Thomas Lance Rentzel was born on October 14,1943 and is a former American football flanker in the National Football League for the Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys, and Los Angeles Rams.
36 Facts About Lance Rentzel
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Lance Rentzel played college football at the University of Oklahoma.
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Lance Rentzel was an All-American high school halfback and the valedictorian of his graduating class.
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Lance Rentzel accepted a football scholarship from the University of Oklahoma under Bud Wilkinson.
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Lance Rentzel had two long receptions in the game, one for a 34-yard touchdown.
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Lance Rentzel was a versatile all-around halfback and was known for his open-field speed and propensity for big plays rushing, receiving passes, and returning kicks.
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Lance Rentzel's 491 rushing yards ranked second on the team.
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Lance Rentzel was the conference's No 3 pass receiver, as well as No 2 punter.
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Lance Rentzel was one of four Sooners players who missed the 1965 Gator Bowl game against Florida State University.
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Lance Rentzel was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 1965 NFL draft.
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Lance Rentzel was selected in the sixth round of the 1965 AFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills.
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Lance Rentzel played sparingly as a backup running back due to recurring injuries and his contributions came mainly as a kickoff returner during his first two seasons.
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Lance Rentzel set the record for the longest kickoff return in franchise history as a rookie, which was broken by Aundrae Allison's 104-yarder in 2007 and Cordarrelle Patterson's 109-yarder in 2013.
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In 1966, Lance Rentzel played in only nine games due to ankle injuries.
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Lance Rentzel averaged 20.1 yards on nine kickoff returns and caught two passes for 10 yards.
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On May 2,1967, Lance Rentzel was traded to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a third-round draft choice.
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Lance Rentzel was converted into a flanker, where he became not only an immediate starter over Pete Gent but one of the best wideouts in the NFL.
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Lance Rentzel led the team in receptions with 58 for 996 yards.
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Lance Rentzel starred in the 1967 NFL Championship, known since as the "Ice Bowl", scoring a fourth-quarter, go-ahead touchdown later negated by the Packers' game-clinching drive.
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In 1968, Lance Rentzel led the Cowboys in receptions and receiving yards with an 18.7-yard average and five touchdowns.
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In 1969, Lance Rentzel led the Cowboys in receptions, receiving yards, and average receiving yards.
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Lance Rentzel tied for the NFL lead in touchdowns scored in 1969.
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In 1970, Lance Rentzel was leading the team in receiving yards, when he was arrested for exposing himself to a 10-year-old girl.
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At the time the accusation was made, the press revealed a nearly forgotten incident that happened when Lance Rentzel was charged with exposing himself to two young girls in St Paul in September 1966, and pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of disorderly conduct.
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Lance Rentzel was not sentenced to jail, but merely ordered to seek psychiatric care.
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Lance Rentzel asked the Cowboys to place him on the inactive list so he could devote his time to settling his personal affairs.
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Lance Rentzel missed the last three games of the regular season, including the Cowboys' playoff drive to its narrow Super Bowl V loss to the Baltimore Colts.
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Lance Rentzel finished the 1970 season with 28 receptions for 556 yards and five touchdowns.
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On May 19,1971, Lance Rentzel was traded to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for tight end Billy Truax and wide receiver Wendell Tucker.
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We found this in Los Angeles, and it was one of the teams Lance Rentzel wanted to be traded to if he were traded.
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Lance Rentzel led the Los Angeles Rams in receptions in 1971, but was never able to regain his previous level of play.
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Also that year, Lance Rentzel wrote When All the Laughter Died in Sorrow, about his professional football experiences and personal life.
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In 1973, while on probation for the indecent exposure charge, Lance Rentzel was suspended indefinitely by the NFL at the start of the 1973 season for conduct detrimental to the league after being convicted for possession of marijuana.
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Lance Rentzel was reinstated in 1974 after a ten-month suspension.
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Lance Rentzel was one of three men credited with inspiring the eccentricities that surround Media Day at the Super Bowl.
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At the time, Lance Rentzel was in New Orleans with the Rams for their season opener.