Willie GillespieGillespie, Willie E.Height: 5-9 Weight: 170 Born: October 24, 1961 Starkville, MS High School: Starkville (MS) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | East Mississippi CC | |
| 1980 | East Mississippi CC | |
| 1981 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | Lettered |
| 1982 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1983 TB USFL | 89 | WR | 18 | 3 |
| 1984 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1984 TB USFL | 89 | WR | 18 | 17 |
| 1985 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1985 TB USFL | 89 | WR | 13 | 11 |
| 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1986 TB NFL | 83 | WR | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1987 MIN NFL | 86 | WR | 1 | 1 |
| 2 Years (NFL)2 Years NFL | 3 | 1 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/4/1983 | 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1983 TB USFL |
| Signed | 1/21/1983 | 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1983 TB USFL |
| Free Agent | 8/7/1986 | 1985 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1985 TB USFL |
| Signed | 8/12/1986 | 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1986 TB NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 8/26/1986 | 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1986 TB NFL |
| Activated | 10/24/1986 | 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1986 TB NFL |
| Released | 8/31/1987 | 1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1987 TB NFL |
| Signed | 10/14/1987 | 1987 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1987 MIN NFL |
| Released | 10/19/1987 | 1987 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1987 MIN NFL |
| Signed | 2/10/1988 | 1988 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)1988 IND NFL |
| Released | 8/2/1988 | 1988 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)1988 IND NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1983 TB USFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1984 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1984 TB USFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 32 | |||
| 1985 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1985 TB USFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1983 TB USFL | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1984 TB USFL | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1985 TB USFL | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1983 TB USFL | 38 | 639 | 16.8 | 43 | 4 | |||||||
| 1984 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1984 TB USFL | 50 | 803 | 16.1 | 85t | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 1985 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1985 TB USFL | 33 | 487 | 14.8 | 29 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1986 TB NFL | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1987 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1987 MIN NFL | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1983 TB USFL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1985 TB USFL | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5.3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1983 TB USFL | 10 | 166 | 16.6 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1983 TB USFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1984 TB USFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1985 TB USFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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