Ronnie Lott

**Ronald Mandel "Ronnie" Lott** (born May 8, 1959) is a former American college and professional football player. He played as a cornerback, free safety, and strong safety in the National Football League (NFL) for fifteen years during the 1980s and 1990s.  Lott played college football for the University of Southern California.  He was a first-round pick in the 1981 NFL Draft. Lott played for the San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Raiders, New York Jets, and Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL.  Lott was made a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000. He is considered one of the best defensive backs in NFL history.

### College

Lott graduated from the University of Southern California in 1981 with a degree in public administration. While playing for USC (1977–1980), he played in the 1979 and 1980 Rose Bowls.

### Professional

After college, Lott was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the 1981 NFL Draft. In his first season, he recorded seven interceptions and helped the 49ers to win Super Bowl XVI. He was only the second rookie in NFL history to return three interceptions for touchdowns. His finish second for Rookie of the Year honors, behind New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor.

Lott switched to the safety position in 1985.  He had the end of his left pinky finger removed after the 1985 season because it was crushed while playing. A 1986 injury made him not play that season's last two games. He still had 10 interceptions. This was the most in the league and his personal best. In his 10 years with the 49ers, Lott helped them win four Super Bowls: XVI (1981), XIX (1984), XXIII (1988), and XXIV (1989).

After his career with San Francisco, played for the Los Angeles Raiders, the New York Jets and the Kansas City Chiefs before returning to San Francisco where he retired. He was made a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000.

In his 14 NFL seasons, Lott had 8.5 sacks and 63 interceptions. He had five touchdowns from interceptions. He recovered 17 fumbles, returned them for 43 yards. Lott was named All-Pro eight times, All-NFC six times, and All-AFC once.

## Personal life

Lott was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He now lives in Cupertino, California, with his wife, Karen, and his children, Hailey, Isaiah, and Chloe.  He now manages $2.4 billion in investments and owns both Toyota and Mercedes-Benz car dealerships. He opened World Sports Cafe in Fresno, California. Lott is the father of former Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Ryan Nece.

## Other websites

- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Pro Football Reference
- USA Today Q&A
- Chad Cota & Ronnie Lott Charity Golf Tournament
- Ronnie Lott  Profile at USC Legends.
- All Stars Helping Kids.org Ronnie Lott, Founder
- Ronnie Lott
- Hard-hitting style
- Facebook Fan Page

## Infobox (nfl player)

- **image**: Ronnie Lott.jpg
- **position**: Cornerback
 Safety
- **number**: 42
- **birth place**: Albuquerque, New Mexico
- **height ft**: 6
- **height in**: 0
- **weight lbs**: 203
- **draftyear**: 1981
- **draftround**: 1
- **draftpick**: 8
- **high school**: Eisenhower High School (Rialto, California), Eisenhower
(Rialto, California)
- **college**: 1980 USC Trojans football team, USC
- **pastteams**: * San Francisco 49ers (–)
* Oakland Raiders, Los Angeles Raiders (–)
* New York Jets (–)
* Kansas City Chiefs ()*
* San Francisco 49ers ()*
- **highlights**: * 4× Super Bowl champion (Super Bowl XVI, XVI, Super Bowl XIX, XIX, Super Bowl XXIII, XXIII, Super Bowl XXIV, XXIV)
* 10× Pro Bowl (1982 Pro Bowl, 1981–1985 Pro Bowl, 1984, 1987 Pro Bowl, 1986–1992 Pro Bowl, 1991)
* 8× First-team All-Pro (1981 All-Pro Team, 1981, 1983 All-Pro Team, 1983, 1986 All-Pro Team, 1986–1991 All-Pro Team, 1991)
* 2× List of National Football League season interceptions leaders, NFL interceptions leader (1986, 1991)
* NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
* NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
* NFL 1990s All-Decade Team
* San Francisco 49ers#Retired numbers, San Francisco 49ers No. 42 retired
* Consensus College Football All-America Team, All-American (1980 College Football All-America Team, 1980)
* College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS, National champion (1978)
- **pastteamsnote**: yes
- **statlabel1**: Tackles
- **statvalue1**: 1,146
- **statlabel2**: Interceptions
- **statvalue2**: 63
- **statlabel3**: Int. return yards
- **statvalue3**: 730
- **statlabel4**: Forced fumbles
- **statvalue4**: 16
- **statlabel5**: Touchdowns
- **statvalue5**: 5
- **nfl**: LOT519110
- **hof**: ronnie-lott
- **collegehof**: 2019