Bob GaitersGaiters, Robert JamesPosition: HB Height: 5-10 Weight: 210 Born: February 26, 1938 Zanesville, OH Died: January 5, 2024 High School: Zanesville (OH) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Santa Ana JC | |
| 1958 | Santa Ana JC | |
| 1959 | New Mexico State | Lettered |
| 1960 | New Mexico State | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (5th overall) 1961 Denver Broncos; 2nd round (17th overall) 1961 New York Giants |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 New York Giants (NFL)1961 NYG NFL | 35 | HB-FB | 14 | 12 |
| 1962 New York Giants (NFL)1962 NYG NFL | 35 | HB | 2 | 2 |
| 1962 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1962 SF NFL | 35 | HB | 12 | 1 |
| 1962 Year (NFL)1962 Year NFL | 14 | 3 | ||
| 1963 Denver Broncos (AFL)1963 DEN AFL | 28 | HB | 6 | 0 |
| 1964 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1964 HAM CFL | 20 | OHB | 8 | |
| 1965 Newark Bears (COFL)1965 NEW COFL | 31 | HB | ||
| 1966 Hartford Charter Oaks (COFL)1966 HART COFL | 33 | HB | ||
| 1967 Orange County Ramblers (COFL)1967 ORA COFL | 24 | HB | ||
| 3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL | 34 | 15 | ||
| 1 Year (CFL)1 Year CFL | 8 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 11/23/1960 | 1961 Denver Broncos (AFL)1961 DEN AFL |
| Draft | 12/27/1960 | 1961 New York Giants (NFL)1961 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 1961 New York Giants (NFL)1961 NYG NFL | |
| Traded | 10/1/1962 | 1962 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1962 SF NFL |
| Released | 9/251963 | 1963 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1963 SF NFL |
| Signed | 10/2/1963 | 1963 Denver Broncos (AFL)1963 DEN AFL |
| Released | 11/11/1963 | 1963 Denver Broncos (AFL)1963 DEN AFL |
| Signed | 1/10/1964 | 1964 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1964 BAL NFL |
| Released | 8/10/1964 | 1964 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1964 BAL NFL |
| Signed | 8/1764 | 1964 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1964 HAM CFL |
| Free Agent | 1964 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1964 HAM CFL | |
| Signed | 8/6/1965 | 1965 Newark Bears (COFL)1965 NEW COFL |
| Free Agent | 1965 Newark Bears (COFL)1965 NEW COFL | |
| Signed | 1966 Orlando Panthers (COFL)1966 ORL COFL | |
| Traded | 1966 Hartford Charter Oaks (COFL)1966 HART COFL | |
| Traded | 7/12/1967 | 1967 Orange County Ramblers (COFL)1967 ORA COFL |
| Free Agent | 1967 Orange County Ramblers (COFL)1967 ORA COFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 New York Giants (NFL)1961 NYG NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1963 Denver Broncos (AFL)1963 DEN AFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1965 Newark Bears (COFL)1965 NEW COFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1966 Hartford Charter Oaks (COFL)1966 HART COFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1967 Orange County Ramblers (COFL)1967 ORA COFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1964 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1964 HAM CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 New York Giants (NFL)1961 NYG NFL | 116 | 460 | 4.0 | 29 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1962 New York Giants (NFL)1962 NYG NFL | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1962 SF NFL | 36 | 158 | 4.4 | 53 | 0 | ||||
| 1962 Year (NFL)1962 Year NFL | 43 | 193 | 4.5 | 53 | 0 | ||||
| 1963 Denver Broncos (AFL)1963 DEN AFL | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1964 HAM CFL | 57 | 203 | 3.6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 Newark Bears (COFL)1965 NEW COFL | 133 | 643 | 4.8 | 80t | 4 | ||||
| 1966 Hartford Charter Oaks (COFL)1966 HART COFL | 150 | 698 | 4.7 | 59 | 6 | ||||
| 1967 Orange County Ramblers (COFL)1967 ORA COFL | 103 | 484 | 4.7 | 41 | 2 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 168 | 673 | 4.0 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 New York Giants (NFL)1961 NYG NFL | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 42 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 27 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 158.3 | |
| 1962 New York Giants (NFL)1962 NYG NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1962 Year (NFL)1962 Year NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1966 Hartford Charter Oaks (COFL)1966 HART COFL | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 4 | 38 | 5.4 | 19.0 | 24 | 1 | 14.3 | 1 | 14.3 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 49.7 | ||
| 1967 Orange County Ramblers (COFL)1967 ORA COFL | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 18 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 2 | 42 | 8.4 | 14.0 | 27 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 126.7 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 New York Giants (NFL)1961 NYG NFL | 11 | 54 | 4.9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1962 New York Giants (NFL)1962 NYG NFL | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1962 SF NFL | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1962 Year (NFL)1962 Year NFL | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1963 Denver Broncos (AFL)1963 DEN AFL | 1 | 74 | 74.0 | 74t | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1964 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1964 HAM CFL | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1965 Newark Bears (COFL)1965 NEW COFL | 14 | 249 | 17.8 | 83 | 1 | ||||||
| 1966 Hartford Charter Oaks (COFL)1966 HART COFL | 27 | 213 | 7.9 | 49 | 2 | ||||||
| 1967 Orange County Ramblers (COFL)1967 ORA COFL | 12 | 164 | 13.7 | 60 | 3 | ||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 22 | 222 | 10.1 | 74t | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 36 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 New York Giants (NFL)1961 NYG NFL | 11 | 288 | 26.2 | 49 | 0 | ||||
| 1962 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1962 SF NFL | 11 | 273 | 24.8 | 47 | 0 | ||||
| 1962 Year (NFL)1962 Year NFL | 11 | 273 | 24.8 | 47 | 0 | ||||
| 1963 Denver Broncos (AFL)1963 DEN AFL | 11 | 225 | 20.5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1964 HAM CFL | 8 | - | 180 | 22.5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 Newark Bears (COFL)1965 NEW COFL | 18 | 465 | 25.8 | 48 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 33 | 786 | 23.8 | 49 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 8 | 180 | 22.5 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 New York Giants (NFL)1961 NYG NFL | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1962 SF NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 Year (NFL)1962 Year NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 Denver Broncos (AFL)1963 DEN AFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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