John Gilliam
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[edit] Biography
John Gilliam (John Rally Gilliam) was born on August 7, 1945 in Greenwood, South Carolina. After going to high school at Brewer (Greenwood, SC), Gilliam attended South Carolina State University. Gilliam made his professional debut in the NFL in 1967 with the New Orleans Saints. He played for the Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Cardinals, New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that 1969 was John Gilliam's best year, as he hauled in 52 receptions, had 997 receiving yards, caught 9 TD passes and ran back a kickoff for a touchdown.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Receiving Stats
| year | team | league | games | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NOR | NFL | 13 | 22 | 264 | 12 | 1 | 35 |
| 1968 | NOR | NFL | 14 | 24 | 284 | 11.8 | 0 | 39 |
| 1969 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 52 | 997 | 19.2 | 9 | 84t |
| 1970 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 45 | 952 | 21.2 | 5 | 79 |
| 1971 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 42 | 837 | 19.9 | 3 | 54 |
| 1972 | MIN | NFL | 14 | 47 | 1035 | 22 | 7 | 66t |
| 1973 | MIN | NFL | 14 | 42 | 907 | 21.6 | 8 | 54t |
| 1974 | MIN | NFL | 14 | 26 | 578 | 22.2 | 5 | 80t |
| 1975 | MIN | NFL | 14 | 50 | 777 | 15.5 | 7 | 46 |
| 1976 | ATL | NFL | 14 | 21 | 292 | 13.9 | 2 | 49t |
| 1977 | NOR | NFL | 8 | 11 | 133 | 12.1 | 1 | 23 |
| 11 year NFL career | 149 | 382 | 7056 | 18.5 | 48 | 0 | ||
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| year | team | league | games | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NOR | NFL | 13 | 16 | 481 | 30.1 | 94t | 1 |
| 1968 | NOR | NFL | 14 | 15 | 328 | 21.9 | 48 | 0 |
| 1969 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 11 | 339 | 30.8 | 100t | 1 |
| 1970 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 26 | 0 |
| 1971 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | MIN | NFL | 14 | 14 | 369 | 26.4 | 47 | 0 |
| 1973 | MIN | NFL | 14 | 10 | 174 | 17.4 | 29 | 0 |
| 1974 | MIN | NFL | 14 | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 31 | 0 |
| 1975 | MIN | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | ATL | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NOR | NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 year NFL career | 149 | 74 | 1884 | 25.5 | 0 | 2 | ||
[edit] Rushing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NOR | NFL | 13 | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 0 | 19 |
| 1968 | NOR | NFL | 14 | 2 | 36 | 18 | 0 | 29 |
| 1969 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 1 | -4 | -4 | 0 | -4 |
| 1970 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 1 | 48t |
| 1971 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 1972 | MIN | NFL | 14 | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 0 | 14 |
| 1973 | MIN | NFL | 14 | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 1 | 44t |
| 1974 | MIN | NFL | 14 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| 1975 | MIN | NFL | 14 | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 22 |
| 1976 | ATL | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NOR | NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 year NFL career | 149 | 35 | 293 | 8.4 | 2 | 0 | ||
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| year | team | league | games | RET | YDS | AVG | FC | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NOR | NFL | 13 | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| 1968 | NOR | NFL | 14 | 15 | 60 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 0 |
| 1969 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 1972 | MIN | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | MIN | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | MIN | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | MIN | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | ATL | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NOR | NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 year NFL career | 149 | 23 | 94 | 4.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| year | team | league | games | TOT | OWR | OPR | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NOR | NFL | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | NOR | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | MIN | NFL | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1973 | MIN | NFL | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | MIN | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | MIN | NFL | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | ATL | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NOR | NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 year NFL career | 149 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
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