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Burton Lawless

Lawless, Richard Burton
Height: 6-4 Weight: 255
Born: November 1, 1953 Dothan, AL
High School: Punta Gorda (FL)
YearCollegeStatus
1971Florida
1972FloridaLettered
1973FloridaLettered
1974FloridaLettered
Draft: 2nd round (44th overall) 1975 Dallas Cowboys
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YEAR TEAMNOPOSGPGS
1975 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1975 DAL NFL66LOG1410
1976 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1976 DAL NFL66LOG144
1977 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1977 DAL NFL66LOG-ROG146
1978 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1978 DAL NFL66OG160
1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFL66OG150
1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL68LOG95
6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL8225
TransactionDateTeam
Draft1/28/19751975 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1975 DAL NFL
Signed6/7/19751975 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1975 DAL NFL
Traded8/19/19801980 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1980 MIA NFL
Released8/30/19801980 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1980 MIA NFL
Signed10/23/19801980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL
Released8/13/19811981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL
Signed11/19/19811981 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1981 MIA NFL
Released12/18/19811981 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1981 MIA NFL
Signed4/26/19821982 Chicago Bears (NFL)1982 CHIB NFL
Reserve/Non-Football Injury?1982 Chicago Bears (NFL)1982 CHIB NFL
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD20+40+FUM
1978 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1978 DAL NFL11010.0100000
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL11010.0100000
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