Fred Dean
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Frederick Rudolph Dean (born February 24, 1952) is a former American football player in the National Football League and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
In 1975, his career began with the San Diego Chargers and ended with the San Francisco 49ers after the 1985 season.
He was a two-time first-team All-Pro and a four-time Pro Bowler with the 49ers, winning two Super Bowls.
Early life
Dean was born in Arcadia, the capital of Bienville Parish in north Louisiana. He grew up 20 miles (32 km) east in Ruston, where he graduated from Ruston High School.
NFL career
Dean was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 1975 NFL Draft with the 33rd overall pick. Prothro's first thought of him as a linebacker was tempered by Dean's decision to remain a lineman. He had seven sacks and a career high of 93 tackles as a rookie. In 1978, he had 15+12 sacks. The Chargers won the AFC West division in 1979, while leading the AFC in the fewest points allowed (246). Dean had nine sacks in 13 games and was promoted to the All-AFC team.
In 1980, the Chargers won the AFC West, with Dean teaming up with fellow 1975 Charger draftees Gary "Big Hands" Johnson and Louie Kelcher as the Chargers led the NFL in sacks (60). Since not reporting, Dean missed the first two games of the season, but he finished the season with 10+1 sacks. Johnson and Johnson were voted first-team All-Pro, with Kelcher named second-team All-Pro. The Bruise Brothers, as Leroy Jones, formed a defensive front that was dubbed the Bruise Brothers.
Dean was recalled by the San Francisco 49ers in 1981 due to a labor spat with the Chargers' ownership. He said he was the lowest-paid sixth-year defensive lineman in 1980 and that his salary was below the average for all defensive linemen. Dean maintained that he was earning the same amount as his brother-in-law, who was a truck driver, who was also a truck driver. The 49ers renegotiated his deal to nearly $150,000 a year when it had been expected to make $75,000 this season. After that, the Chargers' defense will not be the same, and Don "Air" Coryell's Chargers teams are now best remembered for their high-scoring, pass-oriented offense that did not have enough defense to make it to a Super Bowl. Dean of the Chargers "probably the largest blunder in franchise history" in 2013. "I can't tell how much it affected us because we didn't make it to the AFC championship game without Dean," Johnson of the Chargers said. "But I could imagine that if we had more pass rush from the corner, it might've been different."
Dean was hired as a pass-rush specialist with San Francisco, but only after the 49ers went from a 3–4 defense to a 4–3 or a 4–2 nickel. For Game 6 against the Dallas Cowboys, he joined the team mid-season. Danny White was only playing in a 45-14 win by the 49ers after only a few weeks, but he was still able to produce two sacks and apply pressure, causing him to repeatedly hurry Danny White. Author Tom Danyluk praised his appearance as "the best set of downs I've ever seen unleashed by a pass rusher." Bill Walsh, the 49er head coach, told John Madden, "Fred (Dean) just arrived here" in what had been a game of possum. He will not play much if he plays. He did not participate in the entire game, but not in the first place.
The 49ers beat the Rams 20-17 for their first-ever victory over the Rams at home in Candlestick Park, two weeks after Dean sacked Pat Haden 4+12 times. Dean was named the UPI NFC Defensive Player of the Year with 12 sacks while playing in 11 games for the 49ers. In 2006, the 49ers went on to win Super Bowl XVI, but Steve Sabol (NFL Films) was quoted as the last meaningful in-season trade, given that it affected the destination of the Lombardi Trophy. San Francisco, who was 3–2 when Dean came to the United States, won 13 of their final 14 games, including the playoffs.
Dean played a career-high 17+12 sacks to lead the NFC in 1983 and set a then-NFL record of six in a single game, beating the New Orleans Saints' 27–0 shutout of the New Orleans Saints on November 13, 1983.
Dean was also a key member of the 1984 squad that defeated Super Bowl XIX. He was reunited with his former Charger teammates, Johnson, Kelcher, and Billy Shields, who were all acquired by the 49ers.