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Mike Singletary

Michael Singletary

Position: LB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: October 9, 1958 in Houston, TX
College: Baylor

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1998

10-time Pro Bowler & 7-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 2nd round (38th overall) of the 1981 Draft

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1981 23 CHI MLB 16 9 1 -3 0 -3
1982 24 CHI MLB 9 9 1.0 0 1 0 0
1983* 25 CHI MLB 16 16 3.5 1 0 0 0 0 4 15 0
1984*+ 26 CHI MLB 16 16 3.5 1 4 0 4 0 1 0 0
1985*+ 27 CHI MLB 16 16 3.0 1 23 0 23 0 3 11 0
1986*+ 28 CHI MLB 14 14 2.0 1 3 0 3
1987*+ 29 CHI MLB 12 12 2.0 0 1 0 0
1988*+ 30 CHI MLB 16 16 1.0 1 13 0 13 0 1 4 0
1989*+ 31 CHI MLB 16 16 1.0
1990* 32 CHI MLB 16 16 1.0 0 1 0 0
1991*+ 33 CHI MLB 16 16
1992* 34 CHI MLB 16 16 1.0 1 4 0 4
Career 179 172 19.0 7 44 0 23 0 12 30 0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1985 NFL AP Defensive Player of the Year
1988 NFL AP Defensive Player of the Year
1990 NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year

Pro Bowls

1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992

1st-team All-Pro

1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1991

Games Started

Career 172 (157)

Playoff Games Started

Career 12 (197)

Fumbles Recovered

1983 NFL 4 (8)

   

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1983 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1983 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1983 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1983 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1984 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1984 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1985 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1985 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1985 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1985 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1985 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1986 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1986 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1986 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1986 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1986 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1986 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1986 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1987 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1987 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1987 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1987 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1987 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1987 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1987 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1988 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1988 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1989 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1989 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1989 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1989 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1989 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1989 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1990 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1990 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1990 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1991 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1991 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1991 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL