Defensive tackle, Texas, to 1974

Doug English

Born
Aug 25, 1953, in Dallas, Texas

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Doug English played defensive tackle at Texas (to 1974). The Detroit Lions took English in round 2, No. 38 overall in the 1975 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011.

At a glance

Best season
1974
First-team All-Southwest Conference
Drafted
No. 38
Round 2, 1975 NFL Draft (Detroit Lions)

Honors

Team titles: SWC champions, 1972 and 1973

All-America: AP first team 1974; Time 1974

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 4 (1978, 1981–⁠83) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 1982 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 3 (1981, 1983–⁠84)

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1982; AP second team 1981, 1983–⁠84; Pro Football Writers first team 1983; NEA first team 1981; Pro Football Weekly first team 1981; NEA second team 1982–⁠83.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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