Rolland Lawrence
Rolland Derenfro Lawrence
Born: March 24, 1951
Franklin, PA USA
Position: DB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 179
College: Tabor
High School: Franklin (PA)
Career: 1973-1980
Rolland Lawrence played from 1973 to 1980 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons. Lawrence intercepted 39 passes for 658 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 54 | 372 | 6.9 | 24 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 51 | 352 | 6.9 | 37 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | -7 | -2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 109 | 734 | 6.7 | 37 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 28 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 21 | 521 | 24.8 | 36 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 685 | 23.6 | 36 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 81 | 81.0 | 81 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 163 | 18.1 | 87 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 22 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 138 | 19.7 | 36 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 44 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 38 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 658 | 16.9 | 87 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 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 Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 14 |
| 1975 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 14 |
| 1976 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 16 |
| 1980 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 16 |
Honors
1975 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1977 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1977 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1977 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1977 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1978 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1979 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
