Eugene Lockhart
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 7, 1961 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Crockett, Texas | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Crockett (TX) | ||||||||||
| College: | Houston | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1984 / Round: 6 / Pick: 152 | ||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 1001 |
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| Sacks: | 16 |
| Interceptions: | 6 |
| Touchdowns: | 1 |
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Eugene Lockhart, Jr. (born March 7, 1961 in Crockett, Texas) is a former American football linebacker who played for nine seasons in the National Football League from 1984 to 1992. He played college football at the University of Houston and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1984 NFL Draft.
Lockhart attended Crockett_High_School_(Crockett,_Texas) and became a two-year starting linebacker for the University of Houston during the 1982 and 1983 seasons.
In 1983, he was named tri-captain of the Cougars football team. He also led the team with 134 tackles, was named second team All Southwest Conference by UPI and was voted the team's most valuable player. He graduated with a degree in marketing.
Lockhart was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 6th round of the 1984 NFL Draft. He became the first rookie in Cowboys history to start at middle linebacker, when Bob Breunig went down with a back injury during the first half of the season. After Breuning retired at the end of the year, he became just the fourth player in Cowboys history to have held that position on a regular basis. After leading the team with 86 tackles (49 solo), he was named to the 1984 NFL All-Rookie team.
In 1985, in his first full season as a starter, he led the team in tackles (128), fumble recoveries (4) and forced fumbles (3). In 1986, he led the team with 121 tackles (77 solo) and had a career-high 5 sacks. In 1988, he led the team with 121 tackles (72 solo), while registering 3 passes deflected and 2 fumble recoveries.
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