Dick "Night Train" Lane
Football Player
Richard "Dick" Lane (April 16, 1928 – January 29, 2002) nicknamed "Night Train", was best known as a defensive back for the Detroit Lions. In 1952 during his rookie season, Lane held the record for the most interceptions in a NFL season.
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Biography
Few players in pro-football history instilled more fear in wide receivers or running backs than Dick "Night Train" Lane, whose style of play was one of ferocity, intimidation and raw power. Known around the league for his open-field tackling and cat-like reflexes, Lane was single-handedly responsible for the banishment of the clothesline tackle and still holds the modern-day NFL record for interceptions by a rookie cornerback with 14.
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"I was a small, very wiry kid so therefore nobody gave me a ghost of a chance of making it. But I had a big heart."