Eye for the ball
Enshrinement
Published on : 7/29/2010
Class of 2010 enshrinee Dick LeBeau is known today as a man who has spent more than a half-century in the National Football League. As great of a contribution he has made as an innovative coach in the league, he is being enshrined in Canton for his 14-season career as a cornerback for the Detroit Lions.
Originally drafted by the Cleveland Browns but cut, he caught on with the Lions. He played in six games with Detroit as a rookie in 1959 but failed to record an interception. Starting with his second year, LeBeau strung together 12 straight seasons with at least three picks.
LeBeau’s career as a player not only ranks among the finest of his era, his stats continue to hold up even decades after his playing days concluded. He retired ranked third all-time in career interceptions with 62. In all, he picked off 29 different quarterbacks. Here is a listing of his “victims.”
Originally drafted by the Cleveland Browns but cut, he caught on with the Lions. He played in six games with Detroit as a rookie in 1959 but failed to record an interception. Starting with his second year, LeBeau strung together 12 straight seasons with at least three picks.
LeBeau’s career as a player not only ranks among the finest of his era, his stats continue to hold up even decades after his playing days concluded. He retired ranked third all-time in career interceptions with 62. In all, he picked off 29 different quarterbacks. Here is a listing of his “victims.”
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| Rank | Player | INT |
| 1t | JOHNNY UNITAS | 7 |
| 1t | BART STARR | 7 |
| 3 | Jack Concannon | 5 |
| 4t | Bill Munson | 4 |
| 4t | Roman Gabriel | 4 |
| 6t | Joe Kapp | 3 |
| 6t | John Brodie | 3 |
| 6t | FRAN TARKENTON | 3 |
| 9t | Earl Morrall | 2 |
| 9t | Gary Cuozzo | 2 |
| 9t | Bob Berry | 2 |
| 9t | Sam Etcheverry | 2 |
| 9t | Steve Spurrier | 2 |
| 14t | Frank Ryan | 1 |
| 14t | Eddie LeBaron | 1 |
| 14t | Terry Baker | 1 |
| 14t | Dick Shiner | 1 |
| 14t | Jim Ninowski | 1 |
| 14t | Y.A. TITTLE | 1 |
| 14t | Norm Snead | 1 |
| 14t | Lamar McHan | 1 |
| 14t | Rudy Buckich | 1 |
| 14t | Billy Wade | 1 |
| 14t | Bill Nelson | 1 |
| 14t | Jim Hart | 1 |
| 14t | Sam Wyche | 1 |
| 14t | Daryle Lamonica | 1 |
| 14t | Bobby Douglass | 1 |
| 14t | Scott Hunter | 1 |
BOLD CAPS denotes member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
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