Former Detroit Lions CB Dick LeBeau has been named by the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Seniors Committee as a finalist for election into the Hall of Fame with the Class of 2010. Lebeau, along with former NFL RB Floyd Little, will join 15 still-to-be-named modern-era candidates on the list of finalists from which the Class of 2010 will be selected.
The Hall of Fame selection meeting will be held on February 6, 2010, the day before Super Bowl XLIV in South Florida. LeBeau was originally drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the 1959 draft. After being cut by the Browns, he was signed by Detroit where he starred for 14 seasons at cornerback for the Lions.
He intercepted 62 passes which he returned for 762 yards and 3 TDs. His interception total ranked third all-time in NFL history at the time of his retirement following the 1972 season. Today, it remains a Lions team record and is tied for 7th among all-time NFL interceptors.
LeBeau currently serves as the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator and is entering his 37th year of coaching.
As a player he was voted to three Pro Bowls (1965, 1966, and 1967). In 2008, LeBeau was named to the Lions 75th Season all-time team.
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