GARY BALLMANBallman, Gary JohnHeight: 6-0 Weight: 203 Born: July 6, 1940 Detroit, MI Died: May 20, 2004 Aurora, CO High School: East Detroit (Eastpointe, MI) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Michigan State | |
| 1959 | Michigan State | Lettered |
| 1960 | Michigan State | Lettered |
| 1961 | Michigan State | Lettered |
| Draft: 16th round (122nd overall) 1962 Denver Broncos; 8th round (104th overall) 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1962 PIT NFL | 48 | HB | 3 | 0 |
| 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1963 PIT NFL | 85 | SE | 14 | 4 |
| 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1964 PIT NFL | 85 | SE-FL | 13 | 13 |
| 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1965 PIT NFL | 85 | FL-SE | 14 | 13 |
| 1966 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1966 PIT NFL | 85 | SE | 13 | 13 |
| 1967 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1967 PHI NFL | 85 | SE | 12 | 12 |
| 1968 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1968 PHI NFL | 85 | SE | 12 | 11 |
| 1969 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1969 PHI NFL | 85 | TE | 14 | 13 |
| 1970 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1970 PHI NFL | 85 | WR | 14 | 13 |
| 1971 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1971 PHI NFL | 85 | TE | 6 | 6 |
| 1972 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1972 PHI NFL | 85 | TE | 8 | 4 |
| 1973 New York Giants (NFL)1973 NYG NFL | 82 | TE | 3 | 0 |
| 1973 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1973 MIN NFL | 85 | TE | 5 | 0 |
| 1973 Year (NFL)1973 Year NFL | 8 | 0 | ||
| 12 Years (NFL)12 Years NFL | 131 | 102 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/2/1961 | 1962 Denver Broncos (AFL)1962 DEN AFL |
| Draft | 12/4/1961 | 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1962 PIT NFL |
| Released | 9/11/1962 | 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1962 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1962 PIT NFL | |
| Signed | 11/30/1962 | 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1962 PIT NFL |
| Traded | 3/14/1967 | 1967 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1967 PHI NFL |
| Traded | 4/24/1973 | 1973 New York Giants (NFL)1973 NYG NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/20/1973 | 1973 New York Giants (NFL)1973 NYG NFL |
| Released | 1973 New York Giants (NFL)1973 NYG NFL | |
| Signed | 11/28/1973 | 1973 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1973 MIN NFL |
| Released | 1974 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1974 MIN NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1963 PIT NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1964 PIT NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1965 PIT NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1966 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1966 PIT NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1967 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1967 PHI NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1968 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1968 PHI NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1969 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1969 PHI NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1970 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1970 PHI NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 42 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 252 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1962 PIT NFL | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1963 PIT NFL | 8 | 59 | 7.4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1964 PIT NFL | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1965 PIT NFL | 17 | 46 | 2.7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1967 PHI NFL | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1968 PHI NFL | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 41 | 202 | 4.9 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1964 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 1970 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1970 PHI NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1963 PIT NFL | 26 | 492 | 18.9 | 67t | 5 | ||||||
| 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1964 PIT NFL | 47 | 935 | 19.9 | 47t | 7 | ||||||
| 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1965 PIT NFL | 40 | 859 | 21.5 | 87t | 5 | ||||||
| 1966 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1966 PIT NFL | 41 | 663 | 16.2 | 79t | 5 | ||||||
| 1967 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1967 PHI NFL | 36 | 524 | 14.6 | 67t | 6 | ||||||
| 1968 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1968 PHI NFL | 30 | 341 | 11.4 | 55t | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 1969 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1969 PHI NFL | 31 | 492 | 15.9 | 80t | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1970 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1970 PHI NFL | 47 | 601 | 12.8 | 26 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 1971 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1971 PHI NFL | 13 | 238 | 18.3 | 57 | 0 | ||||||
| 1972 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1972 PHI NFL | 9 | 183 | 20.3 | 43 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1973 New York Giants (NFL)1973 NYG NFL | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1973 MIN NFL | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 Year (NFL)1973 Year NFL | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 326 | 5404 | 16.6 | 87t | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1963 PIT NFL | 22 | 698 | 31.7 | 93 | 1 | ||||
| 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1964 PIT NFL | 14 | 386 | 27.6 | 80 | 0 | ||||
| 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1965 PIT NFL | 8 | 150 | 18.8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1966 PIT NFL | 20 | 477 | 23.9 | 70 | 0 | ||||
| 1967 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1967 PHI NFL | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 66 | 1754 | 26.6 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1963 PIT NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1964 PIT NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1965 PIT NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1966 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1966 PIT NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1967 PHI NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1969 PHI NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1970 PHI NFL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1971 PHI NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1972 PHI NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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