Gary Collins
Gary James Collins
Born: August 20, 1940
Williamstown, PA USA
Position: FL-WR-P
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 215
College: Maryland
High School: Williamstown (PA)
Career: 1962-1974
Drafted: 1962 in Round 1, #6 overall (AFL) by the Boston Patriots
Drafted: 1962 in Round 1, #4 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Gary Collins played from 1962 to 1974 during his career with the Cleveland Browns and Florida Blazers. Collins caught 333 passes for 5,333 yards and 71 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1965 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 1966 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 36 | 0 | 1967 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 36 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1962 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 11 | 153 | 13.9 | 29 | 2 | 1963 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 43 | 674 | 15.7 | 49 | 13 | 1964 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 35 | 544 | 15.5 | 43 | 8 | 1965 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 50 | 884 | 17.7 | 67 | 10 | 1966 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 56 | 946 | 16.9 | 54 | 12 | 1967 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 32 | 500 | 15.6 | 33 | 7 | 1968 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 9 | 230 | 25.6 | 39 | 0 | 1969 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 54 | 786 | 14.6 | 48 | 11 | 1970 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 26 | 351 | 13.5 | 28 | 4 | 1971 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 15 | 231 | 15.4 | 29 | 3 | 1974 | WFL Florida Blazers | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 19 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL | 331 | 5299 | 16.0 | 67 | 70 | |
| WFL | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Totals | 333 | 5333 | 16.0 | 67 | 71 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | 1962 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 45 | 1926 | 42.8 | 64 | 1963 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 54 | 2160 | 40.0 | 73 | 1964 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 48 | 2016 | 42.0 | 58 | 1965 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 65 | 3035 | 46.7 | 71 | 1966 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 57 | 2223 | 39.0 | 60 | 1967 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 57 | 2078 | 36.5 | 52 | 1968 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 28 | 1969 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 59 | 1971 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 5 | 162 | 32.4 | 42 | 1974 | WFL Florida Blazers | 4 | 137 | 34.2 | 43 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL | 336 | 13764 | 41.0 | 73 | |
| WFL | 4 | 137 | 34.2 | 43 | |
| Totals | 340 | 13901 | 40.9 | 73 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1967 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1970 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1971 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1962 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1963 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 1964 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1965 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1966 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 1967 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1969 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 1970 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1971 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1974 | WFL Florida Blazers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| NFL | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 420 | |
| WFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Totals | 0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 426 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1962 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 0 | 1963 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 0 | 1964 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 0 | 1965 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 0 | 1966 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 0 | 1967 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 0 | 1968 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 5 | 4 | 1969 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 14 | 1970 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 11 | 1971 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 8 | 1974 | WFL | Florida Blazers | 3 |
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Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1960s Team
Honors
1965 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1965 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1966 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1966 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1966 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1967 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1969 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1969 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
