Richard Dent
Richard Lamar Dent
Born: December 13, 1960
Atlanta, GA USA
Position: DE
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 265
College: Tennessee St.
High School: Alonzo A. Crim (Atlanta, GA)
Career: 1983-1997
Drafted: 1983 in Round 8, #203 overall by the Chicago Bears
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011
Richard Dent played from 1983 to 1997 during his career with the Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers. Dent recorded 137.5 quarterback sacks in his career.
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Interceptions:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1985 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 9 | 1 |
1989 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
1990 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 |
1991 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
1993 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
Totals | 8 | 89 | 11.1 | 30 | 1 |
Sacks:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
1984 | NFL Chicago Bears | 17.5 | 0.0 | |
1985 | NFL Chicago Bears | 17.0 | 0.0 | |
1986 | NFL Chicago Bears | 11.5 | 0.0 | |
1987 | NFL Chicago Bears | 12.5 | 0.0 | |
1988 | NFL Chicago Bears | 10.5 | 0.0 | |
1989 | NFL Chicago Bears | 9.0 | 0.0 | |
1990 | NFL Chicago Bears | 12.0 | 0.0 | |
1991 | NFL Chicago Bears | 10.5 | 0.0 | |
1992 | NFL Chicago Bears | 8.5 | 0.0 | |
1993 | NFL Chicago Bears | 12.5 | 0.0 | |
1994 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
1996 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 6.5 | 0.0 | |
1997 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4.5 | 0.0 | |
Totals | 137.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | NFL Chicago Bears | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1984 | NFL Chicago Bears | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
1985 | NFL Chicago Bears | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
1986 | NFL Chicago Bears | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
1987 | NFL Chicago Bears | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4 | |
1988 | NFL Chicago Bears | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
1989 | NFL Chicago Bears | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1990 | NFL Chicago Bears | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 2 |
1991 | NFL Chicago Bears | 84 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1992 | NFL Chicago Bears | 82 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
1993 | NFL Chicago Bears | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1994 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 7.5 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
1995 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
1996 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 14 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1997 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 11.5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals | 674 | 671 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 56 | 1 | 37 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1985 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
1990 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
1996 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 16 | 3 |
1984 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 16 | 10 |
1985 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 16 | 16 |
1986 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 15 | 14 |
1987 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 12 |
1988 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 13 | 12 |
1989 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 15 | 15 |
1990 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 16 | 16 |
1991 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 16 | 16 |
1992 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 16 | 16 |
1993 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 16 | 16 |
1994 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 2 |
1995 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 3 | 1 |
1996 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 1 |
1997 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 15 | 0 |
Awards
1985 - Super Bowl MVP
Honors
1984 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1984 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1984 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1985 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1985 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1985 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1988 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1988 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1988 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1990 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1990 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1990 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1993 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)