Joe Lavender
Joseph Lavender "Big Bird"
Born: February 10, 1949
Rayville, LA USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 190
College: San Diego St.
High School: Central Union (El Centro, CA)
Career: 1973-1982
Drafted: 1973 in Round 12, #288 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
Joe Lavender played from 1973 to 1982 during his career with the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins. Lavender intercepted 33 passes for 434 yards in his career.
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Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 1 |
| 1975 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 36 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL Washington Redskins | 8 | 77 | 9.6 | 28 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 27 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 51 | 1 |
| 1981 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 434 | 13.2 | 51 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1975 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 133 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1974 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1980 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 14 |
| 1980 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 7 | 1 |
Honors
1976 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1979 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
