| Ken Lanier |
Full Name: Kenneth Wayne Lanier School: Marion Franklin High School in Columbus, Ohio Legacy Bricks: Legacy Walk Map Link 1980 Football AA - Loc 30 1987 Football HOF - Loc 40 |
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| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1977 72 OT 6-4 260 Fr * Columbus, OH 1978 72 OT 6-4 260 So * Columbus, OH 1979 72 OT 6-4 260 Jr * Columbus, OH 1980 72 OT 6-4 260 Sr * Columbus, OH |
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Year Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 77-78 T 6-4 266 Fr * Columbus, OH 78-79 T 6-4 266 So * Columbus, OH 79-80 T 6-4 265 Jr * Columbus, OH 80-81 T 6-4 265 Sr Columbus, OH |
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| Conference Awards |
| Football |
Year Award 1979 All-South Independent - 1st Team 1980 All-South Independent - 1st Team |
| Track & Field |
Year Award
1979 Metro Conference - Indoor - Shot Put - Champion
Metro Conference - Outdoor - Shot Put - Champion
1980 Metro Conference - Indoor - Shot Put - Champion
Metro Conference - Outdoor - Shot Put - Champion
Metro Conference - Outdoor - Discus - Champion
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| All-American Awards |
| Football |
Year Award 1979 Associated Press - All-American - Honorable Mention 1980 Associated Press - 2nd Team All-American |
| Member of the FSU Hall of Fame |
| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1987 |
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From the second game of his freshman season in 1977 to the last seconds of the 1981 Orange Bowl, Ken Lanier started every Florida State football game on the offensive line. Over that span of time,
where FSU football reached the pinnacle of success, the Seminoles were 39-8 and played in three bowl games. Lanier won All-South Independent honors both his junior and senior years, and in 1980 as a senior, was chosen to the second team of the Associated Press All-American squad. That honor is shared by only two other FSU linemen in history - the late Del Williams and current Atlanta Falcon's lineman Jamie Dukes. The Denver Broncos made Lanier their fifth round draft pick several months after the 1981 Orange Bowl and since that time, the 6-3, 275 pounder has anchored down a starting position on the Broncos' line. He was one of three Seminoles who played in the 1987 Super Bowl. The Columbus, Ohio native was a two-sport athlete at FSU, and his 1979 shot put record of 60-feet, 4 inches is still etched in Seminole record books today.
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| FSU Statistics |
| Football |
Season Statistics
Defense
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
Year GP | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
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1977 10 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
1978 11 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
1979 11 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
1980 11 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Tot 43 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
Year GP | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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1977 10 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
1978 11 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
1979 11 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
1980 11 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
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Tot 43 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
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| Football |
Game Participation
| Starts
1977 | GP Off Def
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Sep 17 Kansas State | 1
Sep 24 Miami | 1 QT
Oct 1 Oklahoma State | 1 LT
Oct 8 Cincinnati | 1 OT
Oct 22 Auburn | 1 QT
Oct 29 North Texas State | 1 LT
Nov 5 Virginia Tech | 1 QT
Nov 12 Memphis State | 1 LT
Nov 19 San Diego State | 1 QT
Dec 3 Florida | 1 QT
Dec 23 Texas Tech | 1 QT
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Tot | 11 10 0
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1978 | GP Off Def
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Sep 9 Syracuse | 1 OT
Sep 16 Oklahoma State | 1 QT
Sep 23 Miami | 1 OT
Sep 30 Houston | 1 OT
Oct 7 Cincinnati | 1 QT
Oct 14 Mississippi State | 1 OT
Oct 21 Pittsburgh | 1 OT
Oct 28 Southern Mississippi | 1 QT
Nov 11 Virginia Tech | 1 OT
Nov 18 Navy | 1 OT
Nov 25 Florida | 1 OT
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Tot | 11 11 0
| Starts
1979 | GP Off Def
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Sep 8 Southern Mississippi | 1 OT
Sep 15 Arizona State | 1 OT
Sep 22 Miami | 1 OT
Sep 29 Virginia Tech | 1 OT
Oct 6 Louisville | 1 LT
Oct 13 Mississippi State | 1 OT
Oct 27 Louisiana State | 1 OT
Nov 3 Cincinnati | 1 OT
Nov 10 South Carolina | 1 OT
Nov 17 Memphis State | 1 OT
Nov 23 Florida | 1 OT
Jan 1 Oklahoma | 1 LT
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Tot | 12 12 0
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1980 | GP Off Def
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Sep 6 Louisiana State | 1 OT
Sep 13 Louisville | 1 OT
Sep 20 East Carolina | 1 OT
Sep 27 Miami | 1 OT
Oct 4 Nebraska | 1 LT
Oct 11 Pittsburgh | 1 OT
Oct 18 Boston College | 1 OT
Oct 25 Memphis State | 1 OT
Nov 1 Tulsa | 1 OT
Nov 8 Virginia Tech | 1 OT
Dec 6 Florida | 1 OT
Jan 1 Oklahoma | 1 RT
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Tot | 12 12 0
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Career Tot | 46 45 0
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| Football |
Game Statistics
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1978 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
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Sep 23 Miami | 1 0 1 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 21 Pittsburgh | 0 1 1 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 18 Navy | 0 1 1 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Tot | 1 2 3 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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1979 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
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Oct 27 Louisiana State | 1 0 1 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Jan 1 *Oklahoma | 1 0 1 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Tot | 1 0 1 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
* Bowl Game stats not included
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| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1978 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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Sep 23 Miami | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Oct 21 Pittsburgh | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Nov 18 Navy | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
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Tot | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
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1979 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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Oct 27 Louisiana State | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Jan 1 *Oklahoma | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
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Tot | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
* Bowl Game stats not included
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| Track & Field |
Date Opponent/Meet Event Place Results Points Comment
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1978 Season
01/14/1978 East Tennessee Relays Shot Put (I) 2 53- 0.75 16.17m 5
01/28/1978 LSU Relays Shot Put (I) 2 52- 7 16.03m 5
03/11/1978 FAMU Relays Shot Put 1 55- 9 16.99m 5
03/11/1978 FAMU Relays Discus 3 151-11 46.31m 2
03/18/1978 Springtime Relays Shot Put 1 55-10 17.02m 6
03/18/1978 Springtime Relays Discus 5 146- 3 44.58m 2
04/08/1978 Tennessee Shot Put 1 58- 0 17.68m 5
04/22/1978 Auburn Shot Put 3 1
04/29/1978 Southeastern Classic Shot Put 3 56- 0 17.07m 1
05/06/1978 Florida Shot Put 2 3
05/13/1978 Metro Outdoor Championship Shot Put 2 56- 6.50 17.23m 4
05/21/1978 Athletic Attic Classic Shot Put 1 56- 5.25 17.20m 5
05/21/1978 Athletic Attic Classic Discus 3 150- 6 45.89m 2
1979 Season
02/18/1979 LSU Indoor Invitational Shot Put (I) 1 55- 2.25 16.82m 5
02/24/1979 Metro Indoor Championship Shot Put (I) 1 55- 7.50 16.95m 5
03/10/1979 FAMU Relays Shot Put 1 55- 7 16.94m 5
03/24/1979 Springtime Relays Shot Put 2 59-10 18.24m 4
04/07/1979 Tennessee Shot Put 1 59- 1 18.01m 5
04/14/1979 Louisiana State Shot Put 2 59- 4.25 18.09m 3
04/14/1979 Louisiana State Discus 3 161- 0 49.09m 2
04/16/1979 South Alabama Invitational Shot Put 1 57- 3 17.45m 5
04/16/1979 South Alabama Invitational Discus 3 135- 8 41.36m 3
04/21/1979 Mississippi State Shot Put 1 58- 5.50 17.82m 5
04/21/1979 Mississippi State Discus 1 165- 8 50.50m 5
04/28/1979 Domino Classic Shot Put 1 60- 2 18.34m 5
04/28/1979 Domino Classic Discus 6 163- 8 49.89m
05/05/1979 Florida Shot Put 2 59- 3 18.06m 3
05/05/1979 Florida Discus 3 156-10 47.80m 1
05/12/1979 Metro Outdoor Championship Shot Put 1 57-11 17.65m 10
05/12/1979 Metro Outdoor Championship Discus 2 167- 3 50.98m 8
05/18/1979 Athletic Attic Classic Discus 2 163- 9 49.91m 4
05/18/1979 Athletic Attic Classic Shot Put 1 57- 3.25 17.46m 5
06/01/1979 NCAA Outdoor Championship Shot Put 31 56- 4.25 17.18m
1980 Season
02/24/1980 Metro Indoor Championship Shot Put (I) 1 56- 5.50 17.21m 6
03/15/1980 FAMU Relays Discus 2 4
03/15/1980 FAMU Relays Shot Put 1 57- 7 17.55m 5
04/05/1980 Troy Relays Shot Put 1 53- 5.75 16.30m 5
04/12/1980 Florida Shot Put 1 54- 1.25 16.49m 5
04/12/1980 Florida Discus 3 157- 9 48.08m 2
04/26/1980 Domino Classic Discus 3 174- 4 53.14m 3
04/26/1980 Domino Classic Shot Put 3 57- 6.50 17.54m 3
05/03/1980 Florida Discus 2 165-10 50.55m 3
05/03/1980 Florida Shot Put 1 54- 0.50 16.47m 5
05/10/1980 Metro Outdoor Championship Shot Put 1 56- 4 17.17m 10
05/10/1980 Metro Outdoor Championship Discus 1 158- 6 48.31m 10
05/31/1980 Athletic Attic Classic Shot Put 1 59- 3.25 18.07m 5
1981 Season
04/11/1981 Georgia Shot Put 2 54- 4.75 16.58m 3
05/02/1981 Florida Shot Put 1 55-11.75 17.06m 5
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| Pro Career |
| Football | |
Height: 6-3 Weight: 281 Drafted: 1981, 5th Round #125, Denver Broncos, T Debut: September 20, 1981 Year Abbr Team No Pos 1981 Den Denver Broncos 76 OT 1982 Den Denver Broncos 76 OT 1983 Den Denver Broncos 76 OT 1984 Den Denver Broncos 76 OT 1985 Den Denver Broncos 76 OT 1986 Den Denver Broncos 76 OT 1987 Den Denver Broncos 76 OT 1988 Den Denver Broncos 76 OT 1989 Den Denver Broncos 76 OT 1990 Den Denver Broncos 76 OT 1991 Den Denver Broncos 76 OT 1992 Den Denver Broncos 76 OT 1993 LA Los Angeles Raiders 79 OT 1994 Den Denver Broncos 67 OT |
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| Comments |
| Football |
Super Bowl - 1986(S), 1987(S), 1989(S) (games were played the next year in January or February)
S=Start, P=Played, T=On Team, did not play, I=Inactive
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| Pro Statistics |
| Football |
Offensive Statistics Year Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Long TD -------------------------------------------- 1981 Den 8 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1982 Den 9 9 0 0 0.0 0 0 1983 Den 16 16 0 0 0.0 0 0 1984 Den 16 15 0 0 0.0 0 0 1985 Den 16 16 0 0 0.0 0 0 1986 Den 16 16 0 0 0.0 0 0 1987 Den 12 12 0 0 0.0 0 0 1988 Den 16 16 0 0 0.0 0 0 1989 Den 16 16 0 0 0.0 0 0 1990 Den 16 16 1 -4 -4.0 -4 0 1991 Den 16 16 0 0 0.0 0 0 1992 Den 16 16 0 0 0.0 0 0 1993 LA 2 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 1994 Den 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 -------------------------------------------- 14 Years 179 167 1 -4 -4.0 0 |