Lance Rentzel
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[edit] Biography
Lance Rentzel (Thomas Lance Rentzel) was born on October 14, 1943 in Flushing, New York. After going to high school at Casady (Oklahoma City, OK), Rentzel attended the University of Oklahoma. Rentzel made his professional debut in the NFL in 1965 with the Minnesota Vikings. He played for the Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that 1969 was Lance Rentzel's best year, as he hauled in 43 receptions, had 960 receiving yards, caught 12 TD passes and ran back a fumble for a touchdown.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Receiving Stats
| year | team | league | games | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | MIN | NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | MIN | NFL | 9 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 1967 | DAL | NFL | 14 | 58 | 996 | 17.2 | 8 | 74t |
| 1968 | DAL | NFL | 14 | 54 | 1009 | 18.7 | 6 | 65t |
| 1969 | DAL | NFL | 14 | 43 | 960 | 22.3 | 12 | 75t |
| 1970 | DAL | NFL | 11 | 28 | 556 | 19.9 | 5 | 86t |
| 1971 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 38 | 534 | 14.1 | 5 | 41 |
| 1972 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 27 | 365 | 13.5 | 1 | 40 |
| 1974 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 18 | 396 | 22 | 1 | 38 |
| 9 year NFL career | 115 | 268 | 4826 | 18 | 38 | 0 | ||
[edit] Rushing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | MIN | NFL | 11 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| 1966 | MIN | NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | DAL | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | DAL | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | DAL | NFL | 14 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 14 |
| 1970 | DAL | NFL | 11 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 1971 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 14 | 113 | 8.1 | 1 | 50t |
| 1972 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 1 | 18 |
| 1974 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 1 | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 |
| 9 year NFL career | 115 | 26 | 196 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 | ||
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| year | team | league | games | RET | YDS | AVG | FC | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | MIN | NFL | 11 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 1966 | MIN | NFL | 9 | 11 | 16 | 1.5 | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | DAL | NFL | 14 | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 8 | 21 | 0 |
| 1968 | DAL | NFL | 14 | 14 | 93 | 6.6 | 11 | 27 | 0 |
| 1969 | DAL | NFL | 14 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| 1970 | DAL | NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 5 | 24 | 0 |
| 1972 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 year NFL career | 115 | 48 | 217 | 4.5 | 42 | 0 | 0 | ||
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| year | team | league | games | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | MIN | NFL | 11 | 23 | 602 | 26.2 | 101t | 1 |
| 1966 | MIN | NFL | 9 | 9 | 181 | 20.1 | 28 | 0 |
| 1967 | DAL | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | DAL | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | DAL | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | DAL | NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 year NFL career | 115 | 32 | 783 | 24.5 | 0 | 1 | ||
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| year | team | league | games | TOT | OWR | OPR | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | MIN | NFL | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | MIN | NFL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | DAL | NFL | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | DAL | NFL | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | DAL | NFL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1970 | DAL | NFL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -18 | 0 |
| 1974 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 year NFL career | 115 | 12 | 3 | 0 | -14 | 1 | ||
[edit] Passing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | CMP | PCT | YDS | YPA | TD | INT | SKD | SKY | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | MIN | NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | MIN | NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | DAL | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | DAL | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | DAL | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | DAL | NFL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 58 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| 1971 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | LAM | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 year NFL career | 115 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 58 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 | ||
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