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John Gilliam

John Rally Gilliam

Position: WR-FL
Height: 6-1    Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: August 7, 1945 in Greenwood, SC
College: South Carolina State

Career AV: 70 (571st overall since 1950)

4-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 2nd round (52nd overall) of the 1967 NFL Draft.

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Receiving & Rushing

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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
1967 22 NOR fl 42 13 0 22 264 12.0 1 35 1.7 20.3 7 41 0 19 5.9 3.2 0.5 305 1 2 2
1968 23 NOR RET 42 14 0 24 284 11.8 0 39 1.7 20.3 2 36 0 29 18.0 2.6 0.1 320 0 0 1
1969 24 STL FL 44 14 0 52 997 19.2 9 84 3.7 71.2 1 -4 0 -4 -4.0 -0.3 0.1 993 9 1 5
1970 25 STL WR 44 14 0 45 952 21.2 5 79 3.2 68.0 5 68 1 48 13.6 4.9 0.4 1020 6 3 14
1971 26 STL WR 44 14 0 42 837 19.9 3 54 3.0 59.8 2 16 0 12 8.0 1.1 0.1 853 3 2 9
1972* 27 MIN WR 42 14 14 47 1035 22.0 7 66 3.4 73.9 8 14 0 14 1.8 1.0 0.6 1049 7 2 12
1973* 28 MIN WR 42 14 14 42 907 21.6 8 54 3.0 64.8 5 71 1 44 14.2 5.1 0.4 978 9 1 14
1974* 29 MIN WR 42 14 14 26 578 22.2 5 80 1.9 41.3 2 16 0 9 8.0 1.1 0.1 594 5 0 9
1975* 30 MIN WR 42 14 14 50 777 15.5 7 46 3.6 55.5 3 35 0 22 11.7 2.5 0.2 812 7 1 11
1976 31 ATL WR 42 14 0 21 292 13.9 2 49 1.5 20.9 292 2 0 3
1977 32 2TM /WR 12 0 11 133 12.1 1 23 0.9 11.1 133 1 0 2
NOR WR 41 10 0 11 133 12.1 1 23 1.1 13.3 133 1 0 2
CHI 82 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Career 151 56 382 7056 18.5 48 84 2.5 46.7 35 293 2 48 8.4 1.9 0.2 7349 50 12 82
4 yrs MIN 56 56 165 3297 20.0 27 80 2.9 58.9 18 136 1 44 7.6 2.4 0.3 3433 28 4 46
3 yrs CRD 42 0 139 2786 20.0 17 84 3.3 66.3 8 80 1 48 10.0 1.9 0.2 2866 18 6 28
3 yrs NOR 37 0 57 681 11.9 2 39 1.5 18.4 9 77 0 29 8.6 2.1 0.2 758 2 2 5
1 yr ATL 14 0 21 292 13.9 2 49 1.5 20.9 292 2 0 3

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1967 22 NOR fl 42 13 0 7 13 0 8 1.9 16 481 1 94 30.1 799
1968 23 NOR RET 42 14 0 15 60 0 21 4.0 15 328 0 48 21.9 708
1969 24 STL FL 44 14 0 11 339 1 100 30.8 1332
1970 25 STL WR 44 14 0 5 107 0 26 21.4 1127
1971 26 STL WR 44 14 0 1 21 0 21 21.0 874
1972* 27 MIN WR 42 14 14 14 369 0 47 26.4 1418
1973* 28 MIN WR 42 14 14 10 174 0 29 17.4 1152
1974* 29 MIN WR 42 14 14 3 86 0 31 28.7 680
Career 151 56 23 94 0 21 4.1 74 1884 2 100 25.5 9327
4 yrs MIN 56 56 27 629 0 47 23.3 4062
3 yrs CRD 42 0 1 21 0 21 21.0 16 446 1 100 27.9 3333
3 yrs NOR 37 0 22 73 0 21 3.3 31 809 1 94 26.1 1640

Defense & Fumbles

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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
1967 22 NOR fl 42 13 0 2 0 0 0
1969 24 STL FL 44 14 0 1 0 0 0
1970 25 STL WR 44 14 0 3 0 0 0
1971 26 STL WR 44 14 0 2 2 0 0
1972* 27 MIN WR 42 14 14 2 2 13 0
1973* 28 MIN WR 42 14 14 1 0 0 0
1975* 30 MIN WR 42 14 14 1 1 0 0
Career 151 56 12 5 13 0
4 yrs MIN 56 56 4 3 13 0
3 yrs CRD 42 0 6 2 0 0
3 yrs NOR 37 0 2 0 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1967 22 NOR fl 42 13 0 1 1 2 12
1969 24 STL FL 44 14 0 9 1 10 60
1970 25 STL WR 44 14 0 1 5 6 36
1971 26 STL WR 44 14 0 3 3 18
1972* 27 MIN WR 42 14 14 7 7 42
1973* 28 MIN WR 42 14 14 1 8 9 54
1974* 29 MIN WR 42 14 14 5 5 30
1975* 30 MIN WR 42 14 14 7 7 42
1976 31 ATL WR 42 14 0 2 2 12
1977 32 2TM /WR 12 0 1 1 6
NOR WR 41 10 0 1 1 6
Career 151 56 2 48 2 52 312
4 yrs MIN 56 56 1 27 28 168
3 yrs CRD 42 0 1 17 1 19 114
3 yrs NOR 37 0 2 1 3 18
1 yr ATL 14 0 2 2 12

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4 Mike Furrey, Wes Welker, Homer Jones, Karl Noonan, Harold Carmichael, Albert Connell, Haywood Jeffires, Rashied Davis, Patrick Jeffers, Germane Crowell
5 Mike Furrey, Harold Carmichael, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Robert Brooks, Gene Washington, Roddy White, Greg Jennings, Homer Jones, Frank Grant, Carlos Carson
6 Muhsin Muhammad, Javon Walker, Charlie Brown, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Robert Brooks, Roy Green, Paul Warfield*, Isaac Bruce, Eric Moulds, Gene Washington
7 George Sauer, Joey Galloway, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Larry Fitzgerald, Andre Reed, Eric Moulds, Derrick Mason, Mark Duper, Cliff Branch, John Taylor
8 Henry Ellard, Antonio Freeman, George Sauer, John Jefferson, Cliff Branch, Harlon Hill, Eric Moulds, Derrick Mason, Joey Galloway, Otis Taylor
9 Cris Collinsworth, Antonio Freeman, Sterling Sharpe, Andre Reed, Eric Moulds, Muhsin Muhammad, Nat Moore, Cliff Branch, Henry Ellard, Derrick Mason
10 Cris Collinsworth, Antonio Freeman, Sterling Sharpe, Derrick Mason, Cliff Branch, Harold Carmichael, John Stallworth*, Keenan McCardell, Joe Horn, Mark Duper
11 John Stallworth*, Cris Collinsworth, Joe Horn, Antonio Freeman, Sterling Sharpe, Ed McCaffrey, Joey Galloway, Bob Hayes*, Ken Burrough, Harold Carmichael
Career Cris Collinsworth, Joe Horn, Antonio Freeman, Sterling Sharpe, Bob Hayes*, Plaxico Burress, Laveranues Coles, Donald Driver, John Taylor, Mark Duper

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1972
1973
1974
1975

Receptions

1969 NFL 52 (9)
1972 NFL 47 (10)
1975 NFL 50 (10)

Receiving Yds

1969 NFL 997 (4)
1970 NFL 952 (5)
1971 NFL 837 (8)
1972 NFL 1035 (2)
1973 NFL 907 (2)
1975 NFL 777 (9)
Career 7056 (103)

Receiving TD

1969 NFL 9 (4)
1972 NFL 7 (6)
1973 NFL 8 (6)
1975 NFL 7 (9)
Career 48 (111)

Long Reception

1969 NFL 84 (4)
1970 NFL 79 (8)
1974 NFL 80 (4)

Yds/Reception

1969 NFL 19.2 (5)
1970 NFL 21.2 (6)
1971 NFL 19.9 (6)
1972 NFL 22.0 (1/65)
1973 NFL 21.6 (3/83)
Career 18.5 (29)

Receiving Yds/Game

1969 NFL 71.2 (5)
1970 NFL 68.0 (6)
1971 NFL 59.8 (10)
1972 NFL 73.9 (2)
1973 NFL 64.8 (2)
1975 NFL 55.5 (9)
Career 46.7 (170)

Touchdowns

1969 NFL 10 (5)
1973 NFL 9 (10)
Career 52 (182)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1969 NFL 9 (8)
1973 NFL 9 (10)
Career 50 (195)

Non-Offensive TDs

1969 NFL 1 (3)

Yds From Scrimmage

Career 7349 (196)

All-Purpose Yds

1969 NFL 1332 (5)
1972 NFL 1418 (8)
Career 9327 (145)

Yds/Touch

Career 18.1 (12)

Kick Return TD

1967 NFL 1 (3/58)
1969 NFL 1 (1/58)
Career 2 (47)

Long Kick Return

1967 NFL 94 (7)
1969 NFL 100 (2/68)

Yds/Kick Return

1967 NFL 30.1 (3/42)
1972 NFL 26.4 (8)
Career 25.5 (40)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1972UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1973Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
1975Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 25 14 WR 138 84 7 14
1971 26 14 WR 103 37 12 32
1972 27 14 WR 147 91 2 7
1973 28 14 WR 152 101 3 8
1974 29 14 WR 89 29 12 36
1975 30 14 WR 123 59 9 26
1976 31 14 WR 41 52
1977 32 12 WR 19 69
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