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Dick Lane

Player of American football

Died when: 74 years 288 days (897 months)
Star Sign: Aries

 

Dick Lane

Richard Lane (April 16, 1928 – January 29, 2002), commonly known as Dick "Night Train" Lane, was an American professional football player who was a cornerback for 14 years in the National Football League (NFL).

He played for the Los Angeles Rams (1952–1953), Chicago Cardinals (1954–1959), and Detroit Lions (1960–1965).As a rookie in 1952, Lane had 14 interceptions, a mark that remains an NFL record 70 years later.

He played in the Pro Bowl seven times and was selected as a first-team All-Pro player seven times between 1956 and 1963.

His 68 career interceptions ranked second in NFL history at the time of his retirement and still ranks fourth in NFL history.

He was also known as one of the most ferocious tacklers in NFL history and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1974.

He was named to the National Football League 50th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1969, named to the 75th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1994 and unanimously named to the National Football League 100th Anniversary All-Time Team in 2019.

In 1999, he was ranked number 20 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players.After retiring from professional football, Lane worked for the Detroit Lions in various administrative positions from 1966 to 1972 and then held assistant coaching positions at Southern University (1972) and Central State University (1973).

For 17 years, from 1975 to 1992, he was in charge of Detroit's Police Athletic League.


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