GARY DANIELSONDanielson, Gary DennisHeight: 6-2 Weight: 195 Born: September 10, 1951 Detroit, MI High School: Divine Child (Dearborn, MI) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Purdue | |
| 1970 | Purdue | Roster |
| 1971 | Purdue | Lettered |
| 1972 | Purdue | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 New York Stars/Charlotte Hornets (WFL)1974 NY-C WFL | 8 | QB | ||
| 1975 Chicago Winds (WFL)1975 CHI WFL | 10 | QB | ||
| 1976 Detroit Lions (NFL)1976 DET NFL | 16 | QB | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL | 16 | QB | 13 | 2 |
| 1978 Detroit Lions (NFL)1978 DET NFL | 16 | QB | 16 | 11 |
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL | 16 | QB | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL | 16 | QB | 6 | 4 |
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 16 | QB | 8 | 5 |
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 16 | QB | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL | 16 | QB | 15 | 14 |
| 1985 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1985 CLE NFL | 18 | QB | 9 | 6 |
| 1987 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1987 CLE NFL | 18 | QB | 6 | 1 |
| 1988 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1988 CLE NFL | 18 | QB | 2 | 1 |
| 11 Years (NFL)11 Years NFL | 102 | 60 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 New York Stars/Charlotte Hornets (WFL)1974 NY-C WFL | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 21 | |||||
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 New York Stars/Charlotte Hornets (WFL)1974 NY-C WFL | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL | 7 | 62 | 8.9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 Detroit Lions (NFL)1978 DET NFL | 22 | 93 | 4.2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL | 48 | 232 | 4.8 | 33 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 11t | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 23 | 92 | 4.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL | 41 | 218 | 5.3 | 40 | 3 | ||||
| 1985 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1985 CLE NFL | 25 | 126 | 5.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1987 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1988 CLE NFL | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 186 | 857 | 4.6 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 New York Stars/Charlotte Hornets (WFL)1974 NY-C WFL | 54 | 27 | 50.0 | 27 | 293 | 5.4 | 10.9 | 26 | 1 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 72.5 | ||
| 1975 Chicago Winds (WFL)1975 CHI WFL | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 4 | 107 | 7.1 | 11.9 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.2 | ||
| 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL | 100 | 42 | 42.0 | 53 | 445 | 4.5 | 10.6 | 61 | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 9 | 64 | 38.1 | |||
| 1978 Detroit Lions (NFL)1978 DET NFL | 351 | 199 | 56.7 | 135 | 2294 | 6.5 | 11.5 | 47 | 18 | 5.1 | 17 | 4.8 | 25 | 237 | 73.5 | |||
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL | 417 | 244 | 58.5 | 162 | 3223 | 7.7 | 13.2 | 87t | 13 | 3.1 | 11 | 2.6 | 44 | 338 | 82.4 | |||
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL | 96 | 56 | 58.3 | 35 | 784 | 8.2 | 14.0 | 45 | 3 | 3.1 | 5 | 5.2 | 12 | 84 | 73.4 | |||
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 197 | 100 | 50.8 | 83 | 1343 | 6.8 | 13.4 | 70t | 10 | 5.1 | 14 | 7.1 | 19 | 145 | 60.1 | |||
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 113 | 59 | 52.2 | 50 | 720 | 6.4 | 12.2 | 54 | 7 | 6.2 | 4 | 3.5 | 8 | 68 | 78.0 | |||
| 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL | 410 | 252 | 61.5 | 143 | 3076 | 7.5 | 12.2 | 77t | 17 | 4.1 | 15 | 3.7 | 41 | 335 | 83.1 | |||
| 1985 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1985 CLE NFL | 163 | 97 | 59.5 | 60 | 1274 | 7.8 | 13.1 | 72t | 8 | 4.9 | 6 | 3.7 | 17 | 128 | 85.3 | |||
| 1987 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1987 CLE NFL | 33 | 25 | 75.8 | 8 | 281 | 8.5 | 11.2 | 23 | 4 | 12.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 140.3 | ||
| 1988 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1988 CLE NFL | 52 | 31 | 59.6 | 20 | 324 | 6.2 | 10.5 | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.9 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 69.7 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1932 | 1105 | 57.2 | 749 | 13764 | 7.1 | 12.5 | 87t | 81 | 4.2 | 78 | 4.0 | 183 | 1446 | 0 | 76.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22t | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22t | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 Detroit Lions (NFL)1978 DET NFL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -12 | 0 | |
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | |
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -11 | 0 | |
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | |
| 1985 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1985 CLE NFL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -17 | 0 | |
| 1987 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1987 CLE NFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |
| 1988 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1988 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 41 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 14 | -53 | 0 |
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