John Gilliam
John Rally Gilliam
Born: August 7, 1945
Greenwood, SC USA
Position: WR-FL
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195
College: South Carolina St.
High School: Brewer (Greenwood, SC)
Career: 1967-1977
Drafted: 1967 in Round 2, #52 overall by the New Orleans Saints
John Gilliam played from 1967 to 1977 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears, Chicago Winds, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints and St. Louis Cardinals. Gilliam caught 402 passes for 7,446 yards and 50 receiving touchdowns in his career.
 New Orleans Saints |
 St. Louis Cardinals |
 Minnesota Vikings |
 Chicago Winds |
 Atlanta Falcons |
 Chicago Bears |
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 19 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 29 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 48 | 1 |
| 1971 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 44 | 1 |
| 1974 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 22 | 0 |
| 1975 | WFL Chicago Winds | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | -13 | 0 |
| NFL | 35 | 293 | 8.4 | 48 | 2 | |
| WFL | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | -13 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 280 | 7.8 | 48 | 2 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 22 | 264 | 12.0 | 35 | 1 |
| 1968 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 24 | 284 | 11.8 | 39 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 52 | 997 | 19.2 | 84 | 9 |
| 1970 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 45 | 952 | 21.2 | 79 | 5 |
| 1971 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 42 | 837 | 19.9 | 54 | 3 |
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 47 | 1035 | 22.0 | 66 | 7 |
| 1973 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 42 | 907 | 21.6 | 54 | 8 |
| 1974 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 26 | 578 | 22.2 | 80 | 5 |
| 1975 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 50 | 777 | 15.5 | 46 | 7 |
| 1975 | WFL Chicago Winds | 20 | 390 | 19.5 | 49 | 2 |
| 1976 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 21 | 292 | 13.9 | 49 | 2 |
| 1977 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 11 | 133 | 12.1 | 23 | 1 |
| NFL | 382 | 7056 | 18.5 | 84 | 48 | |
| WFL | 20 | 390 | 19.5 | 49 | 2 | |
| Totals | 402 | 7446 | 18.5 | 84 | 50 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 8 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 15 | 60 | 4.0 | 21 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| NFL | 23 | 94 | 4.1 | 21 | 0 | |
| Totals | 23 | 94 | 4.1 | 21 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 16 | 481 | 30.1 | 94 | 1 |
| 1968 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 15 | 328 | 21.9 | 48 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 339 | 30.8 | 100 | 1 |
| 1970 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 26 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 369 | 26.4 | 47 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 174 | 17.4 | 29 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 31 | 0 |
| NFL | 74 | 1884 | 25.5 | 100 | 2 | |
| Totals | 74 | 1884 | 25.5 | 100 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1967 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1969 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| 1970 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1971 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| 1973 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
| 1974 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1975 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1975 | WFL Chicago Winds | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 1976 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1977 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| NFL | 2 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 312 | |
| WFL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Totals | 2 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 324 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 13 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1973 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1974 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1975 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1975 | WFL | Chicago Winds | 5 | |
| 1976 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 10 | 0 |
Honors
1972 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1973 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1973 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1973 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1973 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
