Randy Gradishar
Randolph Charles Gradishar
Born: March 3, 1952
Warren, OH USA
Position: LB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 233
College: Ohio St.
High School: Champion (Warren, OH)
Career: 1974-1983
Drafted: 1974 in Round 1, #14 overall by the Denver Broncos
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2024
Randy Gradishar played from 1974 to 1983 during his career with the Denver Broncos. Gradishar accounted for 24 points in his professional career.
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Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 44 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 31 | 1 |
| 1977 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 28 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 96 | 48.0 | 93 | 1 |
| 1981 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 335 | 16.8 | 93 | 3 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1983 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1979 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 72 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1975 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1976 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1978 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1980 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 3 |
| 1975 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 |
| 1976 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 15 |
| 1980 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 |
Awards
1978 - AP Defensive Player of the Year
Honors
1976 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1977 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1977 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1977 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1977 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1978 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1978 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1978 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1978 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1978 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1978 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1978 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1979 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1979 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1979 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1979 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1979 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1979 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1979 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1980 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1980 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1981 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1981 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1981 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1981 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1982 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1983 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1983 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
