Dick Gordon (American football) explained

Dick Gordon
Number:45, 5, 7, 88
Position:Wide receiver
Birth Date:1 January 1944
Birth Place:Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lbs:190
High School:Walnut Hills
(Cincinnati, Ohio)
College:Michigan State
Draftyear:1965
Draftround:7
Draftpick:88
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Receiving yards
Statvalue1:3,594
Statlabel2:Receptions
Statvalue2:243
Statlabel3:Yards per reception
Statvalue3:14.8
Statlabel4:Receiving touchdowns
Statvalue4:36
Pfr:GordDi00

Richard Frederick Gordon (born January 1, 1944) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams, Green Bay Packers, and San Diego Chargers. After playing his option year with the Bears in 1971, Gordon became a free agent on May 1, 1972. The lateness of his signing with the Rams on October 12 after the start of the 1972 campaign was due to the uncertainty of compensation that the Bears were to receive. The Rams sent a 1974 first-round selection (20th overall - Dave Gallagher) to the Bears as compensation to complete the last of only four times the NFL exercised the Rozelle rule.[1] [2] [3] He was one of the fifteen plaintiffs in Mackey v. National Football League in which Judge Earl R. Larson declared that the Rozelle rule was a violation of antitrust laws on December 30, 1975.[4] In 2019, he was selected as one of the 100 greatest Bears of All-Time.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Led the league
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesReceiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
CHI14 4 13 279 21.5 51 3
CHI14 12 15 210 14.0 40 1
CHI14 14 31 534 17.2 93 5
CHI14 12 29 477 16.4 51 4
CHI14 12 36 414 11.5 41 4
CHI14 14 71 1,026 14.5 69 13
CHI13 12 43 610 14.2 45 5
RAM5 4 3 29 9.7 17 1
GB2 0 Did not record any stats
RAM5 0 Did not record any stats
SD7 3 2 15 7.5 17 0
Career 115 83 243 3,594 14.8 93 36

Notes and References

  1. https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/407/1000/2281018/ Mackey v. National Football League, 407 F. Supp. 1000 (D. Minn. 1975)  - Justia.com.
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/1972/10/13/archives/personalities-jackson-loses-his-zip.html Goldaper, Sam. "Personalities: Jackson Loses His Zip," The New York Times, Friday, October 13, 1972.
  3. https://www.prosportstransactions.com/football/DraftTrades/Years/1974.htm 1974 NFL Draft Pick Transactions, January 29 (Rounds 1 - 5) & 30 (Rounds 6 - 17)  - Pro Sports Transactions.
  4. https://www.nytimes.com/1975/12/31/archives/rozelle-rule-found-in-antitrust-violation-rozelle-rule-judged-in.html Wallace, William N. "Rozelle Rule Found In Antitrust Violation," The New York Times, Wednesday, December 31, 1975.