Bob Gaiters
Robert James Gaiters
Born: February 26, 1938
Zanesville, OH USA
Deceased: January 5, 2024
Position: HB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 210
College: New Mexico St.
High School: Zanesville (OH)
Career: 1961-1964
Drafted: 1961 in Round 1, #1 overall (AFL) by the Denver Broncos
Drafted: 1961 in Round 2, #17 overall by the New York Giants
Bob Gaiters played from 1961 to 1964 during his career with the Denver Broncos, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers. Gaiters ran for 876 yards in his career on 225 attempts, scoring 7 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 19 passes for 223 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 42 | 14.0 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 158.3 |
| 1962 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| NFL | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 42 | 8.4 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | ||
| Totals | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 42 | 8.4 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL New York Giants | 116 | 460 | 4.0 | 29 | 6 |
| 1962 | NFL New York Giants | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 36 | 158 | 4.4 | 53 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL Denver Broncos | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 8 | 0 |
| 1964 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 57 | 203 | 3.6 | 12 | 1 |
| NFL | 159 | 653 | 4.1 | 53 | 6 | |
| AFL | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 8 | 0 | |
| CFL | 57 | 203 | 3.6 | 12 | 1 | |
| Totals | 225 | 876 | 3.9 | 53 | 7 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL New York Giants | 11 | 54 | 4.9 | 14 | 1 |
| 1962 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 15 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 74 | 74.0 | 74 | 1 |
| 1964 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 36 | 1 |
| NFL | 16 | 101 | 6.3 | 15 | 1 | |
| AFL | 1 | 74 | 74.0 | 74 | 1 | |
| CFL | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 36 | 1 | |
| Totals | 19 | 223 | 11.7 | 74 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL New York Giants | 11 | 288 | 26.2 | 49 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 11 | 273 | 24.8 | 47 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL Denver Broncos | 11 | 225 | 20.5 | 29 | 0 |
| 1964 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 8 | 180 | 22.5 | 28 | 0 |
| NFL | 22 | 561 | 25.5 | 49 | 0 | |
| AFL | 11 | 225 | 20.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| CFL | 8 | 180 | 22.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Totals | 41 | 966 | 23.6 | 49 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL New York Giants | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 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 |
| 1961 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| 1963 | AFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1964 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| NFL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
| AFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| CFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | New York Giants | 2 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 6 | 0 |
| 1964 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 8 |
