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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.

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

Early life

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

Minnesota Vikings

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 for the second game in the series.[8]

Seattle Seahawks

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

Year	Team	Games		Tackles				Fumbles
		GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	FF	FR
1990	MIN	16	0	21	—	—	1.0	1	0
1991	MIN	16	8	58	—	—	9.5	2	0
1992	MIN	16	14	56	—	—	11.5	0	1
1993	MIN	16	16	59	—	—	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[12]		219	185	471	277	84	137.5	29	11

Vikings records

• Most Seasons Leading Team In Sacks: 9, 1991, 1993-2000
• Most Consecutive Seasons Leading Team In Sacks: 8, 1993-2000

After football and legacy

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

External links

• John Randle at the College Football Hall of Fame
• Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference

На других языках

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[de] John Randle

John Anthony Randle (* 12. Dezember 1967 in Hearne, Texas) ist ein ehemaliger US-amerikanischer American-Football-Spieler. Er spielte als Defensive Tackle in der National Football League (NFL).

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