Dave Duerson
David Russell Duerson
Born: November 28, 1960
Muncie, IN USA
Deceased: February 17, 2011
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
Position: DB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 207
College: Notre Dame
High School: Northside (Muncie, IN)
Career: 1983-1993
Drafted: 1983 in Round 3, #64 overall by the Chicago Bears
Dave Duerson played from 1983 to 1993 during his career with the Chicago Bears, New York Giants and Phoenix Cardinals. Duerson intercepted 20 passes for 226 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 61 | 7.6 | 11 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 161 | 23.0 | 26 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 20 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 139 | 23.2 | 38 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 226 | 11.3 | 38 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1985 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1986 | NFL Chicago Bears | 7.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1987 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1988 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 16.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1990 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 16 | 6 |
| 1984 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 15 | 15 |
| 1986 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 16 | 16 |
| 1987 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 12 |
| 1988 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 15 | 15 |
| 1989 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 12 |
| 1990 | NFL | New York Giants | 16 | 2 |
| 1991 | NFL | Phoenix Cardinals | 11 | 4 |
| 1992 | NFL | Phoenix Cardinals | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL | Phoenix Cardinals | 16 | 4 |
Awards
1987 - Walter Payton Man of the Year
Honors
1986 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1986 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1986 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1986 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1986 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1986 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1987 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1987 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1988 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
