29		11	6							0	1	0	0	0.0
236	Bert Zagers	WAS	24	LDH	11	10	2	29	0	22			1	3	0	0	0.0
237	Roger Zatkoff	DET	26	RLB	12	12							0	2	0	0	0.0
238	Vic Zucco	CHI	22	LDH	12	12	3	20	0	14			2	1	43	1	0.0

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