Thom Darden
Thomas Vincent Darden
Born: August 28, 1950
Sandusky, OH USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
College: Michigan
High School: Sandusky (OH)
Career: 1972-1981
Drafted: 1972 in Round 1, #18 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Thom Darden played from 1972 to 1981 during his career with the Cleveland Browns. Darden intercepted 45 passes for 820 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 15 | 61 | 4.1 | 37 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 9 | 51 | 5.7 | 11 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 21 | 173 | 8.2 | 45 | 0 |
| Totals | 45 | 285 | 6.3 | 45 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 20 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 8 | 105 | 13.1 | 31 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 21 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 6 | 107 | 17.8 | 49 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 10 | 200 | 20.0 | 46 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 5 | 125 | 25.0 | 39 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 45 | 0 |
| Totals | 45 | 820 | 18.2 | 49 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1976 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 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 Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1977 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 11 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 10 |
Honors
1976 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1978 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1978 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1978 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1978 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1978 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1978 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1978 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1979 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1979 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1979 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
