WILLIE GRATEGrate, WillieHeight: 6-4 Weight: 225 Born: May 25, 1947 Georgetown, SC Died: December 27, 1980 High School: Whittermore (Conway, SC) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | South Carolina State | |
| 1966 | South Carolina State | |
| 1967 | South Carolina State | |
| 1968 | South Carolina State |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1969 BUF AFL | 85 | TE | 11 | 0 |
| 1970 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1970 BUF NFL | 85 | TE | 14 | 0 |
| 2 Years (NFL)2 Years NFL | 25 | 0 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/28/1969 | 1969 Houston Oilers (AFL)1969 HOU AFL |
| Signed | 1969 Houston Oilers (AFL)1969 HOU AFL | |
| Purchased | 9/1/1969 | 1969 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1969 BUF AFL |
| Released | 1971 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1971 BUF NFL | |
| Signed | 1974 Jacksonville Sharks (WFL)1974 JAC WFL | |
| Released | 1974 Jacksonville Sharks (WFL)1974 JAC WFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1969 BUF AFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1970 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1970 BUF NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1969 BUF AFL | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1970 BUF NFL | 7 | 147 | 21.0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 166 | 20.8 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1970 BUF NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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