Willie Lanier
Willie Edward Lanier
Born: August 21, 1945
Clover, VA USA
Position: LB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 245
College: Morgan St.
High School: Maggie L. Walker (Richmond, VA)
Career: 1967-1977
Drafted: 1967 in Round 2, #50 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986
Willie Lanier played from 1967 to 1977 during his career with the Kansas City Chiefs. Lanier accounted for 14 points in his professional career.
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Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 120 | 30.0 | 75 | 1 |
| 1969 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 44 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 21 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 29 | 1 |
| 1974 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 61 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 14 | 0 |
| AFL | 8 | 190 | 23.8 | 75 | 1 | |
| NFL | 19 | 250 | 13.2 | 61 | 1 | |
| Totals | 27 | 440 | 16.3 | 75 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1968 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1973 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1974 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| AFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 10 |
| 1968 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 14 |
| 1969 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 13 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 14 |
| 1976 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 11 |
| 1977 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
Awards
1972 - Walter Payton Man of the Year
Honors
1968 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1968 - AFL The Sporting News All-Conference (2nd Team)
1968 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL The Sporting News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1969 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL Hall of Fame All-AFL (2nd Team)
1969 - AFL Pro Football Weekly All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
1969 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (2nd Team)
1970 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1970 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1970 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1971 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1971 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1971 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1971 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1972 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1972 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1973 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1973 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1973 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1974 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1974 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1975 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1975 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1975 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
