Rolland Lawrence

Rolland Derenfro "Bay" Lawrence (born March 24, 1951) is a former professional American football cornerback who played his entire NFL career for the Atlanta Falcons from 1973 to 1980. He was selected All-Pro with the 1977 Grits Blitz defense, widely considered to be among the best in league history, and his 39 career interceptions are the most by a Falcons player. [1] Lawrence was selected to his one and only Pro Bowl in 1977, when he accounted for 10 turnovers on seven interceptions and three fumble recoveries.[2]

Rolland Lawrence
No. 22
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1951-03-24) March 24, 1951
Franklin, Pennsylvania
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:179 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school:Franklin (PA)
College:Tabor
Undrafted:1973
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Lawrence played college football for the Tabor Bluejays in Hillsboro, Kansas. He became a charter member of the Tabor College Hall of Fame in 1999 and was the first player to have his jersey number (3) retired by the school four years later.


References

  1. Database Football Archived 2010-02-12 at the Wayback Machine Rolland Lawrence statistics
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2009-03-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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