Overview
- Obituaries reported that Lance Rentzel died on Sunday, June 7, at age 82.
- He was a second-round pick out of the University of Oklahoma and began his NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings.
- As a rookie in 1965 he returned a kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown, a mark that stood until 2007.
- Rentzel broke through in Dallas with three straight 900-plus-yard seasons and led the NFL with 12 touchdown catches in 1969.
- Publicized indecent-exposure incidents in 1970, probation and mandated psychiatric care followed by a 1973 marijuana conviction and an indefinite NFL suspension severely damaged his career and reputation.