Gary Ballman
Gary John Ballman
Born: July 6, 1940
Detroit, MI USA
Deceased: May 20, 2004
Aurora, CO
Position: FL-TE-SE-WR
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 215
College: Michigan St.
High School: East Detroit (Eastpointe, MI)
Career: 1962-1973
Drafted: 1962 in Round 16, #122 overall (AFL) by the Denver Broncos
Drafted: 1962 in Round 8, #104 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Gary Ballman played from 1962 to 1973 during his career with the Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers. Ballman caught 323 passes for 5,366 yards and 37 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1964 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
1970 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1962 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 |
1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 59 | 7.4 | 18 | 0 |
1964 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 11 | 0 |
1965 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 46 | 2.7 | 11 | 3 |
1967 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 1 |
1968 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
Totals | 41 | 202 | 4.9 | 30 | 4 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 26 | 492 | 18.9 | 67 | 5 |
1964 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 47 | 935 | 19.9 | 47 | 7 |
1965 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 40 | 859 | 21.5 | 87 | 5 |
1966 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 41 | 663 | 16.2 | 79 | 5 |
1967 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 36 | 524 | 14.6 | 67 | 6 |
1968 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 30 | 341 | 11.4 | 55 | 4 |
1969 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 31 | 492 | 15.9 | 80 | 2 |
1970 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 47 | 601 | 12.8 | 26 | 3 |
1971 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 238 | 18.3 | 57 | 0 |
1972 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 183 | 20.3 | 43 | 0 |
1973 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
1973 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
Totals | 323 | 5366 | 16.6 | 87 | 37 |
Kick Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 22 | 698 | 31.7 | 93 | 1 |
1964 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 386 | 27.6 | 80 | 0 |
1965 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 150 | 18.8 | 25 | 0 |
1966 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 20 | 477 | 23.8 | 70 | 0 |
1967 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 27 | 0 |
Totals | 66 | 1754 | 26.6 | 93 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1964 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
1965 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1966 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
1967 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1969 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
1970 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
1971 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1972 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
1964 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
1965 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
1966 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
1967 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
1968 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
1969 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
1970 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
Totals | 4 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 252 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1962 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 0 |
1963 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
1964 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 0 |
1965 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
1966 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 0 |
1967 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
1968 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
1969 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
1970 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 8 |
1971 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 6 |
1972 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 4 |
1973 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 0 |
1973 | NFL | New York Giants | 3 | 0 |
Honors
1964 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)