DAVE GALLAGHERGallagher, David DillonHeight: 6-4 Weight: 256 Born: January 2, 1952 Piqua, OH High School: Piqua (OH) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Michigan | Freshmen Team |
| 1971 | Michigan | Lettered |
| 1972 | Michigan | Lettered |
| 1973 | Michigan | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (20th overall) 1974 Chicago Bears; 4th round (47th overall) 1974 New York Stars |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Chicago Bears (NFL)1974 CHIB NFL | 76 | LDE | 14 | 11 |
| 1975 New York Giants (NFL)1975 NYG NFL | 71 | LDE-RDT | 12 | 11 |
| 1976 New York Giants (NFL)1976 NYG NFL | 71 | LDT | 14 | 10 |
| 1978 Detroit Lions (NFL)1978 DET NFL | 71 | DT | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 Detroit Lions (NFL)1979 DET NFL | 71 | LDT | 10 | 7 |
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 51 | 39 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/22/1974 | 1974 New York Stars/Charlotte Hornets (WFL)1974 NY-C WFL |
| Draft | 1/29/1974 | 1974 Chicago Bears (NFL)1974 CHIB NFL |
| Signed | 2/7/1974 | 1974 Chicago Bears (NFL)1974 CHIB NFL |
| Traded | 9/3/1975 | 1975 New York Giants (NFL)1975 NYG NFL |
| Reserve/Retired | 1977 New York Giants (NFL)1977 NYG NFL | |
| Traded | 8/2/1978 | 1978 Detroit Lions (NFL)1978 DET NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/12/1978 | 1978 Detroit Lions (NFL)1978 DET NFL |
| Retired | 4/16/1980 | 1979 Detroit Lions (NFL)1979 DET NFL |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 New York Giants (NFL)1976 NYG NFL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Chicago Bears (NFL)1974 CHIB NFL | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 Chicago Bears (NFL)1974 CHIB NFL | 1.0 | |
| 1975 New York Giants (NFL)1975 NYG NFL | 1.0 | |
| 1976 New York Giants (NFL)1976 NYG NFL | 1.0 | |
| 1978 Detroit Lions (NFL)1978 DET NFL | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 1979 Detroit Lions (NFL)1979 DET NFL | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4.5 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Chicago Bears (NFL)1974 CHIB NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 1975 New York Giants (NFL)1975 NYG NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 New York Giants (NFL)1976 NYG NFL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1979 Detroit Lions (NFL)1979 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 0 |
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