John Randle
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American football player John Randle No. 93 Position: Defensive tackle Personal information Born: (1967-12-12) December 12, 1967 (age 54)Mumford, Texas Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 287 lb (130 kg) Career information High school: Hearne (Hearne, Texas) College: Trinity Valley CC (1986–1987), Texas A&I (1988–1989) Undrafted: 1990 Career history Minnesota Vikings (1990–2000) Seattle Seahawks (2001–2003) Career highlights and awards 6× First-team All-Pro (1993–1998) 7× Pro Bowl (1993–1998, 2001) NFL sacks leader (1997) NFL 1990s All-Decade Team NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor 50 Greatest Vikings Career NFL statistics Tackles: 471 Sacks: 137.5 Interceptions: 1 Player stats at NFL.com · PFR Pro Football Hall of Fame College Football Hall of Fame
John Anthony Randle (born December 12, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings and the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL).[1] On February 6, 2010, he was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional career 2.1 Minnesota Vikings 2.2 Seattle Seahawks 3 NFL career statistics 4 Vikings records 5 After football and legacy 6 References 7 External links Early life[edit]
Born in Mumford, Texas, Randle was raised in poverty and worked odd jobs when he was young.[2] His brother Ervin played as a linebacker in the NFL for eight years.[3] Randle played high school football in Hearne, Texas. He started his college playing career at Trinity Valley Community College, before transferring to Texas A&M University–Kingsville.
Professional career[edit] Minnesota Vikings[edit]
Randle went undrafted; he tried out for his brother’s team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but was thought to be too small, and was not signed to a contract. The 6’1′ 244-lbs. defensive lineman was picked up by the Vikings after the draft on the recommendation of Head Scout Don Deisch. Randle was told by the Vikings that he would only be picked up if he came back with his weight over 250 lbs, but he was at 244 lbs, so when he was weighed he hid a chain under his sweats to get his weight up.[4]
Randle played his first season in 1990. Randle went to his first Pro Bowl in 1993 after recording 11.5 sacks, and quickly became one of the dominant defensive tackles of his era. Once Henry Thomas left the Vikings, Randle increased his training regimen. Randle would record double-digit sacks during nine different seasons, including a career-high and league-leading 15.5 sacks in 1997.[5] In a 1999 game against the 49ers, he recorded his only career interception.
Like fellow Minnesota Viking Chris Hovan, Randle was known for eccentric face painting as well as trash-talking on the field, and disarming on-field heckling of opposing players.[6] Among Randle’s most famous on-field catchphrases was ‘Six footers for LIFE!’, an allusion to scouting criticism of being undersized for his position.
Randle had an ongoing rivalry with Packers quarterback Brett Favre, whom he sacked more than any other quarterback; Favre said that Randle was the toughest defensive player he faced and that ‘on artificial turf he’s unblockable’.[7] To play off the rivalry with Brett Favre, Randle starred in a commercial which featured him sewing a miniature version of Favre’s #4 jersey which he put on a live chicken. The commercial then showed Randle chasing the chicken around what was supposed to be Randle’s backyard and ended with Randle cooking chicken on his BBQ, leading to fierce protests from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.[7]
Randle’s pass-rushing techniques were motion-captured for 989 Sports’ NFL Xtreme series. He was the cover athlete throughout the entirety of the series.[8]
Seattle Seahawks[edit]
At the end of the 2000 season,[9] Randle signed with the Seattle Seahawks. In his first season with the Seahawks, he earned an invite to the Pro Bowl, the last of his career. Randle retired in March 2004.[10] Although Randle had planned to retire a year earlier, Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren convinced him to stay one more year. The Seahawks made the playoffs in 2003 while he was on the roster, but did not reach the Super Bowl as they lost in the Wild Card Round to the Packers. Randle also acquired his final sack in 2003.
Randle left the NFL tied with Richard Dent for fifth in number of career sacks. His 137.5 career sacks remains the second-highest total by a defensive tackle in NFL history, only ranking below fellow Vikings legend Alan Page, who had a total of 148.5 sacks.[11] Over his career, he was named to seven Pro Bowl squads. He was named All Tackle Machine of 1999 by Tackle: The Magazine.[citation needed]
NFL career statistics[edit] Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles GP GS Comb Tot Ast Sacks FF FR 1990 MIN 16 0 21 0 0 1.0 1 0 1991 MIN 16 8 58 0 0 9.5 2 0 1992 MIN 16 14 56 0 0 11.5 0 1 1993 MIN 16 16 59 0 0 12.5 3 0 1994 MIN 16 16 42 30 12 13.5 3 2 1995 MIN 16 16 44 33 11 10.5 1 0 1996 MIN 16 16 46 35 11 11.5 4 0 1997 MIN 16 16 58 47 11 15.5 2 2 1998 MIN 16 16 41 27 14 10.5 3 1 1999 MIN 16 16 38 29 9 10.0 4 3 2000 MIN 16 16 26 25 1 8.0 2 0 2001 SEA 15 14 34 26 8 11.0 4 1 2002 SEA 12 12 15 13 2 7.0 0 0 2003 SEA 16 9 17 12 5 5.5 0 1 Career 219 185 471 277 84 137.5 29 11
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Vikings records[edit] Most Seasons Leading Team In Sacks: 9, 1991, 1993-2000 Most Consecutive Seasons Leading Team In Sacks: 8, 1993-2000 After football and legacy[edit]
Randle was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame and inducted into the Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor in 2008.[13] He was eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame starting in 2009, and was elected in his second year of eligibility in 2010.[14] Randle was inducted in Canton, Ohio on August 7, 2010 alongside Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith, Floyd Little, Russ Grimm, Rickey Jackson and Dick LeBeau.[15] He was also inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame during the same year[16] and had his number retired by his former high school team. He lives in Medina, Minnesota with his wife and children.[17] In 2019, Randle was also inducted into the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame.
References[edit] ^ ‘John Randle Stats – Pro-Football-Reference.com’. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 16, 2018. ^ ‘John Randle’. CNN. November 28, 1994. ^ ‘Ervin Randle’. NFL.com. Retrieved July 16, 2018. ^ NFL Films – After being cut from two teams, John Randle…, retrieved December 2, 2021 ^ ‘John Randle’. NFL.com. Retrieved July 16, 2018. ^ ‘NFL Draft – Vikings first pick draws comparisons to Randle’. CNNSI.com – 2000. April 16, 2000. Retrieved February 20, 2010. ^ a b Popovich, Mike (August 4, 2010). ‘Randle, Favre at heart of Vikings-Packers rivalry’. The Repository. Canton, Ohio. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2020. ^ A Football Life, Season 2 ^ ‘John Randle’. CNN. ^ ‘After 14 seasons, John Randle retires’. The Seattle Times. March 2, 2004. ^ Farnsworth, Clare (March 1, 2004). ‘Randle retires from Seahawks’. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. ^ ‘John Randle Stats’. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved June 5, 2014. ^ ‘Ring of Honor’. Minnesota Vikings. Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved September 14, 2013. ^ ‘John Randle – Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site’. Profootballhof.com. Retrieved July 16, 2018. ^ ‘John Randle – Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site’. Profootballhof.com. Retrieved July 16, 2018. ^ Oliver, Richard (February 6, 2011). ‘Randle enters Texas Sports Hall of Fame’. San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved January 12, 2020. ^ ‘John Randle’s House in Medina, MN’. Virtualglobetrotting.com. October 4, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2018. External links[edit] John Randle at the College Football Hall of Fame Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference v t e NFL annual sacks leaders ( Deacon Jones Award) 1982: Martin 1983: Gastineau 1984: Gastineau 1985: Dent 1986: L. Taylor 1987: White 1988: White 1989: Doleman 1990: Thomas 1991: Swilling 1992: Simmons 1993: Smith 1994: Greene 1995: Paup 1996: Greene 1997: Randle 1998: Sinclair 1999: Carter 2000: Glover 2001: Strahan 2002: J. Taylor 2003: Strahan 2004: Freeney 2005: Burgess 2006: Merriman 2007: Allen 2008: Ware 2009: Dumervil 2010: Ware 2011: Allen 2012: J. Watt 2013: Mathis 2014: Houston 2015: J. Watt 2016: Beasley 2017: Jones 2018: Donald 2019: Barrett 2020: T. Watt 2021: T. Watt Starting in 2013, the sack leader is officially given the Deacon Jones Award v t e 100 sacks club Bruce Smith Reggie White Kevin Greene Julius Peppers Chris Doleman Michael Strahan Jason Taylor Terrell Suggs DeMarcus Ware Richard Dent John Randle Jared Allen John Abraham Leslie O’Neal Lawrence Taylor Rickey Jackson Derrick Thomas Dwight Freeney Robert Mathis Simeon Rice Clyde Simmons Von Miller Sean Jones Greg Townsend Chandler Jones Pat Swilling Cameron Jordan Trace Armstrong Elvis Dumervil Kevin Carter Neil Smith Jim Jeffcoat Justin Houston J. J. Watt Robert Quinn William Fuller Charles Haley Cameron Wake Andre Tippett
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v t e NFL’s 1990s All-Decade Team Brett Favre John Elway Barry Sanders Emmitt Smith Terrell Davis Thurman Thomas Cris Carter Jerry Rice Tim Brown Michael Irvin Shannon Sharpe Ben Coates Willie Roaf Gary Zimmerman Tony Boselli Richmond Webb Bruce Matthews Randall McDaniel Larry Allen Steve Wisniewski Dermontti Dawson Mark Stepnoski Bruce Smith Reggie White Chris Doleman Neil Smith Cortez Kennedy John Randle Warren Sapp Bryant Young Kevin Greene Junior Seau Derrick Thomas Cornelius Bennett Hardy Nickerson Levon Kirkland Deion Sanders Rod Woodson Darrell Green Aeneas Williams Steve Atwater LeRoy Butler Carnell Lake Ronnie Lott Darren Bennett Sean Landeta Morten Andersen Gary Anderson Mel Gray Michael Bates Bill Parcells Marv Levy v t e National Football League 100th Anniversary All-Time Team Sammy Baugh Tom Brady John Elway Brett Favre Otto Graham Peyton Manning Dan Marino Joe Montana Roger Staubach Johnny Unitas Jim Brown Earl Campbell Dutch Clark Eric Dickerson Lenny Moore Marion Motley Walter Payton Barry Sanders Gale Sayers O. 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Simpson Emmitt Smith Steve Van Buren Lance Alworth Raymond Berry Larry Fitzgerald Marvin Harrison Elroy Hirsch Don Hutson Steve Largent Randy Moss Jerry Rice Paul Warfield Mike Ditka Tony Gonzalez Rob Gronkowski John Mackey Kellen Winslow Roosevelt Brown Forrest Gregg Cal Hubbard Walter Jones Anthony Muñoz Jonathan Ogden Art Shell Larry Allen Dan Fortmann John Hannah Bruce Matthews Randall McDaniel Jim Parker Gene Upshaw Mel Hein Jim Otto Dwight Stephenson Mike Webster Doug Atkins Bill Hewitt Deacon Jones Gino Marchetti Lee Roy Selmon Bruce Smith Reggie White Buck Buchanan Joe Greene Bob Lilly Merlin Olsen Alan Page John Randle Randy White Chuck Bednarik Bobby Bell Derrick Brooks Dick Butkus Jack Ham Ted Hendricks Jack Lambert Willie Lanier Ray Lewis Joe Schmidt Junior Seau Lawrence Taylor Mel Blount Willie Brown Darrell Green Mike Haynes Dick Lane Deion Sanders Rod Woodson Jack Christiansen Ken Houston Ronnie Lott Ed Reed Emlen Tunnell Larry Wilson Ray Guy Shane Lechler Jan Stenerud Adam Vinatieri Devin Hester Billy Johnson Bill Belichick Paul Brown Joe Gibbs George Halas Curly Lambeau Tom Landry Vince Lombardi Chuck Noll Don Shula Bill Walsh v t e Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor 1998 Jim Finks Bud Grant Paul Krause Alan Page Fran Tarkenton Fred Zamberletti 1999 Jim Marshall 2001 Korey Stringer Mick Tingelhoff Ron Yary 2002 Carl Eller 2003 Cris Carter 2004 Bill Brown 2005 Jerry Burns 2006 Randall McDaniel 2007 Chuck Foreman 2008 John Randle 2009 Scott Studwell 2011 Chris Doleman 2012 Matt Blair 2013 Joey Browner 2017 Randy Moss Ahmad Rashād 2018 Dennis Green 2019 Steve Jordan 2021 Kevin Williams v t e Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2010 Russ Grimm Rickey Jackson Dick LeBeau Floyd Little John Randle Jerry Rice Emmitt Smith v t e Members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Quarterbacks Aikman Baugh Blanda Bradshaw Clark Conzelman L. Dawson Driscoll Elway Favre Fouts Friedman Graham Griese Herber Jurgensen J. Kelly Layne Luckman Manning Marino Montana Moon Namath A. Parker Stabler Starr Staubach Tarkenton Tittle Unitas Van Brocklin Warner Waterfield S. Young Running backs M. Allen Battles Bettis J. Brown Campbell Canadeo Csonka T. Davis Dickerson Dorsett Dudley Faulk Gifford Grange Guyon F. Harris Hinkle Hornung James J. H. Johnson L. Kelly Lambeau Leemans F. Little Martin Matson McAfee McElhenny J. McNally Moore Motley Nagurski Nevers Payton Perry Pollard Riggins B. Sanders Sayers Simpson E. Smith Strong Jim Taylor T. Thomas Thorpe Tomlinson Trippi Van Buren Walker Wide receivers /ends Alworth Badgro Berry Biletnikoff Branch T. Brown Bruce Carmichael Carter Chamberlin Fears Flaherty Halas Harrison Hayes Hewitt Hirsch Hutson Irvin C. Johnson Joiner Largent Lavelli Lofton Maynard McDonald Millner Mitchell Monk Moss Owens Pearson Pihos A. Reed Rice Speedie Stallworth Swann C. Taylor Warfield Tight ends Casper Ditka Gonzalez Mackey Newsome C. Sanders Sharpe J. Smith Winslow Offensivelinemen L. Allen Boselli B. Brown R. Brown Covert Creekmur D. Dawson DeLamielleure Dierdorf Faneca Gatski Gregg Grimm Hannah Hickerson Hill Hutchinson S. Jones W. Jones Kramer Langer L. Little Mack Matthews Mawae McCormack McDaniel Mix Munchak Muñoz Ogden Otto Pace J. Parker Ringo Roaf Shaw A. Shell Shields J. Slater St. Clair Stanfel Stephenson Tingelhoff Upshaw Webster Wright Yary Zimmerman Pre-modern eratwo-way players Edwards Fortmann Healey Hein Henry Hubbard Kiesling Kinard Lyman Michalske Musso Owen D. Slater Stydahar Trafton Turner Wojciechowicz Defensivelinemen Atkins Bethea Buchanan Culp W. Davis Dean Dent Doleman Donovan Eller Ford J. Greene Haley Hampton Humphrey D. Jones Jordan Karras Kennedy Lilly Long Marchetti Nomellini Olsen Page Randle Robustelli Sapp Selmon Seymour B. Smith Sprinkle Stautner Strahan Ja. Taylor Weinmeister Ra. White Re. White Willis B. Young Youngblood Linebackers Bednarik Bo. Bell Brazile Brooks Buoniconti Butkus Carson Connor George K. Greene Ham Hanburger Hendricks Huff Jackson Lambert Lanier Lewis Mills Nitschke Richter D. Robinson Schmidt Seau Singletary L. Taylor D. Thomas Tippett Urlacher Wilcox Defensive backs Adderley Atwater Bailey Barney Blount W. Brown J. Butler L. Butler Christiansen Dawkins Dillon Easley Green C. Harris Haynes Houston J. Johnson Krause Lane Lary Law LeBeau Lott Lynch Polamalu E. Reed Renfro J. Robinson D. Sanders D. Shell E. Thomas Tunnell Wehrli Williams L. Wilson Wood C. Woodson R. Woodson Placekickersand punters Andersen Groza Guy Stenerud Coaches G. Allen P. Brown Chamberlin Conzelman Cowher Dungy Ewbank Flaherty Flores Gibbs Gillman Grant Halas J. Johnson Lambeau Landry Levy Lombardi Madden Neale Noll Owen Parcells Shula Stram Vermeil Walsh Contributors Beathard Be. Bell Bidwill Bowlen Brandt Carr A. Davis DeBartolo Finks Halas Hunt J. Jones Lambeau T. Mara W. Mara Marshall A. 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