most career sacks before 1985

Before 1985, Mark Gastineau had the most sacks, with 47 sacks.

Interpreted as:
most career defensive sacks by a player before 1985
NAMESCKGPTKLASTCOMBSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Mark Gastineau
M. Gastineau
47.0
41
0
0
0
3
2
2Curtis Greer
C. Greer
37.5
41
0
0
0
4
0
3Doug Betters
D. Betters
34.0
41
0
0
0
5
0
4Dennis Harrison
D. Harrison
34.0
41
0
0
0
3
0
5Jacob Green
J. Green
32.0
41
1
73
1
6
0
6Al Baker
A. Baker
31.5
40
2
24
0
3
0
7Dexter Manley
D. Manley
31.0
40
2
-1
0
4
0
8Howie Long
H. Long
30.5
41
0
0
0
4
0
9Greg Brown
G. Brown
28.5
41
0
0
0
3
1
10Bill Gay
B. Gay
28.5
40
1
7
0
4
0
11Rickey Jackson
R. Jackson
28.5
41
3
46
0
8
0
12Eddie Edwards
E. Edwards
28.0
41
0
0
0
5
0
13Lawrence Taylor
L. Taylor
28.0
41
4
106
1
2
0
14Randy White
R. White
27.5
41
0
0
0
2
0
15Ezra Johnson
E. Johnson
27.0
38
0
0
0
2
0
16Andre Tippett
A. Tippett
27.0
40
0
0
0
2
0
17Jeff Bryant
J. Bryant
25.5
41
1
1
0
3
0
18Dan Hampton
D. Hampton
25.5
35
0
0
0
3
0
19Doug Martin
D. Martin
25.5
38
1
0
0
2
0
20Fred Dean
F. Dean
25.0
30
0
0
0
1
0
21Jesse Baker
J. Baker
24.0
41
0
0
0
2
0
22Jack Youngblood
J. Youngblood
24.0
40
0
0
0
3
0
23Mike Bell
M. Bell
23.5
37
0
0
0
3
0
24Dwaine Board
D. Board
23.5
33
0
0
0
6
1
25Lee Roy Selmon
L. Roy Selmon
23.0
39
0
0
0
4
0
StatMuse has season-level data for sacks going back to the 1982 season.

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