Eric Dickerson
Eric Demetric Dickerson
Born: September 2, 1960
Sealy, TX USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 220
College: SMU
High School: Sealy (TX)
Career: 1983-1993
Drafted: 1983 in Round 1, #2 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999
Eric Dickerson played from 1983 to 1993 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Raiders and Los Angeles Rams. Dickerson ran for 13,259 yards in his career on 2,996 attempts, scoring 90 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 281 passes for 2,137 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1986 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| 1989 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | ||||
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 15 | 1 | 6 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 390 | 1808 | 4.6 | 85 | 18 |
| 1984 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 379 | 2105 | 5.6 | 66 | 14 |
| 1985 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 292 | 1234 | 4.2 | 43 | 12 |
| 1986 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 404 | 1821 | 4.5 | 42 | 11 |
| 1987 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 223 | 1011 | 4.5 | 53 | 5 |
| 1987 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 60 | 277 | 4.6 | 57 | 1 |
| 1988 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 388 | 1659 | 4.3 | 41 | 14 |
| 1989 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 314 | 1311 | 4.2 | 21 | 7 |
| 1990 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 166 | 677 | 4.1 | 43 | 4 |
| 1991 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 167 | 536 | 3.2 | 28 | 2 |
| 1992 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 187 | 729 | 3.9 | 40 | 2 |
| 1993 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 26 | 91 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 2996 | 13259 | 4.4 | 85 | 90 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 51 | 404 | 7.9 | 37 | 2 |
| 1984 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 21 | 139 | 6.6 | 19 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 20 | 126 | 6.3 | 33 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 26 | 205 | 7.9 | 28 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 13 | 133 | 10.2 | 28 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 36 | 377 | 10.5 | 50 | 1 |
| 1989 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 30 | 211 | 7.0 | 22 | 1 |
| 1990 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 18 | 92 | 5.1 | 17 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 41 | 269 | 6.6 | 26 | 1 |
| 1992 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 14 | 85 | 6.1 | 15 | 1 |
| 1993 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 30 | 0 |
| Totals | 281 | 2137 | 7.6 | 50 | 6 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 4 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 78 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1983 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | ||||||||
| 1984 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ||||||||
| 1985 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||||||
| 1986 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||||||
| 1987 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1987 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1988 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||||||||
| 1989 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1990 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1991 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1992 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Totals | 90 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 576 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 16 |
| 1985 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 14 |
| 1986 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 16 |
| 1987 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 9 | 8 |
| 1987 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 2 |
| 1988 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 16 |
| 1989 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 15 | 14 |
| 1990 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 11 | 8 |
| 1991 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 10 | 9 |
| 1992 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 16 | 15 |
| 1993 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 2 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 1st team All-1980s Team
1983 - AP Offensive Rookie of the Year
1986 - AP Offensive Player of the Year
Honors
1983 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1983 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1983 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1983 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1983 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1983 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1983 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1984 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1984 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1986 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1986 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1986 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1986 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1986 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1986 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1986 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1987 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1987 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1987 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1987 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1987 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1987 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1987 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1988 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1988 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
