JOHN GILLIAMGilliam, John RallyHeight: 6-1 Weight: 190 Born: August 7, 1945 Greenwood, SC High School: Brewer (Greenwood, SC) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | South Carolina State | |
| 1964 | South Carolina State | |
| 1965 | South Carolina State | |
| 1966 | South Carolina State |
| Draft: 2nd round (52nd overall) 1967 New Orleans Saints |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1967 NO NFL | 42 | HB-SE | 13 | 1 |
| 1968 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1968 NO NFL | 42 | SE | 14 | 4 |
| 1969 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1969 STL NFL | 44 | WR | 14 | 14 |
| 1970 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1970 STL NFL | 44 | WR | 14 | 14 |
| 1971 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1971 STL NFL | 44 | WR | 14 | 14 |
| 1972 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1972 MIN NFL | 42 | WR | 14 | 14 |
| 1973 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1973 MIN NFL | 42 | WR | 14 | 14 |
| 1974 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1974 MIN NFL | 42 | WR | 14 | 14 |
| 1975 Chicago Winds (WFL)1975 CHI WFL | 42 | WR | 5 | |
| 1975 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1975 MIN NFL | 42 | WR | 14 | 14 |
| 1976 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1976 ATL NFL | 42 | WR | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 Chicago Bears (NFL)1977 CHIB NFL | 82 | WR | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1977 NO NFL | 41 | WR | 10 | 8 |
| 1977 Year (NFL)1977 Year NFL | 12 | 8 | ||
| 11 Years (NFL)11 Years NFL | 151 | 125 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 3/14/1967 | 1967 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1967 NO NFL |
| Signed | 1967 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1967 NO NFL | |
| Traded | 1/28/1969 | 1969 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1969 STL NFL |
| Traded | 4/26/1972 | 1972 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1972 MIN NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1975 | 1974 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1974 MIN NFL |
| Signed | 6/18/1975 | 1975 Chicago Winds (WFL)1975 CHI WFL |
| IE? | 9/2/1975 | 1975 Philadelphia Bell (WFL)1975 PHI WFL |
| Signed | 9/17/1975 | 1975 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1975 MIN NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1976 | 1975 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1975 MIN NFL |
| Signed | 5/5/1976 | 1976 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1976 ATL NFL |
| Released | 9/8/1977 | 1977 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1977 ATL NFL |
| Signed | 9/14/1977 | 1977 Chicago Bears (NFL)1977 CHIB NFL |
| Released | 9/27/1977 | 1977 Chicago Bears (NFL)1977 CHIB NFL |
| Signed | 10/4/1977 | 1977 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1977 NO NFL |
| Released | 1978 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1978 NO NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1967 NO NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1969 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1969 STL NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 60 | ||
| 1970 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1970 STL NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1971 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1971 STL NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1972 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1972 MIN NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1973 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1973 MIN NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| 1974 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1974 MIN NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1975 Chicago Winds (WFL)1975 CHI WFL | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 14 | |||||
| 1975 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1975 MIN NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1976 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1976 ATL NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1977 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1977 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1977 Year (NFL)1977 Year NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 52 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 312 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1967 NO NFL | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1968 NO NFL | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1969 STL NFL | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1970 STL NFL | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 48t | 1 | ||||
| 1971 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1971 STL NFL | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1972 MIN NFL | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1973 MIN NFL | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 44t | 1 | ||||
| 1974 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1974 MIN NFL | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 Chicago Winds (WFL)1975 CHI WFL | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1975 MIN NFL | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 35 | 293 | 8.4 | 48t | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1967 NO NFL | 22 | 264 | 12.0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1968 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1968 NO NFL | 24 | 284 | 11.8 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1969 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1969 STL NFL | 52 | 997 | 19.2 | 84t | 9 | ||||||
| 1970 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1970 STL NFL | 45 | 952 | 21.2 | 79 | 5 | ||||||
| 1971 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1971 STL NFL | 42 | 837 | 19.9 | 54 | 3 | ||||||
| 1972 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1972 MIN NFL | 47 | 1035 | 22.0 | 66t | 7 | ||||||
| 1973 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1973 MIN NFL | 42 | 907 | 21.6 | 54t | 8 | ||||||
| 1974 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1974 MIN NFL | 26 | 578 | 22.2 | 80t | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 1975 Chicago Winds (WFL)1975 CHI WFL | 20 | 390 | 19.5 | 49 | 2 | ||||||
| 1975 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1975 MIN NFL | 50 | 777 | 15.5 | 46 | 7 | ||||||
| 1976 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1976 ATL NFL | 21 | 292 | 13.9 | 49t | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1977 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1977 NO NFL | 11 | 133 | 12.1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1977 Year (NFL)1977 Year NFL | 11 | 133 | 12.1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 393 | 7189 | 18.3 | 84t | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1967 NO NFL | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1968 NO NFL | 15 | 7 | 60 | 4.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1971 STL NFL | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 23 | 13 | 94 | 4.1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1967 NO NFL | 16 | 481 | 30.1 | 94t | 1 | ||||
| 1968 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1968 NO NFL | 15 | 328 | 21.9 | 48 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1969 STL NFL | 11 | 339 | 30.8 | 100t | 1 | ||||
| 1970 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1970 STL NFL | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1972 MIN NFL | 14 | 369 | 26.4 | 47 | 0 | ||||
| 1973 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1973 MIN NFL | 10 | 174 | 17.4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1974 MIN NFL | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 74 | 1884 | 25.5 | 100t | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1967 NO NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1969 STL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1970 STL NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1971 STL NFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1972 MIN NFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | |
| 1973 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1973 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1975 MIN NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
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