most career interceptions before 1973

Before 1973, Emlen Tunnell made the most interceptions, with 79 interceptions.

Interpreted as:
most career defensive interceptions by a player before 1973
NAMEINTGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Emlen Tunnell
E. Tunnell
79
167
1,282
4
16
0
2Night Train Lane
N. Train Lane
68
157
1,207
5
11
1
3Dick LeBeau
D. LeBeau
62
185
762
3
9
1
4Paul Krause
P. Krause
58
124
808
3
15
2
5Bobby Boyd
B. Boyd
57
121
994
4
12
1
6Johnny Robinson
J. Robinson
57
164
741
1
6
1
7Larry Wilson
L. Wilson
52
169
800
5
14
2
8Jimmy Patton
J. Patton
52
153
712
2
15
0
9Bobby Dillon
B. Dillon
52
94
976
5
3
0
10Jack Butler
J. Butler
52
103
827
4
10
1
11Don Burroughs
D. Burroughs
50
122
564
0
9
0
12Yale Lary
Y. Lary
50
133
787
2
13
1
13Herb Adderley
H. Adderley
48
164
1,046
7
14
0
14Dave Grayson
D. Grayson
48
139
933
5
2
0
15Willie Wood
W. Wood
48
166
699
2
16
0
16Richie Petitbon
R. Petitbon
48
179
801
3
13
0
17Goose Gonsoulin
G. Gonsoulin
46
108
551
2
0
0
18Ed Meador
E. Meador
46
163
547
5
22
0
19Dave Whitsell
D. Whitsell
46
161
662
4
9
0
20Jack Christiansen
J. Christiansen
46
89
717
3
7
0
21Jim Norton
J. Norton
45
125
592
1
3
0
22Erich Barnes
E. Barnes
45
178
853
7
12
1
23Kermit Alexander
K. Alexander
43
129
668
3
25
1
24Bobby Hunt
B. Hunt
42
112
755
1
2
0
25Pat Fischer
P. Fischer
42
157
748
4
17
1
StatMuse has season-level data for interceptions going back to the 1940 season.

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