Gerald Willhite
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[edit] Biography
Gerald Willhite (Gerald William Willhite) was born on May 30, 1959 in Sacramento, California. After going to high school at Cordova (Ranchon Cordova, CA), Willhite attended American River JC and San Jose State University. Willhite made his professional debut in the NFL in 1982 with the Denver Broncos. He played for the Denver Broncos for his entire 7 year career.
Most people believe that 1986 was Gerald Willhite's best year, as he ran in 5 TDs, hauled in 64 receptions, had 529 receiving yards, had 468 punt return yards and ran back a punt for a touchdown.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | DEN | NFL | 9 | 70 | 347 | 5 | 2 | 23 |
| 1983 | DEN | NFL | 8 | 43 | 188 | 4.4 | 3 | 24t |
| 1984 | DEN | NFL | 16 | 77 | 371 | 4.8 | 2 | 52 |
| 1985 | DEN | NFL | 15 | 66 | 237 | 3.6 | 3 | 14 |
| 1986 | DEN | NFL | 16 | 85 | 365 | 4.3 | 5 | 42 |
| 1987 | DEN | NFL | 3 | 26 | 141 | 5.4 | 0 | 29 |
| 1988 | DEN | NFL | 11 | 13 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 year NFL career | 78 | 380 | 1688 | 4.4 | 17 | 0 | ||
[edit] Receiving Stats
| year | team | league | games | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | DEN | NFL | 9 | 26 | 227 | 8.7 | 0 | 27 |
| 1983 | DEN | NFL | 8 | 14 | 153 | 10.9 | 1 | 26t |
| 1984 | DEN | NFL | 16 | 27 | 298 | 11 | 0 | 63 |
| 1985 | DEN | NFL | 15 | 35 | 297 | 8.5 | 1 | 21 |
| 1986 | DEN | NFL | 16 | 64 | 529 | 8.3 | 3 | 31 |
| 1987 | DEN | NFL | 3 | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 |
| 1988 | DEN | NFL | 11 | 32 | 238 | 7.4 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 year NFL career | 78 | 207 | 1767 | 8.5 | 5 | 0 | ||
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| year | team | league | games | RET | YDS | AVG | FC | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | DEN | NFL | 9 | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 4 | 23 | 0 |
| 1983 | DEN | NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | DEN | NFL | 16 | 20 | 200 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 0 |
| 1985 | DEN | NFL | 15 | 16 | 169 | 10.6 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | DEN | NFL | 16 | 42 | 468 | 11.1 | 8 | 70t | 1 |
| 1987 | DEN | NFL | 3 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | DEN | NFL | 11 | 13 | 90 | 6.9 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| 7 year NFL career | 78 | 101 | 1012 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 1 | ||
[edit] Passing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | CMP | PCT | YDS | YPA | TD | INT | SKD | SKY | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | DEN | NFL | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | DEN | NFL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1984 | DEN | NFL | 16 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85.4 |
| 1985 | DEN | NFL | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1986 | DEN | NFL | 16 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1987 | DEN | NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1988 | DEN | NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 year NFL career | 78 | 13 | 2 | 15.4 | 31 | 2.38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | ||
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| year | team | league | games | TOT | OWR | OPR | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | DEN | NFL | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | DEN | NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | DEN | NFL | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | DEN | NFL | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | DEN | NFL | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | DEN | NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | DEN | NFL | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 year NFL career | 78 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
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