Dave Casper
David John Casper "Ghost"
Born: September 26, 1951
Bemidji, MN USA
Position: TE
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 240
College: Notre Dame
High School: Chilton (WI)
Career: 1974-1984
Drafted: 1974 in Round 2, #45 overall by the Oakland Raiders
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002
Dave Casper played from 1974 to 1984 during his career with the Houston Oilers, Los Angeles Raiders, Minnesota Vikings and Oakland Raiders. Casper caught 378 passes for 5,216 yards and 52 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1978 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
1978 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
1980 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
1982 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
Totals | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1974 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 17 | 3 |
1975 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 20 | 1 |
1976 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 53 | 691 | 13.0 | 30 | 10 |
1977 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 48 | 584 | 12.2 | 27 | 6 |
1978 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 62 | 852 | 13.7 | 44 | 9 |
1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 57 | 771 | 13.5 | 42 | 3 |
1980 | NFL Houston Oilers | 34 | 526 | 15.5 | 43 | 3 |
1980 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 22 | 270 | 12.3 | 35 | 1 |
1981 | NFL Houston Oilers | 33 | 572 | 17.3 | 52 | 8 |
1982 | NFL Houston Oilers | 36 | 573 | 15.9 | 38 | 6 |
1983 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 172 | 13.2 | 34 | 0 |
1983 | NFL Houston Oilers | 7 | 79 | 11.3 | 17 | 0 |
1984 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 4 | 29 | 7.2 | 13 | 2 |
Totals | 378 | 5216 | 13.8 | 52 | 52 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
1977 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1978 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
1980 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1980 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1982 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1983 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1974 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
1975 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
1976 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
1977 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
1978 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
1980 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
1980 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
1981 | NFL Houston Oilers | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||||
1982 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
1984 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
Totals | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 318 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1974 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 0 |
1975 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 0 |
1976 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 13 | 13 |
1977 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 14 |
1978 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 16 |
1979 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 15 | 12 |
1980 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 10 | 9 |
1980 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 6 | 6 |
1981 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 10 |
1982 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 9 | 9 |
1983 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 9 |
1983 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 3 | 2 |
1984 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 7 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 1st team All-1970s Team
Honors
1976 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1976 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1976 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1976 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1977 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1977 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1977 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1977 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1978 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1978 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1978 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1978 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1978 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1978 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1978 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1979 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1979 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1979 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1979 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)