| WILLIAM GAY Gay, William Howard Height: 6-5 Weight: 260 Born: 5/28/1955 San Francisco, CA High School: Herbert Hoover (San Diego, CA) College: San Diego CC; Southern California [1974; 1975L 1976L 1977L] Draft: 2nd round (55th overall) 1978 Denver Broncos Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 83 | TE | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 79 | LDE | 15 | 2 |
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 79 | LDT-RDT-RDE | 16 | 9 |
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 79 | LDT-RDE-LDE | 16 | 14 |
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 79 | LDT | 9 | 8 |
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 79 | RDE-LDT | 15 | 15 |
| 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 79 | LDE | 16 | 16 |
| 1985 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 79 | RDE-LDE | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 79 | RDE | 16 | 16 |
| 1987 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 79 | RDE | 11 | 5 |
| 1988 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 78 | DE | 5 | 1 |
| 11 Years (NFL) | 151 | 102 |
| AWARDS |
|---|
| 1983 United Press International All-NFC |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 5.0 | |
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 13.5 | |
| 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 10.0 | |
| 1985 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 7.5 | |
| 1986 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 6.5 | |
| 1987 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 2.0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 44.5 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 44.5 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| 1985 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 1 |
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