Richard Frederick Gordon
Position: WR-SE-FL
Height: 5-11 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: January 1, 1944 in Cincinnati, OH
College: Michigan State
Career AV: 34 (2593rd overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 7th round (88th overall) of the 1965 NFL Draft.
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| Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1965 | 21 | CHI | 45 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 279 | 21.5 | 3 | 51 | 0.9 | 19.9 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 289 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1966 | 22 | CHI | FL | 45 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 210 | 14.0 | 1 | 40 | 1.1 | 15.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 212 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1967 | 23 | CHI | SE | 45 | 14 | 0 | 31 | 534 | 17.2 | 5 | 93 | 2.2 | 38.1 | 3 | -7 | 0 | 9 | -2.3 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 527 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 1968 | 24 | CHI | SE | 45 | 14 | 0 | 29 | 477 | 16.4 | 4 | 51 | 2.1 | 34.1 | 477 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| 1969 | 25 | CHI | WR | 45 | 14 | 0 | 36 | 414 | 11.5 | 4 | 41 | 2.6 | 29.6 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 22 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 442 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1970*+ | 26 | CHI | WR | 45 | 14 | 0 | 71 | 1026 | 14.5 | 13 | 69 | 5.1 | 73.3 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1043 | 13 | 2 | 13 |
| 1971* | 27 | CHI | WR | 45 | 13 | 0 | 43 | 610 | 14.2 | 5 | 45 | 3.3 | 46.9 | 610 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| 1972 | 28 | RAM | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 1 | 17 | 0.8 | 7.3 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1973 | 29 | 2TM | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 19 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| RAM | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| GNB | 85 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4 | -4.0 | -2.0 | 0.5 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1974 | 30 | SDG | RET | 88 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 17 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career | 115 | 0 | 243 | 3594 | 14.8 | 36 | 93 | 2.1 | 31.3 | 15 | 90 | 0 | 25 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 3684 | 36 | 15 | 38 | ||||
| 7 yrs | CHI | 97 | 0 | 238 | 3550 | 14.9 | 35 | 93 | 2.5 | 36.6 | 12 | 50 | 0 | 22 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3600 | 35 | 10 | 38 | |||
| 2 yrs | RAM | 9 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 1 | 17 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1 yr | GNB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4 | -4.0 | -2.0 | 0.5 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1 yr | SDG | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 17 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1965 | 21 | CHI | 45 | 14 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 | -3.0 | 14 | 242 | 0 | 41 | 17.3 | 528 | |
| 1966 | 22 | CHI | FL | 45 | 14 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | -1.3 | 19 | 521 | 0 | 94 | 27.4 | 728 |
| 1967 | 23 | CHI | SE | 45 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 82 | 0 | 43 | 6.8 | 16 | 397 | 0 | 32 | 24.8 | 1006 |
| 1968 | 24 | CHI | SE | 45 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 3 | 97 | 0 | 37 | 32.3 | 579 |
| 1969 | 25 | CHI | WR | 45 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 6 | 105 | 0 | 27 | 17.5 | 558 |
| 1972 | 28 | RAM | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 5.0 | 4 | 141 | 0 | 53 | 35.3 | 190 | |
| 1973 | 29 | 2TM | 7 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 25 | 22.7 | 83 | |||||||
| RAM | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 25 | 22.7 | 87 | ||||||||
| 1974 | 30 | SDG | RET | 88 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 12 | 4.9 | 14 | 354 | 0 | 39 | 25.3 | 433 |
| Career | 115 | 0 | 31 | 149 | 0 | 43 | 4.8 | 79 | 1925 | 0 | 94 | 24.4 | 5758 | ||||
| 7 yrs | CHI | 97 | 0 | 19 | 90 | 0 | 43 | 4.7 | 58 | 1362 | 0 | 94 | 23.5 | 5052 | |||
| 2 yrs | RAM | 9 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 5.0 | 7 | 209 | 0 | 53 | 29.9 | 277 | |||
| 1 yr | SDG | 7 | 0 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 12 | 4.9 | 14 | 354 | 0 | 39 | 25.3 | 433 | |||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1965 | 21 | CHI | 45 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1966 | 22 | CHI | FL | 45 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1967 | 23 | CHI | SE | 45 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1968 | 24 | CHI | SE | 45 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1970*+ | 26 | CHI | WR | 45 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1972 | 28 | RAM | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1974 | 30 | SDG | RET | 88 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 115 | 0 | 15 | 5 | -4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 yrs | CHI | 97 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | RAM | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1 yr | SDG | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -6 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1965 | 21 | CHI | 45 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1966 | 22 | CHI | FL | 45 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1967 | 23 | CHI | SE | 45 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1968 | 24 | CHI | SE | 45 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1969 | 25 | CHI | WR | 45 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1970*+ | 26 | CHI | WR | 45 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 78 | ||||||||||
| 1971* | 27 | CHI | WR | 45 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1972 | 28 | RAM | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Career | 115 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 216 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 yrs | CHI | 97 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 210 | |||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | RAM | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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| 1970 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf. |
| Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf. | |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf. | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-Conf. | |
| Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| 1971 | UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf. |