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William Gay

William Howard Gay

Position: DE-DT-TE
Height: 6-5    Weight: 250 lbs.
Born: May 28, 1955 in San Francisco, CA
College: USC

Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 2nd round (55th overall) of the 1978 Draft

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1978 23 DET 16 0 0 1 0 0
1979 24 DET 15 2 1 1 0 1
1980 25 DET LDT 16 9
1981 26 DET LDT 16 14 0 1 0 0
1982 27 DET LDT 9 8 5.0 1 7 0 7 0 1 0 0
1983 28 DET RDE/ldt 15 15 13.5 0 1 11 0
1984 29 DET RDE 16 16 10.0 0 2 30 0
1985 30 DET RDE 16 16 7.5 1 7 0 7 0 6 3 0
1986 31 DET RDE 16 16 6.5 0 1 0 0
1987 32 DET rde 11 5 2.0
1988 33 MIN 5 1
Career 151 102 44.5 2 14 0 7 1 14 44 1

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1979 24 DET 15 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Career 151 102 1 0 0 0 0.0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1979 24 DET 15 2 1 6
Career 151 102 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Non-Offensive TDs

1979 NFL 1 (6)

Fumbles Recovered

1985 NFL 6 (1-- 43)

Fumble Return TD

1979 NFL 1 (1-- 38)

Sacks

1983 NFL 13.5 (8)
Career 44.5 (159)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1983 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.