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Sam Gash

Samuel Lee Gash Jr.

Position: FB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 242 lbs.
Born: March 7, 1969 in Hendersonville, NC
College: Penn State

Career AV: 24 (3751st overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 8th round (205th overall) of the 1992 NFL Draft.

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Receiving & Rushing

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1992 23 NWE 33 15 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 7 1 4 1.4 0.5 0.3 7 1 1 1
1993 24 NWE 33 15 4 14 93 6.6 0 15 0.9 6.2 48 149 1 14 3.1 9.9 3.2 242 1 1 3
1994 25 NWE fb 33 13 6 9 61 6.8 0 19 0.7 4.7 30 86 0 10 2.9 6.6 2.3 147 0 1 2
1995 26 NWE FB 33 15 12 26 242 9.3 1 30 1.7 16.1 8 24 0 9 3.0 1.6 0.5 266 1 0 3
1996 27 NWE FB 33 14 9 33 276 8.4 2 28 2.4 19.7 8 15 0 3 1.9 1.1 0.6 291 2 0 5
1997 28 NWE fb 33 16 5 22 154 7.0 3 19 1.4 9.6 6 10 0 4 1.7 0.6 0.4 164 3 0 3
1998* 29 BUF FB 33 16 12 19 165 8.7 3 20 1.2 10.3 11 32 0 11 2.9 2.0 0.7 197 3 0 4
1999* 30 BUF FB 33 15 12 20 163 8.2 2 31 1.3 10.9 163 2 0 3
2000 31 BAL 32 15 4 6 30 5.0 1 9 0.4 2.0 2 2 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 32 1 0 1
2001 32 BAL 32 16 4 9 80 8.9 1 16 0.6 5.0 2 -1 0 0 -0.5 -0.1 0.1 79 1 0 2
2002 33 BAL 32 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1
2003 34 BUF FB 33 16 10 11 83 7.5 0 18 0.7 5.2 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.2 0.1 86 0 1 2
Career 177 78 169 1347 8.0 13 31 1.0 7.6 121 327 2 14 2.7 1.8 0.7 1674 15 4 30
6 yrs NWE 88 36 104 826 7.9 6 30 1.2 9.4 105 291 2 14 2.8 3.3 1.2 1117 8 3 17
3 yrs BUF 47 34 50 411 8.2 5 31 1.1 8.7 12 35 0 11 2.9 0.7 0.3 446 5 1 9
3 yrs RAV 42 8 15 110 7.3 2 16 0.4 2.6 4 1 0 1 0.3 0.0 0.1 111 2 0 4

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1994 25 NWE fb 33 13 6 1 9 0 9 9.0 156
1998* 29 BUF FB 33 16 12 3 41 0 17 13.7 238
1999* 30 BUF FB 33 15 12 1 13 0 13 13.0 176
2002 33 BAL 32 11 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 14
Career 177 78 6 77 0 17 12.8 1751
6 yrs NWE 88 36 1 9 0 9 9.0 1126
3 yrs BUF 47 34 4 54 0 17 13.5 500
3 yrs RAV 42 8 1 14 0 14 14.0 125

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1992 23 NWE 33 15 0 1 2 0 0
1993 24 NWE 33 15 4 1 0 0 0
1994 25 NWE fb 33 13 6 1 1 0 0
1999* 30 BUF FB 33 15 12 0 1 0 0
2002 33 BAL 32 11 0 0 1 0 0
2003 34 BUF FB 33 16 10 1 1 0 0
Career 177 78 4 6 0 0
6 yrs NWE 88 36 3 3 0 0
3 yrs BUF 47 34 1 2 0 0
3 yrs RAV 42 8 0 1 0 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1992 23 NWE 33 15 0 1 1 6
1993 24 NWE 33 15 4 1 1 6
1995 26 NWE FB 33 15 12 1 1 6
1996 27 NWE FB 33 14 9 2 2 1 14
1997 28 NWE fb 33 16 5 3 3 18
1998* 29 BUF FB 33 16 12 3 3 18
1999* 30 BUF FB 33 15 12 2 2 12
2000 31 BAL 32 15 4 1 1 6
2001 32 BAL 32 16 4 1 1 6
Career 177 78 2 13 15 1 92
6 yrs NWE 88 36 2 6 8 1 50
3 yrs BUF 47 34 5 5 30
3 yrs RAV 42 8 2 2 12

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1998
1999

2-pt. Conv. Made

Career 1 (139)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

1998Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
1999Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1992 23 15 RB 7 105
1993 24 15 RB 30 82
1994 25 13 RB 15 99
1995 26 15 RB 33 74
1996 27 14 RB 41 71
1997 28 16 RB 34 81
1998 29 16 RB 38 70
1999 30 15 RB 28 86
2000 31 15 RB 9 110
2001 32 16 RB 14 100
2003 34 16 RB 9 119
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