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American football player
Richard Dent
Dent playing for the Chicago Bears, c. 1987
No. 95, 96
Position:
Defensive end
Personal information
Born:
(1960-12-13) December 13, 1960 (age 63) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:
265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school:
J. C. Murphy (Atlanta, Georgia)
College:
Tennessee State (1979–1982)
NFL draft:
1983 / Round: 8 / Pick: 203
Career history
Chicago Bears (1983–1993)
San Francisco 49ers (1994)
Chicago Bears (1995)
Indianapolis Colts (1996)
Philadelphia Eagles (1997)
Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl champion (XX, XXIX)
Super Bowl MVP (XX)
First-team All-Pro (1985)
3× Second-team All-Pro (1984, 1988, 1990)
4× Pro Bowl (1984, 1985, 1990, 1993)
2× NFL forced fumbles leader (1984, 1985)
NFL sacks leader (1985)
100 greatest Bears of All-Time
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:
677
Sacks:
137.5
Safeties:
1
Forced fumbles:
37
Fumble recoveries:
13
Interceptions:
8
Interception yards:
89
Defensive touchdowns:
2
Player stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Richard Lamar Dent (born December 13, 1960) is an American former football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL), primarily for the Chicago Bears. He was the MVP of the Super Bowl XX. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011.
Richard Lamar Dent (born December 13, 1960) is an American former football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL), primarily for...
Minnesota Vikings (119 total yards) in Super Bowl IX. Bears defensive end RichardDent, who had 1.5 quarterback sacks, forced two fumbles, and blocked a pass...
Susie Dent MBE (born 1964) is an English lexicographer, etymologist, and media personality. She has appeared in "Dictionary Corner" on the Channel 4 game...
becoming an official stat in 1982, his 137.5 sacks rank tenth, tied with RichardDent, and first among defensive tackles. On February 6, 2010, he was voted...
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, players Al Harris, Todd Bell and RichardDent requested to be traded. Dent and the Bears had been attempting to work out a contract...
Bears are doing it to feed the needy". In 2014, six of the performers (RichardDent, Jim McMahon, Otis Wilson, Willie Gault, Mike Richardson and Steve Fuller)...
voicing Harvey Dent/Two-Face in the DC Animated Universe series Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures. Charles Richard Moll was born...
strengthen their defense. Among the players signed were defensive linemen RichardDent (the MVP of Super Bowl XX), Charles Mann, Rhett Hall, and Rickey Jackson;...
Redskins Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2008. RichardDent, defensive end from Tennessee State, taken 8th round 203rd overall by...
New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX) Super Bowl XLVII Presentation – RichardDent (MVP, Super Bowl XX, played in New Orleans) Super Bowl XLVIII Presentation...
from the original on November 23, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2013. "RichardDent stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on March...
Super Bowl MVP, joining Howley, Jake Scott, Harvey Martin, Randy White, RichardDent, and Brown (since Lewis, only three additional defensive players have...
Payton's career and interview segments from Mike Ditka, Virginia McCaskey, RichardDent, and many other members of the Bears organization. Payton's wife, daughter...
Raiders 17–6, a game that showcased RichardDent, who collected three sacks against Raiders QB Marc Wilson. Dent would finish with 17.5 sacks, third-most...
Grace Dent (born 3 October 1973) is a British columnist, broadcaster and author. She is a restaurant critic for The Guardian and from 2011 to 2017 wrote...
Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023. "RichardDent Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference...
from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012. "RichardDent". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2006...
Dan Hampton". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011. "RichardDent makes Pro Football Hall of Fame". Chicago Tribune. February 5, 2011....
1804 – John Wright Dent was expected to find suitable lodgings for his apprentice. Fortunately, Edward John Dent's cousin, Richard Rippon, was willing...
including Ken Norton Jr., Gary Plummer, Rickey Jackson, Bart Oates, RichardDent, Charles Mann and Deion Sanders. Additionally, several rookie players...
touchdown in 14 games; his 12.5 sacks were the most by a Bears player since RichardDent in 1993. In the Wild Card Round against the Philadelphia Eagles, he recorded...
Ball (Detroit) 1992 Emmitt Smith (Dallas) Offensive line (Dallas) 1993 RichardDent (Chicago) CBS All-Iron Award 1998 Stephen Boyd (Detroit) 1999 Dexter...
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