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LARHATCHER—

Dale Hatcher

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Dale Hatcher recorded 99 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Miami Dolphins, Los Angeles Rams, RAM.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

7

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

99

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Dale Hatcher's most significant indexed performances.

Conference Championship
1989
LOS ANGELESRAMS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 14, 1990

Los Angeles Rams vs San Francisco 49ers

Conference Championship · Jan 14, 1990

7 punts · 220 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Divisional Round
1989
LOS ANGELESRAMS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 7, 1990

Los Angeles Rams vs New York Giants

Divisional Round · Jan 7, 1990

4 punts · 121 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Wild Card
1989
LOS ANGELESRAMS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 31, 1989

Los Angeles Rams vs Philadelphia Eagles

Wild Card · Dec 31, 1989

7 punts · 259 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Wild Card
1988
LOS ANGELESRAMS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 26, 1988

Los Angeles Rams vs Minnesota Vikings

Wild Card · Dec 26, 1988

5 punts · 241 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Wild Card
1986
W
LOS ANGELESRAMS
WSH
DEC 28, 1986

Los Angeles Rams vs WSH

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1986

3 punts · 115 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Dale Hatcher's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 11 punts · 431 punting yards

Conference Championship
1985
LOS ANGELESRAMS
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 12, 1986

Los Angeles Rams vs Chicago Bears

Conference Championship · Jan 12, 1986

11 punts · 431 punt yds · 0 inside 20

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Dale Hatcher's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1973–1989

01
LARHATCHER—Dale Hatcher
LARYOUNGBLOOD—Jack Youngblood
LARDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson

Division dominance keeps colliding with a dynasty

Los Angeles Rams · A perennial NFC power

The Rams won seven straight division titles and reached the 1979 Super Bowl, but Dallas, Minnesota and San Francisco repeatedly blocked the path.

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Franchise era

1990–1998

02
LARHATCHER—Dale Hatcher
LAREVERETT11Jim Everett
LARBETTIS36Jerome Bettis

A franchise changes cities while rebuilding

Los Angeles Rams · Decline and the move to St. Louis

The final Anaheim teams faded before Georgia Frontiere moved the club to St. Louis, where Bruce became the first piece of a sudden offensive leap.

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Franchise era

1983–1999

03
MIAHATCHER—Dale Hatcher
MIAMARINO13Dan Marino
MIACLAYTON83Mark Clayton

The quickest release in football rewrites passing

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Marino shattered records immediately and kept Miami relevant for seventeen seasons, though his lone Super Bowl came in year two.

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Career accomplishments

First-team All-Pro · 1985Pro Bowl selection · 19857 NFL seasons99 career gamesJersey: 07 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 8, 1985Most recent: Jan 2, 1994

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history