Walker Gillette
{{Short description|American football player (born 1947)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Walker Gillette
| image =
| caption =
| position = Wide receiver
| number = 84
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|3|16}}
| birth_place = Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 200
| draftyear = 1970
| draftround = 1
| draftpick = 15
| high_school = Southampton {{nowrap|(Courtland, Virginia)}}
| college = Richmond
| teams =
- San Diego Chargers (1970–1971)
- St. Louis Cardinals (1972–1973)
- New York Giants (1974–1976)
| highlights =
- Consensus All-American (1969)
| statlabel3 = Receptions
| statvalue3 = 153
| statlabel4 = Receiving yards
| statvalue4 = 2,291
| statlabel5 = Receiving TDs
| statvalue5 = 12
| pfr = GillWa00
}}
Walker Adams Gillette (born March 16, 1947) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Diego Chargers, St. Louis Cardinals, and the New York Giants. He played college football for the Richmond Spiders and was selected 15th overall in the first round of the 1970 NFL draft. Gillette's father, Jim Gillette, also played in the NFL.
In 1990, Gillette was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
NFL career statistics
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! colspan="2"| Legend |
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| Career high |
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rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Receiving | |||||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |
1970 | SDG
| 13 || 0 || 2 || 21 || 10.5 || 12 || 0 | ||||||
1971 | SDG
| 12 || 1 || 10 || 147 || 14.7 || 25 || 2 | ||||||
1972 | STL
| 14 || 13 || 33 || 550 || 16.7 || 65 || 2 | ||||||
1973 | STL
| 14 || 9 || 20 || 244 || 12.2 || 48 || 1 | ||||||
1974 | NYG
| 11 || 7 || 29 || 466 || 16.1 || 72 || 3 | ||||||
1975 | NYG
| 14 || 14 || 43 || 600 || 14.0 || 50 || 2 | ||||||
1976 | NYG
| 13 || 7 || 16 || 263 || 16.4 || 62 || 2 | ||||||
colspan="2"| | 91 | 51 | 153 | 2,291 | 15.0 | 72 | 12 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GillWa00.htm Walker Gillette Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College | Pro-Football-Reference.com]
{{1969 NCAA Division I FBS College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
{{1970 NFL Draft}}
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Category:All-American college football players
Category:American football tight ends
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:New York Giants players
Category:Players of American football from Norfolk, Virginia
Category:Richmond Spiders football players
Category:San Diego Chargers players
Category:St. Louis Cardinals (football) players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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