William Gay
William Howard Gay
Born: May 28, 1955
San Francisco, CA USA
Position: DE-DT-TE
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 250
College: USC
High School: Herbert Hoover (San Diego, CA)
Career: 1978-1988
Drafted: 1978 in Round 2, #55 overall by the Denver Broncos
William Gay played from 1978 to 1988 during his career with the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings. Gay accounted for 6 points in his professional career.
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Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1982 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 1985 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | 1982 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1983 | NFL Detroit Lions | 13.5 | 0.0 | 1984 | NFL Detroit Lions | 10.0 | 0.0 | 1985 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7.5 | 0.0 | 1986 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6.5 | 0.0 | 1987 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2.0 | 0.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 44.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1978 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1979 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1981 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1982 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1983 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1984 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1985 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1986 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 44 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1979 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1978 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 0 | 1979 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 15 | 2 | 1980 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 9 | 1981 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 14 | 1982 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 9 | 8 | 1983 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 15 | 15 | 1984 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 16 | 1985 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 16 | 1986 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 16 | 1987 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 5 | 1988 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 1 |
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Honors
1983 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
