Night Train Lane

Night Train Lane

Lane with the Lions in 1962
No. 81
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Born:	(1928-04-16)April 16, 1928 Austin, Texas, U.S.
Died:	January 29, 2002(2002-01-29) (aged 73) Austin, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:	L. C. Anderson (Austin)
College:	Scottsbluff (1947)
Undrafted:	1952
Career history
Los Angeles Rams (1952–1953) Chicago Cardinals (1954–1959) Detroit Lions (1960–1965)
Career highlights and awards
7× First-team All-Pro (1956, 1957, 1959–1963) 3× Second-team All-Pro (1954, 1958, 1963) 7× Pro Bowl (1954–1956, 1958, 1960–1962) 2× NFL interceptions leader (1952, 1954) NFL 1950s All-Decade Team NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team Arizona Cardinals Ring of Honor Pride of the Lions Detroit Lions 75th Anniversary Team Detroit Lions All-Time Team NFL record Most interceptions in a season: 14 (1952)[a]
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions: 68 Interception yards: 1,207 Fumble recoveries: 11 Safeties: 1 Defensive touchdowns: 7
Player stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame

Richard Lane (April 16, 1928 – January 29, 2002), commonly known as Dick "Night Train" Lane, was an American football cornerback who played for 14 years in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Los Angeles Rams (1952–1953), the Chicago Cardinals (1954–1959), and the Detroit Lions (1960–1965).

As a rookie in 1952, Lane had 14 interceptions, a mark that remains an NFL record over 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.^[1] 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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