Gary Wood
Gary Fay Wood
Born: February 5, 1942
Taylor, NY USA
Deceased: March 2, 1994
Dix Hills, NY
Position: QB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 192
College: Cornell
High School: Cortland (NY)
Career: 1964-1971
Drafted: 1964 in Round 17, #132 overall (AFL) by the Boston Patriots
Drafted: 1964 in Round 8, #109 overall by the New York Giants
Gary Wood played from 1964 to 1971 during his career with the New Orleans Saints, New York Giants and Ottawa Rough Riders. Wood threw for 6,391 yards in his career, completing 437 of 892 passes with 42 touchdowns and 58 interceptions. He also ran for 1,142 yards in 196 attempts with 12 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NFL New York Giants | 143 | 66 | 46.2 | 952 | 6.7 | 6 | 4.2 | 3 | 2.1 | 70 | 73.5 |
| 1965 | NFL New York Giants | 36 | 15 | 41.7 | 190 | 5.3 | 1 | 2.8 | 2 | 5.6 | 28 | 44.9 |
| 1966 | NFL New York Giants | 170 | 81 | 47.6 | 1142 | 6.7 | 6 | 3.5 | 13 | 7.6 | 58 | 49.7 |
| 1967 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 62 | 5.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 63.4 |
| 1968 | NFL New York Giants | 24 | 9 | 37.5 | 123 | 5.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 20.8 | 43 | 15.1 |
| 1969 | NFL New York Giants | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 106 | 6.6 | 1 | 6.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 102.6 |
| 1970 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 340 | 174 | 51.2 | 2759 | 8.1 | 18 | 5.3 | 27 | 7.9 | 75 | 63.1 |
| 1971 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 152 | 77 | 50.7 | 1057 | 7.0 | 10 | 6.6 | 8 | 5.3 | 62 | 73.3 |
| NFL | 400 | 186 | 46.5 | 2575 | 6.4 | 14 | 3.5 | 23 | 5.8 | 70 | ||
| CFL | 492 | 251 | 51.0 | 3816 | 7.8 | 28 | 5.7 | 35 | 7.1 | 75 | ||
| Totals | 892 | 437 | 49.0 | 6391 | 7.2 | 42 | 4.7 | 58 | 6.5 | 75 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NFL New York Giants | 39 | 158 | 4.1 | 14 | 3 |
| 1965 | NFL New York Giants | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 25 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL New York Giants | 28 | 196 | 7.0 | 28 | 3 |
| 1968 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1970 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 86 | 493 | 5.7 | 30 | 4 |
| 1971 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 35 | 224 | 6.4 | 50 | 2 |
| NFL | 75 | 425 | 5.7 | 28 | 6 | |
| CFL | 121 | 717 | 5.9 | 50 | 6 | |
| Totals | 196 | 1142 | 5.8 | 50 | 12 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | |||
| NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NFL New York Giants | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 10 | 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 |
| 1964 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1965 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1966 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1970 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1971 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | |
| CFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
| Totals | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 3 |
| 1965 | NFL | New York Giants | 9 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 7 |
| 1967 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1970 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 14 |
| 1971 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 10 | 0 |
Honors
1970 - CFL CFL East All-Star
