| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Int | Yds | IntTD | Lng | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | FRTD | Sk | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sfty | AV | Awards |
| 1978 | 23 | DET | NFL | TE | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1979 | 24 | DET | NFL | DE | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1980 | 25 | DET | NFL | LDT | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1981 | 26 | DET | NFL | LDT | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1982 | 27 | DET | NFL | LDT | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1983 | 28 | DET | NFL | RDE/LDT | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1984 | 29 | DET | NFL | RDE | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1985 | 30 | DET | NFL | RDE | 16 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 1986 | 31 | DET | NFL | RDE | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1987 | 32 | DET | NFL | RDE | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1988 | 33 | MIN | NFL | DE | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 Yrs | 151 | 102 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 44 | 1 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| DET (10 Yrs) | 146 | 101 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 44 | 1 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | |||||
| MIN (1 Yr) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Int | Yds | IntTD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | FRTD | Sk | Comb | Sfty | Awards |
| 1982 | 27 | DET | NFL | LDT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 28 | DET | NFL | RDE/LDT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 Yrs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.8 | 0 | 0 | |||||
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| Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | 1D | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | 1D | Touch | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | Awards | |||||||
| 1978 | 23 | DET | NFL | TE | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 Yrs | 151 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| DET (10 Yrs) | 146 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| MIN (1 Yr) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
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| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | PRTD | Lng | Ret | Yds | KRTD | Lng | APYd | Awards | |
| 1979 | 24 | DET | NFL | DE | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 11 Yrs | 151 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 58 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | |||||
| DET (10 Yrs) | 146 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 58 | |||||
| MIN (1 Yr) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Touchdowns | PAT | FG | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PRTD | KRTD | FRTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G | Awards |
| 1979 | 24 | DET | NFL | DE | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.4 | |
| 11 Yrs | 151 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |||||||
| DET (10 Yrs) | 146 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |||||
| MIN (1 Yr) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is William Gay?
William Gay is 71 years old.
When was William Gay born?
William Gay was born on May 28, 1955.
Where was William Gay born?
William Gay was born in San Francisco, CA.
How tall is William Gay?
William Gay is 6-5 (196 cm) tall.
How much did William Gay weigh when playing?
William Gay weighed 250 lbs (113 kg) when playing.
Is William Gay in the Hall of Fame?
William Gay has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
How many games did William Gay play?
William Gay played 151 games over his career.
How many sacks did William Gay have?
William Gay had 60.0 sacks over his career.
When did William Gay retire?
William Gay last played in 1988.
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